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Clippers update: Blake Griffin has stress fracture of knee

October 26, 2009 | 10:03 pm

Blake_300 Clippers rookie forward Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall draft choice in the NBA draft in June, has a stress fracture of the left patella, or kneecap, and could miss as much as six weeks.

Tests on Monday revealed the fracture and a second opinion later in the day backed up the conclusion of the first doctor.

A Clipper spokesperson said it is a non-displaced fracture. But the team will take a conservative approach, meaning he could be out of action for the first 20 games or so of the NBA schedule. Griffin is also dealing with tendinitis of the left knee.

He aggravated the injured knee in the team's final preseason game against New Orleans on Friday, wincing after he came down on a dunk.

-- Lisa Dillman

Photo: Clippers forward Blake Griffin powers a shot past San Antonio's Marcus Haislip during an exhibition game in early October. Credit: Eric Gay / Associated Press


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Again, why was he playing Friday in a meaningless game. Sigh......

20 years ago you had Danny Manning. The curse of the Clippers continue!

URGH!!!!!

FRICK!!!!

GO CLIPPERS!!!!

Griffin = Oden

It's disappointing what happened with Griffin because I was looking forward to the Lakers dismantling the Clippers with him, now even more so without, I do think he's going to be a very good or great player in the NBA. I thought he might even make the Clippers, along with Al Thornton and Ben Gordon, a contender to make the playoffs this year, but I'm sure they'll be just another sideshow to the Lakers, as I enjoy them being.

There's a pretty comical article by Bill Simmons, who I usually won't read, about the Clippers franchise in general and how they're just cursed by the Native Americans.

Here's a link,

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090624&sportCat=nba

This is terrible. Hope Griffin will rehab the knees properly this time.

Why couldn't this news come out earlier before everyone had already set up their fantasy bball teams?



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