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Blake Griffin will return to action Sunday despite tear in quad

The Clippers will get All-Star power forward Blake Griffin back Sunday against the Wizards after he missed the last three months with a torn quadriceps muscle. But has the injury fully healed?

Apparently not.

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"It just wasn't being allowed to heal," Griffin said, via ESPN. "So, the tear's still there. It's just about managing the pain and getting through this. ... It's not like a new tear or re-tearing my [quad] in different places. It wasn't allowing the initial injury to completely heal.