Clippers' Blake Griffin suffers scary head injury vs. Warriors, exits with concussion

Griffin took an elbow to the head from Warriors center JaVale McGee

The last thing the injury-plagued Los Angeles Clippers wanted to see was All-Star forward Blake Griffin lying on the floor in pain for several minutes.

In the first quarter of Saturday's game against the Warriors, Griffin caught an inadvertent elbow from Golden State center JaVale McGee and proceeded to lay on the floor for several minutes while he was treated by the Clippers staff. He eventually walked off the court under his own power, and went directly into the locker room for further evaluation.

#Clippers star Blake Griffin went down after catching an elbow to the head. His hand was trembling as he laid on the floor... pic.twitter.com/7cQnSdw0h4

— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) January 6, 2018

It was a scary moment, but it is a great sign that Griffin was eventually able to walk away from the incident. The Clippers announced the Griffin had been diagnosed with a concussion and would not return to the game.

The Clippers announced the Blake Griffin is out for the rest of the game and is in the concussion protocol.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) January 6, 2018

Griffin returned to action on Dec. 29 after missing nearly a month with a sprained MCL in his left knee.