2. Griffin slams FTW! It is 2021 baby, and Griffin is jamming it down in his first game with the Brooklyn Nets. Fittingly: Blake Griffin's first points in Brooklyn come on a dunk. (Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports). Expertise in blues music is not required but enjoyment of music, history, and interacting with people is a must! You sign with this team and everybody’s like, ‘That’s not fair!’ People say whatever they want. Of course he did it in his first game with the Nets. He was inducted into the East Carolina Hall of Fame in 2007. 118 carries for 414 yards with 4 TD. Griffin was, as he mentions, highly criticized these past two seasons. Hall of Fame Monitor Leaders . You are a better man than me, Blake. ... Blake Griffin is also a candidate, but like Rose, he has fought through injuries over recent seasons. Stay up to date on the latest basketball news with our curated email newsletters. The change in the discourse surrounding Griffin only serves to highlight how the team you play for and the contract you’re on can completely change a reputation. The world is healing, as Griffin is getting back to what he does best: Dunking the basketball. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. 2020 was a COVID year and a year without Blake Griffin dunking. Griffin recently spoke to Brian Lewis of The New York Post and other members of the media about the narrative surrounding him over the past few seasons, as it’s changed since he moved teams. While it was cool to know that Griffin and I had something in common, as in not dunking a single basketball in 2020, I tip my cap for his courageous bravery to willingly get off the ground and elevate. Powered by Minute Media © 2021 All Rights Reserved. After people questioned whether he can still get up above the rim, Griffin even threw down a dunk and stared at his old bench for good measure. Though in his lifetime his work was largely neglected or dismissed, he is now considered one of the leading lights of English poetry, and his work has only grown in popularity. 1990: 116/219 for 1,510 yards with 13 TD vs. 10 INT. Blake Griffin, who has not dunked since 2019, first bucket as a Brooklyn Net IS A DUNK, we have been bamboozled pic.twitter.com/l4hzz9AApa, — Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 22, 2021, BLAKE GRIFFIN JUST DUNKED LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO, — Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 22, 2021, BLAKE GRIFFIN❗️SLAM DUNK❗️ pic.twitter.com/6hbXShx2sx. Blake Griffin, Brooklyn Nets. James Harden. The Hall of Fame proposition for James is a matter of when, not if. pic.twitter.com/2qQVT0CO4N. As evidence of what Griffin can provide at his best, in his first game playing at least 20 minutes as a Net, he scored 17 points in a win over his former team last week. If Griffin never dunked a basketball in a game again, I feel like we all would have been deprived of something holy, righteous and downright excellent. Bold - Indicates Player is not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame or is First. These players largely have Hall of Fame resumes, but they have to take advantage of their immediate futures to take the leap as surefire candidates. Poet, painter, engraver, and visionary William Blake worked to bring about a change both in the social order and in the minds of men. The man who built himself a Hall-of-Fame … Even in the midst of March Madness going on, that did not stop Griffin from throwing it down. For a brief second there, it felt like we were watching a Lob City game instead of dead-air space between Chris Paul State Farm commercials. First since 2019 https://t.co/5DuaGU22M6, — Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 22, 2021, I want Blake Griffin and the NBA investigated pic.twitter.com/IEqbI8T720, — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 22, 2021, Blake Griffin’s athleticism when he joined the Nets pic.twitter.com/kS3abAsw0H. If that was the last time we got to see Griffin dunk a basketball, then it was 100 percent worth it. Seeing Griffin robbed of all of his athleticism broke our hearts, but to watch him go vertical again brought a smile to all of our faces. BLAKE GRIFFIN JUST DUNKED IN HIS FIRST GAME AS A BROOKLYN NET pic.twitter.com/FxEIJNpFCp, — Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 22, 2021, Pistons fans watching Blake Griffin end his dunk drought Game 1 on the Nets pic.twitter.com/AKPgzkSQ2U, — Stephen A. Smith Burner (@SASBurnerAcct) March 22, 2021. Explanation of this measurement * - Indicates Player is a Hall of Famer. The Rush: McCoy on Hall of Fame candidates, best NFL fans and social justice. Over the past few seasons, Blake Griffin started to receive a negative reputation. Anthony Edwards on pending Timberwolves owner A-Rod: 'I don't know who that is' 3. No more “Point Blake” nonsense or ultra-finesse 3-point shooting. BlAkE gRiFfIn DoEsNt DuNk AnYmOrE pic.twitter.com/dKjuwyoI7z, — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 22, 2021, NO WAY. Already the most talented team in the league, Griffin brings key depth to the Nets and gives them even more flexibility when wanting to play small. He is now officially a cult hero in Brooklyn Nets lore. Detroit Pistons fans are channeling their inner Jack Buck, as they do not believe what they just saw. Hear why Chris Broussard believes the Nets pickup of LaMarcus Aldridge and Blake Griffin surpasses Andre Drummond to the Lakers. Blake Griffin needed a single game to get back to dunking the basketball. “It’s kind of funny to me, because for the last couple years all I’ve heard is how bad I am. Not retired by 2015. I am not saying the Pistons were holding him back, but … oh, who am I kidding? Now, as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, the narrative has changed. ... adding that he likes the Spurs' ball movement and is excited about playing for a Hall of Fame coach. Blake finished sixth in the 1991 Heisman Trophy voting, while leading East Carolina to an 11–1 record and the #9 ranking at season's end. We just got finessed. 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Blake Griffin. 2021 NBA Draft: 5 best fits for Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Packers: Even the Bears thought Kyle Fuller would sign with Green Bay, NBA trade rumors: Nets exploring trades for injured Spencer Dinwiddie, Blake Griffin to make Nets debut Sunday night vs. Wizards, NBA rumors: 5 teams that should be buying at the NBA trade deadline, Move over LeBron, Reggie Miller says MVP is James Harden's to lose. Well, guess what? pic.twitter.com/Ajx0vTKUEq. The Blues Hall of Fame is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. In an interview with ESPN, he promised he still had bounce. Blake Griffin is expected to make his debut for the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night against Washington. Blake Griffin hasn’t dunked since December 2019. Blake Griffin has dunked for the first time since 2019. You really are. 15 DAYS AGO・Skip and Shannon: Undisputed・2:48 share I don’t put a whole lot of value in other people’s opinions.”. The last time I got this excited over an in-game dunk, Kyle Korver proved he was more than a 3-point shooter for my beloved Atlanta Hawks. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For information contact Elizabeth Montgomery Brown at 901-527-2583, ext 13 or email [email protected]. Edward Hugh Hanlon (August 22, 1857 – April 14, 1937), also known as "Foxy Ned", and sometimes referred to as "The Father of Modern Baseball," was an American professional baseball player and manager whose career spanned from 1876 to 1914. This is exactly how I expect Nets fans to feel right now. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Brooklyn Nets and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. The man who built himself a Hall-of-Fame career by dunking over Kia Optimas was back at it again. After being bought out by the Detroit Pistons this month, star forward Blake Griffin became a free agent and ultimately signed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. It took one game for Blake Griffin to get back to his dunking ways, now on the Brooklyn Nets. This in part because he was a highly-paid player who missed the bulk of the 2019-20 season and in part because of how his athleticism has suffered due to injury. — Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) March 22, 2021. His first game as a Brooklyn Net, and he throws down a two handed dunk. The Nets signed the six-time All-Star on March 8 … While he isn’t the player he once was, Griffin has already started to flip the narrative that had been forming about him. In 2019, Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge were All-Stars and Griffin made All-NBA. Wendell Carter Jr. Says he is Grateful for Opportunity in Orlando, Michael Porter Jr.: ‘The Goal’s the Same. 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