A doctor said Monday that the injury that sidelined Blake Griffin for more than three months was probably an uncommon form of chronic tendinitis that results from simply running up the court and jumping for rebounds and dunks.
Sadly for those like the Clippers power forward who suffer from a partially torn quadriceps tendon, the root of the injury can also prevent it from healing.
"The activity that caused it, is unfortunately the way he makes his living," said T.O. Souryal, former president of the NBA Physicians Assn. and a Dallas Mavericks team doctor for more than 22 years.