NBA notebook: Clippers PF Griffin begins suspension
By The Sports Xchange
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has been medically cleared for all basketball activities and will begin serving his four-game suspension, the team announced Sunday.
The team-imposed suspension began with Sunday's game against the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers said Griffin will return to action on Sunday, April 3 against the Washington Wizards.
Griffin missed 41 games due to the partially torn left quad tendon and right hand fracture.
The suspension is for a Jan. 23 incident in which Griffin broke his hand while punching equipment manager Matias Testi during an argument at a Toronto restaurant.
Griffin was suspended for four games by the team and also docked five games' pay of $859,442 for the altercation.
---The Brooklyn Nets signed center Henry Sims to a second 10-day contract.
Sims, originally signed to a 10-day contract on March 17, has appeared in four games with the Nets, averaging 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 13.3 minutes.
The 6-foot-10, 248-pound Sims, 26, has appeared in 125 NBA games (57 starts) in parts of three seasons with New Orleans, Cleveland and Philadelphia, recording averages of 7.7 points and 4.9 rebounds.
--The Memphis Grizzlies signed guard Xavier Munford to a second 10-day contract.
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Munford has appeared in five games with the Grizzlies after signing his first 10-day contract on March 16 and has averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.2 minutes.
The 23-year-old Munford was called up from the NBA Development League's Bakersfield Jam, where he appeared in 41 games (37 starts) and averaged 20.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 33.7 minutes.
By The Sports Xchange
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has been medically cleared for all basketball activities and will begin serving his four-game suspension, the team announced Sunday.
The team-imposed suspension began with Sunday's game against the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers said Griffin will return to action on Sunday, April 3 against the Washington Wizards.
Griffin missed 41 games due to the partially torn left quad tendon and right hand fracture.
The suspension is for a Jan. 23 incident in which Griffin broke his hand while punching equipment manager Matias Testi during an argument at a Toronto restaurant.
Griffin was suspended for four games by the team and also docked five games' pay of $859,442 for the altercation.
---The Brooklyn Nets signed center Henry Sims to a second 10-day contract.
Sims, originally signed to a 10-day contract on March 17, has appeared in four games with the Nets, averaging 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 13.3 minutes.
The 6-foot-10, 248-pound Sims, 26, has appeared in 125 NBA games (57 starts) in parts of three seasons with New Orleans, Cleveland and Philadelphia, recording averages of 7.7 points and 4.9 rebounds.
--The Memphis Grizzlies signed guard Xavier Munford to a second 10-day contract.
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Munford has appeared in five games with the Grizzlies after signing his first 10-day contract on March 16 and has averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.2 minutes.
The 23-year-old Munford was called up from the NBA Development League's Bakersfield Jam, where he appeared in 41 games (37 starts) and averaged 20.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 33.7 minutes.
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