Griffin announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
The No. 1 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Griffin will wrap up his career with six All-Star selections to his name, a Rookie of the Year Award, and placement on the All-NBA second and third teams on five occasions. In 13 total seasons, Griffin posted career averages of 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while playing for the Clippers, Pistons, Nets and Celtics.
Griffin (back) is available to play in Sunday's Game 4 against the 76ers.
Griffin was originally questionable due to low back pain, but he'll be available to come off the bench in this one. The veteran power forward has played just six minutes off the bench in the current playoff run, so he's unlikely to have a significant role here.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Status uncertain for Game 4
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Griffin (back) is questionable for Sunday's Game 4 versus the 76ers, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.
Griffin is questionable Sunday after missing the previous game with low back pain. However, he is unlikely to receive significant minutes even if he's upgraded to available.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Ruled out Friday
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Griffin won't play in Friday's Game 3 versus the 76ers due to low back pain.
It is unclear when Griffin picked up his injury, but his absence shouldn't affect Boston's rotation. The veteran big man has played just six total minutes in the playoffs and hasn't seen any action across the first two contests against Philadelphia. Griffin's next chance to suit up will be Sunday's Game 4.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Back to bench
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Griffin will return to a reserve role for Saturday's Game 1 matchup with the Hawks, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.
Griffin got the start in the Celtics' regular-season finale, as the team opted to rest its starters. He will now return to a reserve role and look to contribute when called upon.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Gets start Sunday
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Griffin will start Sunday's matchup against the Hawks, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports.
The Celtics locked up the No. 2 seed and are resting a majority of their regulars, so Griffin draws the start at center and will be joined by Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser and Mike Muscala. Across his previous 15 starts, Griffin has averaged 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 21.4 minutes per game.
Griffin will come off the bench for Tuesday's game against the 76ers.
Griffin will return to the second unit with Al Horford (back) healthy after posting six points, 12 rebounds and five assists over 24 minutes in his spot start Friday. Griffin has played more than 15 minutes just once in 22 appearances with the reserves.
Griffiin tallied six points (1-5 FG, 0-2 3PT, 4-4 FG), 12 rebounds, five assists and one steal across 25 minutes in Friday's 122-114 victory over the Celtics.
Griffin was active on the boards during this spot start, and while he struggled in limited shots from the field, he showed some playmaking skills with his five dimes. The veteran big man ultimately played in 10 of a possible 16 games during March. He averaged 3.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.5 steals across 14.3 minutes.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Starting with Horford, Williams out
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Griffin will start Friday's game against the Jazz, Jay King of The Athletic reports.
With Al Horford (back) and Robert Williams (rest) shelved, Griffin will get the nod at center. In his 14 prior starts, the veteran has averaged 8.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 21.2 minutes.
