By Marc J. Spears,
Blake Griffin has some advice for how Jeremy Lin should handle All-Star weekend in Orlando: Don’t be afraid to say no.
“I’m sure he will be extremely busy,” Griffin told Yahoo! Sports. “It will be a whirlwind for him the rest of the season just because of a lot of media attention. A lot of times when people come out of nowhere like that, companies or whatever, they are going to be rushing to get a bunch of stuff done now because they kind of missed the boat this season. They didn’t plan for it.
“My advice to him is to say no to things that you are unsure of unless you really, really, really want to do something. If not, don’t do it.”
Griffin, a second-year Los Angeles Clippers forward, was the top attraction at last year’s All-Star weekend in L.A. He won the dunk contest and also played in the Rookie Challenge and All-Star game. He now endorses the Kia car he jumped over in commercials and has challenged Kobe Bryant’s popularity in L.A.
Yet, the memorable weekend drained Griffin. He averaged 22.8 points and 12.6 rebounds prior to the All-Star break. In the month afterward, his averages dipped to 20.5 points and 10.4 rebounds. He says he wasn’t able to catch his breath until the middle of March.
“To be honest, I didn’t enjoy it like I should have,” Griffin said. “I didn’t really get a chance to. We came off an eight-game road trip. We had been on the road 15 days straight. We got in on [Thursday] at like 2 in the morning and then everything for me started at noon on Thursday. Literally, it was from noon on Thursday to past midnight every night [All-Star weekend].
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