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Griffin, who injured his left knee four days before camp opened, will not play against the Warriors but could be cleared for contact in practice in a few days. Also sitting out will be backup point guard Sebastian Telfair, who was acquired in a four-player deal with Minnesota in July. Telfair injured his left foot during a drill at camp.

Joining them on the injured list is the veteran big man, 35-year-old Marcus Camby, who suffered a hyperextended left knee at practice Friday. He did not take part in Saturday's lone session at Playa Vista and watched from the sideline.

Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy said Camby was questionable for tonight's game.

"He came down on a rebound and there was no contact, no bumps," Dunleavy said. "He just landed wrong and went down to the ground, which was a little scary."

Dunleavy and the longest-tenured Clipper, Chris Kaman, had more or less the same answer when asked which player had jumped out at camp in terms of improvement.

The irrepressible Jordan. The kid who is capable of a making a spectacular play and missing a wide-open dunk within a matter of minutes.

"He's just so young and even in his one year at [Texas] A&M, he didn't play a lot of minutes," Kaman said.

Said Dunleavy: "The biggest jump anybody has taken is DeAndre. He's had lot of really good minutes. What he still runs into [is] where he lets his emotions take over for him at times. Where he gets a bad call or something and it affects the next two plays."

Fishy~McFish wrote:Hmmm.. I don't like how this is starting off. :X

mkwest wrote:

Fishy~McFish wrote:Hmmm.. I don't like how this is starting off. :X

The injuries? As long as they are minor and won't linger, then it shouldn't be much of a problem.

mike3 wrote:Damn i was hoping to see Griffin in his first game. Does anyone know if Kareem Rush or Anthony Roberson are on our roster cause i found photos of them both in Clippers jerseys with the rest of the team? but apart from that i havent heard anything officially

The Clippers, who lost their preseason opener on Sunday at Golden Sate to the Warriors, got some bodies back in practice on today at Playa Vista.

Returning to action were Marcus Camby, backup point guard Sebastian Telfair and free agent Taj Gray. No. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin (left knee) still has not been cleared for contact. That should happen either Tuesday or Wednesday, and the Clippers said his recovery is on schedule.

He could play, if all goes well, in the next preseason game on Friday against Portland.

Griffin's running mate, teammate DeAndre Jordan, who came off the bench and had 22 points and 10 rebounds against the Warriors, reported that the rookie's frustration has been building. It's been hard for Griffin to sit out and watch the others scrimmage.

"It's so funny," Jordan said. "He's just watching. It's like his mom told him he can't go outside and play with everyone else."

Lisa Dillman, The Fabulous Forum