Blake Griffin to heal back fracture

— -- LAS VEGAS -- Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin withdrew from Team USA training camp for the FIBA World Cup last week because he was advised by doctors to give a small fracture in his back more time to heal before the start of the next NBA season, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com.

Griffin is expected to make a full recovery from the injury, which sources say was suffered during the playoffs. However, doctors advised him to sit out of international competition this summer for precautionary reasons.

Griffin has continued to workout this summer in Los Angeles with teammate DeAndre Jordan and former Laker and Clipper Sasha Vujacic.

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Last week both Griffin and Minnesota forward Kevin Love withdrew from the training camp, leaving Team USA thin in the front court and prompting the late addition of Atlanta's Paul Millsap to the camp.

In a statement, USA Basketball said that Love was unable to participate "because of his current status," a thinly veiled reference to the trade talks that have dragged on since June.