“Clippers forward Blake Griffin is playing through a burst bursa sac in his right elbow, Griffin said after Monday’s loss to Cleveland. Griffin said the problem happens nearly every year, though “never this bad.” Through four games, Griffin is averaging 16.3 points on 45.1-percent shooting. Both numbers are below his career averages. Bursa sacs are small pouches filled with fluid that cushion and lubricate joints. While the injury is painful, Griffin is expected to play through it. Before Monday’s game with Cleveland, Griffin showed discomfort on his face as he warmed up, missing his first few shots well short.”
Dwight Howard once again expressed his displeasure with the league’s decision to take the center position off the All-Star ballot, from Andy Kamenetzky of ESPN Los Angeles: “I don’t like it at all,” emphatically stated the three-time defensive player of the year. “We work just as hard as anybody else. I don’t think it’s fair to take away a position which has been here for life. You need a center on the court. So I don’t think it’s right. That’s like taking away a guard. That’s how I feel. “The game changes every day,” insisted the six-time All-Star. “It changes every year. You look at the game back then and now, centers are bigger, stronger, faster. Guards are bigger, stronger, faster. So the game evolves. That doesn’t mean you take out a position because of the game evolving, because the players that play center are evolving also. “It’s been that way since they started All-Star Games, so why change it now? Because centers shoot 3’s now?”
The Spurs are off to a 4-0 start, something the team has never accomplished before, according to The AP: “Yet for all their success, they had never opened a season with four straight victories. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and the Spurs finally did so Monday night, rolling past the Indiana Pacers 101-79 to remain unbeaten. “I’m surprised we’re still doing records,” Parker said. “It seems like we did everything, but that’s another one. That’s great.” It’s an unprecedented start for San Antonio, albeit one that left players scratching their heads. “It’s just a stat, not that important in the long-term,” Manu Ginobili said. “(But) at this point we are enjoying it. It’s curious that a team this successful hasn’t started that well before.”
- Chris Paul had about three highlight moves on this one particular drive to the basket that shredded the defense of the Cavaliers:
Watch Jason Terry fail miserably as he tries to convince drivers to park in a garage:
Cavaliers duo impressive in win over Clippers