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Clippers set date for Blake Griffin's return to action

Clippers forward Blake Griffin has been medically cleared for all basketball activities and will return to game action April 3 against the Wizards, the team announced Sunday.

Griffin, who missed the last 41 games with a partially torn left quad tendon and right hand fracture after punching a team equipment manager, will begin serving a four-game team suspension on Sunday against the Nuggets. He returned to practice Saturday.

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The April 3 return gives Griffin seven games to return to 100 percent before the Clippers enter the playoffs.