Out Of Bounds
Out of Bounds: Spurs Rise as Champions Again
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 HawkinsUpdated31 Jul 2024
The Funny, Stupid Thing of the Day
In case you missed any of the hilarious moments from this last NBA season, here’s a two-part compilation of the best moments from Shaqtin’ a Fool courtesy of our friends at Inside the NBA on TNT.
Congratulations to NBA Champions San Antonio Spurs!
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Major congratulations to the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs as they closed out the Miami HEAT in only five games tonight. Props for how amazing this organization has been for so long, led by Gregg Popovich, R.C. Buford, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard.
Best Moments of Game 5 of the Finals
In honor of the Spurs finishing off the HEAT tonight in Game 5, here’s a mix of some of the best moments from Game 5s in the past.
Dunks of the Night
Despite forward LeBron James getting the HEAT off to a hot start, the Spurs battled back to take complete control in winning their fifth championship in 15 years because of awesome dunks like these from Ginobili and Leonard. Manu not only turned back the clock with that slam, but turned up the juice for his team to become champions.
Cheerleaders of the Night
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Again, the Spurs are the class of the NBA on the court and on the sidelines with these ladies.
Swag of the Day
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Spurs guard Patty Mills is living the life down there in Texas with his beautiful wife. In typical Spurs fashion, Patty includes #battingabovemyaverage in the post, which has to buy him some solid husband points.
Who Got Next? The Martin Twins
Oak Hill Academy will be pumping out NBA talent forever and the batch this year are the supremely talented twins Cody and Caleb Martin. The Martin twins are identical with their looks and their games as both possess great athleticism, shooting touch and ball-handling ability while standing 6’7. The ACC is going to be tortured by these young men as they’re taking their talents to NC State next year.
