For Immediate Release
Griffin Cleared to Participate in All Team Activities
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 12:00 pm (PT)
Los Angeles Clippers’ rookie forward Blake Griffin, who suffered a strained right shoulder during the Las Vegas Summer League, has been cleared to participate with no limitations in all team activities by Clippers’ team physician Dr. Steven Shimoyama.
Griffin, who originally strained the shoulder during the third game of the Clippers’ five game stint in Las Vegas, was named the League’s Most Outstanding Player and went on to average 19.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
The first overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, Griffin was the consensus National Player of the Year following a sophomore season where he averaged 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds for the Sooners.
The 20-year old Oklahoma City native dominated college basketball last season, winning every major postseason player of the year award. Griffin led the nation in rebounding (504 rebounds) and double-doubles (30) and helped the Sooners advance to the Elite Eight in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
The 6-foot-10, 251 pound Griffin was named to the All-Big 12 Team as a freshman in 2007-08, and continued to improve last season, finishing second in the nation in field goal percentage (.659) and 11th in scoring (22.7 ppg). Griffin’s 504 rebounds last season was the highest season rebound total in college basketball since Larry Bird grabbed 505 boards in 1978-79.
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Finally! Time to get this thing rolling!
