Source: NBA finished with Griffin investigation
The NBA has completed its investigation into Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin‘s altercation with an assistant equipment manager, a source told ESPN.
Sources also said Matias Testi is in no danger of losing his job following his Jan. 23 altercation with Griffin at a Toronto restaurant. Griffin broke his hand punching Testi after the two got into an argument.
Neither Griffin nor Testi will attend Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, and sources said they are unlikely to join the team for Wednesday’s home matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Testi is expected to rejoin the Clippers for the team’s four-game road trip beginning Friday in Orlando, Florida, sources said.
Griffin is not expected to travel with the team on the road trip but could rejoin the Clippers for their first game after the All-Star break, which will be Feb. 18 against the San Antonio Spurs. The team expects him to miss up to two months because of the spiral fracture in the fourth metacarpal in his right hand.
The Clippers have been consulting with the league on potential discipline for the star forward, and an announcement is expected next week.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers offered support for Griffin on Friday.
“He feels awful about it, and he’s let everyone know that,” Rivers said. “That’s all you can do. You have to forgive people at some point. I believe that. We built Richard Nixon a library. I mean, my goodness, you forgive people. You really do. You kind of move on, and you build it back.”
Information from ESPN staff writer Kevin Arnovitz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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