La Clippers Blake Griffin Injury
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin returned home early from his team's five-game road trip after he suffered a suspected fracture in his right hand in an undisclosed team-related incident, ESPN.com has learned.
- 15 hours ago Griffin was selected with the first overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Clippers and sat out the 2009-10 season due to a knee injury. He made his regular-season debut the following season and secured Rookie of the Year honours after posting averages of 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 37.9 minutes per game.
- Clippers announced that forward Blake Griffin underwent a successful surgery today to repair an injury to the plantar plate of his right big toe. Griffin suffered the injury on April 21 in.
Clippers’ Blake Griffin sees foot specialist for right toe injury The Jazz defeated the Clippers 96-92 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Playoffs and took a 3-2 lead in the series. 1 day ago RELATED: Blake Griffin Is So Bad at Basketball Now That Heat Announcer Eric Reid Roasted Him for 48 Minutes. The Clippers drafted Blake Griffin with the first overall pick in the 2009 draft. However, the high-flyer missed his entire rookie season due to a knee injury. Once Griffin made his NBA debut in 2010-11, he was must-see TV.
Sources told ESPN.com that the hand injury -- unrelated to the torn quadriceps muscle that has sidelined Griffin since Dec. 26 -- is expected to keep him out 'a matter of weeks, as opposed to days.'
Sources close to the situation said late Monday that the Clippers are still evaluating the severity of the new injury but are expected to provide an update Tuesday.
The Clippers have gone 11-3 since Griffin was lost to the quadriceps injury, but only two of those wins have come against teams with records of .500 or better.
La Clippers Blake Griffin Injury Last Night
L.A. plays at Indiana on Tuesday and at Atlanta on Wednesday before returning home to square off with the Lakers on Friday at Staples Center.
La Clippers Injury Report
Griffin originally hoped to return to the lineup during this road trip.