Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: No Quitters Allowed
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 Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day
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Even though it’s the offseason for the Blazers and forward Nicolas Batum, that doesn’t stop him from getting shots up against his dog who puts up some pretty enthusiastic defense.
Dunk of the Night
The Thunder responded tonight to show the Spurs still have holes that can be exposed. However, forward Kawhi Leonard showed why they will be extremely tough to actually knock them out with this vicious slam on Serge Ibaka. Welcome to the Western Conference Finals Serge, get used to the speed of the series quick.
Buzzer-Beater of the Night
One massive reason the Thunder pulled out the win tonight is because guard Russell Westbrook is unstoppable when he gets that look in his eye. Check his unlimited range as he pulls up and nails this buzzer-beating three.
Kicks of the Night
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In the words of Mars Blackmon, “It’s Gotta be the Shoes, Right?” Well, maybe not in the case of Thunder forward Kevin Durant since we’re pretty sure he would be getting buckets barefoot out there, but these are a sick pair of KD’s to say the least.
Block of the Night
Last night, the HEAT continue to prove why they could be the best team in the East against the Pacers as they took a 2-1 lead. But, the HEAT will need to continue to out-work the intense Pacers’ defense and keep center Ian Mahinmi from doing this to Chris Bosh regularly.
Swag of the Night
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Spurs guard Danny Green certainly has championship-caliber swag to go with the Spurs’ lofty championship goals this year.
YouTube of the Day
Want to know the type of work you need to put in to be a pro? Check out this great example by future NBA draft pick Marcus Smart. Some team in the lottery is going to be extremely happy to have Smart drop to them as he will be pro-ready from Day 1.
