July 26--Clippers' superstar power forward Blake Griffin will reportedly participate in USA Basketball's mini camp in August in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to ESPN.
Griffin was going to play for Team USA at the London Olympics in 2012, but he tore the meniscus in his left knee during a workout. Last year he withdrew from the Team USA training camp for the FIBA World Cup because of a back injury.
The 26-year-old averaged 21.9 points on 50.2% shooting, 7.6 rebounds and a career-high 5.3 assists a game during the 2014-15 season. During the playoffs, Griffin averaged postseason career highs in points (25.5), field goal percentage (51.1%), rebounds (12.7) and assists (6.1). Some were saying that he was arguably the best complete player in the playoffs before the Clippers got eliminated by the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals in Game 7.
USA Basketball has not yet announced its roster for the upcoming mini camp, which will include practices on Aug. 11 and 12 and an intrasquad scrimmage on Aug. 13 at Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas.
