At some point, Blake Griffin will eventually earn the respect of his peers, but that day definitely isn’t today. Despite being a marquee player in the league, Blake is probably the least respected guy around the league. Guys will continue to go at him until he makes in known phycially that he’s not to be messed with. However, that may not be in his DNA.
Last night, Blake apparently got under the skin of Jermaine O’Neal enough to the point where O’Neal confronted Blake in the hallway after the game, according to the LA Times. No punches were thrown, but this is exactly the type of stuff that will continue to happen.
Blake Griffin was talking to friends in a Staples Center hallway after the Clippers’ victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night when Jermaine O’Neal walked up and got into Griffin’s face.
Griffin was posing for pictures when he was approached by the angry backup center for the Warriors.
“Why you going to walk up on me like that?” Griffin asked O’Neal. “Leave that … on the court. Leave that … on the court.”
O’Neal snarled, shook Griffin’s hand and walked away.
“Man, I’m a monster off the court,” O’Neal said, turning away.
Before Griffin walked into the postgame interview room, he responded.
“Man, get out of here with that,” Griffin said.
