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Blake Griffin

Griffin with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2013

No. 23 – Detroit Pistons

Position

Power forward

League

NBA

Personal information

Born

March 16, 1989 (age 31) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Nationality

American

Listed height

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

Listed weight

250 lb (113 kg)

Career information

High school

Oklahoma Christian (Edmond, Oklahoma)

Oklahoma (2007–2009)

College

2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall

NBA draf

Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers

Playing career

2009–present

Career history

2009–2018

Los Angeles Clippers

2018–present

Detroit Pistons

Career highlights and awards

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6× NBA All-Star (2011–2015, 2019)

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3× All-NBA Second Team (2012–2014)

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2× All-NBA Third Team (2015, 2019)

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NBA Rookie of the Year (2011)

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NBA All-Rookie First Team (2011)

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NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2011)

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Consensus national college player of the year (2009)

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Consensus first-team All-American (2009)

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NCAA rebounding leader (2009)

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Big 12 Player of the Year (2009)

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No. 23 honored by Oklahoma Sooners

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Third-team Parade All-American (2007)

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McDonald's All-American (2007) Stats

at NBA.com

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named the Consensus National Player of the Year as a sophomore. Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft, and has since been a six-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA selection. Griffin won four high school state titles at Oklahoma Christian School under his father, head coach Tommy Griffin. Griffin played two seasons of college basketball for the Sooners before entering the 2009 NBA draft, when he was selected by the Clippers. During the final pre-season game of 2009, he broke his left kneecap, had surgery, and missed the entire 2009–10 season. Griffin made his NBA debut as a rookie the following season, in which he was selected as an All-Star, won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2011, Sports Illustrated called him one of the NBA's 15 Greatest Rookies of All Time.[2]

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1Early years o 1.1Childhood o 1.2High school 2College career 3NBA career o 3.1Los Angeles Clippers (2009–2018)  3.1.1Draft year injury (2009–2010)  3.1.2Rookie of the Year (2010–2011)  3.1.3First playoff and division title (2011–2013)  3.1.4New coach and owner (2013–2015)  3.1.5Injury-plagued seasons (2015–2018) o 3.2Detroit Pistons (2018–present) 4Player profile 5Career statistics o 5.1NBA  5.1.1Regular season  5.1.2Playoffs o 5.2College 6Awards and honors o 6.1NBA o 6.2College

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o 6.3High school 7Personal life o 7.1Acting o 7.2Endorsements o 7.3Legal issues o 7.4Philanthropy o 7.5Religion 8See also 9References 10External links

Early years

Childhood Griffin was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Tommy Griffin, who is of AfroHaitian descent, and Gail Griffin, who is white.[3][4][5] His father was a basketball center and track standout at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.[6] Griffin and his older brother, Taylor Griffin, were home-schooled by their mother from first grade until Taylor was in the tenth grade and Blake was in eighth.[7][8][9][10][11] Growing up, Griffin was good friends with future NFL quarterback Sam Bradford.[10][12] Bradford's father owned a gym where Blake and Taylor played basketball.[13] Before deciding to focus on basketball, Griffin also played baseball as a first baseman and football as a wide receiver, safety, and tight end.[14]...