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.
UPDATE: Maxey has been ruled out. Tyrese Maxey ($9,800) was not on the injury report heading coming into Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, but was downgraded to questionable late in the afternoon due to a right knee contusion. Maxey played 34 minutes on Tuesday and there’s been no mention of when the injury took […]
February 12, 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. […]
February 10, 2025
There are four NBA games on Tuesday’s slate. No team is playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Gradey Dick and Grayson Allen are probable. Joel Embiid, Myles Turner, OG Anunoby, Vasilije Micic and Eric Gordon are questionable. Lonzo Ball is out. Keep track of all the pertinent injury updates at DK […]
February 10, 2025
UPDATE: Gafford has been diagnosed with a Grade 3 MCL sprain and will miss at least six weeks, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. UPDATE: Gafford has been ruled out for the remainder of the game. Early in the second quarter of Monday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, Daniel Gafford went to set a pick for Kyrie […]
February 10, 2025
Kevin Durant ($9,000) missed the last three games due to an ankle injury, but he’s off the injury report for Tuesday’s contest against the Grizzlies. Bradley Beal will miss his third straight game with a toe injury. Grayson Allen ($4,900) missed Saturday’s game due to a knee injury. He had started the two prior games. […]
February 10, 2025
There are nine NBA games on Monday’s slate. CHA and MIN are playing the second leg of a back-to-back. As for injuries, Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, D’Angelo Russell, Mike Conley, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Kyshawn George and Mouhamed Gueye are questionable. Jalen Suggs is doubtful. Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton are out. […]
February 10, 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. […]
February 10, 2025
It’s been quite the journey for Jalen Hurts over the last eight years. He burst onto the scene when he became the starting quarterback for Alabama in 2016, breaking the single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Unfortunately, Alabama lost in the playoffs that season, then Hurts was benched at halftime in the national […]
February 9, 2025
It’s a long way to Super Bowl LX and so much is going to change in the offseason: rookies will be signed, depth charts will be shuffled, veterans will find new homes and coordinators and coaches will play musical chairs, but the DK Sportsbook streets never sleep, as the Super Bowl LX winner odds are […]
February 9, 2025
UPDATE: Doncic will play but have a minutes limit. James is available and will start. UPDATE: Both Doncic and James have been upgraded from questionable to probable for Monday’s game vs. the Jazz. With Doncic in the mix, Dorian Finney-Smith or Rui Hachimura should move to the bench. Also, Doncic has commanded a huge usage […]
February 9, 2025
Not only has the paint not dried yet, the 2024-25 NFL season still has blue tape plastered with tears of paint making their way to the floor. But life moves fast in the DraftKings Sportsbook streets. Not too long after Josh Allen was named the regular season MVP for the 2024-25 regular season on Thursday […]
February 6, 2025