Grantland: The Life and Death of Eddie Griffin

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6:50p, 6/22/14

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http://grantland.com/features/eddie-griffin-nba-life-death/

So much wasted talent.

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9:46a, 6/23/14

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I'll have to read that later when I have time since it's so long. I remember when the Rockets traded for Griffin, I was pumped. Griffin was the type of player who really needed four years of college. He was not mature enough to handle the NBA. I think his famous quote was the NBA was "like a job."

Sad story.

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10:07a, 6/23/14

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Yeah, it talked about that some. Apparently his older brother who coached him all through life died of a heart attack at 34 leaving a kid (or kids?) and he felt he needed to help support the family by going to the NBA. He was all set to play a second year at Seton Hall.