LA Daily News · Jan 31, 2016
Doc Rivers knows it won't be easy for LA Clippers
Clippers coach Doc Rivers during their NBA game against the Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Friday, January 29, 2016. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)It stands to reason that at some point, the absence of Blake Griffin will turn into a negative for the Clippers, since he is arguably the team’s best player.
So far, the Clippers have performed admirably, going 14-3 without him.
But Griffin’s fractured right hand — an injury sustained when he punched team assistant equipment manager Matias Testi on Jan. 23 in Toronto — will likely keep him out at least another month. Then there is any suspension he might receive for the incident.