(Photo: Aaron Gash, Associated Press)
Auburn Hills — There’s still a flicker of hope Blake Griffin could return and play in the Pistons’ first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Griffin missed Sunday’s Game 1 because of continuing issues with his left knee and was out for four of the last seven regular-season games. The Pistons lost the opener by 35 points and sorely missed Griffin.
But Griffin could be back.
“He worked out today and he’s lobbying and he wants to play. It’s the medical staff and doctors who are making those decisions — not me, not Blake,” coach Dwane Casey said after Monday’s practice.