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If you’re one for arbitrary statistical markers to designate how a certain player is performing during his career, have we got one for you. After reaching the 13,000-point plateau for his career on Sunday against the Toronto Raptors, Blake Griffin — who is out Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers due to the need to rest […]

The Detroit Pistons will be without the services of Blake Griffin for Monday night’s road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers due to rest, according to a report from Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Pistons have listed Blake Griffin (rest) out for tonight’s game against #Cavs. Second game of a back-to-back for Detroit. — Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) […]

The Detroit Pistons came out of the gate after the All-Star break red hot, but the team has cooled off of late. Detroit is currently riding a two-game losing skid, and their position as the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference was recently given up due to the continued good play of the Brooklyn Nets. […]

The Detroit Pistons earned a 131-108 win against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, but All-Star forward Blake Griffin sees a lot of promise in their opponents’ young core, particularly the sweet shooting Lauri Markkanen. In an interview with The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry, Griffin said Markkanen is going to a special player once he fully understands […]

The Lob City-era Los Angeles Clippers were one of the most memorable teams in recent memory. Though they never managed to make out of the second round (shockingly), the team was always stacked with talent and if not for an absolute avalanche of poorly timed injuries, it seems likely that this team could’ve made a […]

Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons is having one of the best seasons of his seven-year career. Despite being in the league since the 2012-13 season, Drummond is still only 25 years old, and he has blossomed into one of the game’s elite rebounders as well as the second-best player on a Detroit Pistons team […]

Remember that viral moment back on Jan. 23 when Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson seemingly interrupted star power forward Blake Griffin’s postgame interview, and Griffin didn’t seem to pleased about it? Well, the Pistons are 11-5 since then and Jackson has been playing his best basketball of the season. But sensing that things weren’t right […]

The Detroit Pistons have made the recent climb from outsiders looking into the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, a run that if kept alive could solidify the team’s first playoff appearance since a 4-0 exit in the first round in 2016. Forward Blake Griffin is fully aware his team has responded in the form […]

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin is known for viciously dunking on the opposition, with the former Los Angeles Clippers superstar creating poster after poster for his NBA highlight reel. However, the perennial All-Star is capable of much more than dunking, which Griffin put on full display on Sunday evening against the surging Toronto Raptors […]

Every single year the NBA community loves talking about the top MVP candidates. This season, the three top players are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George, and James Harden. This trio has been putting up some of the best numbers in the league. However, some of the players that have the best seasons in the league and […]

Blake Griffin is one of the best power forwards in the league right now. He’s currently in his first full season with the Detroit Pistons after being traded by the Los Angeles Clippers last year. In his eight-plus years in the league, he has formed friendships with his fellow NBA players, past and present. He […]

After an altercation late in the fourth quarter of their matchup, Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons and Bojan Bogdanovic of the Indiana Pacers were handed a double technical foul. Griffin and Bogdanovic got tangled up after the former successfully cleared the ball while on the floor. The two unleashed some unnecessary contact on each other […]

NBA players have chimed in on the Zion Williamson debate after the Duke freshman suffered a freak injury to his knee in a rivalry game against North Carolina, which featured his shoe exploding about half a minute into the game. Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons was once a highly lauded high school player like […]

The Detroit Pistons are 2-0 since the All-Star break and power forward Blake Griffin says the camaraderie on the team is something that is both very special and rare. Griffin, who was on a bunch of dysfunctional and selfish teams, allegedly, with the L.A. Clippers, says win or lose, guys on the Pistons want each other […]

NBA referees are instructed to allow players some leeway in the heat of the moment. Rather than dole out technical fouls for every complaint about a call or no-call and every utterance of trash talk between opposing teams, the league has chosen to acknowledge the inevitabilities accompanied with adults playing a competitive sport. Why Detroit […]

In a heated battle between the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks, Blake Griffin once again displayed how fervent of a competitor he is — and it cost him and his team dearly on Friday night. After drilling a 3-pointer, Griffin faced the Hawks bench and seemed to trash talk. While it could have been let […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star power forward Blake Griffin has turned himself into one of the best 3-point shooters at the big-man position in the NBA. Griffin is shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc this season and has already made a career-high 134 3s. No player in NBA history has won the Slam Dunk Contest and […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey praised forward Blake Griffin and his basketball intellect, one of the reasons his team has managed to cling to the last playoff seed in the Eastern Conference: “He does a little bit of everything for us. Probably one of our better pick-and-roll players, passers, scorers, leader by example, just […]

The Detroit Pistons made a rather unforeseen move when they traded for Blake Griffin, a power forward who could possibly clog spaces along with center Andre Drummond. In actuality, it has worked a lot different than expected, as the frontcourt tandem can become a nightmare for any teams that allow either to get going on […]

The NBA’s best gathered together in Charlotte for the 68th annual All-Star Game to entertain fans from across the globe. Team LeBron finished with 178 points to outlast Team Giannis, who finished with “only” 164 points during the NBA’s midseason event. As good a show as we witnessed on Sunday night, not everyone played well. […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star Blake Griffin was a guest at FOX Sports’ Fair Game with Kristine Leahy. He participated in a guest role called Toast Battle, where he and Leahy roasted each other while drinking champagne. IT GETS REAL. IT GETS PERSONAL. IT GETS… HILARIOUS 🤣 You've heard of Roast Battle — This is 'Toast' Battle. […]

The 2019 NBA All-Star Game is currently approaching halftime with both teams letting it fly early on. With three-point attempts aplenty highlighting the first half thus far, there have also been a slew of creative and downright thunderous dunks as well. One of those thunderous slams came by way of a Kyle Lowry pass to […]

There are times in life when you’d like to say something good, but the words that came out of your mouth is something that you didn’t mean to say. That’s literally what happened to Detroit Pistons big man Blake Griffin. Blake Griffin was attending a mandatory interview about the upcoming All-Star Game. He was asked […]

After the contest between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons, Al Horford had something to say about Blake Griffin. Horford is not a fan of Griffin’s flopping and tendency to complain to the refs. Horford told Chris Grenham of CLNS Media: “Yeah … Blake is a great actor. I was going for the ball. He sold […]

Blake Griffin isn’t the player you remember. The number one pick of the 2009 NBA draft rose to stardom almost immediately after taking the court for the Los Angeles Clippers, enthralling a nationwide audience with his supreme blend of leaping ability, power, and unabashed aggression. Griffin won Rookie of the Year, made five straight All-Star […]

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin is an All-Star this year for the first time since 2015, and a healthy 2018 offseason which allowed him to work on his game instead of rehabbing an injury is one of the main reasons the high-flyer is having a career year. Griffin has an extensive injury history. During […]

Things are getting a little weird for Blake Griffin. According to TMZ.com, Detroit Pistons forward is the subject of a lawsuit. Blake Griffin is being sued by a man named Emmanuel Aframian, who claims Griffin’s dog attacked him at a Los Angeles restaurant known as A Votre Sante in June of 2018. According to the lawsuit, […]

NBA players took to Twitter after a controversial explanation from the NBA Referees Twitter account explained why a non-travel call of a driving Bradley Beal against the Detroit Pistons went by without a whistle. Complex Sports posted a video of the play, which shows Beal bobbling the ball before re-gathering it, taking an extra step […]

On Sunday, Detroit Pistons veteran big man Zaza Pachulia celebrated his 35th birthday. Naturally, he was swarmed by greetings on social media by fans and peers alike. However, one of the standout greetings came from none other than his Pistons teammate, Blake Griffin. Griffin hilariously shared a photo on his Instagram stories of himself in […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin got another quarter off given the way the Pistons were hammering the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter. Griffin, per ESPN, appreciates the rests he’s been getting recently in the fourth quarter of games because of how the Pistons have been performing throughout their mini winning streak. “Beyond the […]

It’s been easy to forget Dennis Smith, Jr. this season. Usurped in the Dallas Mavericks’ long-term hierarchy by rookie sensation Luka Doncic, the sophomore floor general seemed to elicit less excitement after his trade to the New York Knicks than the team’s newfound ability to sign two max-level free agents this summer. That makes sense. […]

LeBron James might just have pulled the greatest heist in NBA All-Star Draft history during Thursday’s first rendition of its broadcast, putting on a clinic in true Fantasy Basketball fashion while managing to toe the line between friendly competition and elite-level tampering. The King’s picks for this 2019 iteration of the February festivities are so […]

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin has been traded before, and it could very well happen again. However, it appears as though the former Los Angeles Clippers standout won’t be moved before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press. “The pro-rebuilding crowd wants Griffin traded, 74 games into his Pistons […]

As we approach the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, more and more names pop up as potential trade bait. Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin has become one of those possible trade chips. As Detroit tries to figure out whether they will be buyers or sellers at the deadline, scouts attempted to put a set trade […]

During Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons teammates Blake Griffin and Reggie Jackson ran an offensive set that would make Jackie Moon proud. Moon, also known as Will Ferrell in real life, is known for his on-court shenanigans, and it seems Griffin and Jackson took a page right out of his fictional […]

The NBA was set abuzz when it was announced that Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans wanted a trade. Rumors then quickly began to spread that Davis wasn’t the only big man who wanted a change of scenery, and the Detroit Pistons Blake Griffin was looking for a new home as well. Griffin shut […]

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores doesn’t think All-Star power forward Blake Griffin will pull an Anthony Davis and request a trade from the franchise. The Pistons are really struggling right now. After losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday at home, Detroit fell to 21-28 on the season. The Pistons are not in the playoff picture […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons reportedly haven’t discussed a trade centered around All-Star power forward Blake Griffin, according to Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com. The Pistons have been a disappointment this season and there have been rumors circulating that Blake Griffin is upset in Detroit. However, it doesn’t appear a trade between the Mavs and […]

Pistons All-Star power forward Blake Griffin says Detroit “feels like home now” and that he’s excited about the challenge of getting the franchise back to the playoffs. The Pistons acquired Blake Griffin last season from the LA Clippers. Griffin says the trade and getting acclimated to a new organization and city was a whirlwind for him, […]