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.
LeBron James continues setting records, as he climbed to the top of two more leaderboards last week. On Thursday, he broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 35-year-old minutes played record, and two days later, he passed Kareem again with his 1,510th double-digit scoring game. And, having recorded three consecutive wins against quality opponents, the Los Angeles Lakers are […]
December 23, 2024
Monday Night Football will mark Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s second-ever game at Lambeau Field in an opposing uniform, and, while he was quiet in his first return, he’s enjoying somewhat of a career renaissance with the New Orleans Saints. The former Green Bay Packers wideout was one of Aaron Rodgers’ more reliable targets early in his career, […]
December 23, 2024
It’s hard to expect too much from a team that just lost its starting quarterback for the rest of the season. It’s even harder to have high expectations when its star running back, one of the best dual-threat players in the league, will also miss the game. That’s the situation that the New Orleans Saints […]
December 23, 2024
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Matchweek 17.
December 20, 2024
After winning three straight NFC South titles and winning the Super Bowl as a wild card in 2020, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the NFL’s third-longest active playoff streak. A win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football this week would go a long way towards extending their streak to five seasons, with the […]
December 20, 2024
Fresh off an Emirates NBA Cup victory, the Milwaukee Bucks have set their eyes straight to the belly of the beast. Tonight, the Bucks will travel to the shores of Lake Erie for a 7:30 p.m. ET clash against the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers. This time, they won’t have point guard Damian Lillard, who suffered a […]
December 20, 2024
Sunday’s slate of NFL games includes a potential division-deciding matchup, with the 10-4 Pittsburgh Steelers traveling to Baltimore to face the 9-5 Ravens with the AFC North title hanging in the balance. Since Pittsburgh beat Baltimore, 18-16, in Week 11, the Steelers will be atop the division next week regardless of what happens, by virtue […]
December 19, 2024
The Tennessee Titans are making some big changes this week. After finally benching quarterback Will Levis, the Titans will start former Steelers signal-caller Mason Rudolph on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. They might also make a running back change, although this time not by choice. Veteran Tony Pollard ($6,600 Millionaire) appeared in a season-low 44% […]
December 19, 2024
All eyes will be on center Karl-Anthony Towns tonight as the New York Knicks big man makes his return to Minnesota for a 9:30 p.m. ET matchup against the Timberwolves. Towns has averaged 24.8 points and a league-leading 13.9 rebounds per game in his first season after a surprising offseason blockbuster trade brought him to […]
December 19, 2024
Hold your horses! Here come the Dallas Mavericks. Last season’s Western Conference champions are 8-2 in their last ten games and clicking on both sides of the ball, outscoring teams by 7.2 points per 100 possessions across that span. Luka Dončić has been on an absolute tear in December, averaging 29.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, and […]
December 19, 2024
In the Western Conference, the fifth and 10th seeds are separated by just one game, with the Denver Nuggets at 14-10 and the Los Angeles Lakers at 14-12. Three teams have identical 14-11 records. One of those teams in the dreaded middle is the Phoenix Suns, who have predictably dealt with injuries to both Kevin […]
December 19, 2024