Source: dailycampus.com --- Thursday, February 01, 2018
Detroit Pistons' Blake Griffin smiles while talking about his trade from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Pistons during an NBA Baseball news conference in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Loyalty is almost nonexistent in the NBA. If you weren’t convinced when the Celtics traded Isaiah Thomas after he played in the playoffs with a busted hip and his sister’s sudden passing after this week’s events should seal the deal for you. The Clippers traded Blake Griffin on Monday less than a year into the five-year deal he signed this summer. The long-time Clipper re-signed after Chris Paul skipped town to team up with James Harden in Houston. The Paul trade was a gut-shot to the organization, all but guaranteeing a Clipper championship banner wasn’t going to be raised anytime soon. Griffin could have left Los Angeles for greener pastures and no one would have blamed him. Instead, Griffin didn’t meet with a single other organization, choosing to return to the Clippers after a theatrical presentation that included a mock jersey retirement. Griffin could have comfortably retired as the greatest Clipper of all-time and fulfilled his goal of being one of sports greatest crossover stars in Hollywood. On Monday, Griffin was forced to swap the bright lights and palm trees of Hollywood for the cold streets and decrepit buildings of Detroit. Fans like to hurl Twitter insults to players who left their teams in fr ...
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