Blake Griffin: Impressive in preseason debut

Griffin was limited to begin training camp less than a week earlier, but he
didn’t appear to be hampered by his toe, on which he underwent offseason
surgery, in the slightest. Griffin got the start at power forward and played 20
minutes, showing off his diverse offensive game, which will be leaned on more
heavily this season following the departure of Chris Paul. The Clippers will
likely handle Griffin’s workload with caution throughout the preseason, but at
this point there’s little reason to believe his status for the regular season
opener on Oct. 19 is in jeopardy.