OT: Curse of the Clippers= BLAKE GRIFFIN OUT FOR THE YEAR

[Buzz Killington]

http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews100113.html
After experiencing some discomfort during his recently-accelerated rehabilitation program, Clippers’ forward Blake Griffin was examined Tuesday afternoon by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles.

As a result of that examination, it has been determined that the healing in his left patella area has not improved to the expected required level. Griffin will undergo a surgical procedure in the near future, with a recovery prognosis of four to six months. Team personnel will be made available to the media. Further details will be made available as events develop.

Previously on December 23rd, after undergoing a CT Scan and MRI Griffin had been cleared to increase his rehabilitation workload.

Griffin, the first overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, suffered a non-displaced stress fracture of his left patella during the Clippers’ last preseason game vs. the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, October 23rd.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

Shit.

 

[Natebishop3]

Bust

 

[Nikolokolus]

That sucks

 

[cdub503]

Bust

 

[Uther TheGardener]

i wonder if it is the shoes.....

 

[Shapecity]

It's just unbelievable. That's serious karma right there for the slumlord Donald Sterling.

 

[Uther TheGardener]

there seems to be more broken legs his year than i ever can remember....

 

[Rodolfo]

there seems to be more broken legs his year than i ever can remember....

 

[hasoos]

For some reason I think I need some Milk.

 

[hasoos]

1. Don't ever be a #1 draft pick by the Clippers.
2. Don't ever be a center drafted #1 by the Blazers. If they are going to draft you, change your position to "Power Forward".

 

[oldguy]

Bust

Yep, should have taken T. Evans.

Go Blazers

 

[BlazerWookee]

We should have drafted him. That way, we could get another injured player exception...

 

[maxiep]

I hope the medical staff of the Blazers have read this article. Take it nice and slow with our GO and Przy.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This really sucks for Griffin and the Clippers.

Welcome to our hell, Clipper Nation.

 

[hasoos]

I still think the Clippers will make the playoffs, this just puts a little dampener on it. They still have a pretty good built team in my book. Griffin would have been the icing on the cake, and the additional depth to make them tough.

 

[maxiep]

This really sucks for Griffin and the Clippers.

Welcome to our hell, Clipper Nation.

I'll tell you what, I have more respect for Clipper fans than almost any fanbase in the league. That is one cursed franchise with a shitty owner. They have the option of rooting for Stern's favorite team. Yet still they back the Clips.

That's a fanbase that deserves some good luck and success. I'd love to see them sold by Sterling and moved back to San Diego.

 

[hasoos]

I'll tell you what, I have more respect for Clipper fans than almost any fanbase in the league. That is one cursed franchise with a shitty owner. They have the option of rooting for Stern's favorite team. Yet still they back the Clips.

That's a fanbase that deserves some good luck and success. I'd love to see them sold by Sterling and moved back to San Diego.

The best thing that could happen to that franchise is to move the fuck out of LA. They deserve better.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'll tell you what, I have more respect for Clipper fans than almost any fanbase in the league. That is one cursed franchise with a shitty owner. They have the option of rooting for Stern's favorite team. Yet still they back the Clips.

That's a fanbase that deserves some good luck and success. I'd love to see them sold by Sterling and moved back to San Diego.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Clippers Curse>>Blazers Curse.

 

[the ob]

I'll tell you what, I have more respect for Clipper fans than almost any fanbase in the league. That is one cursed franchise with a shitty owner. They have the option of rooting for Stern's favorite team. Yet still they back the Clips.

That's a fanbase that deserves some good luck and success. I'd love to see them sold by Sterling and moved back to San Diego.

I agree with this 100% I really feel for them. also, I was really looking forward to seeing that kid play this year.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Move them to San Diego or Vancouver BC. Sterling is a scum bag, I can't imagine how it would be with an owner like that.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Clippers Curse>>Blazers Curse.

Actually it's more like Clippers Curse>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Blazers Curse

That franchise has made the play-offs a total of 4 times in the last 33 years - and only made it past the 1st round once. The Blazers have only missed the play-offs 6 times in that same 33-year span, won the finals once, made it to the finals two more times and advanced past the first round a total of 9 times. Our temporary (and historic) injury woes are nothing compared to what that franchise and it's fans have sufferred.

BNM

 

[chris_in_pdx]

I can't wait for the (Clipper Season Ticker Holder) Bill Simmons article that claims that Blake will be back, better than ever next year, and that this is just bad break. Oh and that the Clippers were COMPLETELY justified in taking him over Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings, because you can't teach size and Griffen is "can't miss".

 

[mook]

My personal theory is that every NBA city gets a certain amount of luck, both good and bad. You make it to the WCF, you make it on the police blotter. You get the #1 pick and a franchise center, the center has microfracture. You get the #3 pick in the Chris Paul draft, you draft Martell Webster.

The same holds true for LA. The only problem is that the luck isn't evenly divided between the two teams. You get one team that gets every possible piece of manna that falls from the sky, and another franchise that is inexplicably a sponge for bad karma.

The luckiest and unluckiest franchises in the league, sharing the same arena. If a toilet breaks and floods one spot, we all know whose locker room it'll be.

 

[axs88]

I can't wait for the (Clipper Season Ticker Holder) Bill Simmons article that claims that Blake will be back, better than ever next year, and that this is just bad break. Oh and that the Clippers were COMPLETELY justified in taking him over Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings, because you can't teach size and Griffen is "can't miss".

Actually, he wrote an entire piece about how the Clippers are cursed, and what bad luck it is for Griffin that they won the #1 pick.

I get what you're trying to say though.

 

[handiman]

This news concerns me for Oden's rehab prospects. How difficult is it to determine the healing rate of the patella if all signs pointed to Griffin being ahead of schedule, then two weeks later needing to go under the knife because it's healing too slow?

 

[LittleAlex]

Actually, he wrote an entire piece about how the Clippers are cursed, and what bad luck it is for Griffin that they won the #1 pick.

I get what you're trying to say though.

Did Griffin ever have any trouble with his knee before this year?

Simmons take was that Oden had one leg that was longer then the other which would cause him to be more fragile then he should have been. I don't recall anything similar being said about Blake Griffin.

 

[hasoos]

Did Griffin ever have any trouble with his knee before this year?

Simmons take was that Oden had one leg that was longer then the other which would cause him to be more fragile then he should have been. I don't recall anything similar being said about Blake Griffin.

As far as I know Griffin was a completely medical trouble free before joining the Clippers.

 

[Blazer_Hippie]

This is just a drag...

kudos to Clippers fans that are managing to stay fans and not jump off bridges!

 

[hasoos]

It could have been worse. He could have came back and tried to play on it despite any pain, and ended up doing what Joel did to himself.