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.
As the NBA has turned more and more towards long-range shooting, the Three-Point Contest has become the de facto marquee event of All-Star Saturday night. Superstars have, by and large, opted out of participating in the Slam Dunk Contest, largely out of a fear of injury. None of the four participants in this year’s Slam […]
February 14, 2025
During Media Day in September, LA Clippers guard Norman Powell made headlines when asked about the offseason departure of Paul George, who signed a four-year, $212 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. “I saw it as addition by subtraction,” he boldly claimed. “More guys get more opportunities, not only myself.” Addition by subtraction, indeed. The […]
February 14, 2025
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Matchweek 24 of the Premier League.
February 14, 2025
The NFL season may have just ended, but it won’t be too long until the next major event on the football calendar: the 2025 NFL Draft, which will be held between April 24 and 26. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will hold the 19th pick in the draft after being eliminated in the Wild Card Round […]
February 13, 2025
Despite a slew of injuries, including to new acquisition Anthony Davis, the Dallas Mavericks have been somewhat competitive in recent games, notching a 111-107 victory over the new-look Golden State Warriors last night. In large part, their success can be attributed to newly-minted All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving — who replaced his teammate on Shaq’s […]
February 13, 2025
There are maybe five players in the NBA who are truly untouchable. Two of them will take the court tonight against each other when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder travel north to face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves for a nationally-televised 8:30 p.m. ET clash. This season, the Thunder are running away […]
February 13, 2025
After every team in the league took the court last night, the NBA will have a more modest five-game slate for tonight’s action, the final before the new-look All-Star tournament on Sunday. Still, that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of high-quality center options for DFS players to choose from tonight. Let’s take a look at […]
February 13, 2025
The PGA TOUR has reached the third of its eight Signature Events, as The Genesis Invitational will take place this weekend. It’s not at its typical venue, Riviera Country Club, which was affected by the devastating wildfires that hit Los Angeles last month, so instead, the Torrey Pines South Course will play host to a […]
February 12, 2025
Despite getting healthy again, the Orlando Magic have been unable to limit the damage. They’re just 4-6 in their last 10 games, and now they’re two and a half games behind the red-hot Detroit Pistons for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Orlando still has a five-game lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in 11th, […]
February 12, 2025
The Phoenix Suns were part of history last night in their 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, when Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points. During the game, Durant was clearly the No. 1 option, as co-star Devin Booker had just 17 points on six-for-13 shooting. The Suns […]
February 12, 2025
