A 39-year-old man listed only as Daniel filed a complaint which listed Griffin as a suspect. According to TMZ, which first broke the news, Griffin slapped the man in the face during an altercation in which the man attempted to take a photo of Griffin and his teammates inside Tao, a popular club inside the Venetian Hotel.
The Clippers were in Las Vegas on Saturday night to play the Nuggets at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Clippers coach Doc Rivers briefly discussed the matter Wednesday before the team’s home exhibition game against the Suns. He does not believe it will be a distraction as the team prepares for the start of the season.
From the Los Angeles Times:
The Clippers open the season Oct. 30 at home against the Thunder.
“I can’t say much, but I feel very confident that things will work out, I’ll put it that way,” Rivers said.
