Griffin Wong has been a content writer at DK Network since November 2024. Prior to that, he was the former sports editor for the Harvard Crimson, where he covered the football team for two years and earned four Story of the Year nominations from the Associated College Press. A lifelong Lakers and Dodgers fan, Griffin’s favorite athlete of all time is Kobe Bryant. When he’s not writing, Griffin is usually skiing, running, golfing, or playing basketball — badly.
The Golden State Warriors fought for their playoff lives for seven games before finally holding off the pesky Houston Rockets on Sunday night to advance to the second round in their first playoff campaign with Jimmy Butler on the roster. But two consecutive losses in closeout games on Wednesday and Friday nights mean Golden State […]
May 6, 2025
What a start this second round of the NBA playoffs has gotten off to. Each of the lower-seeded teams so far has won, with both the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks yesterday being nine-plus-point underdogs. The Golden State Warriors will look to make that four-for-four in Game 1’s with their 9:30 p.m. ET clash […]
May 6, 2025
UPDATE: Tonight’s Detroit Tigers at Colorado Rockies game has been postponed until tomorrow due to weather. Last night, the good times — and the good teams — continued rolling. All three of the National League division-leading teams won, expanding their edges further, although two of the three American League division leaders lost and the Detroit […]
May 6, 2025
Kicker Justin Tucker’s legendary 13-year run with the Baltimore Ravens has come to an end. The team released him Monday afternoon, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It had seemed like the writing was on the wall for Tucker for several weeks. He became the subject of controversy when he was accused by […]
May 5, 2025
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for the Semifinals Leg 1 fixtures in the UEFA Champions League.
May 5, 2025
Today's MLB Player Props on DraftKings Sportsbook: Most Popular Player Props for Monday 5/5/25
May 5, 2025
It’s quite possible that, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is presented with his MVP award, Nikola Jokić will be on the opposing bench. Five of the seven major NBA awards have been announced, with Coach of the Year expected to be revealed tonight, and unless they hold off on announcing the most prestigious award until the Western […]
May 5, 2025
What happened to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday must feel more like pure relief than elation. Seven enthralling games — including two overtime games — after the playoffs opened, Denver emerged victorious with a 120-101 blowout over the LA Clippers in a game that was more lopsided than even the final score indicated. The Nuggets’ […]
May 5, 2025
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Matchweek 35 of the Premier League.
May 2, 2025
Griffin Wong breaks down which big men the Lakers might be targeting in free agency after a disappointing first-round playoff exit.
May 2, 2025
In the 2016 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead. Surely everyone knows about it, though, given that it was the most famous collapse in league history. The fact that the Warriors dropped Game 5 on the road to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday probably doesn’t have them particularly concerned about another […]
May 2, 2025