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 Minnesota Timberwolves did the hard part, building a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets with a chance to advance to the second round, where the San Antonio Spurs await. But the easy part — winning that fourth game — still eludes Minnesota, and the task won’t come without its challenges, as the Timberwolves will […]
April 30, 2026
Just over two and a half weeks after undergoing an appendectomy prior to the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Houston Rockets, Joel Embiid returned to the court prior to Game 4 of Philadelphia’s first round series against the Boston Celtics, and while the 76ers lost that game, his presence has changed the tenor of the […]
April 30, 2026
Given that the Seattle Mariners came within a few outs of the World Series in 2025, the Texas Rangers won it in 2023, Houston Astros won it in 2022, and the Los Angeles Angels have a Cy Young Award candidate in José Soriano, the current AL West leader might come as a surprise. At 16-14, […]
April 30, 2026
All season long, the prevailing narrative has been that the Western Conference is significantly stronger than the East. That might only be true at the tops of the conferences, though; while the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs have clearly been the two best-performing teams these playoffs, every East series has reached a […]
April 30, 2026
UPDATE: Franz Wagner (calf) has been ruled out tonight vs. the Pistons. The Orlando Magic are on the verge of history, as they’ve taken a 3-1 lead over the East’s No. 1-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs, seeking to become only the eighth No. 8 seed in NBA history to knock […]
April 29, 2026
Though the MLB regular season is only just over a month old, there have already been some major shakeups. Most notably, two managers — each of whom had made a World Series during his tenure — have already been let go. One of those managers was Boston Red Sox boss Alex Cora, who was fired […]
April 29, 2026
Griffin Wong gives his best anytime goalscorer bet on DraftKings Sportsbook for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League match between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal.
April 29, 2026
Cubs SS Dansby Swanson exited Tuesday's game vs. the Padres with an injury. Will bets on his lines be refunded?
April 28, 2026
Only 11 pitchers in MLB history — and two in the last 35 years — have won the MVP and Cy Young Awards in the same season. This season, two-time defending NL MVP Shohei Ohtani is trying to join that selective group. In the process, he’d become the first Japanese-born pitcher ever to win the […]
April 28, 2026
Griffin Wong gives his best anytime goalscorer bet on DraftKings Sportsbook for Tuesday's UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Münich.
April 28, 2026
