There is no way Blake Griffin, the star forward for the Detroit Pistons, is in his 11th N.B.A. Wasn’t he just soaringover the hood of a Kia to win the slam dunk contest? Griffin has entered the 2020-21 season as the third oldest player on the Pistons, behind Derrick Rose and Wayne Ellington. Griffin has plenty of games left, he said. But in basketball years, in a league in which the best players seem to get younger every season, he is akin to middle-aged.

Source: New York Times January 02, 2021 07:52 UTC