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.
With just one month remaining prior to the start of the postseason, there’s still a lot to play for. The 20 teams who will participate in the postseason in some fashion have more or less been decided — depending on whether or not Anthony Davis returns for the Dallas Mavericks — but every game from […]
March 13, 2025
Griffin Wong offers his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Thursday’s five-game NBA slate.
March 13, 2025
UPDATE: Doncic is available. The Los Angeles Lakers are on a two-game losing streak and recently lost LeBron James for at least a week with a groin strain. Luka Dončić alone wasn’t quite enough to lead Los Angeles to a win on Monday against the Brooklyn Nets, despite Dončić dropping his second triple-double in the […]
March 12, 2025
UPDATE: Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (illness) has been ruled out for tonight’s contest. Tonight’s clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics is a possible NBA Finals preview. Oklahoma City is running away with the Western Conference, with a 53-12 record and -130 odds to ultimately win the conference, while Boston is […]
March 12, 2025
This weekend, 144 of the world’s finest will descend upon TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. for the PGA TOUR’s flagship event, THE PLAYERS Championship. Long unofficially considered the world’s “fifth major”, the tournament boasts an illustrious group of winners, including the two-time defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods (twice), […]
March 12, 2025
In what has been a tight battle all season, the second and fifth seeds in the Western Conference are separated by just two games. In the middle of that morass are the Memphis Grizzlies, whose 41-24 record currently puts them in line for a second-round matchup with the fearsome Oklahoma City Thunder, led by likely […]
March 12, 2025
Tonight’s nine-game slate is headlined by a Western Conference semifinals rematch and a possible NBA Finals preview. Oklahoma City, which has 17 games left in its season, can become the first team in the West to clinch a playoff berth, since it’s 16.5 games up on the seventh-seeded Timberwolves. With so many teams in action, […]
March 12, 2025
UPDATE: Addressing the media before Wednesday’s matchup vs. the Celtics, Thunder HC Marc Daigneault said that Williams didn’t make the trip to Boston with the Thunder and the forward doesn’t have a timetable for a return. Given this update from Daigneault, it feels likely that Williams will miss all three games of the Thunder’s current […]
March 11, 2025
At this point, the Cleveland Cavaliers are virtually guaranteed to be the first seed in the Eastern Conference and they’re virtually guaranteed to win their first-round series against whichever team with a losing record advances out of the Play-In Tournament. The most interesting race in the East is the three-way battle for the fourth seed […]
March 11, 2025
Winning THE PLAYERS is probably second only to winning a major championship; the PGA TOUR’s flagship event is regularly considered akin to the year’s fifth major. But there are huge paydays available to players who simply play well. The purse — $25 million — is the largest of the season, excepting the season-ending Tour Championship, […]
March 11, 2025
Outside of the major championships, THE PLAYERS Championship garners the most intrigue every season as the PGA TOUR’s flagship tournament. Every season, 144 of the world’s best players descend upon the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. for one of the TOUR’s most exciting events. The two-time defending champion, Scottie Scheffler ($12,800) […]
March 11, 2025