20 Things Blake Griffin Has Said

Since the NBA Draft lottery went down in New Jersey last month, Blake Griffin has to be feeling like a Death Row inmate that knows his fate. You can call it his Execution Date on June 25th, but that would be a little harsh. Its not like he’s going to die—he’s just going to have the unfortunate sentence of playing out his entry level contract for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Since the Lottery, we had our correspondents out in Norman following him around TMZ style. Here is a compilation of some of the things that we’ve overheard over the last month:

God, I hope I don’t become like Darius Miles

I know one thing for sure: I gotta get in tight with Chris Kaman. Do you think that he’ll let me play on the German Olympic team with him in 2012? I’m not German either—so I should fit right in.

I wish Elgin Baylor was still the GM for the Clippers. Then I wouldn’t have to worry about them going with that whole “Best Player Available” thing.

I wonder if I can practice with Kobe and the rest of the Lakers since we share the same arena. Would they be OK with that?

If Donald Sterling asks me to dinner before the Draft, who’s going to pick up the tab? I mean, he knows that I don’t have a steady income until he drafts me, right?

Maybe they’ll trade me for Mike Dunleavy, Jr.

God, I hope I don’t become like Shawn Livingston

Maybe they could move back to San Diego. San Diego seems like a cool city. Pretty laid back, none of those crappy comparisons to the other team in L.A. I should include that in my contract. There’s nothing about that kinda perk in the collective bargaining agreement, is there?

Forget San Diego. Maybe they could move back to Buffalo and let me play out my entry level contract in peace. I just don’t want anyone to notice me until I can become a free agent.

What are the chances of the Clippers screwing up and picking the wrong Griffin brother from the Oklahoma Sooners?

I gotta keep Manny and his fertility drugs away from my girlfriend.

I can’t believe I’m going to have to share an arena that has all of these banners. What? The Lakers play here too? I was talking about the Sparks. Damn it, so we’re the THIRD best basketball team at Staples. Great.

Since he’s a season ticket holder, maybe Bill Simmons will put me on his podcast and talk about how much better the Clippers organization is than the Lakers. Maybe he can arrange for me to be a Celtic one day.

God, I hope I don’t become like Danny Ferry. Wait, if I’m going to be like a Clippers draft pick—that’s the guy I DO want to be like? This organization is worse than I thought.

I wonder if I can grow a beard like Baron. Is that just HIS thing or would he be down for me to grown one too? It could be a team thing or something.

I don’t even know who Bob McAdoo is?

I wonder if the Lakers already have bus drivers lined up for next year’s parade. I think I could hook that up.

Can that Ralph Lawler guy say BINGO when I hit free throws? That would be pretty cool.

If I can figure out a way to sign a one-year deal, maybe I can get them to trade my expiring contract at the trade deadline. The Clips are forward thing—they’d be down.

God, I hope I don’t become like Michael Olowakandi

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