LOS ANGELES _ Blake Griffin worked out extremely hard after the Los Angles Clippers' shoot-around Tuesday and may be returning from his injury to play before the end of December.
When Griffin suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee against the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 27, the Clippers said their all-star power forward could be out up to eight weeks.
But with the Clippers having games at Staples Center against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night, the Lakers on Friday night and the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, every indication is that he could return for one of the latter two games.
Griffin went through a variety of drills Tuesday with Clippers assistant coach Sam Cassell and Larry Abney, the team's basketball operations assistant.
Griffin wore a black brace on his knee, the intensity of the workout showing in the sweat pouring down his face.
"I haven't seen him do a lot of live stuff like this, one-on-one," teammate Austin Rivers said. "That's good to see. ... That's encouraging."
