Bill Plaschke: After Griffin's injury, Clippers need to start tanking
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Nov 29, 2017
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES_The expletive was loud enough to be heard from press row behind the Clippers' basket, a shriek coated in futility and resonating with pain.
The Clipper Curse was appropriately accompanied by a Clippers' curse.
"(Bleep!)" shouted Blake Griffin.
Bleep, indeed.
When Griffin hit the floor after a collision with teammate Austin Rivers on Monday night, the Clippers' season collapsed with him.
Their best player, Griffin is out for two months with a sprained knee. Their floor leader Patrick Beverley is out for the season after knee surgery. Four of their five projected starters are sidelined.
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