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Griffin underwent a bone marrow procedure on his left quad
tendon on April 27 and has already begun the rehabilitation
process.
He is expected to be ready for the start of the 2016-17 NBA
season but is unlikely for the Rio Games this August.
In preparation for the Games, USA basketball will be holding
training camps along with five exhibition showcase games
beginning in July.
Five-time NBA All Star Griffin could miss his second straight
Olympics, having made the 2012 squad for London before
withdrawing with an injury.
This past season was quite the rocky campaign for Griffin, 27,
who played in just 35 games.
He was already sidelined with his quad ailment when he broke his
right hand after punching a member of the Clippers equipment
staff in January.
The incident earned Griffin a four-game suspension by the NBA.
Griffin returned to action for the Clippers in April but
re-injured himself in the team's first round playoff series
against the Portland Trailblazers.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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