Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin has been forced to pull out of the Sunday charity exhibition game in Oklahoma City co-headlined by Kevin Durant because of a cut on his right foot, according to sources close to Griffin.
The former Oklahoma standout sustained a cut while in the ocean that required “a few stitches,” according to one source.
The injury is not serious, sources said, but will prevent Griffin from playing in the game Sunday night at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, which holds roughly 14,000 for basketball games.
Miami Heat teammates LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paulare among the other big names expected to play in a game Durant has vowed for weeks to stage in Oklahoma City if the NBA season didn’t start on time.
Since the lockout began July 1, Durant has been part of marquee pickup and charity games in Los Angeles, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Miami. After the game earlier this month at Florida International University, James said to Durant via Twitter: “Thanks for coming through homie. Looking forward to the one in OKC.”
WRITTEN BY Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com & FULL STORY HERE
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