LOS ANGELES – Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin returned to face his old team, the Los Angeles Clippers, for the first time since being traded last year.
Griffin was greeted with a standing ovation and tribute video in his return to L.A.
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Griffin is the most prolific Clippers player in the history of the franchise and was traded to Detroit, which came as a surprise to fans, near the NBA Trade Deadline last season.
Check it out below:
Pistons’ Blake Griffin with a warm reception in first game vs. Clippers back in LA pic.twitter.com/3Pqb6kIMDT
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) January 12, 2019
Blake Griffin bastante ovacionado lá em LA!
— Matchup Brasil 🇧🇷 (@MatchupBR) January 12, 2019
🎥: @NotoriousOHMpic.twitter.com/z1NGFLD2o8
Griffin also apparently didn't want to chat with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer before the game:
Blake is truly a Piston now. #DetroitVsEverybody pic.twitter.com/UiAoGi4Yow
— FOX Sports Detroit (@FOXSportsDet) January 12, 2019
