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The LA Clippers could now make a case as the best team in Los Angeles, but Blake Griffin thinks his former team will have a hard time dethroning the Los Angeles Lakers as the kings of the city. Doc Rivers and Co. made a splash this summer when they made a double-swoop for Kawhi Leonard […]

Detroit Pistons big man Blake Griffin showcased his skills in stand-up comedy by roasting Caitlyn Jenner about her sex change and her daughters. Griffin was on The Comedy Roast of Alec Baldwin together with Robert De Niro, Caitlyn Jenner and Ken Jeong. Griffin, who has been spotted with Kendall Jenner before, seemingly dug up from […]

The NBA recently confirmed that they are banning the use of “ninja-style headbands” for the 2019-20 season. Now, becoming a true comedian as of late, Detriot Pistons power forward Blake Griffin immediately took it to Twitter to add his two cents to the mix. Harping on Adrian Wojnarowski’s report, the Pistons All-Star joked that he […]

The Detroit Pistons are coming off of what has become a typical NBA season for them, as they won 41 games and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Now, the Pistons are heading into the 2019-20 campaign with a very similar roster and with very similar expectations. This team just isn’t very […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard knows he has to be a “knockdown shooter” playing alongside Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond. Griffin and Drummond get double-teamed a lot when they have the ball in the post, which frees up guys like Kennard for wide-open looks from beyond the arc. Jackson, meanwhile, can break […]

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin recently went undercover as a cab driver in Montreal, and for those who missed it, he had a hilarious exchange with one of his unsuspecting passengers. Besides being a great basketball player, Griffin is also a good comedian. In fact, he was in Montreal to perform in a comedy […]

Blake Griffin has built himself as a man with talent in two seemingly opposite industries. And during this offseason, he put his comedic chops to the test as he drove around Montreal, Canada. Red Bull released a video on their YouTube channel of the Detroit Pistons star posing as a cab driver to take unsuspecting […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin says the team didn’t boycott Game 4 of the 2014 playoffs against the Golden State Warriors because they weren’t playing for Donald Sterling in the first place. TMZ published voice recordings of Sterling making racist statements to his mistress before Game 4. The Clippers and Warriors were seriously […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin says he sometimes felt like “a possession” owner Donald Sterling had acquired when he played for the Clippers while Sterling was the owner. Sterling was banned for life by the NBA in April of 2014 for his controversial racist comments which were caught on audio. Sterling was forced […]

While the 2019-20 NBA season seems like it is a long way away, it is never too early to make bold predictions, as the Detroit Pistons would be happy to see star forward Blake Griffin return to his previous form. Here are three bold predictions for the six-time All-Star this season. 3. Griffin Will Appear […]

The Detroit Pistons are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which they won 41 games, notched the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and then proceeded to get swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. A classic treadmill team, the Pistons are not exactly in a good place right […]

Perhaps the most vital position to excel at in the NBA these days is the power forward, as having a quality four who can bang inside and space the floor from the outside can give an offense a multitude of possibilities. Luckily for Detroit Pistons fans, they have one of the best po0 wer forwards […]

CLUTCH Summary: Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is one the rare guy who dunks in-game as well as he does during fun, viral videos. After an incredible 2018-19 NBA season, it’s easy to project the Bucks talent as being one of the very best players in the entire league. Even if only ranking his three […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star Blake Griffin is steadily improving his 3-point shot this offseason. In a video clip of one of his workouts, Griffin can be seen trying catch-and-shoot 3-pointers. It’s also worth noting that Griffin is emphasizing the speed of his release from beyond the arc. Blake Griffin getting threes off with speed now. 👀🔥 […]

Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups says he wasn’t surprised by power forward Blake Griffin’s All-Star campaign last season. Billups was teammates with Griffin on the Los Angeles Clippers back in the day and says the high-flyer is a really hard worker. “Absolutely not. I enjoyed my couple of years playing with Blake and one thing […]

These days, there is so much exposure in professional sports due to the presence of social media and a more hands-on experience for the fans that there really aren’t many secrets in the NBA. Basically, all of the stars are fleshed out, both in terms of their performance on the court and their behavior off […]

Blake Griffin handled his exit from the LA Clippers as graciously as any athlete could after being promised the world and the stars by his team of affiliation. The Detroit Pistons All-Star acknowledges he understands why the change was necessary for his former team, but wishes they would have handled it with more “respect” instead […]

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is known for his wild and raucous celebrations. If you look up Ballmer on YouTube, there are entire seven-minute clips of Ballmer going crazy at Clippers games and other events. Just recently, the billionaire went viral for getting overly excited at Kawhi Leonard and Paul George’s introductory press conference. […]

Blake Griffin is among the NBA players who vehemently disagrees with Steve Kerr’s perception of the Anthony Davis saga and how he chose to go about his trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Detroit Pistons forward was infamously traded by the LA Clippers only six months after they sold him on the thought of […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star Blake Griffin admitted that he failed to recruit any NBA players this season on ‘Pardon My Take’. Griffin went into details about his failure to get Jeff Green to come to Detroit: “I did a few calls, a few texts, a few reach-outs. I think I was 0-3 this year,” Griffin told […]

Blake Griffin has taken a stand for all athletes that have at some point been called dumb after answering postgame questions with the bare minimum insight or a PR-filled spiel. The Detroit Pistons big man put Jimmy Fallon to the test and into his own shoes by showing him just how he feels during in-game […]

A rumor is floating around suggesting the Detroit Pistons are looking to trade Blake Griffin, with three teams involved in the discussions. Griffin “liked” the rumor when he stumbled upon the tweet: Griffin, the first overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, is coming off a great season with Detroit. He put up 24.5 points, […]

The LA Clippers have made some waves since trading franchise player Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons, turning around and trading return star Tobias Harris to the Philadelphia 76ers the next season and amassing cap space, which they turned into Kawhi Leonard. However, Griffin didn’t have any inside scoop into how his former team formulated […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin spent the first seven season in the NBA playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. In L.A, Griffin won Rookie of the Year and made five All-Star appearances. Since heading to Detroit, he has only been an All-Star once. Former NBA player Channing Frye brought up the possibility of Griffin returning […]

As the entire NBA world reacts to the mammoth news that Kawhi Leonard will be playing in Los Angeles as a member of the LA Clippers next season, one former Clipper was interviewed by TMZ Sports regarding his thoughts on Kawhi joining the Clips. “I think it’s good for basketball, good for L.A.,” Blake Griffin […]

Some NBA players have been known to go all out during the summer break as their way of getting some R&R in before the start of another grueling season. Two such studs are Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin and the oft-injured Chandler Parsons of the Memphis Grizzlies. Recently, the cameras of TMZ Sports caught up […]

Zion Williamson has drawn plenty of comparisons, despite being considered one of the very few generational talents that only come along every few years in the NBA. Those he’s compared to have very unique skills, as Draymond Green, Ben Simmons, Charles Barkley, Blake Griffin, and Julius Randle are the five players he’s drawn recent similarities […]

The Detroit Pistons are coming off a disappointing 2018-19 NBA season. As a result, there is plenty of speculation regarding whether or not they plan to build around power forward Blake Griffin moving forward. Detroit’s lackluster effort in the playoffs made it clear that this team is in need of some major upgrades. Per Rod […]

Despite only having relative success in the past couple of seasons, the Detroit Pistons are still looking to make the core of Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson work. Pistons executive Ed Stefanski said that right now, Detroit is sticking on building around the trio, who led them to the playoffs last season only […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond commends star power forward Blake Griffin for playing through a left knee injury in Games 3 and 4 of the playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks. Griffin was clearly injured, but wanted to play and help the Pistons. Detroit got swept by the Bucks, but the Pistons fans and players showed […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Ish Smith says his perception of All-Star power forward Blake Griffin changed once they became teammates in 2018. Smith says Griffin and the “Lob City” Los Angeles Clippers didn’t have the best reputation around the league. That’s why the backup guard was surprised to see how different Griffin actually was once […]

The Detroit Pistons had an early exit in the playoffs after being swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. Although it’s something that might be frustrating for other teams, the Pistons believe they have taken one major step down the road to becoming a contender. Blake Griffin and the rest of the Pistons’ […]

Blake Griffin underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday, the Detroit Pistons announced. Marc Stein of The New York Times reported the news. Pistons announce that Blake Griffin underwent arthroscopic surgery today on his left knee … pic.twitter.com/RXXS28BaCp — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 25, 2019 Griffin, 30, had one of his healthiest seasons […]

The Detroit Pistons’ 2018-19 season came to an early end on Monday. Their 127-104 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks completed the sweep and officially ended their postseason run. Not much was expected from the eighth-seed Pistons. But with just their second postseason appearance in the past ten seasons, their season as a whole can only […]

After conducting his end-of-the-season press conference on Tuesday, Detroit Pistons star power forward Blake Griffin shook hands with every media member who was in attendance and wished them a good summer. It was a class act from Griffin. After his end of the year press conference, @blakegriffin23 shook hands with every media member and wished […]

Detroit Pistons star power forward Blake Griffin will determine an appropriate offseason game plan for his left knee injury this week. Griffin and the Pistons aren’t sure if the high-flyer will require surgery yet, but some type of medical attention will be necessary: “I’ll address that today and tomorrow and have a game plan going […]

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores doesn’t think All-Star power forward Blake Griffin will ask for a trade this summer. The Pistons got swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. There were a lot of times during the regular season where Griffin looked frustrated with his teammates, particularly point guard Reggie […]

The Milwaukee Bucks completed a four-game sweep of the Detroit Pistons in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday night, coming away with a 127-104 win at Little Caesars Arena. After the game, Pistons big man Blake Griffin said that the free-throw disparity was a big reason why his team lost Game 4: “That […]