1. The injury-ravaged Clippers - already down three players - are in 'wait and see' mode with forward Blake Griffin, who left Monday's win over the Lakers with a knee injury.
2. Clippers: In the April 12 Sports section, a headline on an article about Blake Griffin’s injury described Dr. Souryal as working for the Dallas Mavericks. Souryal is a former team doctor.

15 hours ago  Griffin was selected with the first overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Clippers and sat out the 2009-10 season due to a knee injury. He made his regular-season debut the following season and secured Rookie of the Year honours after posting averages of 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 37.9 minutes per game. 1 day ago  RELATED: Blake Griffin Is So Bad at Basketball Now That Heat Announcer Eric Reid Roasted Him for 48 Minutes. The Clippers drafted Blake Griffin with the first overall pick in the 2009 draft. However, the high-flyer missed his entire rookie season due to a knee injury. Once Griffin made his NBA debut in 2010-11, he was must-see TV. LA Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who left last night’s game versus the Lakers in the fourth quarter due to a left knee injury, underwent an MRI which revealed a Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL.

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin injured his right hand after hitting a member of the team's equipment staff during an argument, multiple sources told ESPN's Michael Eaves.

According to the sources, Griffin and Matias Testi, the team's assistant equipment manager, got into an argument in a restaurant during the team's trip to Toronto. Griffin hit Testi, who then left the restaurant and went outside. Griffin followed him outside and hit him again.

Griffin suffered a suspected fracture in his hand in the incident, sources told ESPN's Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne early Tuesday morning. Sources said the injury is expected to keep Griffin out 'a matter of weeks, as opposed to days.'

Testi had visible injuries to his face, sources told Eaves. Both Griffin and Testi were sent home after the incident.

Toronto police say they have no record of a police report under Griffin's name and are not investigating the incident. The restaurant where the incident occurred was crowded, so there are expected to be multiple witnesses to the incident, a source told Shelburne.

Griffin and teammate DeAndre Jordan are good friends with Testi, according to sources. Griffin, in fact, has vacationed with him.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers said at practice Tuesday morning that the team would issue a statement on the situation before its game against the Pacers on Tuesday night.

A source told Shelburne that the NBA is investigating the incident and Griffin could face league discipline.

L.A. travels to Atlanta to face the Hawks on Wednesday before returning home to square off with the Lakers on Friday at Staples Center.

Griffin, who has been out with a quadriceps injury, originally hoped to return to the lineup during this road trip. The Clippers have gone 11-3 in his absence.

In November 2014, Griffin was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery after allegedly getting into an altercation with a man at a Las Vegas nightclub. According to reports at the time of the incident, Griffin was upset by camera flashes in his face and grabbed the man's phone. Prosecutors dropped the case in March of last year, saying they couldn't prove the allegations.

LOS ANGELES -- Clippers forward Blake Griffin suffered a left knee injury and had to leave in the fourth quarter of Monday night's 120-115 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers did not have an update on Griffin's condition but said Griffin's spirits were down after the game. He said Griffin will be further evaluated Tuesday and that the Clippers were hoping for the best.

'It didn't look good,' Rivers said. 'But we'll just have to wait and see.'

Griffin became tangled with Lakers guard Lonzo Ball and Clippers guard Austin Rivers beneath the Lakers' basket as the scrum dived for a loose ball with 4:43 remaining in regulation. The collision didn't result in a foul call. Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. picked up the loose ball and scored on a layup while getting fouled by Rivers.

'You could see right when it happened,' Doc Rivers said. 'Lonzo was just trying to make a play, but he went in. Usually when you go in like that, that hard ... they call it.'

Griffin remained in the game on the ensuing Clippers possession, during which he missed a 10-foot hook shot. He ultimately checked out of the game and retreated to the Clippers' locker room following a layup by Lakers forward Brandon Ingram and a Clippers timeout.

Griffin left the locker room without speaking to reporters.

'I knew immediately, I thought,' Doc Rivers said. 'But then Blake said he was OK. I just saw his leg go in, and then when they switched on back-to-back plays, he couldn't move so we had to get him out of the game.'

The Clippers have been ravaged by injuries in recent weeks. They lost their starting point guard, Milos Teodosic, to a left foot injury during the third game of the season. His counterpart in the backcourt, Patrick Beverley, was lost for the season last week after undergoing microfracture surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Forward Danilo Gallinari missed his 10th consecutive game with a strained left gluteus maximus.

Griffin, who signed a new five-year, $173 million contract during the offseason, has been beset by injuries during his eight seasons in the NBA. Over the previous three seasons, he has played in 67, 35 and 61 games, respectively. Most recently, he was forced out of the Clippers' first-round playoff series when he hurt the plantar of his big right toe in Game 3 after missing 18 games during the regular season following arthroscopic surgery to his right knee.

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Before he played his first regular-season game as a professional, Griffin broke his left kneecap during the 2009 preseason. In the summer of 2012 while training with Team USA, he tore his medial meniscus in the same knee.

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The Clippers, 8-11 after winning their third consecutive game, next play on Thursday against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center. If Griffin doesn't take the floor, center DeAndre Jordan will be the only remaining member of the team's opening night starting lineup.