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.
If there was one thing that Las Vegas Raiders fans — and fantasy owners of rookie tight end Brock Bowers — didn’t want, it was another quarterback injury. But here we are. Two weeks after starting signal-caller Gardner Minshew II went down with a season-ending broken collarbone, his backup, Aidan O’Connell, was carted off with […]
December 12, 2024
If the upstart Houston Rockets hope to become the second team to lift the Emirates NBA Cup trophy, they must be flawless from here on out. The knockout stages of the competition are here, and the Rockets will tip off their campaign with a quarterfinal matchup at home against the Golden State Warriors at 7:30 […]
December 11, 2024
LA Clippers point guard James Harden was a surprise scratch in the team’s loss to the Houston Rockets on December 8 with right groin soreness, but it appears that the layoff caused by the Clippers’ group stage elimination from the Emirates NBA Cup will benefit him. The 2017-18 MVP is expected to play on Friday […]
December 11, 2024
As the NFL playoffs quickly approach, the broader picture of the 2024 season is coming into shape. We know which teams fashion themselves to be Super Bowl contenders and which teams have an eye on their draft boards already. We also have a sense of which players are breaking out and which players are struggling […]
December 11, 2024
Two more teams will punch their tickets to the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals tonight. For it to be them, the Atlanta Hawks will need a masterful performance from point guard Trae Young. It hasn’t been a great season for Young so far, but the Hawks are holding on in an Eastern Conference playoff picture that […]
December 11, 2024
The Milwaukee Bucks have already punched their ticket to Las Vegas for the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals on Saturday after a thrilling victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. Tonight, the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks will try to do the same. After a slow start to the season, the Knicks have started to […]
December 11, 2024
If the New York Knicks want to prove the worthiness of their new Villanova-crafted core by winning the Emirates NBA Cup, their road might’ve just gotten a little bit harder. Shooting guard Josh Hart is officially listed as questionable for Wednesday’s quarterfinal matchup against the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained left ankle. One concern in […]
December 10, 2024
The Los Angeles Lakers would never actually consider trading away LeBron James…or would they? More importantly, should they? Trade rumors surrounding the King reached a crescendo Tuesday morning, as ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins reported that the Lakers would consider any potential offer if James requested a trade and that his agent, Klutch Sports’ Rich Paul, […]
December 10, 2024
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Jacksonville Jaguars have a losing record and have been eliminated from playoff contention. There has been very little to cheer about for Jacksonville fans this season. Franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence struggled before being placed on injured reserve after suffering a concussion, and running back Travis Etienne […]
December 10, 2024
To say that it’s been a disappointing season for the San Francisco 49ers and wide receiver Deebo Samuel would be an understatement. The Niners were within a whisker of the Lombardi Trophy last season but, after dealing with a slate of injuries, are just 6-7 and stand to be virtually eliminated from playoff contention if […]
December 10, 2024
Expect any other team than the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the top seed in the Western Conference for the Emirates NBA Cup knockout stages? Given the Thunder’s dominance throughout the entirety of this young season, probably not. Although Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is Oklahoma City’s clear Batman, forward Jalen Williams has proven himself to be one […]
December 10, 2024