Blake Griffin is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is currently a forward for the Los Angeles Clippers. Griffin was selected as the first pick of the 2009 NBA Draft ahead of Hasheem Thabeet, who was picked second by the Memphis Grizzlies. [1]

During his season at Oklahoma Christian School, Griffin led the school to four state championships.http://blake-griffin.org/blake-griffin-bio/ As a sophomore, he averaged 13.6 points per game.http://blake-griffin.org/blake-griffin-bio/ Griffin averaged 21.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 25 appearances during his junior season.http://blake-griffin.org/blake-griffin-bio/ As a senior, he averaged 26.8 points, 15.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.http://blake-griffin.org/blake-griffin-bio/

On October 27, 2010, Blake Griffin made his debut for the Los Angles Clippers.http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/10/28/clippers-vs-trail-blazers-blazers-spoil-blake-griffins-debut/ Although the Clippers lost the game, Griffin was able to make some distinguishing moves. He scored his first NBA basket using a one-handed jam and scored a three-pointer. Griffin ended the first quarter with nine points and five rebounds. His final stats were 20 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, one steal and two turnovers in 39 minutes of action. After the team introductions, Griffin addressed the crowd. He thanked them for coming and said he looked forward to an exciting season.http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/10/28/clippers-vs-trail-blazers-blazers-spoil-blake-griffins-debut/

Griffin attended the University of Oklahoma and was a member of the OU Sooners football team.http://www.nba.com/draft2009/prospects/144.html As a freshman at Oklahoma, Griffin averaged 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.http://www.nba.com/draft2009/prospects/144.html He also led the team to a 23-12 record. http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php?title=Blake_Griffin#College During his second year of college, he scored 22.7 points, 2.3 assists, 14.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks on average per game.http://www.nba.com/draft2009/prospects/144.html

Griffin received numerous awards during his college career. He was selected to be on the All-American team and received the Oscar Robertson Trophy on March 30, 2009. http://www.kansascity.com/385/story/1113833.html Also, he won AP Player of the Year, Big 12 Player of the Year, First Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Rookie.http://www.nba.com/draft2009/prospects/144.html

Griffin required surgery for his broken left kneecap during his rookie season.http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4823032 The injury occurred on October 23, 2009.http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4823032 He had not played in a regular season game for the Los Angeles Clippers when the incident happened.http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4823032 The NBA said that Griffin would retain his rookie of the year eligibility for the 2010-2011 season since he did not appear in the 2009-2010 regular season games. http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4823032