<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-jamal-crawford-drops-honest-admission-blake-griffin-chris-paul-failures');   ga('set', 'title', 'Former Clippers star Jamal Crawford drops honest admission on Blake Griffin, Chris Paul failures');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jamal-Crawford-drops-honest-admission-on-Blake-Griffin-Chris-Paul-failures.jpg"></figure><h1>Former Clippers star Jamal Crawford drops honest admission on Blake Griffin, Chris Paul failures</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-10T11:21:27-08:00">December 10th, 11:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-11T13:27:10-08:00">December 11th, 1:27pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many viewed the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-blake-griffin-admits-true-reason-chris-paul-led-lac-teams-failed">Los Angeles Clippers as perennial title contenders</a> from 2012-2017. However, the team, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-10-greatest-players-in-franchise-history-ranked">led by Chris Paul, Blake Griffin</a>, DeAndre Jordan, JJ Redick and Jamal Crawford, never reached the heights many anticipated.</p><p>While they won over 50 games in five consecutive seasons, they failed to advance past the second round of the playoffs. Crawford said the team’s unwillingness to have difficult conversations, namely Paul and Griffin, <a href="https://youtu.be/cdvbvOv83Dc?t=22" rel="noopener">played a role</a> in their lack of postseason success.</p><p>“Honestly, I’ve never once, and I was with them for five years, and I’ve never once seen them two have a blow-up,” he said of Paul and Griffin on The Podcast P Show with Paul George. “That’s what was weird about it, like I’ve never once seen them go at each other. Not in a film session, not in a meeting, none of that. It was more so like we didn’t really talk about those things if there was something [wrong]. It was never like an air-out session with those two, none of that. It was always like weird because it was never like oh that’s why they’re mad at each other.”</p><p>“I honestly think, personally, to be very honest with you, I think we weren’t mentally tough as a group, not any one person. I thought when adversity hit sometimes we went like this ( hands going away) we didn’t come together like this.”</p><p>Paul and Griffin are known to have had a contentious relationship, although details of the rift never leaked.</p><h2>Examining Clippers’ failures with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jamal-Crawford-Chris-Paul-and-Blake-Griffin.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers felt Paul and Griffin’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPTplDdZijY" rel="noopener">differing personalities led to their chemistry issues</a>, which he said pre-dated him taking over as head coach and were never addressed.</p><p>“They both were so different,” Rivers said on the All The Smoke podcast. “Chris is the most competitive guy you can be around. There was damage done already before I had gotten there. And I heard about it, but it was such a passive-aggressive [dynamic], it wasn’t out there… And that’s what killed me because you would have a talk with them both and everything’s good. It was a difficult group because they both are extremely competitive, they definitely had something [going on].”</p><p>Paul said he appreciated Griffin more <a href="https://x.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1246087640866344961" rel="noopener">after their time together ended</a>.</p><p>“You don’t realize what you have until it’s gone,” he said in 2020. “Me and Blake absolutely had our issues here and there and whatnot, but I actually appreciated Blake a lot more after I left.”</p><p>The Clippers lost three times in the second round of the playoffs with Paul and Griffin. They blew a 3-1 lead against the Houston Rockets in the 2015 Western Conference semifinals before losing in the first round the following two seasons.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-chris-paul-gets-real-on-time-with-clippers-and-playing-in-the-intuit-dome">The Clippers traded Paul to the Rockets</a> during the 2017 offseason before dealing Griffin to the Detroit Pistons at the 2018 trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Clippers star Jamal Crawford drops honest admission on Blake Griffin, Chris Paul failures

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blake-griffin-reveals-hilarious-charles-barkley-impression');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blake Griffin reveals hilarious Charles Barkley impression');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Blake-Griffin-reveals-hilarious-Charles-Barkley-impression.jpg"></figure><h1>Blake Griffin reveals hilarious Charles Barkley impression</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T14:29:18-08:00">November 21st, 2:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T19:08:24-08:00">November 21st, 7:08pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has been nearly seven months since former Los Angeles Clippers star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-blake-griffin-retirement-announcement">Blake Griffin retired from the NBA</a>. Griffin is keeping himself busy, but he still makes time to reflect on fun times in the league. Griffin likely developed a relationship with ex-Phoenix Suns star and NBA commentator Charles Barkley. Griffin revealed a comical Barkley impression during a video conference with the former star.</p><p>Griffin’s Barkley impression stemmed from the two <a href="https://x.com/NBAonTNT/status/1859687969780633935" rel="noopener">having a conversation</a> about the former Clippers stars’ interest in golf:</p><p>“What is it about golf that’s so addictive,” Barkley asked Griffin via NBA on TNT’s “The Steam Room.”</p><p>“What I love is, I know that something really cool could happen on the next shot,” Griffin replied. “Will it? Probably not. But it could. There’s that possibility of like possibly making a game-winner every time you get the ball. It’s like that feeling for me, it’s always right around the corner.”</p><p>When Barkley asked Griffin if he likes to walk on the course, Griffin said he enjoys it because it allows him to get to know people better. Right after answering the question, Griffin told Barkley about the sayings he has been using, leading to his priceless impression of the former Suns star:</p><p>“The amount of sayings that I’ve added to my repertoire, I used one of yours the other day when one of your puts was close, and you said, ‘Man, they got a cure for everything except lockjaw. I wouldn’t want to give me these three-footers,'” Griffin said in his best Charles Barkley voice.</p><p>It seems the two former NBA stars share a common interest, but golf is not the only thing Griffin has gotten himself into. In late October, reports surfaced that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-blake-griffin-in-discussions-with-amazon-nbc">Griffin was in discussions with Amazon and NBC</a> about sports commentating roles he could take up.</p><p>Griffin’s post-NBA-retirement endeavors look to continue to be exciting as he takes on the next chapter of his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blake Griffin reveals hilarious Charles Barkley impression

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-blake-griffin-in-discussions-with-amazon-nbc');   ga('set', 'title', 'Former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin in discussions with Amazon, NBC');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blake-Griffin-in-discussions-with-Amazon-NBC.jpg"></figure><h1>Former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin in discussions with Amazon, NBC</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-29T15:30:40-07:00">October 29th, 3:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-29T15:30:40-07:00">October 29th, 3:30pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Los Angeles Clippers forward and NBA All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-blake-griffin-retirement-announcement">Blake Griffin retired from the NBA</a> during the spring of 2024. However, his career in sports does not appear to be over yet, given the buzz surrounding his discussions with Amazon and NBC.</p><p>Griffin <a href="https://frontofficesports.com/blake-griffin-amazon-nbc-nba/" rel="noopener">is in talks</a> with Amazon Prime Video about becoming part of their NBA coverage during the 2025-26 season, Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports reports. Griffin could become “the face” of Prime’s coverage, according to a source vetted by FOS.</p><p>Moreover, Griffin has another suitor in NBC Sports, who is returning to hoops coverage for the first time in 20 years, McCarthy added. ESPN is also reportedly in the mix for the former star forward.</p><p>It appears Blake Griffin will have plenty of options when it comes to choosing his next sports role. It is believed that Griffin could have as much influence in his next position as Charles Barkley had with TNT. Wherever Griffin lands, he can certainly bring an edge and a wealth of experience.</p><p>Griffin played 15 seasons in the NBA with his most notable stint coming with the Clippers. He played eight seasons with Los Angeles amassing several All-Star honors and helping the team to six straight playoff appearances.</p><p>The former high-flying forward then played for the Detroit Pistons for four seasons before landing with the Brooklyn Nets and finishing his career with the Boston Celtics. Griffin was an inspiration to many aspiring basketball players, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-heartfelt-reaction-blake-griffin-official-retirement">including Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young</a>.</p><p>Griffin was grateful for his time in the NBA, as shown by an excerpt from his retirement announcement:</p><p>“As I reflected on my career, the one feeling I kept coming back to and the one thing I wanted to express was thankfulness,” Griffin stated. “I’m thankful for every single moment—not just the good ones: the wins, the awards, the dunks, and the memorable times spent with family, friends, fans, teammates, and coaches.”</p><p>Blake Griffin looks to continue to provide fans with entertainment and analysis in his next role.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin in discussions with Amazon, NBC

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-2k25-cuts-john-wall-blake-griffin-andre-iguodala');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA 2K25 cuts stars like John Wall, Blake Griffin, & Andre Iguodala');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-2K25-cuts-stars-like-John-Wall-Blake-Griffin-Andre-Iguodala.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoitns</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA 2K25 cuts stars like John Wall, Blake Griffin, &amp; Andre Iguodala</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-05T15:07:33-07:00">September 5th, 3:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-05T17:52:34-07:00">September 5th, 5:52pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-2k25-release-date">NBA 2K25 hit the shelves with its early release on Wednesday</a>, September 4, fans were quick to note the absence of prominent players like John Wall, Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala, and Serge Ibaka from this year’s edition, sparking widespread discussions across the gaming community.</p><p>The disclosure came a day before the game’s early access launch, listing not just Wall, Griffin, Iguodala, and Ibaka but also Meyers Leonard, Noah Vonleh, Dewayne Dedmon, Rodney McGruder, JaMychal Green, and Nerlens Noel as absentees from the game. The developer, Visual Concepts, has yet to provide detailed explanations for these omissions, which have left many gamers and fans speculating about potential licensing issues or strategic changes.</p><p>On a positive note, Visual Concepts added Goran Dragic and Frank Kaminsky <a href="https://x.com/PTsports84/status/1831198580910047683" rel="noopener">back to the roster with a Tuesday, September 3 update</a>, showing that they are actively making changes to the game’s lineup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NBA players officially removed from 2K25:</p><p>– John Wall<br>– Blake Griffin<br>– Andre Iguodala<br>– Goran Dragic<br>– Serge Ibaka<br>– Meyers Leonard<br>– Will Barton<br>– Noah Vonleh<br>– Dewayne Dedmon<br>– Frank Kaminsky<br>– Rodney McGruder<br>– JaMychal Green<br>– Nerlens Noel</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/PTsports84?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PTsports84</a>) <a href="https://t.co/ZnjUt7lnBE">pic.twitter.com/ZnjUt7lnBE</a></p><p>— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1831092287222489240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>John Wall’s absence in NBA 2K25 leaves Wizards without iconic duo, missing out on prime Bradley Beal partnership</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Washington-Wizards-guard-Bradley-Beal-3-celebrates-with-Wizards-guard-John-Wall-2-in-the-final-seconds-against-the-Golden-State-Warriors-in-the-fourth-quarter-at-Verizon-Center.jpg"><figcaption>© Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>John Wall’s absence from NBA 2K25 is particularly impactful, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-john-walls-recent-mixtape-fans-calling-return">especially as he attempts a comeback into the league</a> after last playing for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022-23 season. Known for his electrifying speed and playmaking abilities, Wall is missing from iconic seasons like the 2010-11 and 2016-17 Washington Wizards, where he was in his prime. Notably, the 2016-17 team nearly made the Eastern Conference Finals, largely thanks to the synergy between Wall and his backcourt partner, Bradley Beal. Last year, Wall was rated as a 78 overall free agent and included in the MyNBA eras during the LeBron era and the Wizards’ all-time team. His exclusion removes a fan-favorite and diminishes the historical depth of the game.</p><p>Wall’s gameplay, characterized by swift drives to the basket and exceptional passing, made him a staple in strategy formulation for players looking to exploit fast-paced offensive tactics. His dynamic presence on the court complemented Bradley Beal’s sharpshooting, creating one of the most formidable backcourts in the NBA during that period.</p><h2><b>Blake Griffin’s departure in NBA 2K25 disrupts ‘Lob City’  era with Chris Paul</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Los-Angeles-Clippers-forward-Blake-Griffin-32-and-guard-Chris-Paul-3-reacts-after-a-play-against-the-Boston-Celtics-in-the-second-half-at-TD-Garden.-The-Clippers-defeated-the-Celtics-119-106.jpg"><figcaption>© David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-blake-griffin-retirement-announcement">Blake Griffin’s retirement seems to have influenced his absence</a> from NBA 2K25, particularly from the 2013-14 Los Angeles Clippers roster. Known for the ‘Lob City’ era, these Clippers were among the most entertaining teams to play in NBA 2K due to their dynamic, above-the-rim style, powered significantly by the iconic duo of Griffin and Chris Paul. Griffin, who was featured as a 75 overall free agent in NBA 2K24 and a fixture on the franchise’s all-time team, leaves a gap that drastically changes the gameplay experience for that team.</p><p>His powerful dunks and strong post plays were pivotal in the Clippers’ gameplay strategy, providing both scoring and spectacular visual gameplay elements that enhanced the playability and appeal of the game. The partnership with Chris Paul was particularly notable during the 2010s, as Paul’s adept playmaking and alley-oop passes to Griffin became a hallmark of Clippers basketball. This synergy not only defined an era for the franchise but also made the team a favorite for gamers, who enjoyed recreating their high-energy, fast-paced offense in NBA 2K. The absence of this dynamic partnership in NBA 2K25 notably diminishes the authenticity and excitement of playing as the Clippers during the ‘Lob City’ years.</p><h2><b>Iguodala’s omission weakens Warriors’ dynasty </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Kevin-Durant-35-celebrates-with-forward-Andre-Iguodala-9-and-guard-Klay-Thompson-11-after-game-three-of-the-2017-NBA-Finals-against-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers-at-Quicken-Loa.jpg"><figcaption>© Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Andre Iguodala, another notable omission in NBA 2K25, was crucial to the Golden State Warriors’ championship runs in 2015 and 2017. His strategic defense and timely scoring made him a valuable player in those seasons, reflected in his last rating as a 74 overall free agent and his presence in the all-time 76ers team. The 2016-17 season was particularly significant for the Warriors as they integrated Kevin Durant into a star-studded lineup that included Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, forming one of the best teams of all-time following their 73-win season the year prior.</p><p>Without Iguodala, recreating the Warriors’ championship strategies in MyNBA Eras will lack a layer of authenticity. His role, especially during critical playoff games, where his defensive stops and clutch performances were often game-changers, is irreplaceable in simulations that aim to capture the essence of the Warriors’ championship tactics. The 2016-17 Warriors not only showcased a high-powered offensive onslaught but also a strategic defensive setup where Iguodala played a key part.</p><p>His ability to guard multiple positions and execute in high-pressure moments was integral to the Warriors’ success, especially in complementing the dynamic offensive talents of Curry, Durant, and Thompson. Andre Iguodala’s absence from this legendary roster in NBA 2K25 is a significant loss, detracting from the game’s ability to fully replicate one of the most dominant seasons in NBA history.</p><h2><b>Serge Ibaka’s exclusion weakens Thunder’s young trio and Raptors’ championship defense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Oklahoma-City-Thunder-forward-Serge-Ibaka-9-talks-with-guard-Russell-Westbrook-0-and-with-forward-Kevin-Durant-35-against-the-San-Antonio-Spurs.jpg"><figcaption>© Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Serge Ibaka’s exclusion in NBA 2K25 is equally significant. A key player in the 2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder and the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors, Ibaka was instrumental in both teams. His presence allowed users to experience the Thunder’s young trio of Durant, Westbrook, and Harden at their nascent best and relive the Raptors’ historic championship run. Rated as a 73 overall free agent in NBA 2K24, Ibaka’s defensive prowess and mid-range shooting are missed in these rosters.</p><p>He was not only a defensive anchor but also a reliable scorer from mid-range and beyond, providing spacing for star teammates and bolstering the team’s defensive lineup. Serge Ibaka’s ability to alter shots and rebound effectively added a critical dimension to gameplay, making teams like the Thunder and Raptors not only challenging to play against but also historically accurate in any NBA 2K25 simulation.</p><h2><b>Fans are eager for potential NBA 2K25 roster updates </b></h2><p>The reasoning behind these omissions has not been officially addressed by Visual Concepts, the game’s developer. These absences could be due to licensing issues, changes in player status, or other operational decisions. This affects the game’s depth, especially for those who enjoy the MyNBA Eras mode that allows players to relive historical NBA seasons with accurate rosters.</p><p>It is unclear whether these players will return in future updates of NBA 2K25, but their current exclusion is a significant disappointment for fans looking forward to engaging with these iconic players and teams. As NBA 2K25 rolls out its official launch on Friday, September 6, it will be interesting to see how the community’s feedback might influence any further changes to the game’s roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA 2K25 cuts stars like John Wall, Blake Griffin, & Andre Iguodala

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He's been working as a sports analyst for two years now and aims to leave a remarkable impression in the industry. When off the keyboard, Itiel participates in the local basketball league and pickup games. But when he's off the court, he also loves to grab his controller and enjoy a vast collection of video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Blake Griffin recently officiated his former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-seems-back-up-vengeful-message-olympics">Boston Celtics</a> teammate’s wedding. Jaylen Brown <a href="https://twitter.com/FCHWPO/status/1822782160404676911" rel="noopener">uploaded a video</a> of Griffin officiating the wedding next to Payton Pritchard. Despite only spending one year with the Celtics, it’s clear that Blake built a special bond with his former teammates.</p><p>Griffin has a natural talent for talking on the microphone. Before retiring in 2023, the six-time NBA All-Star would make humorous appearances on TV in either commercials, shows, or stand-up comedy events. Pritchard’s wedding was nothing different for Griffin as he naturally made the audience laugh with his jokes about his former Celtics buddy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Blake Griffin was officiating Celtics guard Payton Pritchard’s wedding 🙌</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/FCHWPO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCHWPO</a> / IG)<a href="https://t.co/Q2y0FMjplj">pic.twitter.com/Q2y0FMjplj</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1822803820625162411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Blake Griffin’s impact on the Boston Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Blake-Griffin-warming-up.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Blake Griffin surprisingly called it quits after his only season with the Boston Celtics from 2022-23. During that time, Griffin served the team as their seasoned veteran and acted as the leader on the bench. Despite not being able to play at the level he once did, Blake managed to impact the team positively simply by being part of the roster. The Celtics lineup at the time essentially had a young core that needed a bit of guidance.</p><p>It’s clear that Griffin’s former teammates respected him as a leader given how some of them wanted to keep him around. After the veteran decided to retire in 2023, Payton Pritchard shared that the entire Celtics squad wanted him to come back for one more year before calling it quits.</p><blockquote>We begged him to,” Pritchard said when asked during the season why Griffin was no longer playing. “We’ve been begging him to.</blockquote><p>Had Griffin stuck around one year longer, he would’ve been part of the 2024 NBA championship-winning roster. Blake is one of those players who proved that they are deserving of winning a ring. During his prime years, Griffin, alongside Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan, built Lob City with the Los Angeles Clippers. His Clippers squad proved to be worthy contenders in a stacked Western Conference.</p><p>Suiting up for the Clippers, Griffin averaged 21.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. Despite not finding any playoff success, he was still an incredible player becoming a six-time All-Star, being named to five All-NBA teams, and winning the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.</p><p>Playing with the likes of Chris Paul over the years, Griffin was able to gain lots of basketball knowledge. His experience playing for a contending team made him the team leader he was for the Celtics. It would’ve been a fitting retirement had he won the big one before throwing in the towel.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blake Griffin takes awesome role in Payton Pritchard’s wedding

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-blake-griffin-potential-la-jersey-retirement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ Blake Griffin gets painfully honest on potential LA jersey retirement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Blake-Griffin-gets-painfully-honest-on-potential-LA-jersey-retirement.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ Blake Griffin gets painfully honest on potential LA jersey retirement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-17T15:47:03-07:00">May 17th, 3:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-17T18:59:33-07:00">May 17th, 6:59pm</time><address><a>Matthew Schmidt</a>Matthew Schmidt has been writing about sports since 2011 and is based in New Jersey. He primarily specializes in NFL these days, but has also extensively covered the NBA and MLB and has written for numerous websites.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Blake Griffin announced his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-blake-griffin-retirement-announcement">retirement from the NBA</a> last month, and while he spent the last several years of his career bouncing around between a few different teams, he will always be known for his electrifying run with the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>The Clippers are one of only two NBA teams that have not retired a jersey number. Could Griffin end up breaking the mold in Los Angeles?</p><p>Griffin was asked about it by Chandler Parsons on the Run It Back podcast, and he seemed overwhelmed by the <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1791563768448635106" rel="noopener">mere suggestion of it</a>.</p><p>“It’s obviously a huge honor. I wouldn’t turn that down,” Griffin said. “In my mind, I don’t know that I do necessarily deserve it. I haven’t had any conversations about it.”</p><p>The 35-year-old spent the first eight-and-a-half years of his career with the Clippers, making five All-Star appearances along the way. However, in spite of all of his individual accomplishments, Griffin still feels like his run in LA is incomplete.</p><p>“We ultimately didn’t truly accomplish what we wanted,” Griffin said.</p><p>He went on to add that while he isn’t expecting his No. 32 to hang in the rafters at Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as the Staples Center), but that it would be “awesome” if it happened.</p><h2><b>Blake Griffin took the NBA by storm with the Clippers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Blake-Griffin.jpg"><figcaption>Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>You won’t find many players who were as exciting as Griffin during his time with the Clippers.</p><p>Griffin established himself as one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history, putting a plethora of different players on posters throughout his career. The vast majority of those monster slams came while he was in Los Angeles.</p><p>Of course, in the early stages of Griffin’s career, he was widely criticized for being “just a dunker.” His offensive repertoire was very mechanical, he was a poor free-throw shooter and he seemed to rely too heavily on his athleticism. However, as time went on, Griffin developed as a ball-handler and a passer and even become a dependable three-point shooter in the back half of his NBA tenure. He began to show signs of expanding his game during his final couple of seasons with the Clips, but he didn’t really break out in that regard until after he was traded to the Detroit Pistons midway through the 2017-18 campaign.</p><p>The University of Oklahoma product was selected by the Clippers with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, but missed his entire rookie campaign due to a knee injury. While Griffin returned to play 80 games the following season and was very durable over the first several years of his career, injury issues would end up consuming him as he got deeper into his playing days.</p><p>From 2014-15 through 2016-17, his last three full campaigns in Los Angeles, Griffin played in 67, 35 and 61 games, respectively. Moving forward, he would only appear in 70 contests one more time, which came with the Pistons in 2018-19.</p><p>Griffin averaged over 20 points per game in six out of his seven full seasons in LA, with his best year coming in 2013-14 when he registered 24.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals over 35.8 minutes per game while shooting 52.8 percent from the floor and 71.8 percent from the free-throw line. He finished third in MVP voting that year for his efforts.</p><p>The Oklahoma City native would go on to make one more All-Star team after his time with the Clippers, earning a selection in 2018-19 with Detroit.</p><p>Unfortunately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-bucks-doc-rivers-makes-strong-claim-chris-paul-blake-griffin-deandre-jordan">Griffin and the Clips</a> were never able to advance past the second round of the playoffs in spite of Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan also being on the roster.</p><p>Griffin also played with the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics to conclude his NBA career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Blake Griffin gets painfully honest on potential LA jersey retirement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-blake-griffin-turned-down-celtics-retirement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Blake Griffin turned down Celtics’ standing offer before retirement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7304745564.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Blake Griffin turned down Celtics’ standing offer before retirement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-17T11:07:34-07:00">April 17th, 11:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-17T11:07:34-07:00">April 17th, 11:07am</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When NBA fans reminisce about six-time All-Star Blake Griffin in the future, they probably won’t think about when he was on the Boston Celtics. However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-blake-griffin-retirement-announcement">now-retired forward</a> revealed that he considered returning to the C’s for one last ride during the 2023-24 season.</p><p>On Tuesday, Griffin announced that after spending more than a decade in the league, he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-blake-griffins-potential-celtics-return-unfortunate-update">calling it quits</a>. The 2011 Rookie of the Year and former Slam Dunk Contest champion played his final season in Boston during the 2022-23 campaign.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kids these days will never experience prime Blake Griffin.</p><p>Enjoy retirement, Blake! ✌️<a href="https://t.co/eP3iIObgua">pic.twitter.com/eP3iIObgua</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1780294521269387457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Although the 35-year-old was past his prime in Beantown, ex-teammates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-boston-begging-for-blake-griffin-return-draws-awesome-reactions">Derrick White and Payton Pritchard</a> wanted him to play for the C’s again. Griffin admitted that he mulled over the idea and even talked to Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens about it, however, he ultimately <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_MNcSW5MBM">decided against it</a>, per the Pardon My Take podcast.</p><p>“I kind of left it open for a while,” Griffin said. “I did kind of have a standing offer to go back to Boston and I remember when the end of December hit, and I called Brad Stevens and I was like, ‘Man, I really appreciate it.’ And I had communication with him the whole time. I just wasn’t there man, something changed. And I knew when something changed that it was time to be done.”</p><p>Having more time with his family and children was an important factor in Griffin’s retirement. Plus, he realized that if he did don the green and white once more, he wasn’t sure how much he’d be able to contribute.</p><p>“If I had gone anywhere I’d go back to Boston. I love those guys and I’m pulling for them and they have a great shot. It was just time for me to be done. I wouldn’t be able to give what I should give to a team.”</p><p>On the Celtics, Griffin averaged 13.9 minutes and 4.1 points per outing through 41 regular season games. He was nowhere near his peak in Boston, yet he offered veteran leadership and was a great presence in the Celtics’ locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“[Blake Griffin] is the best… The whole team has been begging him to come back to Boston.”</p><p>Derrick White and the Celtics want to see Blake Griffin come back for one last ride 😤</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PardonMyTake</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Dol507eN74">pic.twitter.com/Dol507eN74</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1762266830482088329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Looking back at Blake Griffin’s storied career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Blake-Griffin-Celtics.jpg"><figcaption>Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>NBA pundits and other media members don’t always look as fondly at players who never won a ring (just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-shaquille-oneals-savage-response-kendrick-perkins-fiery-accusation">ask Shaquille O’Neal</a>). But, that shouldn’t be the case with Blake Griffin.</p><p>Even though the Oklahoma native never made the NBA Finals, he was a show-stopping athlete who helped resurrect the Los Angeles Clippers during the renowned Lob City era.</p><p>Then in Detroit, he bounced back from injury woes and averaged a career-high 24.5 points per game during the 2018-19 season. A lot of people had written him off at that point, yet Griffin was able to reinvent his game and lead the Pistons to a playoff berth.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Going into the league, Blake [Griffin] was just dunks… I didn’t know he had that much skill. We was running pick and rolls for him… Blake was going crazy. I've never seen anything like that before from him." </p><p>Bruce Brown on his first year with the Blake and the Pistons.… <a href="https://t.co/lUNmFIIPoi">pic.twitter.com/lUNmFIIPoi</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1683861615266103297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Once he was bought out by Detroit, Griffin had some opportunities for postseason glory with the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics. Those teams came up short for a variety of reasons, but Griffin was a constant positive off the bench.</p><p>If the former No. 1 overall pick never sustained multiple knee injuries, there’s no telling what the ceiling would’ve been for him. Griffin dealt with health issues in college, the preseason before his rookie year, and in the later seasons of his career as well. Despite all that, he did his best to build up every franchise he was a part of.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Blake Griffin turned down Celtics’ standing offer before retirement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-trae-young-heartfelt-reaction-blake-griffin-official-retirement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Trae Young gives heartfelt reaction to Blake Griffin’s official retirement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trae-Youngs-heartfelt-reaction-to-Blake-Griffins-official-retirement.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks’ Trae Young gives heartfelt reaction to Blake Griffin’s official retirement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-16T15:53:17-07:00">April 16th, 3:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-16T19:03:03-07:00">April 16th, 7:03pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. Smith has previously written for FanSided and Last Word on Sports, and his primary interests lie within the NBA and distance running.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday, former Los Angeles Clippers star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-blake-griffin-retirement-announcement">Blake Griffin announced his retirement</a> from the NBA after 14 years. Griffin’s time in the league was revered by many, including Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young.</p><p>Young posted a heartfelt social media reaction to Griffin’s big news. Griffin’s retirement message echoed his gratitude for his experiences in the NBA. Below are some key excerpts of his letter:</p><p>“As I reflected on my career, the one feeling I kept coming back to and the one thing I wanted to express was thankfulness,” Griffin said. “I’m thankful for every single moment—not just the good ones: the wins, the awards, the dunks, and the memorable times spent with family, friends, fans, teammates, and coaches.”</p><p>Griffin also expressed gratitude for not-so-good moments, such as injuries, losses, “way too many surgeries,” and even the “haters.” Griffin ended with this:</p><p>“The game of basketball has given me so much in this life, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Last but certainly not least, here comes the obligatory ‘I’m excited for my next chapter’ part: just kidding, I’m done.”</p><p>Of course, Young did not hold back in a heartfelt response to Griffin’s words.</p><p>“To the Legend that gave Thousands if not Millions of kids a show every time you hooped!! From HS in OK to the Big Leagues!! Not many of us &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTraeYoung/status/1780318858349343084" rel="noopener">I always will appreciate you</a> for the inspiration as a kid…Enjoy retirement Big Bro,” Young posted on X with a series of respect-giving emojis.</p><p>Blake Griffin’s high-flying dunks and electric interior play inspired Trae Young and countless fans across the world. While his professional basketball journey is ending, his impact will continue. With the 2024 NBA Playoffs on the rise, perhaps Griffin can supply Young and the Hawks with some newfound motivation.</p><h2><b>Trae Young and the Hawks look for newfound motivation ahead of the postseason</b></h2><p>Atlanta finished the 2023-24 season with a record of 35-46, which placed them 10th in the Eastern Conference standings. As a result, the team earned the last spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-bulls-nba-play-in-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-4-17-2024">Hawks will face</a> the Chicago Bulls for a chance to secure the eighth and final playoff seed.</p><p>The year may not have gone how Atlanta hoped, but they have the tools to succeed and advance. Trae Young enters the postseason after a respectable year of production. The 25-year-old averaged 25.7 points, 10.8 assists, 1.3 steals, and shot 37.8% on three-pointers.</p><p>Atlanta needs Young’s scoring and playmaking ability if they want to advance. Nevertheless, the Hawks have plenty of help.</p><p>Dejounte Murray could be the team’s X factor. Murray was heavily mentioned in trade rumors during the regular season, but his play has helped his case to stay on the team. The former All-Star averaged 22.5 points, 6.4 assists, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.4 steals. He looks to give the Hawks a big boost with his two-way abilities.</p><p>Of course, Atlanta also needs help from their role players, which include Bogdan Bogdanovic, DeAndre Hunter, and Bruno Fernando.</p><p>It will be interesting to see how the Hawks fare against the fiery Chicago team. Can Trae Young’s squad finally get over the hump?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Trae Young gives heartfelt reaction to Blake Griffin’s official retirement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-blake-griffin-retirement-announcement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blake Griffin drops mic with NBA retirement announcement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Blake-Griffin-drops-mic-with-retirement-announcement.jpg"></figure><h1>Blake Griffin drops mic with NBA retirement announcement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-16T09:50:58-07:00">April 16th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-16T13:56:59-07:00">April 16th, 1:56pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a long illustrious career, former Los Angeles Clippers great, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-bucks-doc-rivers-makes-strong-claim-chris-paul-blake-griffin-deandre-jordan">Blake Griffin is</a> calling it a career. Griffin finished his career averaging 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. He began his career with the Clippers before eventually being traded to the Detroit Pistons. Griffin also played for the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics.</p><p>Blake Griffin made his retirement announcement via Instagram after sharing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C51A4abrJxl/" rel="noopener">a lengthy message</a>. The former superstar power forward was ultimately thankful for his long career in the NBA.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C51A4abrJxl/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C51A4abrJxl/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Griffin entered the NBA in 2009 but missed that entire season due to injury. He bounced back in 2010 and won the Rookie of the Year Award for his efforts. Blake Griffin was notoriously known for his dunking ability as he bodied somebody almost every single night. He eventually elevated his game and became a solid mid-range shooter as well. But he’ll mainly be remembered for his time in Los Angeles playing alongside Chris Paul and Lob City.</p><p>Additionally, Blake Griffin ends his career as a six-time All Star and five-time All-NBA player. The former superstar also electrified NBA fans with stellar outings during the Dunk Contest. He was <a href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/1780268386246594726" rel="noopener">a human highlight reel</a> and arguably one of the best in-game dunkers of all time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Blake Griffin can still dunk <a href="https://t.co/ThKHxlT9J1">pic.twitter.com/ThKHxlT9J1</a></p><p>— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) <a href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/1780268386246594726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Congratulations to Blake Griffin amid his retirement announcement. He had a fantastically fun career and it’s sad to see him go. However, it’s exciting to see what his next venture could be.</p><h2>What’s next for Blake Griffin?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Blake-Griffin-smiling-during-warmups.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Griffin doesn’t make it clear what his next move will be, but does hint he’s going to enjoy his time away from basketball. But it’ll be interesting to see if the former superstar carves out a new successful career.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-boston-begging-for-blake-griffin-return-draws-awesome-reactions">Blake Griffin is known</a> to bring the funny from time to time. His commercials always hit the funny bone and he’s hilarious in interviews. He could probably start a podcast and it would immediately become a hit. Due to his personality, Griffin could also make for a great analyst as well.</p><p>Coaching is another option for him as well. However, based on his retirement announce, it doesn’t sound like Blake Griffin wants to be around basketball. But you never know. Maybe there’s an opportunity somewhere in the NBA that would allow Griffin to coach a team or join their front office.</p><p>On the other hand, we could see Griffin simply enjoy his time off and start a whole new career in a different field. We see former professional athletes create new businesses all the time and find success. But no matter how it plays out, Blake Griffin will always be remembered as one of the league’s most exciting players. For now, he’s likely just going to enjoy the time off. Considering he’s only 35 years old, he still has plenty of time to have a second career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blake Griffin drops mic with NBA retirement announcement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-bucks-doc-rivers-makes-strong-claim-chris-paul-blake-griffin-deandre-jordan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers: Doc Rivers’ strong claim on Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Chris-Paul-Doc-Rivers-DeAndre-Jordan-Blake-Griffin-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Milwaukee-Bucks.jpeg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers: Doc Rivers’ strong claim on Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-12T13:30:30-07:00">March 12th, 1:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-12T13:35:27-07:00">March 12th, 1:35pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his seventh season as the LA Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content below:</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The LA Clippers will be moving into their own arena next season, and Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers believes Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan should be there. Well, maybe not in person.</p><p>Doc Rivers’ Bucks defeated James Harden and the Clippers on Sunday afternoon, a game in which Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sat out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-paul-george-troublesome-injury-vs-timberwolves" rel="noopener">due to injury management</a>. It did mark a return, however, for the coach who helped put the Clippers franchise on the map back in 2013.</p><p>From that point forward, the Clippers went on to four consecutive 51+ win seasons, something that had only been done once in franchise history (in the 2012-13 season under head coach Vinny Del Negro).</p><p>“I took the job and my number one goal was to make the Clippers a destination,” <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1767262401827930264" rel="noopener">Doc Rivers explained</a> to ClutchPoints over the weekend. “That was what we said. Make this place [a place you want to be]. I told this story, I wanted to cover up the Laker banners not because it was the Lakers, I just thought it was a Clipper game. Let’s be the Clippers. And then I wanted to retire a jersey. There was no jersey to retire. And so I looked at our guys and said, ‘we have to build a tradition here so there will be.'”</p><p>The team acquired Chris Paul, adding him to a roster with Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin and a rising DeAndre Jordan. Those three players led the ‘Lob City’ era of Clippers basketball for six highly entertaining seasons that made one of the worst franchises in NBA history must-see TV.</p><p>Bucks head coach Doc Rivers believes all three of those former stars should have their jerseys retired with the Clippers when it’s all said and done.</p><p>“I think there will be jerseys coming forward. I think Blake. I think DJ, 100% should be. And I think Chris Paul. So now, they’re starting to create a history and that’s important for franchises and that was what we wanted to do.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Doc Rivers told me he believes Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, and CP3 should have their jerseys retired with the Clippers.</p><p>“I wanted to retire a jersey. There was no jersey to retire… I think there will be jerseys coming forward. Blake. I think DJ 100% should be. And I think… <a href="https://t.co/BGh0PTby81">pic.twitter.com/BGh0PTby81</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1767262401827930264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Intuit Dome, which is set to open next year for the 2024-25 season, appears to be one of the last things the Clippers will need to solidify themselves and their place in Los Angeles.</p><p>“It means a lot,” Doc Rivers told ClutchPoints. “They’re moving to a new arena. This is a franchise now. It is. It is a franchise that every year people expect now to be good. That’s a good thing.”</p><p>The Clippers next contest will be Tuesday night when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers: Doc Rivers’ strong claim on Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-news-boston-begging-for-blake-griffin-return-draws-awesome-reactions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics begging for Blake Griffin return draws awesome reactions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Celtics_news_Boston_begging_for_Blake_Griffin_return_draws_awesome_reactions.webp"></figure><h1>Celtics begging for Blake Griffin return draws awesome reactions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-26T19:04:49-08:00">February 26th, 7:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-26T19:04:49-08:00">February 26th, 7:04pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Blake Griffin hasn’t stepped on the NBA hardwood this season, and it looks like certain members of the Boston Celtics long for his veteran presence back on the team. <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1762266830482088329" rel="noopener">Appearing on a podcast</a>, Celtics guards Derrick White and Payton Pritchard admitted that they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-blake-griffins-stance-boston-return-players-begging-come-back" rel="noopener">have been begging Griffin</a> to return for one last ride with the Green and White.</p><p>“I think the whole team has been begging him to come back to Boston,” White said, via Pardon My Take Podcast and ClutchPoints.</p><p>“I texted him actually like a week or two, being like: ‘Come back for one last ride?'” Pritchard added.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-blake-griffins-nba-future-gets-shocking-retirement-update-from-celtics-gm-brad-stevens" rel="noopener">Griffin, who’s currently</a> a free agent, decided to prioritize time with his family following a stint with Boston during the 2022-23 season. Throughout 41 games played with the Celtics, the 34-year-old averaged 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 13.9 minutes per game. Still, the six-time All-Star’s locker room presence and leadership seemed to have a positive effect on the younger players, based on White and Pritchard’s comments.</p><p>Going back to the podcast, the Padron My Take hosts decided to FaceTime Griffin and ask why he wouldn’t suit up for the Celtics one more time. The former Lob City icon had a simple response to the question.</p><p>“I’m just enjoying life right now,” Griffin said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“[Blake Griffin] is the best… The whole team has been begging him to come back to Boston.”</p><p>Derrick White and the Celtics want to see Blake Griffin come back for one last ride 😤</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PardonMyTake</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Dol507eN74">pic.twitter.com/Dol507eN74</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1762266830482088329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While the big man’s response hints that a return is unlikely, many fans welcome the idea of Blake Griffin playing for one more season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">blake winning a ring would be dope he deserves it</p><p>— 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙗𝙝 ⁶𓅓 (@OVOLakeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/OVOLakeShow/status/1762267567690068170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">That great</p><p>— 🦋خاک زادہ🦋 (@ikview) <a href="https://twitter.com/ikview/status/1762267903691239586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is one of my new favorite clips</p><p>— BasedCelticsFan (@BasedCelticsFan) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedCelticsFan/status/1762199030560637045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EarthquakeBlake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EarthquakeBlake</a></p><p>— Jesse Welch (@jwelch31) <a href="https://twitter.com/jwelch31/status/1762194030824214790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/blakegriffin23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@blakegriffin23</a> I heard you can still dunk bro, the people want to see you dunk</p><p>— The Missing Hands of Allen Lazard (@mnewy100redux) <a href="https://twitter.com/mnewy100redux/status/1762241298365292715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Blake can still dunk</p><p>— stayuponelove2 (@cutlets19504) <a href="https://twitter.com/cutlets19504/status/1762275271044931787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>Throughout his 13-season NBA tenure, Griffin tallied career averages of 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Aside from his six All-Star appearances, the power forward won the Rookie of the Year Award and the Slam Dunk Contest back in 2011. If he somehow decides to join the Celtics for a last hurrah, Blake Griffin might have another chance at a ring, considering how the team is playing right now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics begging for Blake Griffin return draws awesome reactions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-news-blake-griffins-stance-boston-return-players-begging-come-back');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics: Blake Griffin’s stance on Boston return amid players begging him to come back');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blake_Griffin_s_stance_on_Boston_return_amid_players_begging_him_to_come_back.webp"></figure><h1>Celtics: Blake Griffin’s stance on Boston return amid players begging him to come back</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-26T11:01:20-08:00">February 26th, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-26T14:18:57-08:00">February 26th, 2:18pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-al-horford-drops-scary-truth-bomb-after-resounding-victory-over-knicks" rel="noopener">cruising along</a> as the NBA gets underway after the All-Star break. With victories over the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks since returning to action, the C’s find themselves in the middle of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-joe-mazzulla-knicks-challenge-elevated-boston" rel="noopener">nice eight-game win streak</a>.</p><p>Barring a historic collapse, the postseason is well within Boston’s sights, which has left fans wondering how they should fill the final open spot on their roster.</p><p>One guy fans, and the players from the sounds of it, wouldn’t be upset to see return to Boston is Blake Griffin, who was a sparkplug for the C’s in limited action last season. Griffin hasn’t signed with a new team this year, and when he was asked about a potential reunion with Boston, Griffin provided a bit of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgiKTUJjloE" rel="noopener">murky response</a> that makes it seem like something that isn’t necessarily going to happen.</p><p>“We talk quite a bit. I’m just enjoying my life right now, guys. Boston is unbelievable. Living in Boston, playing in Boston was, like, one of the best experiences. Dude, the fans are incredible. Having a team that is so championship-focused, one of the best parts is the players on that team are just like such a great group of guys.” – Blake Griffin, Pardon My Take</p><h2><b>Should the Celtics re-sign Blake Griffin for their stretch run?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blake_Griffin_of_the_Celtics.webp"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Griffin isn’t the star he once was, but he was well-received in Boston’s locker room during his lone season with the team, to the point where Derrick White and Payton Pritchard both said they have been trying to convince him to rejoin the team for their latest championship run.</p><p>Griffin’s numbers last season don’t pop off the page (4.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.5 APG, 48.5 FG%). However, the team loved him and the fans loved him, so it would make sense for the Celtics to see if he wants to return.</p><p>Griffin isn’t the only former Celtic that fans are interested in seeing return, as former star guard Isaiah Thomas recently was on social media asking Boston to use their final roster spot on him, even if he doesn’t play a single game for them.</p><p>Regardless, it doesn’t seem like Griffin will be the guy the C’s use their final roster spot on right now. Although it’s clear if he ever changes his mind, the team would gladly welcome him back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics: Blake Griffin’s stance on Boston return amid players begging him to come back

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/check-out-blake-griffins-incredible-531k-car-collection-with-photos');   ga('set', 'title', 'Check out Blake Griffin’s incredible $531K car collection, with photos');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Check-out-Blake-Griffin_s-incredible-531K-car-collection-with-photos.jpg"></figure><h1>Check out Blake Griffin’s incredible $531K car collection, with photos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-25T11:19:35-08:00">November 25th, 11:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-25T11:19:35-08:00">November 25th, 11:19am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time NBA writer at ClutchPoints. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball. He is also a life-long fan of LeBron James.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Blake Griffin has an incredible car collection. Back in the day, Griffin established himself as a walking highlight reel capable of putting anyone on the poster. At his peak, Griffin earned six All-Star Game appearances and became a five-time All-NBA team player.</p><p>The 6-foot-9 athletic power forward was also a fixture in the Clippers’ Lob City era. Given Griffin’s achievements in the NBA, have you ever wondered what kind of cars a guy like him owns? Well, wonder no more. This article features Blake Griffin’s incredible $531K car collection, with photos.</p><p>Given that Griffin was one of the biggest NBA stars, it isn’t surprising that the six-time All-Star had plenty of money to spare. As a result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/inside-blake-griffin-5-9-million-mansion" rel="noopener">Griffin not only decided to invest</a> in a few properties, but he also opted to pick up a string of luxurious cars to fill up his garage. Griffin’s collection is <a href="https://www.carhp.com/news/take-a-look-at-celtics-player-blake-griffin-s-2023-car-collection" rel="noopener">composed of</a> a string of luxurious sedans and an SUV.</p><p>Griffin <a href="https://www.urbansplatter.com/2022/08/blake-griffin-private-jet-the-fun-time/" rel="noopener">mostly travels via private jet</a>. However, the 6-9 power forward does take his cars to the streets, especially on date nights.</p><h2><b>4. 2011 Kia Optima</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-083722.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-083644.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-083606.jpg"></figure><p> </p><p>For more photos, check out <a href="https://www.autoblog.com/buy/2011-Kia-Optima/photos/" rel="noopener">this review</a>.</p><p>When it was still on the market, the 2011 Kia Optima was retailed for $6,900. Although it was the cheapest car Griffin ever owned, it is also arguably the most iconic car attached to the six-time All-Star.</p><p>As we all know, at the 2011 NBA All-Star festivities, Griffin made headlines by executing an alley-oop dunk over the Kia Optima to win the Slam Dunk Contest. As the ambassador of Kia, it isn’t surprising that the six-time All-Star used the same car for the Slam Dunk title.</p><p>Equipped with a 2.4-liter Inline 4 engine, the sedan has a 200 horsepower and 186 pound-feet of torque. Furthermore, the Kia Optima can also go as fast as 132 mph. Moreover, it can go from 0 to 60 mph in just under eight seconds.</p><p>Although Griffin no longer owns the same 2011 Kia Optima after auctioning it off, it surely played a pivotal role in powering Griffin to stardom with one of the most memorable dunks in All-Star weekend history.</p><h2><b>3. 2023 GMC Yukon Denali</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-084823.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-084720.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-084639.jpg"></figure><p>For more photos, go to the <a href="https://www.gmc.com/suvs/yukon/denali" rel="noopener">GMC website</a>.</p><p>Given Griffin’s massive 6-foot-9 and 250-pound stature, it isn’t surprising that the six-time All-Star picked up a luxurious SUV to accommodate his frame. With a SUV in mind, there’s no doubt that Griffin made the right choice in buying a 2023 GMC Yukon Denali.</p><p>At $74,305, the roomy nine-seater SUV should offer plenty of comfort for Griffin while doing drives around the city. Furthermore, the SUV is also practical for Griffin if he wants to spend time with his children.</p><p>Built with a 6.2-liter V8 engine, it has 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. Moreover, with a 10-speed automatic transmission, the luxurious SUV can also go as fast as 112 mph.</p><p>It also has the ability to go from 0 to 60 mph in just six seconds. Certainly, it is a premium SUV fit for an athletic NBA star like Griffin in terms of design and performance.</p><h2><b>2. 2022 Tesla Model S</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-090048.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-085934.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-085902.jpg"></figure><p>For more photos, go to the <a href="https://www.tesla.com/models" rel="noopener">Tesla website</a>.</p><p>When it comes to a premium sedan, not a lot can top the Tesla Model S. The Tesla Model S is certainly a car of the future, combining a sleek design with modern technology.</p><p>Powered by a dual electric motor system, it has 670 horsepower. With a one-speed direct-drive transmission, it can go as fast as 149 mph. Furthermore, it can go from 0 to 60 mph in just a little over three seconds.</p><p>Given the features of the premium sedan, it isn’t surprising that a superstar like Griffin picked one up for himself. Besides, it is <a href="https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-model-s-plaid-is-fastest-electric-cars-from-0-60-mph-tested-by-motortrend" rel="noopener">one of the fastest electric cars</a> in the world today.</p><p>Apart from elite performance, the Tesla Model S should also provide a comfortable driving experience for the five-time All-NBA player. Priced at $104,990, Griffin should have no problems affording the luxury sedan that holds the keys to the future.</p><h2><b>1. Rolls-Royce Wraith</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-091531.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-091511.jpg"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-091446.jpg"></figure><p>For more photos, check out <a href="https://www.autodeal.com.ph/cars/rolls-royce/wraith" rel="noopener">this review</a>.</p><p>Sold in the market for $344,500, the Rolls-Royce Wraith is the most expensive car in Griffin’s car collection. Apart from it being the most expensive, it seems like it was also the six-time All-Star’s favorite after taking it for a spin a few times while he was seeing Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kendall Jenner. Given the features of the Rolls-Royce Wraith, it is easy to see why.</p><p>Aside from its well-designed interior and exterior, the Rolls-Royce Wraith also performs like a premium sedan. It can reach a maximum speed of 155 mph and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just over four seconds.</p><p>Nevertheless, this is all the information that we have on Blake Griffin’s incredible $531K car collection.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Check out Blake Griffin’s incredible $531K car collection, with photos

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-blake-griffins-potential-celtics-return-unfortunate-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Blake Griffin’s potential Celtics return gets unfortunate update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nba-rumors-blake-griffins-potential-celtics-return-gets-unfortunate-update.jpeg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Blake Griffin’s potential Celtics return gets unfortunate update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-06T06:14:48-07:00">September 6th, 6:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-06T06:14:48-07:00">September 6th, 6:14am</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics have just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-svi-mykhailiuk-contract">one roster spot</a> remaining, and they seemingly have the perfect candidate to fill that vacancy with Blake Griffin.</p><p>Griffin, a six-time All-Star and seasoned NBA veteran, was a solid role player off the bench last season for the C’s. Although he’s no longer in his prime, he brings a lot to the table with his defense, rebounding, and locker room presence.</p><p>But while Griffin makes sense for Boston, a potential homecoming may be <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/05/sports/celtics-kristaps-porzingis-roster/">in jeopardy</a>, per Adam Himmelsbach of <i>The Boston Globe</i>.</p><p>“The Celtics would likely welcome a return by veteran big man Blake Griffin,” Himmelsbach wrote. “But for now that appears unlikely as Griffin considers his future, [a league] source said.”</p><p>Heading into his 16th season in the league, Griffin is still looking for his first title. The 34-year-old forward has never even played in the NBA Finals and while there are plenty of contenders throughout the Association, it could be easier for him to stay on the team that was just one game away from a championship appearance.</p><p>Additionally, Griffin himself said how much <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-blake-griffin-boston-free-agency">he loved Boston</a> and his Celtics teammates. And he wouldn’t only warm up the bench for the C’s either. During the 2022-23 campaign, Griffin played in 41 games and started 16 of them. With the Green Team’s spotty <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-kristaps-porzingis-training-camp-foot-injury-update">injury history</a> (especially with centers Robert Williams III and Kristaps Porzingis), there’s room on the roster for someone like him to fill in frequently.</p><p>Of course, Griffin could want to go back to the area of the country he’s more familiar with. The former first-overall pick spent the first eight years of his career in Los Angeles, and his hometown of Oklahoma City is certainly far from Boston.</p><p>No matter where Griffin goes, he’s still a pro who can step up when needed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Blake Griffin’s potential Celtics return gets unfortunate update

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He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA offseason is winding down, yet the Boston Celtics still have a few things to address. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-boston-working-out-stephen-curry-ex-warriors-teammate-glen-robinson-iii" rel="noopener">Celtics’ biggest concern</a> is filling the last two vacancies on the roster, one of which may or may not be occupied by unrestricted free agent forward Blake Griffin.</p><p>Griffin spent the 15th year of his long career with the C’s last season and made quite the impression. He primarily came off the bench and served as a solid defender who could step up when necessary. When asked about Griffin’s impact, Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens offered plenty of <a href="https://celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-boston-celtics-blake-griffin-brad-stevens/" rel="noopener">high praise</a>, via WEEI.</p><p>“When [Robert Williams III] was out at the start of the year, those guys that played in his place did an amazing job of keeping us afloat,” he said. “Blake was as good as it gets both on and off the court.”</p><p>Griffin, who’s 34 years old and nearing the end of his NBA journey, was also a vocal leader for the Celtics during their 2022-23 campaign. It’s a rare luxury to receive advice and wisdom from a six-time All-Star, but Griffin provided that to a Celtics squad filled with young stars.</p><p>Whether or not Griffin returns to Beantown for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-why-boston-has-one-of-the-best-schedules-in-the-2023-24-season" rel="noopener">2023-24 season</a> remains to be seen. However, it’s clear that Stevens enjoyed having the league veteran on the court and in the locker room.</p><p>The respect isn’t just one-sided, either, as Griffin has been vocal about his love for Boston. Although he didn’t declare that he was coming back, he had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-blake-griffin-boston-free-agency" rel="noopener">great things to say</a> about his Celtics teammates.</p><p>If the former Slam Dunk Contest champion is willing to take a discount, there’s a real possibility that he’ll be back in green for the upcoming season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2022-23 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.1	3.8	1.5	0.2	0.3

2022-23 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.1	3.8	1.5	0.2	0.3

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