Thursday, January 28, 2016

L.A. Clippers Blake Griffin out for 4-5 weeks after breaking bone while throwing a punch.




Who:Former basketball player Blake Griffin

What:Blake Griffin punches Clippers team equipment manager assistant

Where:Restaurant in Toronto,Canada  

When:Saturday, 23 January 2016 

What:The starting Forward from the L.A. Clippers is out for 4-5 weeks after breaking his bone due to a punch he threw hitting Matias Testi, his teams equipment managers assistant. Multiple sources told ESPN that Griffin and Testi were at a restaurant and they exchanged thoughts about the loss against the Raptors that evening, which got Griffin mad and once the situation escalated Griffin took a swing at Testi punching him in his face. Testi got up to leave the restaurant, getting followed by Griffin and once outside Griffin took another swing hitting him again. Griffin suffered a fracture in his hand due to the incident and Testi had visible injuries in his face. They were both sent home because of this incident. Doc Rivers, Clippers head coach, said him and the team will issue a statement before the next game. Cops however did not file anything against the former NBA player for unknown reasons.