Blake Griffin has graduated to Thug

[BawlzDeep]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin injured his right hand after hitting a member of the team's equipment staff during an argument, multiple sources told ESPN's Michael Eaves.

According to the sources, Griffin and the equipment staffer got into an argument in a restaurant during the team's trip to Toronto. Griffin hit the man, who then left the restaurant and went outside. Griffin followed him outside and hit him again.

Griffin suffered a suspected fracture in his right hand in the incident, sources told ESPN's Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne early Tuesday morning.

The equipment staffer's face was injured and he was treated at a local hospital, sources told Eaves. Both Griffin and the equipment staffer were sent home after the incident.

Sources told ESPN that the hand injury is expected to keep Griffin out "a matter of weeks, as opposed to days."

 

[RealDallasSooner]

Not a good look. I like him better when he was jumping over Kia's.

 

[JConXtsy]

It seems to me he graduated to that level some time ago. I recall an incident a couple of years ago in which he stole a fan's phone at a Las Vegas nightclub when he tried to photograph Griffin and Jordan at the club. IIRC, he also broke the phone and struck the guy. My memory is hazy on that part though.

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba-new...-night-club-las-vegas-tmz-clippers-exhibition

 

[opk]

Not a "thug". He took the staffer outside before hitting him. That's a "gentleman".

A "thug" would have nailed the staffer inside the restaurant.

 

[ESPiam]

Wow Big Guy that would be like me punching a 5th grader.... Shame what success does to you.

 

[Soonersincefitty]

Wow Big Guy that would be like me punching a 5th grader.... Shame what success does to you.

Yeah, unless he was squaring up with Shaq, I can't imagine the average fellow would be a fair fight.
Blake is ginormous as we know.

 

[Senior Sooner]

Did Success Spoil Blake Griffin? Apparently So!

He grew up in the same block as a Good Friend of mine...Here is his older bro', Taylor, teaching him the Facts of Their Lives...

 

[JConXtsy]

Not a "thug". He took the staffer outside before hitting him. That's a "gentleman".

A "thug" would have nailed the staffer inside the restaurant.

I believe if you re-read the article, it states that he hit him inside the restaurant. The "victim" then left the restaurant, Blake followed him outside, and then Blake hit him again.
So, not just a reactionary punch, but also a chase-you-down-and-have-time-to-think-about-it punch.

 

[Schoonerman]

What the hell could the equipment manager have done that got Blake so fired up? Used the wrong fabric softener on his towels? Didn't have the shoes he wanted to wear that night in his locker? Didn't have the balls inflated properly? Or was it a personal matter between the two? Something about this story is a bit sketchy.

 

[gratefulRed]

something seems fishy about this. I mean...with his kind of money, don't you just pay someone ELSE to beat the guys ass for you?!

 

[Soonersincefitty]

something seems fishy about this. I mean...with his kind of money, don't you just pay someone ELSE to beat the guys ass for you?!

Exactly...if I had that kind of jack I'd hire everything out down to an English driver named 'Jeeves'.

 

[Senior Sooner]

Let the Rumor Mill start churning...

http://www.news9.com/story/31059628...fter-hitting-clippers-staffer-during-argument

 

[PtLavacaSooner]

What the hell could the equipment manager have done that got Blake so fired up? Used the wrong fabric softener on his towels? Didn't have the shoes he wanted to wear that night in his locker? Didn't have the balls inflated properly? Or was it a personal matter between the two? Something about this story is a bit sketchy.

Maybe he tried to take a picture of Blake with his teammates...

 

[Schoonerman]

I just read where there was a "ball-busting relationship" between Blake and the equipment manager. The back-and-forth between the two escalated while they were in the restaurant, where Blake punched the other guy and they decided to "step outside" to finish it off. The article did not say if the equipment manager was fired, but both seemed to be at fault in this instance.

I've known a couple of guys like this, who like to give others a hard time because they consider it "joking around." I learned early on to steer clear of those kinds of guys because it almost always gets personal, so it's better to avoid them instead of trading punches.

 

[JConXtsy]

So what you're saying is that Blake can dish it but he can't take it. Sounds like a man-child to me.

 

[Sooners83]

I just read where there was a "ball-busting relationship" between Blake and the equipment manager. The back-and-forth between the two escalated while they were in the restaurant, where Blake punched the other guy and they decided to "step outside" to finish it off. The article did not say if the equipment manager was fired, but both seemed to be at fault in this instance.

I've known a couple of guys like this, who like to give others a hard time because they consider it "joking around." I learned early on to steer clear of those kinds of guys because it almost always gets personal, so it's better to avoid them instead of trading punches.

Still..I doubt the other guy was his size. If he is?...he should be playing TE in the NFL.

 

[SoonerTulsan]

Possible reasons Blake punched Eq Mgr:

1. Eq Mgr was underinflating the game balls
2. Eq Mgr was overinflating the game balls
3. Eq Mgr was questioning if Blake had game balls
4. Eq Mgr was trying to examine Blake's game balls
5. Eq Mgr was envious of Blake's game balls
6. Eq Mgr's game balls weren't as big as he thought they were

Discuss among yourselves...

 

[JConXtsy]

Possible reasons Blake punched Eq Mgr:

1. Eq Mgr was underinflating the game balls.

He probably told Blake that he had underinflated game balls.

 

[ESPiam]

No pay for games not played...let him pay for his foolishness.

 

[Soonersincefitty]

I was gonna say the EM put hot balm in Blakes jock but, no one could be that stupid.
Or could they?

 

[JConXtsy]

I was gonna say the EM put hot balm in Blakes jock but, no one could be that stupid.
Or could they?

I dunno. I've told you all before I grew up a swimmer. Well, that's not much of an age-related sport... not for training purposes at least, so teammates came in all shapes and sizes. I had that one, special (mentally and emotionally), friend on the team that used to take crap from everyone especially the seniors that were 4 years older and about twice our size at the time.... much like one of us would be to Blake. There was one senior that was absolutely brutal towards him; slapping him around, always messing with his stuff, embarrassing him in front of the team, etc. My friend snapped. The senior left his locker unlocked after practice one day while he was showering with all the guys - communal showers in speedos (yeah, bad image but reality). My friend did the aforementioned, he lined this guy's underwear with Icy Hot, but he took it one step further. He grabbed the rest of his clothes, marched to the showers, and through them all right in, right in front of the guy and the rest of the team, turned, and bolted. This wasn't a giggling pre-planned event either with much thought and planning. This was a total, he snapped, I asked wtf he was doing, no communication, just that blank, dark stare.

 

[Yankees03]

Well don't leave us hanging, what did the guy do?

 

[Soonersincefitty]

I dunno. I've told you all before I grew up a swimmer. Well, that's not much of an age-related sport... not for training purposes at least, so teammates came in all shapes and sizes. I had that one, special (mentally and emotionally), friend on the team that used to take crap from everyone especially the seniors that were 4 years older and about twice our size at the time.... much like one of us would be to Blake. There was one senior that was absolutely brutal towards him; slapping him around, always messing with his stuff, embarrassing him in front of the team, etc. My friend snapped. The senior left his locker unlocked after practice one day while he was showering with all the guys - communal showers in speedos (yeah, bad image but reality). My friend did the aforementioned, he lined this guy's underwear with Icy Hot, but he took it one step further. He grabbed the rest of his clothes, marched to the showers, and through them all right in, right in front of the guy and the rest of the team, turned, and bolted. This wasn't a giggling pre-planned event either with much thought and planning. This was a total, he snapped, I asked wtf he was doing, no communication, just that blank, dark stare.

Yeah, I know the feeling oh too well.
I was in the band, so I had a target on my back.
I got expelled four times as a sophomore for retaliating against the upperclassmen that would pull that crap.
Everyone has a breaking point.
The only upside to this tale is I learned how to fight pretty good. Once you get over the fear of fighting, it becomes more of natural thang.

In all candor, I did get my ass kicked off a few times, just to be clear about it.

 

[JConXtsy]

Well don't leave us hanging, what did the guy do?

Didn't catch him. My friend didn't go back to swim practice for a week so everything would settle down. I don't think he ever got him back in any significant way. No more than usual.

 

[SoonerTulsan]

I was gonna say the EM put hot balm in Blakes jock but, no one could be that stupid.
Or could they?

That would be:
6. Eq Mgr burned Blake's game balls.

 

[Yankees03]

Jcon I have a friend at work and her son last year was having trouble with another classmate. One day when the boy left the bball locker room he pee'd in his shoe ha-ha. He got suspended for a week. The boy stopped messing with him after that