Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand

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Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:45 pm

Blake Griffin has hurt his hand in a fight with a member of the Los Angeles Clippers' equipment staff.


Griffin suffered a suspected fracture in his hand.


Griffin and the equipment staffer got into an argument in a restaurant during the team's trip to Toronto. Griffin hit the man, who then left the restaurant and went outside. Griffin followed him outside and hit him again.


The hand injury is expected to keep Griffin out "a matter of weeks, as opposed to days."


Griffin, who has been out with a quadriceps injury, originally hoped to return to the lineup during this road trip. 


 


In November 2014, Griffin was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery after allegedly getting into an altercation with a man at a Las Vegas nightclub. 

Via Michael Eaves/ESPN

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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#2 » by artsncrafts » Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:53 pm

Man they really need to a make a reality TV show that follows idiot NBA players in their day to day lives. Think Basketball Wives but with no wives.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#3 » by TdotRap4Lyfe » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:15 pm

What a punk, resorting to violence from an argument.
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Post#4 » by fuller4379 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:24 pm

He should face criminal charges and get suspended.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#5 » by coopnyc74 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:25 pm

You probably have issues if you feel the need to resort to violence with the equipment manager.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#6 » by Jazzing » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:31 pm

The staffer made a joke about Griffin missing the All Star for the first time in his career and Griffin didn't like it.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#7 » by Rated T By CBRA » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:33 pm

artsncrafts wrote:Man they really need to a make a reality TV show that follows idiot NBA players in their day to day lives. Think Basketball Wives but with no wives.

It could work for just LAC roster. If they already didn't have enough hate and/or ridicule come their way...here comes a ****.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#8 » by 6_Rings » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:54 pm

he should be tried and jailed in Canada
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#9 » by malgus » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:09 pm

That equipment manager should be fired since his face is going to cost the team hundreds of thousands of dollars and wins in the playoff race.

Also Blake Griffin is a jerk. But yeah, the equipment manager should have just let it go whatever it was surely wasn't a big enough deal to warrant sticking to your guns and getting punched over. Suppose the equipment manager was right 100% with no doubt and Blake Griffin was equally convinced that he was wrong. At a certain point, it's just not worth arguing with crazy people. You are right and leave it at that.
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Post#10 » by ChosunX » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:31 pm

When he did pretend bj stunt i put into the jerk category. i was right.
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Post#11 » by MaxRider » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:31 pm

what an idiot
you don't punch with your knuckles
punch with your palm
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Post#12 » by Blue_and_Whte » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:52 pm

Griffin is approaching KG levels of fake tough guyness
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Post#13 » by likashing » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:54 pm

It doesn't sound like a fight. It sounds more like Blake hurt himself trying to hit the staffer. Blake should have just thrown water at the staffer like the ladies do instead of throwing a punch...

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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#14 » by RonaldArtest » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:09 pm

MaxRider wrote:what an idiot
you don't punch with your knuckles
punch with your palm

I believe they call that a slap.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#15 » by malgus » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:15 pm

RonaldArtest wrote:
MaxRider wrote:what an idiot
you don't punch with your knuckles
punch with your palm

I believe they call that a slap.


call it whatever you want at least his hand wouldn't be broke
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#16 » by MaxRider » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:23 pm

RonaldArtest wrote:
MaxRider wrote:what an idiot
you don't punch with your knuckles
punch with your palm

I believe they call that a slap.

it's called palm strike

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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#17 » by UCFJayBird » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:27 pm

malgus wrote:That equipment manager should be fired since his face is going to cost the team hundreds of thousands of dollars and wins in the playoff race.

Also Blake Griffin is a jerk. But yeah, the equipment manager should have just let it go whatever it was surely wasn't a big enough deal to warrant sticking to your guns and getting punched over. Suppose the equipment manager was right 100% with no doubt and Blake Griffin was equally convinced that he was wrong. At a certain point, it's just not worth arguing with crazy people. You are right and leave it at that.


You're trolling right? If not, that's insane. The equipment employee doesn't have nearly as much to lose as Griffin. Griffin should understand the situation and be able to control him impulses. First from a basketball standpoint (don't hurt your hands). Second from a legal standpoint. The guy committed battery. Will he be charged? Probably not. The Clippers/Blake will probably pay the guy handsomely to look the other way (edit: or the guy might let it go since they're supposed friends, see below).

Read on ESPN that Griffin and Jordan are good friends with the guy and that they've vacationed together. Sounds like a joke was probably taken too far and Griffin took exception. He hit the guy, who then went outside (wonder if he walked away or told Griffin to meet him outside), and then got decked again. Mind you the guy now has an injury to his face (according to espn).

Even if the punch was warranted, Griffin is still a moron for doing it.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#18 » by Tenbomber » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:37 pm

MaxRider wrote:
RonaldArtest wrote:
MaxRider wrote:what an idiot
you don't punch with your knuckles
punch with your palm

I believe they call that a slap.

it's called palm strike


I call that stupid..... :crazy:....Kind of looks like his persona in his commercials was not so different than his IQ in real life?

His team's playoff chances were slim before all of this.....Now, you can almost eliminate them from winning the West...

He has let his team down by being an idiot....
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#19 » by urinesane » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:41 pm

malgus wrote:That equipment manager should be fired since his face is going to cost the team hundreds of thousands of dollars and wins in the playoff race.

Also Blake Griffin is a jerk. But yeah, the equipment manager should have just let it go whatever it was surely wasn't a big enough deal to warrant sticking to your guns and getting punched over. Suppose the equipment manager was right 100% with no doubt and Blake Griffin was equally convinced that he was wrong. At a certain point, it's just not worth arguing with crazy people. You are right and leave it at that.


Yes, blame the person who got punched instead of the person who did the punching. He forced Blake to punch him, right?

People are dumb.
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Re: Blake Griffin Punches Clippers' Equipment Employee, Injures Hand 

Post#20 » by MaxRider » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:43 pm

Tenbomber wrote:
MaxRider wrote:
RonaldArtest wrote:I believe they call that a slap.

it's called palm strike


I call that stupid..... :crazy:....Kind of looks like his persona in his commercials was not so different than his IQ in real life?

His team's playoff chances were slim before all of this.....Now, you can almost eliminate them from winning the West...

He has let his team down by being an idiot....

IDK man
they are actually playing better without him

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