Blake Griffin still does not understand how running back to the locker room made him the villain after the Los Angeles Clippers traded him in 2018. Revisiting…
Blake Griffin addressed his infamous 2019 pregame incident where he ran past Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer rather than shaking his hand. Speaking on Pablo Torre Finds Out, Griffin explained that he was simply following his usual pregame sprint to the locker room when he first passed Ballmer, rather than intentionally planning a snub.
Griffin added that he refused a later request sent to his agent by team executive Gillian Zucker to arrange a public handshake before tip-off. Having signed a five-year, $173 million contract before being abruptly traded to the Detroit Pistons six months later, Griffin viewed the requested greeting as purely an effort to manage public appearances.
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