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.
Late March is clinching season, where teams vying for the playoffs all season get to pop the corks off the champagne and celebrate, even if just for one night before the grind begins again. That’s why it’s fitting that the Oklahoma City Thunder — who have clinched the Western Conference — and the Cleveland Cavaliers, […]
March 25, 2025
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Dallas Mavericks fans have been waiting for good news for almost three months now. On Christmas Day, with the Mavericks in fourth in the Western Conference, Luka Dončić suffered a calf strain, and since then, Dallas’ road has been tumultuous, to say the least. Dereck Lively II suffered […]
March 24, 2025
Despite losing both Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox for the season, the San Antonio Spurs have suddenly won three straight games and, while it probably hurts San Antonio’s long-term ceiling because it decreases its odds of landing a top-five pick in the deep upcoming NBA draft class, the win streak comes with one major bright […]
March 24, 2025
Finally, we’ve reached the point in the season where teams in each conference are being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. There are two teams in each conference — the Washington Wizards and the Charlotte Hornets in the East, and the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz — who have clinched that dubious dishonor. But several […]
March 24, 2025
The first game of the Los Angeles Lakers’ stretch run admittedly didn’t go so well. With LeBron James and Rui Hachimura finally back from their injuries, Los Angeles suffered a 146-115 defeat to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night despite a 29-point first half from Luka Dončić. Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-high 31 points […]
March 24, 2025
Residents of the Big Apple are sweating. The Indiana Pacers, on a four-game win streak, have climbed to within three games of the New York Knicks for the third seed in the Eastern Conference while holding off the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons, who are one and two games back, respectively. Indiana’s steady climb up […]
March 24, 2025
UPDATE: According to Marc Stein, Davis is available tonight. When Anthony Davis ($10,200) made his debut for the Dallas Mavericks on February 8, it became clear why Nico Harrison had coveted him so much in the deal that sent Luka Dončić ($12,300) to the Los Angeles Lakers, as he scored 26 points and grabbed 16 […]
March 24, 2025
The Phoenix Suns have finally entered the Play-In Tournament picture, climbing to the 10th seed by virtue of a tiebreaker over the Dallas Mavericks with 12 games to play. All it took was for the Mavericks to trade Luka Dončić for Anthony Davis, who subsequently got hurt, and to lose half of their rotation to […]
March 21, 2025
As the Boston Celtics chase their second consecutive NBA title, which would put them two ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA history, their charge is once again being led by Jayson Tatum. His stats this season — 27.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 5.9 assists on slightly above-average efficiency — are […]
March 21, 2025
Last season marked the ascendance of Tarik Skubal, as the southpaw opened the 2024 season as an extremely solid pitcher and Cy Young Award contender but not quite an outright star. His splendid summer put that conversation solidly in the rear-view mirror, and he raced to the honor unanimously, leading the American League in wins […]
March 21, 2025
UPDATE: Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane is questionable for tonight’s contest with a back injury. The Western Conference playoff picture is going to come down to the wire. The Oklahoma City Thunder have already clinched the first seed overall in the conference, but beyond that, everything is in doubt. Two games separate the second-seeded Houston Rockets […]
March 21, 2025