Blake Griffin is one of the best battering ram forwards at the National Basketball Association. Included in the list of the most talented young players in the league. Already in his university years, Griffin was able to compete on equal terms with professionals. Therefore, it is not surprising that his game in the student championship was regularly celebrated by the country's leading sports publications.
Griffin Blake: biography
The future basketball player in Oklahoma City was born March 16, 1989. Blake's first mentor was his father, who convinced his son to opt for this particular sport.
Good physical data - a height of 208 cm and a weight of 114 kg - allowed Blake to confront any opponent on the site. Moreover, the player possessed similar dimensions already during his performances for the school team.
Blake Griffin had no problems choosing a higher education institution, since here he was already awaited by many interested sports agents who represented the most famous colleges. However, the young basketball player did not succumb to temptations and decided so far not to use fame.
Blake Griffin continued his career in the university team of his hometown. Thanks to the successful play of young talent, his club, Oklahoma Suners, finished the first season in the university league with 23 wins and 12 losses. The following year, the team’s game improved, and Griffin Blake was awarded the title of the most promising striker student championship in the country.
The real success came to the player after the game “Oklahoma” against the student team from Texas. In the match, which took place on February 14, 2009, Griffin managed to chalk up 40 points and a record 23 rebounds. Thus, the choice of the most valuable player, who in the future must be in one of the best NBA teams, was a foregone conclusion.
NBA Career Start
In the summer of 2009, Blake Griffin was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers team at the annual draft of young Major League players. However, for almost the entire NBA debut season, a promising striker had to sit on the bench. Blame it all - a serious knee injury received at off-season training camps.
After a long rehabilitation, Griffin was lucky enough to be on the site as part of a new team in the first season. Blake was able to fully demonstrate his talents in the last few games of the year. Moreover, despite the consequences of the injury, with each match his results only improved. So, for the three final matches of the season, the forward brought to the Clippers piggy bank an average of 16.7 points, made 9.7 rebounds per game. At the same time, the accuracy of Griffin's hits on the ring of rivals was about 75%.
NBA Player Statistics
Over the entire period of performance in the major American basketball league, Blake Griffin secured the following indicators:
- total number of matches played - 375 (all in the starting lineup);
- the number of points scored per game - an average of 21.5;
- the percentage of hits on the enemy’s ring - 52.3;
- the number of assists during the match - 4.0;
- the number of rebounds - an average of 9.7 per fight.
Personal life
Back in his student years, Blake Griffin met with a basketball player from the team at California college Brynn Cameron. The pair’s connection did not break even after the player moved to Los Angeles. From a former athlete, Blake has a son named Ford Wilson Cameron Griffin.
Community initiatives
Having become one of the most successful young players in the NBA, Griffin decided to engage in social activities. Under the auspices of a basketball player launched a social campaign "Dunks for dollars." According to its terms, for each slam dunk performed during the season, Blake had to donate $ 100 for the treatment of obese children. Later, other basketball players were involved in the initiative.