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.
Happy Friday, everyone! The NBA is gifting an exciting 10-game slate of action to start the weekend, with the first seven games on DraftKings’ featured DFS contest. Plenty of elite, star-studded teams — including the championship-favorite Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics — will play, so there are a lot of must-starts for tonight’s contest. […]
March 21, 2025
2024 was the year that women’s basketball arrived on the national conscience. In the final of that year’s NCAA tournament, Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes faced the South Carolina Gamecocks in front of an 18,300-person audience at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and another 18.9 million on television, a bigger audience than the men’s championship game between the […]
March 20, 2025
The marquee matchup of tonight’s five-game NBA slate lost almost all of its intrigue when Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić was ruled out of the second night of a back-to-back as the Lakers manage his ankle soreness. The decision leaves Los Angeles without Dončić and LeBron James, with Rui Hachimura possibly not ready to […]
March 20, 2025
Thursday, March 20, brings a small but mighty slate: of the five games, three have major playoff implications. The Indiana Pacers currently have the upper hand in the three-team race for the East’s fourth seed, while the Milwaukee Bucks chase them. In the West, the Los Angeles Lakers currently hold the third seed but will […]
March 20, 2025
The NBA is filled with young superstars, most hailing from outside the US. The top three young Americans are clear — Jayson Tatum, followed by Donovan Mitchell and Anthony Edwards in some order. But is the fourth-most promising American prospect — with both the experience and the mettle to retain the Olympic gold medal when […]
March 19, 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets on February 22 felt like a statement that the Lakers were for real. In that game, Luka Dončić enjoyed his first good game in the purple and gold, dropping 32 points and adding 10 rebounds and seven assists. Nearly a month later, the teams are […]
March 19, 2025
The Dallas Mavericks have provided every possible opportunity for the Phoenix Suns to make the playoffs — trading Luka Dončić and seeing Kyrie Irving suffer a season-ending torn ACL — and yet Phoenix hasn’t done it. The Mavericks are legitimately at risk of becoming the first team to ever have to forfeit an NBA game […]
March 19, 2025
If NBA fans were hungry for more action during yesterday’s four-game slate, they’ll get their wish today, as all but eight teams will take the court for tonight’s 11-game offering. Although the two championship favorites — the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics — won’t play, there are plenty of top teams and must-start […]
March 19, 2025
The PGA TOUR’s four-week Florida Swing comes to an end this weekend as 156 of the world’s best players travel to Palm Harbor, Fla. to take on Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course. Although this week’s field isn’t quite as prestigious as last weekend’s at THE PLAYERS Championship, the PGA TOUR’s flagship event, it’s still a fairly […]
March 18, 2025
UPDATE: Tyrese Haliburton has been ruled out for tonight’s game, while Pascal Siakam is available, per the Indiana Pacers. For the Indiana Pacers, every game is effectively a playoff game from here on out. They’ve clinched at least a spot in the Play-In Tournament, but the goal is assuredly the fourth seed. They’re tied with […]
March 18, 2025
Just three games remain in the NBA regular season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference for the first time since LeBron James wore the wine and gold. With nothing left to play for, the remarkably-healthy Cavaliers are giving a rest day to four of their usual starters, with […]
March 18, 2025