Last Updated: October 27. 2009 6:02PM
No. 1 pick Blake Griffin out six weeks with broken knee cap
Associated Press
Los Angeles -- Blake Griffin's broken kneecap has reminded the Los Angeles Clippers' No. 1 draft pick it's not always a good idea to play through pain.
Griffin will be off the court for six weeks to rest his knee after injuring it in a preseason game last Friday. He will miss the Clippers' season opener against the Lakers on Tuesday night, and isn't likely to resume basketball activities until mid-November.
The former Oklahoma star says he thought he could keeping playing with pain in his knee, but an MRI on Monday confirmed a stress fracture in his kneecap. Coach Mike Dunleavy says the team immediately decided to shelve Griffin until next month at the earliest.
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He averaged 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds in the preseason.
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