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Clippers lose Griffin to broken kneecap
Clippers lose Griffin to broken kneecap
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has a broken left kneecap that could sideline the No. 1 overall draft pick for six weeks.
TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Season Preview: Los Angeles Clippers
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Blake Griffin Sidelined by Clippers, Sports Guy Jinxes
Blake Griffin Sidelined by Clippers, Sports Guy Jinxes
midwestsportsfans.com — In his most recent column, Bill Simmons apparently jinxed Blake Griffin, the Clippers’ #1 pick, who last... night suffered a broken kneecap and will now miss the first six week of the regular season. (more) Blake Griffin Sidelined by Clippers, Sports Guy Jinxes
Clippers update: Blake Griffin has stress fracture of knee
Clippers update: Blake Griffin has stress fracture of knee
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Clippers rookie forward Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall draft choice in the NBA draft in June,... has a stress fracture of the left patella, or kneecap, and could miss as much as six weeks. Tests on Monday revealed the... (more) Clippers update: Blake Griffin has stress fracture of knee
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Power Rankings Top 15: Let's start the season!
Spurs Basketball — ... Blake Griffins NBA career looked promising until the team revealed that he had a broken left kneecap. He could miss 6 weeks.... ooouuccchhh! ...

Well he is officially a Clipper
The Moonball Blog — ... Out with a broken knee cap. Bummer.

Instant gratification delayed for Blake Griffin and the Clippers
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... After 25 years of deprivation, capped by a uniquely miserable 19-63 season in 2008-09, that's something people who love the Clippers desperately need to believe, which is why news that Griffin will miss up to six weeks with a broken kneecap is so devastating. ...

Following In Danny Manning's Footsteps?
ESPN Feed: bill simmons — Fate has apparently lost its subtle touch when it comes to derailing the Clippers, going right for a Gillooly-style kneecap job on Clippers No. 1 pick Blake Griffin. The broken kneecap , suffered in a preseason game against the Hornets, could sideline him for six weeks, or roughly the time of season the Clippers are usually eliminated from playoff contention. Griffin missed out on summer games after suffering a ...

Eye Opener – 27 October 2009
The Phoenix Pub — ... The Clippers continued a long and storied tradition of having the shittiest luck known to mankind when it was announced that number 1 pick and future superstar Blake Griffin would miss up to six weeks with a fractured kneecap.  A fractured kneecap he sustained when landing after an unnecessary dunk in an exhibition game.  If I could get to effing Twitter at the moment, I’d get you Simmons reaction, but since it barely functions, you get nothing and like it. ...

Sports Guy and Clippers Jinx Combine to Sideline Blake Griffin
Midwest Sports Fans — ... Unfortunately for Blake Griffin, Clippers fans, and basketball fans in general, the following headline appeared on ESPN.com this morning: “Clippers’ Griffin has broken kneecap, out weeks.” ...

I Got 5 On It – NBA Style
Writing the Pine — ... a year off last year.  Then, a refurbished Gilbert Arenas leads the revamped Washington Wizards against the Dallas Mavericks and their new weapon – Dirk Nowitzki’s hair.  Just kidding, I mean Shawn Marion .  At 10pm, the Portland Trail Blazers look to get revenge on the Houston Rockets , who eliminated them from the playoffs a year ago.  Finally, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers take on the other team in Los Angeles and the new kid in town, Blake Griffin .  Devestating news out of Los Angeles that the likely would-be Rookie of the Year suffered a ...

And they are who we thought they were...
Basketbawful — ... Well, Simmons was right to warn Griffin (and laughably wrong to predict they'll be good)...because this year's number one overall draft pick will miss up to six weeks weeks with a broken knee cap: ...

Griffin's Return Date Slips - Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Clips Nation — ... Now, that statement is open to some interpretation.  Unlike with the Wizards, the Clippers did not give an estimate of games he would miss.  Not to worry though - reporters are ready to step in and fill in the blanks.  I got out a calendar and counted 22 games in the first six weeks of the season.  For other scribes, that number was rounded down for some reason to 20 games.  And 20 games became the new expectation. By the way, Saturday versus the ...

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