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.
For the New York Knicks, the long wait is over. Nine days ago, New York closed out the Philadelphia 76ers, 4-0, to advance to its second consecutive conference finals, and since then, it has rested and waited to find out its opponent. That finally happened on Sunday evening, when the Cleveland Cavaliers ran away with […]
May 19, 2026
UPDATE: Fox (ankle) will not play in Game 1. Last winter, De’Aaron Fox requested a trade to the San Antonio Spurs for moments just like this: the Western Conference Finals. The series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Spurs has been widely-anticipated for months; now, it’s finally here. Game 1 will tip off tonight […]
May 18, 2026
13 years ago, a 21-year-old Brazilian wunderkind named Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior burst onto the scene at Barcelona, giving the Seleçao hope at the 2014 World Cup, which they hosted. But Neymar’s career has been a roller-coaster: he got injured in the quarterfinals against Colombia in 2014, fracturing a vertebra, and between injury and […]
May 18, 2026
Last season, the American League saw a 60-HR hitter, when the Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh deposited 60 baseballs into the bleachers en route to a second-place finish in MVP voting. This season, the AL is on pace to have another; this time, it’s not Raleigh but Chicago White Sox rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami, who hit […]
May 18, 2026
When they launched a second-half comeback to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the semifinals of the Emirates NBA Cup, the San Antonio Spurs announced their arrival on the big stage. Now, some five months later, both teams are here, ready to do battle with the highest of stakes (a trip to the NBA Finals) […]
May 18, 2026
Needing to make a statement on Tuesday night in Game 5, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs delivered. Wembanyama had 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, and three blocks, and the Spurs picked up a 126-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to put themselves on the verge of the Western Conference Finals. San Antonio […]
May 15, 2026
The teams in last season’s WNBA Finals had pretty differing offseasons. The Las Vegas Aces, who won the title by sweeping the Phoenix Mercury in four games, retained their core while adding Chennedy Carter, and they’re 2-1 so far. The Phoenix Mercury are 1-2, having lost three key rotation players: Satou Sabally signed with the […]
May 15, 2026
The Detroit Pistons were this close to being one game away from making the Eastern Conference Finals, holding a nine-point lead with as little as two minutes, 37 seconds left on the clock. Then, the Cleveland Cavaliers made a last-second charge, and Detroit shot just four-for-11 in overtime to lose, 117-113. Now, the Cavaliers are […]
May 15, 2026
Last summer, the Las Vegas Aces extended their dynasty, sweeping the Phoenix Mercury in the first-ever best-of-seven WNBA Finals, their third title in four seasons. Their 2026 campaign is off to a pretty solid start, as they’re 2-1 so far, including back-to-back blowout victories over the Los Angeles Sparks and the Connecticut Sun. Connecticut, playing […]
May 15, 2026
For perhaps the first time, Japanese fans can realistically dream of a deep run in the World Cup. The Samurai Blue have emerged as the clear-cut best team in Asia, and they were dominant throughout qualifying, scoring 54 goals and conceding only three. Japan has never made it past the Round of 16, but after […]
May 15, 2026
In less than a month, 48 teams will descend upon North America for the FIFA World Cup, hoping to join one of the most elite clubs in sports: the list of nations who have won the most important competition in world football. As the World Cup goes on, the contenders and pretenders will separate themselves […]
May 15, 2026