Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
There are five NBA games on Thursday’s slate. No team is playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Jonathan Kuminga is probable. Luka Doncic, Domantas Sabonis, Jake LaRavia, Yves Missi and Noah Clowney are questionable. Josh Giddey and Lonzo Ball are doubtful. LeBron James, Bilal Coulibaly, Kelly Olynyk, Brandin Podziemski and Jaxson […]
March 12, 2025
During Wednesday’s Spring Training game, Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr. was hit on the left forearm by a 96-mph fastball. X-rays were negative and the official diagnosis was a contusion. Whew. There are still 13 Spring Training games left to be played, so there’s plenty of time before the start of the regular season. That […]
March 12, 2025
UPDATE: Sabonis missed Thursday’s game but is available on Friday. Domantas Sabonis ($9,200) has missed the last five games due to a hamstring injury. He practiced on Wednesday and is officially listed as questionable for Thursday’s contest against the Golden State Warriors. Sabonis has had success against Golden State this season, putting up 50.75, 54 […]
March 12, 2025
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March 10, 2025
There are four NBA games on Tuesday’s slate. BKN, IND and WAS are playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Jose Alvarado, Kelly Olynyk and Pat Connaughton are questionable. Keep track of all the pertinent injury updates at DK Live. On DraftKings Sportsbook, DET is -13.5 over WAS at home, with the total at […]
March 10, 2025
UPDATE: Giddey has been ruled out for the remainder of the game. With around seven minutes left to play in Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, Josh Giddey ($8,500) missed a game-tying layup and then landed on the foot of a defender. He immediately went to the locker room. Prior to exiting, Giddey contributed 29 […]
March 10, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Najee Harris with the 24th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. After four successful seasons, the Steelers did not extend him, allowing the Los Angeles Chargers to scoop him up, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It’s a one-year deal for $9.25 million. Harris may not have been the flashiest back in […]
March 10, 2025
UPDATE: Williams will not return on Monday. Late in the second quarter of Monday’s game against the Nuggets, Jalen Williams ($8,500) fell on his hip after a drive. He remained in the game for a bit but eventually limped his way to the locker room. Prior to exiting, Williams contributed 12 points, two rebounds and […]
March 10, 2025
Gerrit Cole is a mountain of a man at 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds. The massive frame helped him be a relative bastion of health while averaging around 97 mph on his fastball for most of his career. Like most young pitchers, the innings were slowly ramped up from 117 in his rookie season to 138 […]
March 10, 2025
There are 10 NBA games on Monday’s slate. DAL, DEN, MEM, OKC, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SAS and UTA are playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Trae Young, Tyrese Haliburton, Fred VanVleet, TJ McConnell, Nikola Vucevic, Duncan Robinson, Jaxson Hayes, Al Horford, Patrick Williams, Alec Burks, Vit […]
March 9, 2025
DraftKings, your paradise of DFS nirvana, has done it again with a new contest called NBA Starting 5. You select one point guard, one shooting guard, one small forward, one power forward and one center. There is no salary cap. The only stipulation is that you must select players from at least two different teams. […]
March 9, 2025