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Clippers forward Blake Griffin disagreed with Del Negro. "It depends on our defensive strategy and our defensive principles for that game," Griffin said. "We switch them every single game. I don't see that, no, but I'm biased." ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Vinny Del Negro, DeAndre Jordan 

This time, it was Brandon Knight. A year ago, it was the Clippers' Blake Griffin dunking on Kendrick Perkins. As a center, Perkins is bigger, stronger, and that makes Griffin's dunk more impressive. They gave Perkins this treatment, too. Even now, he still comes back for more. "If I was in the same position, in the same rotation, I'm going to jump again and again and again," Perkins told Yahoo! Sports' Marc Spears. "A lot of people are afraid of humiliation or don't know how to handle embarrassment or would even get embarrassed. I don't care. Yahoo! Sports

Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Brandon Knight 

"That's my job. How will my teammates look at me if next time I just back out of the way and just let him dunk when I'm supposed to be defensive-minded, a shot-blocker? That would be a coward move on me. "He'd just have to dunk on me again." Yahoo! Sports

Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Brandon Knight 

Chris Paul: I'm definitely gonna let @Jamal Crawford and @Blake Griffin finish......but @DeAndre Jordan has the BEST DUNK of the year!!! (Kanye Voice) Twitter @CP3

Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford, DeAndre Jordan 

Some checking with the league office this week revealed that Stu Jackson & Co. deemed Ibaka's contact with Griffin's, uh, groin area to be unintentional. The league view, I'm told, is that Ibaka was slapping at an arm that Griffin unexpectedly pulled away, leading to the painful connection and thus distinguishing the play from the "groin altercations" that earned Wade and DeMarcus Cousins suspensions earlier this season. ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka, Referees, Stu Jackson 

Griffin said he wants to play for the U.S. in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Griffin, who will be 24 on March 16, was unable to play on the gold medal-winning 2012 team in London because he suffered a left knee injury during a U.S. team practice that required surgery. "Yeah, absolutely, it's something that I want to do," Griffin said. "Obviously it's a great honor. I was really looking forward to playing last year. It was very disappointing not being able to be there. I kind of turned my sights to getting back healthy. So my next goal for that is 2016." Los Angeles Times

Blake Griffin, USA Basketball, Brazil 

Griffin said he hasn't been approached recently by anyone from the USA Basketball, but figures it will happen soon. "They talked about it last summer when I got hurt, about me coming back and being involved in the process over the next four summers," Griffin said. Los Angeles Times

Blake Griffin, USA Basketball, Brazil 

Griffin said he wants to play for the U.S. in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Griffin, who will be 24 on March 16, was unable to play on the gold medal-winning 2012 team in London because he suffered a left knee injury during a U.S. team practice that required surgery. "Yeah, absolutely, it's something that I want to do," Griffin said. "Obviously it's a great honor. I was really looking forward to playing last year. It was very disappointing not being able to be there. I kind of turned my sights to getting back healthy. So my next goal for that is 2016." Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, USA Basketball, Olympics 

Griffin said he hasn't been approached recently by anyone from the USA Basketball, but figures it will happen soon. "They talked about it last summer when I got hurt, about me coming back and being involved in the process over the next four summers," Griffin said. Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, USA Basketball, Olympics 

Creativity is one way to explain what Crawford did as soon as he got the ball in his hands. With Griffin trailing him, Crawford didn’t even take a dribble as he lofted the ball up with his right hand, brought it between his legs in midair before leaving it perfectly placed in front of the rim for Griffin. “I honestly didn’t know what I was going to do,” Crawford said. “We had a whole open court and the best jumper in the world right there and you might as well get creative. That’s something I’ve always wanted to do in a game or if I ever made the All-Star Game.” ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford 

“I honestly had no idea what he was going to do,” Griffin said, sounding similar to Crawford when describing the play. “I thought he was going to throw it off the backboard. Normally in situation like that you’re looking at each other like, ‘What are you going to do?’ But he didn’t even look back and I was just kind of stuck out there. And I saw him do his little between the legs and I’ve seen that before in practice so I just tried to finish.” ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Jamal Crawford 

Blake Griffin: Kid Blake: Who are you? Future Blake: you from the future... Don't listen to anything else I've told you just start wearing a cup. Twitter @blakegriffin32

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka 

LeBron James: So explain to me the difference? My teammate gets a 1 game suspension and 150k+ taking away from him for his groin altercation #strangetome Twitter @KingJames

Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka 

Dwyane Wade: All I can say is WoW....no pun intended but really....and I get suspended and lose 200 grand... #someexplainingtodo Twitter @DwyaneWade

Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dwyane Wade, Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka 

Matt Barnes: You can INTENTIONALLY grab or hit someone in the balls & not get suspended, but you push someone & get suspended. #ImConfused Twitter

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes, Serge Ibaka 

Matt Barnes: So if I would have back handed Ibaka, I would have been the only one to get suspended right?????????????????????????? Twitter

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes, Serge Ibaka 

Janis Carr: Blake Griffin insinuated NBA didn't want to suspend Ibaka for hit on him and hurt TV ratings for Lakers-Thunder tonight.Might have a point Twitter @janiscarr

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka 

The NBA has fined Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka $25,000 for striking Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers in the groin area. The incident, which was called a Flagrant Foul 1 on the floor and upgraded to a Flagrant Foul 2 upon league office review, occurred with 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Thunder's 108-104 win over the Clippers on Sunday, March 3 at Staples Center. USA Today Sports

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka 

Clippers forward Matt Barnes launched (and made) a three-pointer from the corner, which pulled the Clippers to down three as the Thunder's big lead melted away. Griffin got position on Ibaka, who dropped his hand into the front of Griffin's shorts to drop the All-Star. "I didn't see it to where it was like that flagrant. (Griffin) took (Ibaka's) arm and knocked him down. The dude (is) known for flopping anyway, so that's what it is," Thunder's Kendrick Perkins told USA TODAY Sports' Sam Amick after the game. "I was (angry). The (Clippers') reaction after that was kind of like Serge Ibaka against Blake Griffin. USA Today Sports

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka 

"He ain't going to get the benefit of (the doubt) or what's really happening down there. You ain't seeing all the stuff that other people are doing. Serge ends up getting the bad end of the stick. I didn't like the whole thing — period. I thought it should've been a double foul." USA Today Sports

Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin, Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka