Blake Griffin leaves win with knee injury, latest blow for banged-up Clippers
— -- LOS ANGELES -- Clippers forward Blake Griffin left the fourth quarter of the team's 120-115 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night with a left knee injury.
Griffin became tangled with Lakers guard Lonzo Ball and Clippers guard Austin Rivers?beneath the Lakers' basket as the scrum dived for a loose ball with 4:43 left in regulation. Griffin remained in the game on the ensuing Clippers possession, during which he missed a 10-foot hook shot.
He ultimately checked out of the game and retreated to the Clippers locker room following a layup by Lakers forward Brandon Ingram and a Clippers timeout.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers said Griffin will continue to be evaluated and will likely undergo additional tests on Tuesday.
"I didn't look good," Rivers said. "But we'll just have to wait and see."
The Clippers have been ravaged by injuries in recent weeks. They lost their starting point guard, Milos Teodosic, to a left foot injury during the third game of the season.
His counterpart in the backcourt, Patrick Beverley, was lost for the season last week after undergoing microfracture surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Forward Danilo Gallinari missed his tenth consecutive game with a strained left gluteus maximus.
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