Blake Griffin Out Six Weeks, The Curse Of The Clippers Continues

With the season underway tonight, the Clippers will be without their brightest star in Blake Griffin against the Lakers and for the following six weeks. This from Rotoworld:

“Blake Griffin has a stress fracture in his left patella (kneecap) and is expected to miss up to six weeks of action. He is also suffering from tendinitis in the same knee.”

Wow. What a major blow to a very promising Clippers team. Marcus Camby is already hurting and a ton of stock is now being placed onto the shoulders of Chris Kaman, a guy who has missed a combined 77 games the past two years. Knee injuries can always be troubling and the Clippers know all about them. See Shaun Livingston, Danny Manning, and Co.

While the Clippers still have talent and even without Griffin are an improved squad from last year, these six weeks are the difference in making and missing the playoffs, especially in the Western Conference. With Griffin, out until the second week of December (most likely), I have him missing 21 games. L.A. in my mind has to go 11-10 to stay afloat because teams like Oklahoma City and Phoenix could easily past them by in contention for that 8th spot.

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