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Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:43 am to Mac
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#Clippers forward Blake Griffin injured his right hand after hitting a member of the team's equipment staff during an argument in Toronto LINK
The altercation started in a restaurant. It proceeded outside where Griffin hit the equipment staffer multiple times. #Clippers
translated: Staffer bumped into him on accident, Blake flopped and landed on his hand.
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 10:44 am
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:44 am to ballscaster
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If I made my boss millions of dollars, I'd have a longer leash too.
You'll also have higher settlement costs. But you take the good with the bad.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:47 am to MSMHater
We should be celebrating any bad happenings with Clippers. After all, the team was stolen from Sterling, no matter what a POS he is.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:52 am to SwaggerCopter
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The Clippers are cursed.
nah. they went all in on a guy who has the emotional maturity of a 7 yr old.
they got the body, but not the brain.
for a while there I thought I was wrong about him. he seemed to be working on his game.
I never would have picked him.
For two years I thought I was wrong on him.
I thought I was wrong. I was right.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:53 am to STEVED00
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heavily disciplined 99/100 times at any job.
He didn't say heavy discipline, he said fired. And if you think 99% of workplace fights end in firings I don't know what to tell you.
A suspension sure.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:54 am to Mac
those equipment staffers have had it too good for too long, glad Blake decided to finally step up and humble one of them
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:54 am to athenslife101
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Any other profession in the world, he'd be fired for that. But for some reason, we give a shite about actors and athletes and they get a pass? Stupid.
There is a lot of truth in that, but you also have to agree that he'd be picked up by a competitor in a heartbeat. The same is true for any profession where you're as elite as Blake Griffin is at basketball.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:59 am to SPEEDY
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Spreewell was fired after assaulting another employee
cmon man quote:
I thought I was wrong. I was right.
Wtf
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:06 am to 1ranter1
I would say the employee would be fired the vast majority of the time.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:10 am to STEVED00
On top of this, it happened in Toronto, so there could be some serious legal ramifications. Canada actually has some pretty harsh laws about traveling there if arrested/convicted of certain crimes.
Blake Griffin: International Criminal
Blake Griffin: International Criminal
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:17 am to athenslife101
quote:You wanna know why?
Any other profession in the world, he'd be fired for that. But for some reason, we give a shite about actors and athletes and they get a pass? Stupid.
In other professions, keeping someone who punched someone else isn't worth it. That person isn't important enough to the company to justify keeping him.
There are very important people at some companies who can get away with it just like Blake Griffin because they are important enough to keep.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:29 am to CelticDog
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I thought I was wrong. I was right.
So... you were wrong?
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:29 am to athenslife101
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Really? Outside of the celebrity complex, I can't think of any.
depends on who you are and your value to the company. also, this happened off the job, not in the workplace.
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 11:30 am
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:30 am to Mac
All things considered, not the worst day for that staffer.
He's probably going to get paid and at least has the satisfaction of knowing Griffin paid the price by getting his hand busted.
He's probably going to get paid and at least has the satisfaction of knowing Griffin paid the price by getting his hand busted.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:07 pm to Mac
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Blake Griffin Broke His Hand Hitting a Member of the Clippers Staff
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:15 pm to athenslife101
quote:Rightfully so.
Any other profession in the world, he'd be fired for that. But for some reason, we give a shite about actors and athletes and they get a pass? Stupid.
You don't get fired based on what you do, per se, it's your actions in relation to how valuable you are to your company. If the 12th dude on the bench did this, he would have been released already.
It's based on value, and that's how it should be.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:23 pm to shel311
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This post was edited on 4/9/23 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:27 pm to msutiger
What a fitting image at the bottom of the bleacher report article on the incident
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:34 pm to shel311
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Any other profession in the world, he'd be fired for that. But for some reason, we give a shite about actors and athletes and they get a pass? Stupid.
Not sure why no mention of this.
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Reportedly upset over an unpaid $600 debt, former teammate IK Enemkpali delivered a sucker punch to Smith’s jaw in August, forcing Smith to undergo surgery and miss six to 10 weeks of playing time. The NFL suspended Enemkpali four games, and Smith decided not to press charges.
Hence, I agree with
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You don't get fired based on what you do, per se, it's your actions in relation to how valuable you are to your company. If the 12th dude on the bench did this, he would have been released already.
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