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 Boston Celtics (19-5) are off to the best start of any defending champion since the 24-0 Golden State Warriors in 2015-16. They’ll have a good shot to be the NBA’s second team to hit the 20-win mark as they welcome the Detroit Pistons to TD Garden at 7:30 p.m. ET. With power forward Jayson […]
December 12, 2024
After a two-day midseason break to let the knockout stages of the Emirates NBA Cup take center stage, regular season NBA action ramps back up tonight with a three-game slate, featuring two battles in the East and one in the West. In the West, the Sacramento Kings will travel to New Orleans to battle the […]
December 12, 2024
Thursday brings just a three-game slate of basketball, as the focus this week has been on the knockout stages of the Emirates NBA Cup. Although none of the games — Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics and Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans — appears particularly competitive on the surface, anything […]
December 12, 2024
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
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
On Thursday Night Football, the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will face off in a vital divisional clash that could end up deciding who wins the NFC West. The division is currently the tightest in football, with the Seattle Seahawks leading at 8-5, the Rams one game behind them at 7-6, and the […]
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