Written by Broderick Turner at LaTimes.com
The Clippers continue to wait for the NBA to make a decision on what punishment it will hand down on Blake Griffin.
The investigation into the fight Griffin had with assistant equipment manager Matias Testi at a restaurant in Toronto has been ongoing for a little more than a week, leaving the Clippers in a quandary because they have no idea how much time Griffin will be suspended.
However, Clippers Coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday that the team is less concerned about a suspension since Griffin broke his right hand when he threw a punch at Testi.
Griffin is expected to be out a few more weeks recovering from his injury.
“The fact that Blake’s injured, I guess, is easier in that way because he’s injured,” Rivers said. “It would be a lot harder if he was healthy and we were waiting for a decision That would be difficult. We would not be happy with how long this has taken.
But because of the injury, I think it doesn’t push us that much.”
The Clippers leave Thursday for a four-game trip. Rivers said they would have kept Griffin in Los Angeles anyway because of the injury.
“The only reason he was on the Toronto part of the trip was because we thought that there was a chance he was going to play on that trip,” said Rivers, referring Griffin having been out with a partially torn left quadriceps tendon. “We typically don’t travel guys that are injured.”
To continue reading this article, click here.
