Top pick Griffin could miss up to six weeks
Per Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times, Clippers rookie Blake Griffin, the top overall pick in this year's NBA Draft, has a stress fracture in his left kneecap.
Griffin broke his kneecap on this dunk against the New Orleans Hornets on Friday:
Coach Mike Dunleavy said: "There's some swelling. It just depends on the swelling going down, the comfort level, as far as him being able to play or not."
Clippers center Chris Kaman said: "I hope he plays. It gives us added depth in the post. Craig [Smith] really hurt them [the Lakers] in the last game, and DJ [DeAndre Jordan] did a good job. There's me, Marcus [Camby], DJ and Craig, if Blake doesn't play. We could put Al [Thornton] at the four spot. We have a great bench."
Despite Dunleavy's and Kaman's comments, Griffin is expected to miss up to six weeks with the injury.
For the Oklahoma Sooners, Griffin averaged 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game last year.
In the pre-season, Griffin was averaging 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds in 28 minutes per game.
Griffin broke his kneecap on this dunk against the New Orleans Hornets on Friday:
Coach Mike Dunleavy said: "There's some swelling. It just depends on the swelling going down, the comfort level, as far as him being able to play or not."
Clippers center Chris Kaman said: "I hope he plays. It gives us added depth in the post. Craig [Smith] really hurt them [the Lakers] in the last game, and DJ [DeAndre Jordan] did a good job. There's me, Marcus [Camby], DJ and Craig, if Blake doesn't play. We could put Al [Thornton] at the four spot. We have a great bench."
Despite Dunleavy's and Kaman's comments, Griffin is expected to miss up to six weeks with the injury.
For the Oklahoma Sooners, Griffin averaged 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game last year.
In the pre-season, Griffin was averaging 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds in 28 minutes per game.
