LA Clippers: The key takeaways from NBA media day
By Tom West
We learned a lot about the status of Blake Griffin, the LA Clippers’ positional battles and more from NBA media day, so here’s a look at the key takeaways.
NBA media day arrived and gave everyone around the basketball world a sense of excitement that we haven’t felt in too long. The 2016-17 season is rapidly approaching. At long last, it’s almost time for more NBA basketball. We saw guys like Kevin Durant and Dwyane Wade stand alongside their new teammates in new jerseys that still don’t feel quite real. We heard bold quotes. We saw the Golden State Warriors super team duo of Durant and Stephen Curry together in uniform. There was a lot to enjoy, or worry about in terms of the latter if you’re an LA Clippers fan. Or a fan of any other team, for that matter.
So, now that media day has come and gone and training camp is underway, let’s take a look back.
For the LA Clippers, there was plenty to pay attention to. Blake Griffin was able to update us on his health situation and the state of his surgically repaired quadricep tendon. New members of the team such as Alan Anderson and Brandon Bass were around. We’ve heard about the early stages of positional battles in the rotation. And Doc Rivers was making some super confident statements about super teams.
Essentially, Clippers media day has started priming us for the new season, so let’s get straight to it and look at some of the most important takeaways.