Pistons' Griffin: Clippers 'just another team'
Looks like Blake Griffin has wasted no time in moving on from the Los Angeles Clippers.
Ahead of Friday's matchup against his former club, Griffin told ESPN the Clippers are "just another team we're trying to beat."
"I spent a lot of time with some of those guys in that locker room," Griffin, now a member of the Detroit Pistons, said. "Shared some memories, some good, some bad. At the end of the day, we're worried about our playoff position, we're worried about keeping this ship moving forward."
Griffin spent the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Clippers before being traded to the Pistons late last month. The 28-year-old is averaging 21.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists in four games with his new team.
Asked if he's spoken to former coach Doc Rivers since being dealt, Griffin said "no" without elaborating further.
"It's always tense when you face somebody that's played for your team," Rivers said before the game. "I was a player; I know how that feels. You want to beat them; if you left on good terms or bad terms, it really doesn't matter. And the guys that played with you want to beat him. Sometime it lends to a competitive game, sometime it leads to a locker room hostage situation. You never know."
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