On October 27, 2010, the terrible LA Clippers faced the mediocre Portland Trailblazers. This would have been an ordinary, unexciting matchup, but for one saving grace.
With a 15th roster spot still open, the big man’s former teammates are still trying to get him back to Boston for a banner run. With twenty-five games
The Boston Celtics are looking like the clear favorites to lift the 2024 NBA Championship. They have a complete roster, but they still want more pieces to solidify their status.
The six-time All-Star Griffin made 41 appearances as a reserve last season for the Celtics.
During their appearance on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take, Celtics players Derrick White and Payton Pritchard made it clear they have been hoping for a former NBA All-Star to return to Boston.
Boston Celtics players want six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin to rejoin the team. Griffin appeared in 41 games with the Celtics last season. He chose not to play this season so he could spend more time with his family.
The veteran played 41 regular-season games with the Celtics last season.
The consensus around the NBA seems to be that the Boston Celtics, at least right now, are the best team in basketball. Boston holds the top record in the league at 38-12 and ranks second in offensive rating and third in defensive rating, and it has arguably the best starting five in the land.
Blake Griffin was once among the best players (and dunkers) in the NBA. This past season, the 34-year-old was a veteran role player for the Boston Celtics and averaged 4.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest while shooting 48.5% from the field and 34.8% from the three-point range in 41 regular season games.
Brad Stevens confirmed the team has an interest in bringing the six-time All-Star back to Beantown for another season if he decides to return for a 14th season.
Blake Griffin may retire from the NBA, according to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe. Griffin played for the Boston Celtics last season. Griffin averaged 4.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Celtics last season while shooting 48.5% from the field, 34.8% from beyond the arc and 65.6% from the free-throw line in 41 games.
He is 34 and has played 13 seasons in the NBA. The former six-time All-Star played seven and a half seasons with the Clippers, parts of four seasons with the Pistons, parts of two seasons with the Nets, and last season with the Celtics.
As the Celtics weigh their options for whether to fill their 15th roster spot and or last two-way vacancy and how they might do so, it seems less likely than not that Blake Griffin will return for a second stint in Boston.
According to a report by Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, the Celtics would 'likely welcome a return,' but he is considering his future.
Blake Griffin is no longer the superstar he was early in his career, but he still has his fair share of admirers around the NBA.
Six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin loved his experience with the Boston Celtics and would seem to be open to re-signing with the team if the interest is mutual.
Multiple teams are expressing interest in free agent power forward Blake Griffin, including the Celtics, per reports. Griffin, 34, appeared in 41 games with the Celtics last season, averaging career-lows of 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds.
The Boston Celtics are not ready to close the door on a reunion with veteran forward Blake Griffin. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Celtics "have interest" in re-signing the 14-year pro.
Renowned YouTube JiDion trolled Blake Griffin by holding up a picture of Lana Rhoades' baby and Blake Griffin during one Boston Celtics game. In the 2022-23 NBA season, the Boston Celtics have simply been sensational.
With Robert Williams III out for months with a knee injury and Danilo Gallinari out with a torn ACL, the Boston Celtics needed reinforcements. They found it with six-time All-Star Blake Griffin, who signed a guaranteed one-year deal with the Celtics.
Blake Griffin joined the Brooklyn Nets last season with the hopes of winning a championship. Unfortunately, due to all of the dysfunction that followed around Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, that goal failed to materialize.
The 33-year-old Griffin, an unrestricted free agent this summer, was drafted by the Clippers in 2009 and spent the first nine years of his career there. But a reunion seems unlikely for a couple of reasons.
While Griffin understood the business side of things, there was something he wished the Clippers would have handled differently.
Griffin helped the Nets take the eventual champion Bucks to seven games in the playoffs.
Griffin said that he thought it was a lack of mental toughness, rather than bad chemistry, that led to the team’s downfall.
During his All-Star season in Detroit, Griffin averaged a career-high 24.5 points per game.
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