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.
There are heartbreaking losses, and then there’s the 138-135 overtime defeat that the New York Knicks suffered in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. The Knicks led by nine points with less than a minute to go, but a furious flurry by Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith left […]
May 23, 2025
If you don’t yet have plans for this long Memorial Day weekend, there are plenty of sports on. Not only are the NBA and NHL playoffs in the conference finals, but the MLB is about one-third of the way through its regular season. Five teams have already crossed the 30-win threshold for the season, while […]
May 23, 2025
People don’t just watch the WNBA because of Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark — they watch it because of Angel Reese too. Reese and Clark got into it in a heated battle during their teams’ season opener, and to be fair, the eyes were on the Chicago Sky center as well as Clark. Reese made […]
May 22, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 68 wins during the regular season were impressive, but teams of that caliber always focus on the 16 they need to pick up between late April and mid-June as they seek to raise the most coveted prize in all of basketball: the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The Thunder’s count now stands at […]
May 22, 2025
Memorial Day is coming up, which feels like the unofficial start of summer. With that date on the horizon, the MLB is ramping up its slate, and for once, there’s a normal nine-game offering on this Thursday. At DraftKings, we’ve split it up into a four-game early slate and a five-game late slate, each with […]
May 22, 2025
When the Indiana Pacers ousted the New York Knicks to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, it seemed like somewhat of a fluke. Not only were the Knicks missing forward Julius Randle, point guard Jalen Brunson broke his hand late in Game 7, effectively ending New York’s chances. The air of flukiness only […]
May 21, 2025
The NFL owners have just concluded their spring league meetings, and several noteworthy changes came out of it. First, a proposal to ban the Philadelphia Eagles’ signature “Tush Push” play appeared as if it would have the muster to pass but ultimately fell two votes shy. The league also unanimously approved a motion allowing for […]
May 21, 2025
