Don’t expect a Blake Griffin trade to go through anytime soon. This could be because the Los Angeles Clippers simply aren’t inclined to move him. He is a 27-year-old superstar. Those don’t grow on trees. Of course, he will be a free agent in 2017. It’s only smart of the Clippers to explore moving him, [...]
July 19, 2016
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If the Boston Celtics do not trade for Blake Griffin, then they’ll target Russell Westbrook. And if they don’t get either one of those two, then they’ll target another big name. Such is life in Beantown, apparently. From the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: The Celtics are up to something. Talk to any front-office executive here [...]
July 15, 2016
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Five years later, the truth has come out about Blake Griffin’s decision to jump over a Kia during the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The skinny? It wasn’t his idea at all. While making an appearance on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast, Griffin revealed that he actually wanted to jump over a convertible (h/t [...]
Los Angeles Clippers coach and president Doc Rivers has no plans to break up his team’s Big Three of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. It almost happened last summer, when DeAndre Jordan first agreed to join the Dallas Mavericks. And there will be questions about the long-term sustainability of this core next summer, [...]
By know we all know that the wind has been taken out of the Clippers sails in the past 48 hours. After an unexpected opportunity knocked on their doorstep in the form of a Steph Curry injury, misfortune struck as their two biggest stars, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, were sidelined for the rest of [...]
April 27, 2016
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According a report from ESPN.com Tuesday afternoon, Blake Griffin will miss the rest of the postseason after suffering a quad injury in the 4th quarter of the Clippers 98-84 Game 4 loss to the Blazers. [tweet https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/725066873478344704] This news also came with the final confirmation that floor general and spiritual leader Chris Paul’s postseason is [...]
April 27, 2016
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Ryan Bawek
The Los Angeles Clippers released a statement over the weekend that star power forward Blake Griffin has been medically cleared and will begin serving his four-game suspension for punching an equipment manager. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/714215449282478080] The Clippers 105-90 victory over the Nuggets Sunday that clinched them a playoff spot was the first of Griffin’s four-game suspension [...]
March 28, 2016
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Blake Griffin is still nearing a return to the Los Angeles Clippers. Emphasis on still. Griffin hasn’t played since Christmas while dealing with a variety of injuries, including a fractured right hand he suffered after punching the team’s assistant equipment manager. Once he’s healthy, he’ll need to serve a four-game suspension before resuming his spot [...]
March 23, 2016
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How far in the playoffs are the Los Angeles Clippers built to go without Blake Griffin? It’s a question head coach and president Doc Rivers may have to start asking. Griffin is out with a fractured right hand he suffered after punching a team equipment manager, and he’ll have to serve a four-game suspension once [...]
March 17, 2016
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Blake Griffin is close to a return for the Los Angeles Clippers. And that could be a problem. Griffin hasn’t played since Christmas and is now rehabilitating a fractured right hand that he suffered when punching the Clippers’ assistant equipment manager. He will serve a four-game suspension once he’s healthy enough to play, which, according [...]
March 3, 2016
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