Per Clippers PR, Blake Griffin will miss at least 2 weeks with a left torn quad tendon.
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Turkish military offensive kills 110 Kurdish militants in six days: security sources
HRW also called on the PKK to stop planting explosives in trenches and erecting walls cutting off neighborhoods. The PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and Europe.
Griffin was injured at an unspecified time in the Clippers’ 94-84 victory Friday over the Los Angeles Lakers. Blake Griffin had 13 points and 12 rebounds on 6 of 17 from the field, Redick had 14 on 5 12 shooting, and Crawford has 13 points off the bench.
Modi-Sharif meeting has “conflict of interest”: Imran Khan
Amitabh Matto, an Indian foreign policy expert, described Modi’s birthday diplomacy visit as a “very positive step”. He (Modi) has finally concluded that there is no choice but to have dialogue with Pakistan.
The Clippers extended their winning streak over the Lakers to eight games.
US Storms: At Least 14 Dead In Trail Of Destruction
More severe weather was also in store for parts of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee that were again being pounded with rain. In Arkansas, an 18-year-old woman was killed Wednesday morning when a tree fell through the roof of her house in Atkins.
In 30 games this season, Griffin is averaging 23.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.
Chris Paul and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers’ starters thought they were done after three quarters. That timetable sets Griffin up to miss a minimum of seven games (at Utah, at Washington, at Charlotte, at New Orleans, vs 76ers, at Portland, vs Hornets).
Kobe Bryant scored 12 points in his league-record 16th and final Christmas Day game.
Los Angeles Lakers’ Bryant has 719,235 votes – far ahead of last year’s MVP Stephen Curry (510,202), and more than twice that of the highest voted player in the Eastern Conference, LeBron James (357,937).
“Listen, I was making a little coffee run (Christmas) morning, got some gas and made a decision to just go on Instagram and peruse”, Bryant told reporters.
Smith, who had been benched for the past two games for unspecified reasons, started against the Jazz on Saturday in Utah, but after five minutes, Smith found himself back on the bench. This was the second time the Lakers played the Clippers on Christmas, having won 85-75 in 1991 at the Forum with 20 points from A.C. Green and 18 from Scott….
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Leonard took the lead in the third, draining a pair of 3-point attempts in scoring 10 points in the period. The basket, however, was not credited to poor Nance, but rather Clippers C DeAndre Jordan, who was closest to the ball when it went in. Bryant was named to his first All-Star game at 19 years old and since then, he has been a staple in the game every year.
