After a Bout With Injury, Griffin Still Waiting to Contribute to Clippers

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LOS ANGELES — The shot by Baron Davis didn’t even nick the rim, lest it take a typical Clippers bounce and careen out. Instead, it swished right through, a buzzer-beater that upended the Boston Celtics last week and momentarily allowed Los Angeles to feel better about a season that will probably end where it often does — at the door to the N.B.A.’s draft lottery.

 

Still, even this moment, the highlight of the Clippers’ season, was tinged with bittersweetness. For amid the mini-mob scene, as Davis was engulfed by his happy teammates, it was easy to spot Blake Griffin, wearing a pinstriped suit instead of a Clippers jersey and still waiting to play his first minutes in the N.B.A.

 

Griffin’s participation in the postgame celebration amounted to the most meaningful moments he has spent on the court this season. The first pick in last June’s draft, he had excited the fan base of a snakebitten franchise when he suddenly sustained a stress fracture in his left kneecap in the team’s final preseason game.

 

As a result, any shot at the playoffs may now be a pipe dream for the Clippers, who, as usual, find themselves hemmed in a Western Conference filled with talented teams. And the rookie-of-the-year chase is probably out of Griffin’s reach. What is left for Griffin is to make some kind of impact this season, maybe beginning in late January, even if it won’t amount to enough to immediately turn around the Clippers (14-18).

 

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[Real Deal]

...and I can't wait.

[Guest The Situation]

when does he come back?

[Kobe24]

If he comes back before the middle of the season he might have a chance at rookie of the year? Like if he just averages beastly numbers like we all know he will.