Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Happy Birthday Hakeem!
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 HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
The Stupid, Funny Thing of the Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlJcDGXgT88
Check out Shaq’s painted abs everyone! What’s funnier than Shaq’s gut is Charles Barkley openly admitting to spending most of his time in Las Vegas gambling. As if we didn’t know.
Instagram of the Night
http://instagram.com/p/jcrrJwOGP3/#
They don’t call him ‘Swaggy P’ for no reason. Los Angeles Lakers’ Nick Young strikes a pose next to some very revealing Miami artwork.
Highlight of the Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNRAJn2WUTI
Miami HEAT’s Greg Oden shows that he still has reach and hops despite being away from the game for so long. Good to see you back in the highlights, Greg!
Happy Birthday Dream!
http://instagram.com/p/jcGVX4CEBz/#
It’s Hakeem Olajuwon’s 51st birthday and what better way to show it than Hakeem about to show a young Shaq the Dream Shake. We all know Hakeem would still bust up some players today with those moves.
Kicks of the Day
http://instagram.com/p/eKte7PwDAL/
Oh man, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson has to be feeling fresh in these fine Nike’s. Think we all feel a little jealous we can’t be sporting any one of those right now.
Stat Stuffers of the Night
Thunder’s Kevin Durant: 46 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists in a 105-97 win over the Blazers.
Kings’ Rudy Gay: 41 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists in a 114-97 win over the Pelicans.
HEAT’s LeBron James: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists in a 93-86 win over the Celtics.
