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.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a good week. On Monday, they took down the Los Angeles Lakers, 109-80, then nearly replicated that performance on Wednesday against the Clippers, beating the other half of LA 108-80. The truest test of Minnesota’s newfound form will come tonight in San Francisco, as the 13-8 Golden State Warriors welcome […]
December 6, 2024
Non-tournament Fridays are back! After the last few Fridays were dedicated to Emirates NBA Cup action, no-frills NBA basketball is the name of the game today, with a seven-game slate featuring, among others, the red-hot Milwaukee Bucks taking on the defending champion Boston Celtics and an ultimate race-to-the-bottom battle between the Portland Trail Blazers and […]
December 6, 2024
In a disastrous season for the Dallas Cowboys, there has been one constant: CeeDee Lamb playing, and playing well. The First-Team All-Pro receiver has only missed one game in his five-year NFL career, a remarkable durability streak that looked to be in jeopardy, as a sprained AC joint has limited him in practice this week. […]
December 5, 2024
There may be a running back controversy in Sin City. Ameer Abdullah garnered just 62% of the Raiders’ snaps despite the absence of first-choice back Alexander Mattison. Instead, Abdullah found himself splitting time with rookie Sincere McCormick, who has broken out with two straight solid performances. Abdullah was poor against a strong Kansas City Chiefs […]
December 5, 2024
Three things are guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and Devin Booker being a walking bucket. Since his rookie season, the Phoenix Suns guard has never averaged fewer than 22 points per game. The tenth-year pro should have a golden opportunity to score in bunches on Thursday, as the Suns travel to New Orleans to take […]
December 5, 2024
NBA fans generally expected there to be at least one young Southwestern Division team hovering near the top of the Western Conference standings. The Oklahoma City Thunder, unsurprisingly, top the conference so far. But just a game and a half behind them are the breakout Houston Rockets, who are humming on all cylinders. Part of […]
December 5, 2024
LA Clippers shooting guard Norman Powell has been one of the positive surprises of the 2024-25 season so far, stepping seamlessly into the vacancy left in the Clippers starting lineup by the departure of forward Paul George, who joined the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency. The ten-year veteran has enjoyed the best season of his […]
December 4, 2024
Wednesday night’s matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets marks two teams desperately trying to stop a slide. Each team has lost three consecutive games and both sit in the play-in picture a quarter of the way through the season. Each team’s fans might be equally unhappy, but for different reasons; after the Nets […]
December 4, 2024
To say that this season for the New York Jets hasn’t gone quite to plan would be an understatement. After entering the season with Super Bowl aspirations, the Jets have limped to a 3-9 start and are virtually eliminated from playoff contention. Running back Breece Hall ($7,000 Play-Action) hasn’t been immune to the team’s struggles […]
December 4, 2024
On Wednesday night, two of the hottest teams in basketball will meet. The Milwaukee Bucks’ seven consecutive wins mark the longest active streak in the league, while the Atlanta Hawks’ four-game streak is the third-longest. Atlanta’s point guard, Trae Young, has been icy to start the season, and not in a good way. Young’s scoring […]
December 4, 2024
When Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick stepped to the podium to question whether LeBron James benefits the team by playing in every game, it must’ve marked a first. Indeed, these are unprecedented times; James is in the middle of the worst shooting slump of his career, having missed 19 consecutive three-pointers. The Lakers […]
December 4, 2024