Blake Griffin (knee) to start if he's ruled in Friday for Clippers

According to Rotoworld's Mike Gallagher, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers said power forward Blake Griffin would start if he plays Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers.

What It Means:

Rivers said that Griffin was a little behind on his conditioning. It's understandable after he's missed the last 11 games with a knee injury. Griffin is coming down to a game-time decision and Rivers said that whether he plays will be a team decision. Sam Dekker and Montezl Harrell would see reduced workloads with Lou Williams sharing primary scoring responsibilities with Griffin.

Listed at $9,000, Griffin is projected to play 35.9 minutes and tally 40.6 FanDuel points if he's able to return to the floor Friday night.