Forward may miss additional weeks with suspected broken hand
Just as Clippers forward Blake Griffin was nearing a return from a quadriceps injury that has sidelined him since Dec. 26, news broke late Monday night that Griffin could miss more time, this time due to an unrelated injury to his hand.
According to the ESPN.com report, the outlook doesn’t look good:
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin returned home early from the team’s five-game road trip after suffering a suspected broken right hand in an undisclosed team-related incident, ESPN.com has learned.
Sources told ESPN.com that the hand injury — unrelated to the torn quadriceps muscle that has sidelined Griffin since Dec. 26 — is expected to keep him out “a matter of weeks as opposed to days.”
Sources close to the situation said late Monday that the Clippers are still evaluating the severity of the new injury but are expected to provide an update Tuesday.
The Clippers are 11-3 in Griffin’s absence and are set to play in Indiana on Tuesday and Atlanta on Wednesday.
