Watch: Blake Griffin snubs Steve Ballmer in return to Los Angeles
It’s pretty clear that there are still some hard feelings from Blake Griffin toward the Los Angeles Clippers.
Griffin made his long-awaited return to Los Angeles on Saturday, and Jovan Buha of The Athletic noted that the Detroit Pistons forward clearly snubbed Clippers owner Steve Ballmer during pregame warmups.
As Blake finished his warmup, Steve Ballmer was on the sideline watching and waiting. When Ballmer saw Griffin finish, he started walking towards him. Blake saw Ballmer and sped up, running away to the Pistons locker room as Ballmer yelled “Blake! Blake!” with his hand out.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) January 12, 2019
Fox Sports Detroit caught video of the non-interaction.
Blake is truly a Piston now. #DetroitVsEverybody pic.twitter.com/UiAoGi4Yow
— FOX Sports Detroit (@FOXSportsDet) January 12, 2019
Griffin has made pretty clear over the past year that there is some lingering bitterness over how his trade went down, and he showed it in their meeting in Detroit last year as well. This sets the stage for what might be an awkward and frosty affair on Saturday afternoon.
