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 Christmas Day this year falling in the middle of the week, the NFL scheduled four of its playoff teams to suit up on a Wednesday, which leaves an unusually dry matchup for the traditional Thursday marquee slot. Instead of being blessed with an all-important battle for playoff positioning, we will have the honor of […]
December 26, 2024
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Matchweek 18 of the Premier League.
December 25, 2024
After winning Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2023, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has been in a little bit of a sophomore slump. Last season’s second overall pick has completed 63.2% of his passes — a similar percentage to his rookie year — but has been less efficient, throwing for only 3,492 yards and […]
December 25, 2024
The Baltimore Ravens will take on the Houston Texans on Christmas Day, and the biggest running back in the league is ready to feast. Coming off an elating win against the Pittsburgh Steelers last Saturday, which kept them alive for the AFC North title, the Ravens will surely come to Texas flying high. Although quarterback […]
December 25, 2024
Besides the NBA Finals, Christmas Day is when the lights are brightest on the NBA’s superstars. Jalen Brunson lives for that pressure. Wednesday’s five-game slate will tip off with a matinee a block and a half off Broadway, where the New York Knicks will host the San Antonio Spurs. America’s biggest market is, of course, […]
December 24, 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs’ magic number — besides 15, of course — is down to one. With a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in western Pennsylvania on Christmas Day or a Buffalo Bills home loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, the Chiefs will secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC and a […]
December 24, 2024
Over the last two weeks, there have been fewer NBA games than usual, owing to the knockout stages of the Emirates NBA Cup, which concluded last Tuesday. No team has benefited more from the de-densified schedule than the Los Angeles Lakers, whose time off has allowed oft-injured co-stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis to preserve […]
December 23, 2024
As Ja Morant goes, so do the Memphis Grizzlies. In the 2022-23 season, Morant played 61 games and Memphis finished 51-31, nabbing the second seed in the Western Conference. Then, the season after, suspension and injury limited Morant to just nine games, and the Grizzlies missed the playoffs entirely. This year, Morant has played 17 […]
December 23, 2024
Of all the good teams in the Western Conference, the emphasis has rightly been on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. But last season’s conference champions, the Dallas Mavericks, have been as good as ever, winning eight of their last 10 and climbing to fourth in the standings. Even with perennial MVP candidate Luka […]
December 23, 2024
Amidst all the good teams in the crowded Western Conference standings, the Minnesota Timberwolves weren’t expected to be near the back of the pack. But after trading Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo in the offseason, Minnesota has struggled to get anything going. The Timberwolves are 14-13, behind the Kawhi Leonard-less LA Clippers […]
December 23, 2024
Monday’s 14-game NBA slate will see a true David vs. Goliath clash, as the 22-5 Oklahoma City Thunder, who have the second-best record in basketball and the best net rating, take on the 4-22 Washington Wizards, who have the worst record and worst net rating. To make matters even worse for the Wizards, it’ll take […]
December 23, 2024