LOS ANGELES (AP) – Blake Griffin has yet to play a minute in a regular-season NBA game and already he has the Los Angeles Clippers thinking playoffs.
Their optimism in last year’s No. 1 draft pick appears well-founded. Griffin’s double-doubles in preseason play showed everyone what they missed last season when he sat out what was supposed to be his rookie season with a broken left kneecap.
At the time, his injury devastated the Clippers, and renewed talk of a curse on the hard-luck team, while revealing Griffin’s work ethic. After surgery and months of rehab, he retooled his shot and spent the summer working out while most NBA players went on vacation.
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