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.
Just 12 months ago, Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel were the two best players on a Duke men’s basketball team that sat at 18-2 (10-0) halfway through the NCAA season. And they were roommates. Now, their relationship has shifted from an aligned one into a more adversarial one, though they remain close friends. Flagg — […]
January 29, 2026
Nostalgia has been the prevailing theme of the early part of 2026, as trends explicitly calling back memories from 2016 have exploded across the internet. The memo has nearly reached the NFL, where the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks were just one year off and instead will face off in a repeat of the […]
January 29, 2026
The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League concluded its League Phase on Wednesday after a thrilling 18-game slate that saw Bodø/Glimt shock Atlético Madrid to make its way into the knockout stages, Alisson Santos score a late goal to earn Sporting Lisbon a direct pass into the Round of 16, and Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin send the […]
January 28, 2026
As the NBA trade deadline approaches next Thursday, all eyes will be on the Golden State Warriors, whose fortunes changed dramatically on January 19, when Jimmy Butler III tore his ACL, knocking him out for the rest of the season. Golden State could move Butler’s contract to seek a short-term upgrade at the deadline, seeking […]
January 28, 2026
UPDATE: Norman Powell (back) has been upgraded to probable for tonight’s game. Davion Mitchell (shoulder) has been downgraded to doubtful, per the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang. The Miami Heat are about to simulate the spring’s SoFi Play-In Tournament over their next five games. Miami is currently seeded seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Heat will […]
January 28, 2026
For Tuesday’s seven-game NBA slate, DraftKings is running its King of the Court promotion. If users opt into the contest and use their King of the Court token on a player prop bet with -200 or longer odds, that bet will become an eligible entrant to the contest. Any user who used their token on […]
January 27, 2026
When the LA Clippers were 6-21 on December 20, Tyronn Lue set the goal for his team to reach .500 by the end of the season, since their unprotected first-round pick will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder in June. When he made his bold proclamation, Lue certainly couldn’t have expected the Clippers to be […]
January 27, 2026
