Out Of Bounds

Out Of Bounds: Happy Birthday Kobe!

Author photo
By
Jeff Hawkins
Author photo
Jeff Hawkins Sports Editor

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 Hawkins
Sports Editor

Updated12 Oct 2023

Kobe_Bryant_AllStar_2014_USAT1

Hilarious Video of the Night

http://youtu.be/j0CDzZAHwts

These were some of the funnier clips of the 2012-13 season.

Birthday of the Night

http://instagram.com/p/sEOfp4w4In/

Ex-teammate Darius Morris went out of his way to not only show Kobe Bryant some birthday love, but he broke down some of the misconceptions about Bryant as a teammate as a comment. Click the picture in order to read it. Happy 36th, Bean!

Dunks of the Night

http://youtu.be/O6mYtZywOk0

35 of the birthday boy’s greatest dunks.

Instagram of the Night

http://instagram.com/p/sEIL6FDdUr/

Looks like the Kidd’s checked out the Brew Crew at Miller Park tonight.

http://instagram.com/p/sDpmLOCcuR/

The Answer represents for the late Mike Brown.

http://instagram.com/p/sDqsresg7y/

The Matrix played a game of “Got’Em” with a fellow passenger.

http://instagram.com/p/sDlr2eQc4t/

Swag.

http://instagram.com/p/sEGMK2KVXm/

This may be the best shape Anthony Bennett has ever been in. Wouldn’t be a surprise if he were to really turn things around in his sophomore season.

Buzzer Beaters and Game Winners

Some guys have a knack for these types of things.

Cheerleaders of the Night

http://instagram.com/p/sDy0nNRJBX/

It’s awfully hot in the Valley of the Sun.

Mixtape of the Night

Wayne really showed Bean some true love with this one back after his Lakers defeated Dwight Howard’s Magic back in the day.

 

 

 

Tags

Author photo
Jeff Hawkins
Sports Editor

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 Hawkins
Author photo
Jeff Hawkins Sports Editor

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 Hawkins