Rowan Kavner
UTAH – Blake Griffin did not make the trip to Utah for the Clippers’ match-up Saturday night against the Jazz and will miss at least the rest of the team’s current five-game road trip with a partially torn quad tendon suffered in the Clippers’ Christmas win against the Lakers.
The injury occurred on a drive to the basket in the first quarter Friday night, and an MRI revealed the partial tear Saturday morning. Griffin will begin a recovery and treatment plan and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Despite the injury occurring early in the game against the Lakers, Griffin played the rest of the night, finishing with 13 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in 36 minutes.