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.
Both the Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets have been mired in the throes of mediocrity this season, with the Bulls limping to an 8-13 record and the Nets not far ahead at 9-12. While both teams figure to eventually be players in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, they currently sit in 11th and ninth in the […]
December 2, 2024
The Boston Celtics came up short last night in the Battle for the East, with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 115-111 victory keeping them atop the Eastern Conference at 18-3. But, despite the setback last night, a 16-4 opening quarter of the season has to have Celtics fans feeling good about the team’s chances of becoming the […]
December 2, 2024
Perhaps it shouldn’t have been close last night for the Los Angeles Lakers when they traveled to Salt Lake City to take on the struggling Utah Jazz, who fell to 4-16 with the 105-104 loss. A win is a win, even if it took Utah head coach Will Hardy icing his own team. The Lakers […]
December 2, 2024
Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison ($9,300 Showdown) is a question mark to play against the division-leading Kansas City Chiefs during their Black Friday clash, after missing the team’s 29-19 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday with an ankle injury. He has been a limited participant in practice so far this week. Journeyman […]
November 27, 2024
Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen will miss Wednesday’s game against MVP favorite Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets due to personal reasons. It’s one of a litany of absences for the cellar-dwelling Jazz, who are without four players who figured to be part of their regular rotation. Forward John Collins is questionable with a left […]
November 27, 2024
The New York Knicks made the biggest splash of the offseason — literally and figuratively — by trading for center Karl-Anthony Towns, and so far, it’s paid off. New York has slightly underperformed expectations this year at 10-7, but the Big Apple has quickly fallen in love with its new big man. Towns is averaging […]
November 27, 2024
Fresh off a disappointing loss last night to the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers will be looking to rebound tonight as they travel to San Antonio for a date with the Spurs. The teams are separated by just half a game but four spots in the crowded Western Conference standings, with Los Angeles at […]
November 27, 2024
This season, NBA fans may be feeling some deja vu for the late 2010s, when LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors battled for basketball supremacy over four consecutive Finals. The 12-5 Warriors sit in second in the West, and the Cavaliers are even better, at 17-1 and first place in the […]
November 27, 2024
The Philadelphia 76ers have had a nightmarish start to the season, dealing with injuries to each of their top three players and limping to a 3-13 record. Their schedule will not get any easier on Wednesday night, when they welcome the surging Houston Rockets to the Wells Fargo Center for a 7 p.m. ET matchup. […]
November 27, 2024
It’s been a season of turnover for the LA Clippers in their first season in the Intuit Dome, adapting to the departure of Paul George and another prolonged injury to star forward Kawhi Leonard. Tyronn Lue’s squad has stayed afloat, with an 11-8 record so far this season, and has an eminently winnable game on […]
November 27, 2024
Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham is doubtful to play in Wednesday’s contest against the Memphis Grizzlies with a left sacroiliac joint sprain. If he is unable to play, it would be the third consecutive game that he has missed with the injury. Cunningham, the first overall pick in the 2021 draft, has been enjoying […]
November 26, 2024