Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: 25th Anniversary Of “The Shot”
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated22 Sep 2023
Hilarious Clip of the Night
https://vine.co/v/MOJMjnUhV9h
There really is no going back after he danced on you, and your teammates laughed harder than the folks in the stands.
Dunk Cam of the Night
https://vine.co/v/h3YBezKKtFa
It’s difficult to determine why this guys jumped…but needless to say, he did it for the vine.
Anniversaries of the Night
http://youtu.be/KVOyMwqIRoY
http://instagram.com/p/nsx-_GRh2-/
Tonight marks the 25-year anniversary of Jordan’s shot over Craig Ehlo at the free throw line. Notice how MJ isn’t fazed by them going up with three seconds left. Ice water doesn’t even begin to describe the fluid that pumped through Jordan’s veins.
http://instagram.com/p/ns4-K4xhxj/
This also happens to be the 20-year anniversary of the 8th-seeded Nuggets coming back from an 0-2 deficit while knocking the top-seeded Seattle SuperSonics as well.
Photos of the Night
http://instagram.com/p/ntAmo2gJ6F/
Speaking of the Sonics, apparently there’s a station up in Seattle that still refuses to refer to the Thunder as anything other than this.
http://instagram.com/p/nth5ioLKNU/
Kudos to Carlos Boozer for bringing some attention to a situation that absolutely should be on the conscience of anyone that cares for the well-being of others. 276 kidnapped schoolgirls being held captive is definitely a worthy cause.
NBA Cares Moments of the Night
http://instagram.com/p/ntbLvsKMAw/
http://instagram.com/p/ntbxvMCzWc/
Good to see members of the Knicks and Cavs still reaching out to the community and interacting with the fans. Especially ones battling some pretty tough situations.
Video of the Night
http://youtu.be/kL4Yrqc6sW0
Turkish Airlines partnered up with EuroLeague stars to make this awesome trick-shot happen. They had us at jet-pack.
Prep Baller of the Night
D’Jery Baptiste is a 7′, 250-pound high school player out of Prestonwood Christian Academy in Texas. Skills are raw, but this young man is an absolute physical specimen. We can only hope the right college coach can get his hands on Baptiste.
