There are hard fouls, and then there’s what Hornets forward Jason Smith did to Blake Griffin on Thursday night. After Smith turned the ball over with a lousy pass, it ended up in the hands of Griffin. Sensing that Griffin was more than likely going to throw down a thunderous on the other end of…Read More
For all the great things Blake Griffin can do, shooting free throws is his one glaring weakness. He’s making over 50% of his field goals, averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds per game, but he’s only 55% from the line this season. Still, nothing he’s done compared to what happened on Wednesday. Griffin airballed back-to-back…Read More
Clippers all-star Blake Griffin must have been in some sort of strange mood over the weekend, because he bizarrely signed autographs for some fans as “CP3.” Our tipster in Houston says he was able to catch Griffin for a signature as the power forward was returning to his hotel from the team’s practice Sunday. Strangely,…Read More
Those of you who remember Shawn Kemp during his days with the Sonics undoubtedly remember an explosive player. Kemp had hops and he had power. He could shake the rim as well as any player during mid-90s when he played for a team that George Karl considers to be one of the best ever. That…Read More
Blake Griffin has put together several monster dunks during his short NBA career, and this is easily one of my favorites. Griffin, who once infamously tea-bagged Timofey Mozgov when the latter was with the Knicks, nearly repeated history Wednesday. Blake dunked over (or around) three Nuggets players in the third quarter of the Clippers’ 103-95…Read More
The term “posterized” is probably the most overused word in basketball. Very few of the dunks we rant and rave about over the course of an NBA season actually make their way onto a poster. Unfortunately for Kendrick Perkins, some of them do. Even worse, some become T-shirts. Check out this Blake Griffin T-shirt that…Read More
Clippers forward Blake Griffin got some good news Thursday when he learned he was voted into the All-Star Game as a starter. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to deliver the same good news to the fans. Griffin says he’s not planning to defend his dunk competition title. “As of right now I don’t plan on being…Read More
Two days later and the NBA is still buzzing about Blake Griffin’s throwdown on Kendrick Perkins Monday night. Just don’t expect Kevin Durant to gush about the highlight that embarrassed his teammate. “I have no appreciation for it at all,” Durant said Wednesday. “It was a layup. He threw the ball in and got fouled…Read More
