Griffin out with broken hand following altercation

Social media posts more than two years old seem to confirm that Griffin and Testi were friends who enjoyed giving one another a hard time.

“With Blake out, we”™ve had this mode of trying to win every game and that”™s how we have to continue to play,” Rivers said.

The Clippers stated that Griffin “suffered a spiral fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right hand” during the incident.

The NBA is investigating the incident. Griffin took to Twitter, posting a picture of a long paragraph explaining Griffin regretting his actions and apologizing to fans and the team for creating a distraction.

Noah attended practice after returning to Chicago on Monday night following surgery in NY last week to fix a dislocated left shoulder. The procedure was performed by Dr Steve Shin.

“Four to six weeks with a broken hand is unrealistic, I’ll tell you that”, Rivers told reporters before the Clippers took on the Pacers in Indiana.

Rivers addressed the issue before tip-off at Indiana. The team is already at its midway point in the regular season, but even with 11 weeks to go between now and the postseason, this could act as a season-ending injury. He was asked if he was satisfied with Griffin’s explanation.

Now, the focus is on helping them move forward.

If Griffin’s prognosis is correct he will be expected to miss at least another 12 games and will also miss the All-Star weekend in Toronto. That’s out of my pay grade.

“I know exactly how but you don’t ever know why”. “This type of stuff shouldn’t happen”. Rivers added he didn’t believe alcohol played a part in the incident.

“We have to figure it out, because we are in a tough conference”, Rivers said. I think we gave up way too many points. “You want to try to end this road trip on a good note, so it was important for us to come out ready from the beginning”. “I feel bad for everyone involved, not just the player”. They’re still young, still learning life. It’s not like we live in a realistic world.

Griffin traveled with the Clippers for their five-game trip, though there was no certain date for his return from his quad injury. They then travel to Atlanta to face the Hawks on Wednesday before returning home to square off with the Lakers on Friday at Staples Center.

Griffin had not played since Christmas Day as he was nursing an injured quadriceps tendon. On October 2014, an unidentified man filed a battery complaint case against Griffin in an incident in Las Vegas, Nevada.