The most interesting quotes from the Blake Griffin-Matias Testi incident
“Two guys that I’m super close with and it’s sticky, man. It’s tough.” - DeAndre Jordan, who was at the dinner where the confrontation took place talking about his relationship with Griffin and Testi
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“We’re all like family. That’s how we’re going to deal with this, as a family.” – Chris Paul, after the Clippers win Wednesday night over the Atlanta Hawks, when asked about how the team was going to respond to this incident.
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“This is a hard lesson for Blake, but it’s also a hard lesson for our team.” – Doc Rivers on assessing how the altercation will affect both Griffin and the rest of the team.
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“We have no victim, we have no report.” - Jenifferjit Sidhu, a media relations officer with the Toronto Police Service when asked if police had a report detailing the confrontation outside the restaurant.
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“I always say, four to six weeks with a broken hand is unrealistic, I’ll tell you that.” – Doc Rivers when asked about how long it would take Griffin to return to the court.
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“A situation among friends escalated and I regret the way I handled myself towards someone I care about. I want to apologize to the Clippers organization, my teammates and the fans for creating a distraction.” – Griffin in a tweet on Tuesday.
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