PLAYA VISTA, Calif. -- Injured Los Angeles Clippers stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are recovering without incident, coach Doc Rivers said Thursday before the NBA draft.
"They're good," Rivers said. "Blake was in here today. Feeling good. Wants to get to working out soon, he told me. Chris has been healthy with the hand for a while."
Paul fractured the third metacarpal of his right hand in the third quarter of Game 4 of the Clippers' first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers. His hand got caught in Gerald Henderson's jersey while defending the Trail Blazer on a fast break, forcing the nine-time All-Star to miss the remainder of the series, an eventual 4-1 Clippers loss.