Blake Griffin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Blake Griffin

American professional basketball player

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1989

Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Social Profiles:

Show Famous Birthdays Today, United States

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Blake Griffin

  • Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
  • He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named the Consensus National Player of the Year as a sophomore.
  • Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft, and has since been a six-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA selection. Griffin won four high school state titles at Oklahoma Christian School under his father, head coach Tommy Griffin.
  • Griffin played two seasons of college basketball for the Sooners before entering the 2009 NBA draft, when he was selected by the Clippers.
  • During the final pre-season game of 2009, he broke his left kneecap, had surgery, and missed the entire 2009–10 season.
  • Griffin made his NBA debut as a rookie the following season, in which he was selected as an All-Star, won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year.
  • In 2011, Sports Illustrated called him one of the NBA's 15 Greatest Rookies of All Time.

Read more at Wikipedia