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I have an image of Blake Griffin uploaded on Commons, at "Image:Blake Griffin cropped.jpg". It's slightly blurry, but is decent when scaled down. However, I'm having trouble with getting it to fit in the infobox in a reasonable size. Can any more image-savvy Wikipedians add it for me? Thanks! Trvsdrlng (talk) 02:10, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction

I made a minor change in the introduction which was misleading. After all, Blake Griffin, not his brother, is the number-one candidate for the 2009 NBA draft.Experience maker (talk) 21:16, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blake Griffin, Not a Vegetarian

He was interviewed on WFAN.

Said he doesn't eat red meat but he does eat chicken, fish, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dorline1283 (talk • contribs) 20:14, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done ; Removed category.

Dorline, please sign your comments on talk pages using four tildes (~).

> Best O Fortuna (talk) 21:57, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

player profile

It uses weasel words. definitely violates WP:NPOV — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.95.16.153 (talk) 10:24, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I rewrote it be more neutral. –CWenger (^ • @) 17:01, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Same School-Top Player-Same Year

UCLA was the first school to have top players (with major awards) in basketball (Lew Alcindor) and football (Heisman trophy to Gary Beban) in 1967. To say it was Griffin's Oklahoma is incorrect. - 24.176.201.122 (talk · contribs)

I'm not sure what would have been the top basketball award in 1967, when Beban won the Heisman, but Alcindor did win the USBWA award in the same year, so to be safe, I've removed the claim from the article. Zagalejo^^^ 18:03, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In 1967 it would have been Associated Press and United Press International "Player of the Year", of which Kareem was both. You could have found a source that shows both, forty years apart, and made a new paragraph to include both. > Best O Fortuna (talk) 20:02, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FunnyOrDie videos appearances

He appeared in a Funny Or Die video for Kia, and then a follow up video.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/bca82bc4b4/blake-griffin-s-kia-crash-interview?playlist=featured_videos

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1fc3af65e3/kia-optima-dunks-over-blake-griffin?playlist=featured_videos

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Height

He was legitimately measured at 6'8 3/4" (2.05m)

Watch the 2:29 mark of this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruMrq-1FSIw&feature=related#t=2m28s

Maybe a note can be added to his listed height? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.110.28.125 (talk) 21:13, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The key word is "listed": Griffin is listed at 6'10". It's known that measurements for players are done inconsistently, such as whether shoes are used or not in measurement.[1]. Regarding the video, we would not link to it in Wikipedia because this one is a copyright violation. If a reliable source is identified that disputes the listed height, we could add a footnote.—Bagumba (talk) 21:58, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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72.135.15.34 (talk) 00:02, 14 February 2014 (UTC) Dated and got married to Kim Kardasian for 17 days[reply]

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Notability

Is a member of a city basketball team sufficiently notable to be entitled to a Wikipedia article?101.98.175.68 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 08:50, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Please get rid of Afro-Haitian, the term is just Haitian, we dont call our selves Afro-Haitian and just by saying that just makes it seem racist. Just get rid of the afro he just has Haitian descents.

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Is he a redhead, ginger?

I saw him in a list of hot looking redheads. Was just wondering what his haircolor actually is?

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Please add under Philanthropy 1. Team Griffin: In 2016, Blake and his brother, Taylor Griffin, decided to partner up with their Oklahoma AAU program and rebrand it as Team Griffin. Blake and Taylor will guide their youth basketball program, aiming to promote Team Griffin as a force of community good as they inspire athletes and coaches to use sports as a vehicle for social involvement in their Oklahoma community.^[1]

2. Griffin is also active with the LA Dream Center hosting a Back to School Bash with LA Dodger Clayton Kershaw.^[2]. ExcelSportsManagement (talk) 21:32, 22 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The sources provided seem promotional in nature. -- Dane2007 ^talk 05:14, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Blake Griffin has been traded to the Detroit Pistons as of today, this should be reflected in his career history. 8.4.225.78 (talk) 23:51, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The given sources don't confirm this. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 08:05, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 June 2018

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Blake is a 2 time winner of the Pardon My Take Podcast Mount Rushmore Recurring Guest Award. 47.133.99.127 (talk) 03:32, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 27 December 2018

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“On Blake griffins playing time it says he is currently playing for the clippers” 2601:405:8402:C2E8:24C8:D44D:38D6:13BE (talk) 17:26, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Dolotta (talk) 18:09, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2019

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Blake Griffin's acting debut was not in 2018. In 2016 he had a cameo in Season 3 Episode 7 of Broad City. 2601:204:D500:2800:ADBE:8767:2E39:4445 (talk) 05:18, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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2019 "Blake of the Year" -Presented by Barstool Sports; Runner Up: Brooks Koepka; 2nd Runner up: Blake Bortles Raybro83 (talk) 13:51, 12 July 2019 (UTC) Presented on the July 12th, The 2019 Takies Episode — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raybro83 (talk • contribs) 13:58, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 15:52, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Add to Awards "4th Annual Takies: Blake of the Year: 2019" Source: https://twitter.com/blakegriffin23/status/1149754100059385857 Reason: This was an award Blake announced he received on 07/12/2019 in which he was up against fellow professional athletes Blake Bortles and Brooks Koepka. The Takies are an annual award show held by the number one ranked sports podcast in the world, Pardon My Take. 155.98.164.36 (talk) 21:16, 12 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. Not noteworthy. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 00:33, 13 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 July 2019

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6× NBA All-Star (2011–2015, 2019)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2012–2014)
2× All-NBA Third Team (2015, 2019)
Blake of the Year 2019
NBA Rookie of the Year (2011)
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2011)
National College Player of the Year (2009)
Consensus first-team All-American (2009)
Big 12 Player of the Year (2009)
No. 23 retired by University of Oklahoma Milehighplayer (talk) 03:19, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. - FlightTime (open channel) 03:50, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Donald Sterling

"After controversial remarks by Clippers owner Donald Sterling, NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling from the league for life and forced him to sell the Clippers. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer later bought the Clippers for $2 billion, the largest amount paid for a franchise in NBA history." Why is this in this article? This is not an article about the Clippers or Donald Sterling, it is an article about Blake Griffin. It is also irrelevant to the surrounding content and does not add anything meaningful to this particular article. I vote that this paragraph be deleted. Bradleysballs (talk) 15:31, 5 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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2 Time Blake of the Year winning from the podcast Pardon my Take. CraftyJuggernaut (talk) 21:19, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. Seems trivial and isn't phrased in a "Please change X to Y" structure. Larry Hockett (Talk) 21:24, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

signing

blake Griffin was officially signed now someone edit it Lollmao23677mjkp (talk) 06:02, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Lollmao23677mjkp: Not yet official per [2]. ^{Engr. Smitty Werben} 06:04, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agreeing to terms is not the same as signing. An announcement will happen in due time.—Bagumba (talk) 06:29, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The Brooklyn Nets just announced his signing. RaphTyh5 (talk) 16:10, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Already done ^{Engr. Smitty Werben} 16:16, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Blake will wear the Number 2 RaphTyh5 (talk) 16:30, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RaphTyh5 Any source? ^{Engr. Smitty Werben} 16:33, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Their official Instagram account RaphTyh5 (talk) 00:50, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2021

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While at OCS, coaches such as Trent Toler and his dad, Tommy Griffin, developed his skills. Billy223222 (talk) 19:36, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Blake Griffin signed a 1 year deal with the Celtics, he is not on the Brooklyn Nets anymore 216.165.199.87 (talk) 19:59, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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To add to article

To add to this article: Griffin was in Episode VIII of Season 1 of History of the World, Part II. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 18:56, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Mattyice24 (talk) 18:25, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He is a free agent as of 2024.

2024 in place of 2023

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[1] <http://www.teamgriffinbasketball.com/about>

[2] <http://www.nba.com/clippers/community/community-griffin-helps-host-back-school-bash/>

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