Blake Griffin to have surgery on knee

[Reverend Hoops]

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/223615603229986816

[b1imtf]

Oh shit

[Kiddlovesnets]

Out for season, thats too bad...
:sleeping

[AlonzoGOAT]

CF69 on suicide watch

[d.bball.guy]

Good thing he'll be ready for the season, sucks that no Olympics yet, though.

On the positive side, Unibrow to London? :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[blacknapalm]

according to cf86, this is nothing but a win-win situation. now he gets to rest and watch game film to improve himself. on top of that, he has more time to read existential novels. all blake does is win.

[Doctor Rivers]

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/223618656947535874

[Clippersfan86]

according to cf86, this is nothing but a win-win situation. now he gets to rest and watch game film to improve himself. on top of that, he has more time to read existential novels. all blake does is win.

First off... why the unnecessary thread when one is already going this actively on the topic? Secondly.... I reiterated that IF it wasn't an injury like this it was win/win. Not with an injury requiring surgery obviously. Also why would I be on suicide watch people? Griffin will be back for training camp and he's getting arthroscopic and it's not a major tear. Sure I'd rather him be healthy working on his game but now he will be forced to stop jumping and shoot free throws and work on post moves? I believe it will all work out. At least he got 2+ weeks with Team USA experience.

[NumberSix]

dats fck'd up

[IGotACoolStory]

Kind of a random thought, but has any of these surgery on athletes ever gone bad?

Like he goes with for microscopic and comes out with a junior mint in his leg or something.

[coin24]

It sucks but at least he'll be ready for the start of the season...

+1 on him practicing free throws and some post moves...

[Clippersfan86]

Kind of a random thought, but has any of these surgery on athletes ever gone bad?

Like he goes with for microscopic and comes out with a junior mint in his leg or something.

I always wondered same thing too and honestly I don't think the team will allow them to go to a doctor that isn't a world class one. It's their investment and they want to protect it. I don't see Griffin calling around seeing which doctor to go to. It's probably a team/NBA decision.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Blessing in disguise according to clipperfan86 :applause:

[Clippersfan86]

Blessing in disguise according to clipperfan86 :applause:

Quote me or STFU. I said if it was a knee sprain or minor injury it would be a blessing in disguise possibly and gave valid reasons for that. Never said an injury requiring surgery was a blessing.

[PyrrhusX]

Well I guess it would suck to him to not be able to participate in the Olympics, but being able to play when the 2012/13 season starts isnt so big of a loss and should be the positive outlook. Thankfully it was not that bad. And more than likely, he will be on the Olympic team in 4 years time.

[DuMa]

i always get frightenend when i hear the word 'tear' with these athletes. very sad way to go out. but a meniscus tear is not as killer as the ACL

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

It might be a minor surgery but I imagine his knee will never be the same as it was before the surgery. In other words, the way he continually "jumps" will probably cause him to do damage to the knee and cause him to have another type of injury.

[Clippersfan86]

It might be a minor surgery but I imagine his knee will never be the same as it was before the surgery. In other words, the way he continually "jumps" will probably cause him to do damage to the knee and cause him to have another type of injury.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KTcrGeVfdg

4 months after a torn Meniscus.

[ZeN]

If a guy like Bynum can come back from having surgery twice, once on each leg.. Then that gives me confidence that Griffin can do what he can to take care of buisness.

[KDthunderup]

lol a CF86 ****ing told you didnt I? Feel sorry for Blake but lol@CF86

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

Bledsoe doesn't power dunk as much as Blake Griffin does. And neither does Bynum.


And power dunking repeatedly puts more pressure on the knee than being grounded.

[Clippersfan86]

If a guy like Bynum can come back from having surgery twice, once on each leg.. Then that gives me confidence that Griffin can do what he can to take care of buisness.

Leave it to ISH to dramatize anything that happens to a Clipper. They will use any chance to bring up a "curse" or bash the Clippers. When Rose got injured he got nothing but love... when Griffin gets injured a bunch of scumbags celebrate the injury and make negative comments about him being done, never being the same etc. An ACL/MCL tear like Rose suffered is about 5 times more severe.

[ZeN]

Bledsoe doesn't power dunk as much as Blake Griffin does. And neither does Bynum.


And power dunking repeatedly puts more pressure on the knee than being grounded.
Irrelevant.


I was speaking about having confidence in rehabbing properly.

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

What Griffin needs to do is realize that a simple layup every now and then, or just a simple jam is easier on the body than continually try and jump 50 feet in the air, and tomahawk windmill it on everyone.

This aint NBA Jam. There are no power up and hot spots. In real life it takes a toll on your body. And if he wants to last he better tone it down a bit... and pick his spots.

[ncrizzle]

he will not be %100 until probably 2 months into the season

[bluechox2]

he just lost 10% of his hops

[Clippersfan86]

he just lost 10% of his hops

So he will still have a 34 inch ish vert. Not bad! :cheers:

[bluechox2]

So he will still have a 34 inch ish vert. Not bad! :cheers:
hes lucky it was just a tear...he should stop trying to overdo every dunk and just dunk it for the points sake

[Clippersfan86]

hes lucky it was just a tear...he should stop trying to overdo every dunk and just dunk it for the points sake

I agree he doesn't need to be so explosive with every single dunk. Though I can see people bitching and hating him even more if he starts doing simple Tyson Chandler style dunks.

[bluechox2]

I agree he doesn't need to be so explosive with every single dunk. Though I can see people bitching and hating him even more if he starts doing simple Tyson Chandler style dunks.
:lol

[Clippersfan86]

:lol

Dead serious :oldlol: . Watch.. he's going to start doing plain dunks and people will say he's lost it.. he's gone soft.. he's a pus*y etc.

[Sarcastic]

He'll be lucky if he will be 50% of what Amar'e is.

[RoseCity07]

The next Greg Oden. First the broken knee cap and now this.

[noob cake]

The next Greg Oden. First the broken knee cap and now this.

This man has experience

[sipitri]

Chris Paul has already packed his bags I guess :roll:
Lob city

[dab0yech0]

See what happens when you have the Portland trainers? Watch someone else say bye bye to their knees next :roll:

[tomtucker]

explosive dunks was his money maker........95 mil......fukker got lucky he just signed before the anus tear...........question: take away the dunks and what do you have ?

[tomtucker]

Dead serious :oldlol: . Watch.. he's going to start doing plain dunks and people will say he's lost it.. he's gone soft.. he's a pus*y etc.

mmmmm......soft........pus*y ............go on

[9512]

neither a fan nor a hater but injuries suck and I hope Blake comes back healthy.

[tomtucker]

neither a fan nor a hater but injuries suck and I hope Blake comes back healthy.
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[FireDavidKahn]

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/947266/GRIFFIN.gif
This one always cracks me up and for whatever reason I never even realized Bosh was right there. Bosh's reaction is hilarious:oldlol:

[alwaysunny]

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/947266/GRIFFIN.gif

Maybe this is where he hurt his knee

[Dictator]

Either way it's a win-win

:lol :roll: :coleman: :biggums:

[Punpun]

This one always cracks me up and for whatever reason I never even realized Bosh was right there. Bosh's reaction is hilarious:oldlol:

Bosh is a flopper too though. I'm sure he is impressed.

:yaohappy:

[BGriffin's Dad]

He'll be lucky if he will be 50% of what Amar'e is.

Amar'e would give up his tiny left testicle to rebound like Griffin... and pass.. and score too...

Blake's rookie season: 22.5/12.1/3.8
Amare's entire career: 21.6/8.8/1.5

poor guy Amare... those rebounds and assists are pretty terrible in comparison to what Griffin put up in his very first year.. as a rookie :oldlol:

[stax]

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/947266/GRIFFIN.gif

http://i.imgur.com/JuaxN.jpg

[Sarcastic]

Amar'e would give up his tiny left testicle to rebound like Griffin... and pass.. and score too...

Blake's rookie season: 22.5/12.1/3.8
Amare's entire career: 21.6/8.8/1.5

poor guy Amare... those rebounds and assists are pretty terrible in comparison to what Griffin put up in his very first year.. as a rookie :oldlol:

Blake got worse in his second season, and looks to be deteriorating in front of our eyes. He was benched in the playoffs for Kenyon Martin for getting abused by old Duncan and the Spurs, whereas Amare abused prime Duncan to the tune of 37 per night in the playoffs.

Blake will be lucky if he even scores 20ppg next year. He'll be ready for the season, but his knee will not be 100% till the following year.

[Darius]

Obv no knee surgery is good but according to reports this is relatively minor and is unlikely to have long term effects.

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FWIW Clippers fans, there's very little - if any - panic coming from the Blake Griffin/Clips camp in terms of the seriousness of his injury.
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[BGriffin's Dad]

Blake got worse in his second season

in the season that he "got worse" (ie: shared the ball with his new PG) Blake still put up a statline that Amare would love to have for his career..

20.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 3.2 APG, 54.9% FG

in Blake's worst year, his rebounding and assist numbers still embarrass Amare's. :oldlol:


He was benched in the playoffs for Kenyon Martin

he definitely wasn't playing on a left knee injury or anything :lol


Blake will be lucky if he even scores 20ppg next year.

you mean like Amare did this year? or was it his rookie year? can't remember

[Fiasco]

Of course combining Portland trainers with Clipper luck is going to yield this result.

Hopefully team USA gets their shit together next time.

[BGriffin's Dad]

Amare's best year: 26.0 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 55.9% FG
Blake's worst year: 20.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 3.2 APG, 54.9% FG

:lol

it's a real shame Amare could never break through the double digits for his rebounding

[Yung D-Will]

Knee injuries are gonna plague Blake if he continues his current style of play. Lebron's the exception to the rule. There's no reason why Blake should be using his strongest dunks in pick up games.

[Sarcastic]

in the season that he "got worse" (ie: shared the ball with his new PG) Blake still put up a statline that Amare would love to have for his career..

20.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 3.2 APG, 54.9% FG

in Blake's worst year, his rebounding and assist numbers still embarrass Amare's. :oldlol:

What kind of player gets worse from playing with the best PG in the game? :lol



he definitely wasn't playing on a left knee injury or anything :lol

I guess you know what to expect moving forward.



you mean like Amare did this year? or was it his rookie year? can't remember


Amar'e was hurt for most of the year, and we would love to move him if we could. Eventually you'll come to the same realization, and wished you picked a different handle.

[Sarcastic]

Amare's best year: 26.0 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 55.9% FG
Blake's worst year: 20.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 3.2 APG, 54.9% FG

:lol

it's a real shame Amare could never break through the double digits for his rebounding

It would be nice to see Blake break through on his scoring. Sadly he has to play with the best point guard in the game, who takes the ball from him. :facepalm

[BGriffin's Dad]

It would be nice to see Blake break through on his scoring. Sadly he has to play with the best point guard in the game, who takes the ball from him. :facepalm

down for an avy bet?

i bet Griffin will break the 25 PPG mark wayyyyy before Amare ever breaks the 10 RPG or 3 APG mark :oldlol:

[Sarcastic]

down for an avy bet?

i bet Griffin will break the 25 PPG mark wayyyyy before Amare ever breaks the 10 RPG or 3 APG mark :oldlol:

I'm not the one in denial over a player's talents. I KNOW Amar'e sucks at rebounding.

Maybe after the next knee explosion, you'll finally KNOW something about Blake too.

[BGriffin's Dad]

I'm not the one in denial over a player's talents. I KNOW Amar'e sucks at rebounding.

Maybe after the next knee explosion, you'll finally KNOW something about Blake too.

well, what player of yours are you actually confident in? Melo?

we can still mold this 25 PPG bet

[Dictator]

Blake is so stupid though. Anyone who's played basketball should know that being an explosive two dunker with that kind of weight is gonna give you problems with all that jumping.

Out there doing eastbay's in practice....:facepalm

[senelcoolidge]

Missing out on the Olympics would have been great for his development. He'll be ready when training camp starts. He'll be fine.

[rawimpact]

in the season that he "got worse" (ie: shared the ball with his new PG) Blake still put up a statline that Amare would love to have for his career..

20.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 3.2 APG, 54.9% FG

in Blake's worst year, his rebounding and assist numbers still embarrass Amare's. :oldlol:



he definitely wasn't playing on a left knee injury or anything :lol





you mean like Amare did this year? or was it his rookie year? can't remember

please... and in his first NBA year the PG wasn't new to him? Weak argument. If anything CP3/billups made him better than what a scoring PG like eric gordan was doing.

[rawimpact]

Missing out on the Olympics would have been great for his development. He'll be ready when training camp starts. He'll be fine.

:wtf:

[Clippersfan86]

A Knicks fan hyping Amare while talking about another players knees exploding. Lmfao. Griffin played 82 games last two seasons while Amare has never played 82 if I recall. Knicks fans are pretty much the last fans to be dissing the Clippers. Not sure if you're jealous or what Sarcastic but you need to stop being a dick about the Clippers and focus on the Knicks.

[Clippersfan86]

please... and in his first NBA year the PG wasn't new to him? Weak argument. If anything CP3/billups made him better than what a scoring PG like eric gordan was doing.

Watch more before you talk out of your ass. Griffin had less shots, less touches, played less minutes and wasn't used as much as he should have been. Adding a few ball stoppers like Billups andCaron and the most ball dominant PG in the game absolutely hurt his scoring. CP3 didn't use Griffin properly at all.

[DFish]

Few things are more entertaining than Blake-Amar'e arguments.

[Fiasco]

Few things are more entertaining than Blake-Amar'e arguments.

Have you ever tried jerking off to midget porn?

[rawimpact]

Watch more before you talk out of your ass. Griffin had less shots, less touches, played less minutes and wasn't used as much as he should have been. Adding a few ball stoppers like Billups andCaron and the most ball dominant PG in the game absolutely hurt his scoring. CP3 didn't use Griffin properly at all.

Hey i'm not saying blake had a worse year... i thought he played better the second year. I'm just saying that argument you made was weak and that CP3 can make him better than Eric Gordan/offensive PG ever could.

[DFish]

Have you ever tried jerking off to midget porn?

I'd call that more gratifying than I would entertaining though. Maybe equal parts.

[Sarcastic]

A Knicks fan hyping Amare while talking about another players knees exploding. Lmfao. Griffin played 82 games last two seasons while Amare has never played 82 if I recall. Knicks fans are pretty much the last fans to be dissing the Clippers. Not sure if you're jealous or what Sarcastic but you need to stop being a dick about the Clippers and focus on the Knicks.

Blake's already missed 1/3 of his career, and will undoubtedly miss more.


And I wasn't trying to hype Amar'e. I know his contract is bad. But at least I am not delusional about it.

[Keelyus]

I just wish he'd retire.

Hate that arrogant guy.