After straining his right shoulder last month during the NBA's Summer League, Clippers forward Blake Griffin has practiced shooting while abstaining from any contact drills, according to Coach Mike Dunleavy.
"Everything is moving forward probably even ahead of schedule," he said Monday at the Clippers' training facility in Playa Vista.
Griffin, whom the Clippers selected out of Oklahoma as the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, suffered the injury in the third game of Summer League. Doctors estimated on July 22 that he would be sidelined three to four weeks.
Griffin averaged 19.2 points and 10.8 rebounds in five games this summer.
Dunleavy doesn't see Griffin's injury as an issue and thinks his comprehension of the team's strategies will help him excel during his rookie year.
"I don't think Blake was ever late for a rotation," he said. "If you're not late for a rotation, that means that you get it."
