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.
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
Don’t look now, but the Milwaukee Bucks are back. After a nightmare start to their 2024-25 campaign, the 2020-21 champions have won nine of their last ten games and have climbed to fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Head coach Doc Rivers has the Bucks firing on all cylinders, and they are looking like the […]
December 4, 2024
Griffin Wong shares his top picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Wednesday's six-game Premier League slate.
December 3, 2024
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has won three of the last four Most Valuable Player awards and is currently the favorite to win his fourth, which would put him in elite company with LeBron James and Bill Russell as the only players to win four MVPs in a five-year span. But first, Jokić must contend […]
December 3, 2024
Coming off a nail-biting loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, which allowed the Rockets to pull within half a game for the top seed in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder could hardly ask for a better opponent against whom to bounce back. The Thunder will host the hapless Utah Jazz at 8 […]
December 3, 2024
The San Antonio Spurs are officially here. When the groups for the Emirates NBA Cup were announced, San Antonio didn’t look to be the favorite to top a group that featured the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and Utah Jazz. But, thanks to their win over the Thunder on November 19, the […]
December 3, 2024
In two weeks, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry might be able to add another gem to his sterling resume: an Emirates NBA Cup title. The Warriors have already advanced out of West Group C and will take on Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets at 10 p.m. ET in the Mile High City. […]
December 3, 2024
December means holiday season, cuffing season, and, for NFL fans, quarterback controversy season. The wheels for 2024’s latest quarterback controversy were set in motion on April 25, when the Atlanta Falcons used their eighth overall pick on University of Washington signal-caller Michael Penix Jr. ($4,500). Since Penix’s selection, it seemed to be only a matter […]
December 2, 2024
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp ($7,000 Play-Action) is a Super Bowl champion, franchise legend, and one of the best Division III products of all time. But is he still a star fantasy wide receiver? It’s been an up-and-down season for the 2021 AP Offensive Player of the Year. Kupp started his season with […]
December 2, 2024
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić has been diagnosed with a right thigh contusion and he will miss at least another week of action. He missed the Suns’ most recent game, a 113-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors, after suffering the injury in a November 27 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The injury-prone big man […]
December 2, 2024
It has been a season to forget for the New Orleans Pelicans so far, but it might be about to get a little better. Forward Brandon Ingram has missed each of the last four games with calf soreness, but the Pelicans have listed him as questionable for tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. New Orleans […]
December 2, 2024