Blake Griffin reflects on the hilarious moment with Luka Doncic

Retired NBA player and Amazon analyst Blake Griffin he shared a funny story about Los Angeles Lakers‘ Luka Dončić during the game in Mexico City. Griffin opened up about his TV deal with Amazonexplaining how he viewed it as a special opportunity to join a unique panel of sports analysts in an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints. The new job also gives NBA fans funny stories from Blake’s playing days, including the time he addressed the crowd next to Doncic.

Griffin then revealed in Mexico City how Doncic had forced him to change his entire speech, due to Luca’s impressive Spanish, which Blake felt like a bend in his addressing the crowd before tip-offhe said, according to NBA’s X, formerly of Twitter.

“This is Luca just showing up. We’re playing in Mexico City and, obviously, he speaks Spanish,” Griffin said. “I was like, ‘You know what? I’m going to try my best.’ I tried to remember everything. Mine is going to sound like ‘Hola,’ you know, very broken Spanish, and he rattled it off and decided to make himself heard at the last second.”

Griffin shortened his intended message to just “Holla, Mexico.”

“This was Luka just showing off.” 😅

Blake Griffin looks back on the hilarious moment in Mexico City with Luka Doncic in 2019!

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Griffin’s story is a perfect example of the ideal blend of basketball moves and comic relief that makes for entertaining television for the average NBA fan. Two years after playing his final NBA season with the Boston Celtics, Griffin is settling into his new career as a sports broadcaster.

Blake Griffin talks about his new broadcasting career

Since the retired NBA forward Blake Griffin starred in an NBA Cup commercial during the offseason until his recent stories, it could be argued that Griffin would be a natural fit as a TV analyst for Amazon Prime’s new NBA lineup. Griffin, in an interview with ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly.

“I think it’s just an opportunity to be a part of something new,” Blake Griffin told ClutchPoints of his reason for joining the NBA’s Prime Team. “Amazon also stepping into the NBA was really interesting to me, watching Thursday Night Football, and how they handled that whole process was very impressive. Now you see what they’ve done with Thursday Night and they’ve made a big deal out of it, and this is no different. They’ve taken the same approach.”

Amazon Prime will host Sunday’s NBA matchup with the defending champion Thunder hosting the Pelicans, followed by the Hornets and 76ers in the evening.