NBA: Griffin facing two months out with sprained MCL

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Los Angeles, November 29: Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin could spend two months on the sidelines due to a medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee.

The Clippers confirmed the diagnosis on Tuesday (November 28) after Griffin underwent an MRI, which revealed no other structural damage to his knee.

In a release via Twitter, the Clippers said: "recovery for this injury can take up to eight weeks".

Griffin suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Clippers' 120-115 victory over rivals the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday (November 27).

The five-time NBA All-Star became entangled with Lakers guard Lonzo Ball and Clippers team-mate Austin Rivers.

No foul was called on the collision during a scrum for a loose ball with less than five minutes remaining. Griffin remained in the game for one possession, missing a shot, then checked out and headed to the locker room.

Griffin has been hampered by injuries throughout his eight-year NBA career, having played in 67, 35 and 61 games the past three seasons.

Yet the Clippers signed Griffin to a new five-year, $173million contract during this offseason.

Source: OPTA