AJ Griffin's Start To His Freshman Season On The Hardwood At Duke Has To Be Put On Hold After Spraining His Knee In Practice On Friday

AJ Griffin is a A five-star small forward out of Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains, N.Y.

• Ranked as the No. 9 overall player in ESPN 100's rankings for the class of 2021

• Also ranked No. 1 in the state of New York and the No. 1 small forward in the ESPN 100

• Won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, averaging 13.5 points and a team-high 3.3 steals per game in six contests

• Averaged 17.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 12 appearances his junior season at Archbishop Stepinac

• His father, Adrian Griffin, played 10 seasons in the NBA and is currently an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors

• Committed to Duke on November 4, 2019

• Chose Duke over Kentucky, Kansas and Villanova, among others

  “according to AJ Griffin’s biography on goduke.com”

  Unfortunately though the start to AJ Griffin’s freshman season on the hardwood at Duke has to be put on hold after spraining his knee in practice on Friday.

  Why?

  Because AJ Griffin is going to be out for an indefinite amount of time.

  The good news?

  There is no structural damage an MRI revealed on Friday.

  “according to an article by Stephen Wiseman in the newsobserver”