Blake Griffin Articles - Page 14

For Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey, Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic reminds him of a young Blake Griffin. Per Ron Beard of The Detroit News: In pregame, #Pistons Dwane Casey called Aaron Gordon a young Blake Griffin. I thought that was an interesting comp…and he's looking like every bit of it so far. […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin decided to use technology to his advantage when making his case to a referee in Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. Griffin was clearly unhappy with a call made against him in the game, so rather than just use his words to explain himself, he chose to offer some […]

A Minnesota Timberwolves heckler was responsible for getting Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin extra-motivated for a fourth-quarter surge that forced overtime on Wednesday night. Rich Ruohonen, an attorney at TSR Injury Law in Bloomington, embraced the playful banter he often exchanges with athletes while sitting courtside at the Target Center, but Griffin had enough of […]

The Detroit Pistons beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in overtime behind 34 points from All-Star power forward Blake Griffin. What was supposed to be a chill ending, though, turned heated for Griffin. Near the end of overtime with the win basically locked up for the Pistons, Blake Griffin started yelling at a Timberwolves fan […]

The Detroit Pistons lost to the Milwaukee Bucks at home on Monday night, and it was a strange game for Pistons power forward Blake Griffin. Blake Griffin finished with a dubious quadruple double, as the All-Star big man had 19 points, 10 boards and 11 assists – but 10 turnovers as well. In the 77-year history of […]

Stephen Curry’s skepticism about the moon landing landed him an offer to tour NASA’s lunar labs. Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin, like all of us, saw it and tweeted out a hysterical response to the story. i doubt that bill gates has all that money… https://t.co/tCOgGpn9v3 — Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) December 11, 2018 Hey, if […]

Atlanta Hawks small forward Kent Bazemore says Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin doesn’t speak to him because of what transpired back in 2012 when Bazemore was on the Golden State Warriors and Griffin was with the LA Clippers. The Warriors and Clippers had an intense rivalry back then. Both teams didn’t like each other and scuffles […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Jimmy Butler isn’t concerned about a potential long-term feud with Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin, as he told teammate J.J. Redick on his podcast for The Ringer. The Sixers new acquisition put it bluntly, as he always does. “Blake can’t score on me,” said Butler. “I don’t care what you say. You […]

According to the NBA’s official injury report, Blake Griffin will miss Monday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to rest purposes. The Pistons will miss Griffin’s production, especially considering two of his best games of the year have come against the Sixers. He was the catalyst in a one-point victory over Philly in October, scoring […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler seems to be of the belief that throwing elbows is a regular part of Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin’s game after the two got into an exchange on Friday night. The Sixers came away with a 117-11 victory in Detroit, but the most compelling takeaway from the game was the […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler and Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin had to be separated in Friday night’s game after a heated exchange. The Sixers guard drew a charge on Griffin after the latter drove the lane, and that resulted in the two jawing back and forth as they went to the other end of […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry believes that Blake Griffin is more dynamic now that he’s with the Detroit Pistons compared to when he was with the LA Clippers. Speaking after their 111-102 loss to the Pistons, Stephen Curry observed that Blake Griffin ran the offense for his team. There were more isolation-type plays for […]

The NBA is changing and Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is one of the players who is adapting to fit the new era of pace and space. Don’t believe me? Just ask Kevin Durant. The Golden State Warriors star spoke about the evolution of Blake Griffin and how well-rounded the Pistons big man has become. […]

Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin will square off on Saturday night when the Golden State Warriors meet the Pistons in Detroit. The two stars are connected through history dating back to their days in college. Both Curry and Griffin were amongst the winners for various end-of-season awards, so they spent some time together. “That Final […]

The NBA’s scoring prowess has taken a real turn this 2018-19 season, as eight players have already reached the 50-point mark in a game after a mere month and a half of action. That number already doubles the number of players to ever score 50 or more points heading into December in any prior NBA […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has been plagued by injuries throughout his entire NBA career. From missing his first year in the league after being selected with the top overall pick in 2009 to his latest postseason encounters, which have been cut short due to untimely injuries. A series of maladies marred his latest playoff […]

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons, who’s playing his first full season with the team, has found a home in the Motor City. In an interview with Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, the 29-year-old reflected on the blockbuster trade which sent him from the LA Clippers to the Pistons. It was an unexpected deal. […]

Detroit Pistons star power forward Blake Griffin is an old school guy and values the traditional eye-test over analytics. With analytics taking over basketball, the war between the eye-test metric versus stats people has ramped up lately, and many players aren’t fans of the way some people talk and cover the sport. Blake Griffin says […]

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons protected head coach Dwane Casey and took a jab at the Toronto Raptors at the same time. Right after their win over the Raptors, Casey’s former team, Griffin said that his coach’s ability to draw up excellent plays isn’t new to them, hinting that the Raptors may have taken […]

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons was ejected after committing a flagrant II foul on Malik Monk of the Charlotte Hornets. Check out the clip below as posted by TheNoLookPass: Blake Griffin got a Flagrant 2/ejection for this foul on Malik Monk. pic.twitter.com/TFGTFJ2k31 — 𝐑𝐞𝐲-𝐑𝐞𝐲 (@TheNoLookPass) November 11, 2018 At first, it seemed that Griffin […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star Blake Griffin isn’t just all about dunking, and he showed that to every basketball fan with an impressive move against the Atlanta Hawks. Griffin was double teamed by Hawks’ rookies Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman midway in the third quarter of the game. Instead of passing the ball, however, he fooled the […]

The Detroit Pistons were one of the early surprises of the 2018-19 NBA season when they jumped out to a 4-0 start with star power forward Blake Griffin leading the charge. However, after their undefeated start, the Pistons have lost their last five games, dropping them to the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Part […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey has put an emphasis at making Blake Griffin the core facilitator in his offensive system, something he showcased during his long tenure with the L.A. Clippers, but didn’t exploit as his main asset until his move to The Motor City. Casey surprisingly got the idea from former coach and […]

Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Clippers before being traded last season for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley Boban Marjanovic, and two future draft picks. Griffin was a fixture of stardom in Los Angeles for the Clippers while the Lakers slumped. The All-Star power forward was a […]

The undefeated Detroit Pistons host the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, and Celtics big man Al Horford has some high praise for Pistons power forward Blake Griffin. Through four games, Griffin is averaging 33.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting 55.7 percent from the field, 65.2 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 […]

The Detroit Pistons are undefeated through their first four games of this season, and five-time All-Star Blake Griffin has played a big role in that achievement. In fact, Griffin (33.8 points per game) is currently the No. 2 scorer in the NBA, just behind Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry (34.6 PPG). So far […]

The Detroit Pistons are off to a blazing start this season and that’s in no small part because of big man Blake Griffin’s sensational play. The Pistons extended their win streak to four games and sustained an unblemished record Thursday night by taking down the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers at Little Caesars Arena, 110-103. Griffin, following […]

Blake Griffin’s reign as the lone 50-point scorer of the season lasted only 24 hours, and so has any thought of his restrictions in back-to-back games. Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey noted his star player is healthy enough to play two days in a row and would rather monitor his time on the floor […]

Blake Griffin had a career game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, and his Detroit Pistons teammate Zaza Pachulia thinks he’s the reason for the All-Star’s outburst. Griffin recorded a career-high 50 points and 14 rebounds to help the Pistons take down the Sixers in overtime, 133-132. Even more remarkable, the 29-year-old forward banked […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul and his reputation have come into question after Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo called him a “horrible teammate” after the two stars got into a crazy fight at Staples Center this past weekend. Rondo talked about how many want to believe Paul is a “good guy,” but they […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is off to a scorching start and his 50-point performance against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday was his way of announcing that he’s back. Blake Griffin has struggled in recent years through some suspect play, injuries, and of course, the trade that sent him from the Los Angeles Clippers to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers lost a heartbreaker in overtime to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. The deciding play came on a bullish drive from Blake Griffin, resulting in an and-1 and a one-point lead for the Pistons. But Griffin’s game-winning drive should never have happened. The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report for the game concludes that […]

Blake Griffin had himself a night on Tuesday, becoming the first player to post a 50-point game in this young 2018-19 season and the first to do so for the Detroit Pistons since mid-range extraordinaire Richard “Rip” Hamilton did it in 2006 (h/t John Meyer of The Daily Wolf. The ninth-year veteran posted 50 points, […]

JJ Reddick of the Philadelphia 76ers had a great game against the Detroit Pistons only to be spoiled by a career-night by his former teammate Blake Griffin. The big man finished with a career-high 50 points, along with 14 rebounds, and six assists in their overtime victory against the Sixers. Reddick, too, had a stellar performance […]

Blake Griffin not only reached an individual feat Tuesday night at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, but he also put his name in the Detroit Pistons history book. Griffin scored a career-high 50 points versus the Sixers to help the Pistons improve to 3-0. The five-time All-Star also grabbed 14 rebounds. By doing so, Blake […]

Pistons big Blake Griffin and Rockets guard Chris Paul were believed to have a tense relationship behind closed doors when the two stars were teammates on the Los Angeles Clippers. Their actions on the court last season when the Clippers took on the Houston Rockets only added more fuel to the fire that they didn’t […]

Veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford is still on the open market, and two of his former teammates don’t understand why. Dallas Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan and Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin both played with Crawford with the L.A. Clippers, and the two All-Stars took to Twitter to voice their confusion as to why Crawford […]

In a surprise move, Blake Griffin is announcing his retirement — from comedy. The Detroit Pistons star is stepping away from comedy to focus on his real career — music. Wait, what? Blake’s announcement is a bombshell to the comedy world and it’s turning heads in the music industry. Griffin is one of the best personalities […]

The Detroit Pistons got great news when it was announced that forward Blake Griffin and guard Reggie Jackson have been cleared to participate in the Pistons’ third preseason game on Monday, per Ansar Khan of mlive.com. Both players had been held out the past two contests, Jackson for an ankle injury and Griffin for precautionary reasons. It […]