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Oklahoma Basketball Legend Blake Griffin Retires from NBA
The Sooners' 2009 national player of the year had a stellar 15-year professional career with four teams.
Blake Griffin, a basketball legend at Oklahoma and one of the most decorated Sooners in history, has retired from the NBA.
Griffin announced his retirement on Tuesday morning via Instagram.
At OU, Griffin was national player of the year as a sophomore in 2008-09, when he won the Naismith College Player of the Year, NABC Player of the Year, AP National Player of the Year, the John Wooden Award, the Adolph Rupp Trophy, the Oscar Robertson Trophy, and Sports Illustrated and Sporting News Player of the Year.
As a sophomore, Griffin averaged 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game while shooting 59 percent from the floor and also averaging 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks.
As a true freshman in 2007-08, Griffin averaged 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds for the Sooners.
Griffin, who led Oklahoma Christian School to four straight state championships alongside older brother Taylor, was the No. 1 overall pick and played 13 seasons in the NBA, where he was a six-time NBA All-Star, the 2011 Rookie of the Year, a three-time second-team All-NBA and two-time third-team All-NBA.
His final season in the league was last year, when he played for the Boston Celtics.
Griffin also won the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, famously jumping over a car on the court.
Griffin played in 765 games during his NBA career and averaged 19.4 points and 8.0 rebounds. His most prolific offensive season was 2018-19 with Detroit, when he scored 24.5 points. IN 2013-14 with the LA Clipper, Griffin averaged 24.1 points per game.
He averaged a double-double as a rookie in 2010-11, 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. He also averaged a double-double in year two, 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds, while shooting a career-best .549 from the field.
Griffin’s physical style of play meant he missed a lot of games due to injury. His only season playing also 82 games was his rookie year with the Clippers.
