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.
Donovan Mitchell ($8,700) missed Tuesday’s game due to a groin injury. He’s out for Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. With the Cavaliers currently with the best record in the NBA at 55-10, and 8.5 games ahead of the Boston Celtics for the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, they can afford to be […]
March 13, 2025
UPDATE: Barnes is available. Scottie Barnes ($8,700) has been dealing with a pinkie injury which caused him to miss Wednesday’s game. He is questionable for Friday’s contest against the Utah Jazz. RJ Barrett ($7,700) also missed Wednesday’s game due to a personal matter, but he’s off the injury report and available for Friday. If Barnes […]
March 13, 2025
UPDATE: Jackson is available. Jaren Jackson Jr. ($8,400) missed the last five games due to a Grade 2 left ankle sprain. He’s been upgraded to questionable for Friday’s contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s a positive development since the initial worry was that he’d miss a month of action. Memphis has been 4-1 without JJJ. […]
March 13, 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 12, 2025
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
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 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