Big Blake getting a taste of Clippers Curse
Wonder if Blake Griffin is starting to believe in this Clippers Curse idea.
The former Oklahoma standout has officially been a member of the Los Angeles Clippers for all of three months, and already he’s had not one but two injuries.
Perhaps you remember that Griffin was sidelined earlier this summer. He strained his right shoulder during a summer league game in July. He was on track to return to action when the Clippers opened training camp earlier this week.
That injury just seemed like a blip on the Clippers Curse radar. After all, the team best known for futility has had far worse incidents. Take Danny Manning, for example. The slam-dunk, No. 1 pick in the 1988 draft went to the Clippers, and 26 games into his pro career, he suffered a knee injury. He was never the same after that.
So, that shoulder could’ve been worse for Griffin.
But then last week, he was participating in an informal workout session at the team’s training facility. He had a knee-on-knee collision with teammate Craig Smith.
Smith was completely and totally unscathed.
Griffin injured his left knee, bruising his patella and leaving his patellar tendon sore.
That meant that when the Clippers opened camp Tuesday, Griffin could only watch from his elliptical machine.
Maybe we should’ve seen this coming. On draft night, after all, news about the biggest day of Griffin’s life was dwarfed in Los Angeles by the death of Michael Jackson. What should’ve been big sports news in Southern California became an afterthought.
Clippers Curse? Alive and well? Strong as ever? It sure seems that way.
There is no doubt that Blake Griffin is a strong, strapping young lad. He can carry a lot on those broad shoulders. Adjusting to the NBA and living up to expectations should be no problem for Big Blake.
This Clippers Curse might be a whole other story.
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