Blake Griffin is ready to return to action following a turbulent 2015-16 season, and he penned a letter to Los Angeles Clippers fans Friday that included an apology for the events that consumed his rocky campaign.
In a post on the Players' Tribune, Griffin took responsibility for punching former Clippers equipment staffer Matias Testi at a Toronto restaurant in January. The altercation resulted in a fractured hand for Griffin, who was later suspended four games by the Clippers.
Griffin wrote:
I am truly sorry. What happened in Toronto was 100% my fault. I messed up.
There's not a day that goes by that I don’t think about it. And I don't mean that in some cliched "not a day goes by" way.
I genuinely think about it every single day, and I just feel like I let down the fans who have been riding with us since the beginning.
Griffin, who was also plagued by a quad injury last season, appeared in just 35 regular-season games before the Portland Trail Blazers bounced the Clippers from the playoffs in the first round.
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