Blake Griffin Parents: Meet Tommy Griffin and Gail Griffin

Blake Austin Griffin  is an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association’s Boston Celtics (NBA).

Griffin was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Afro-Haitian father Tommy Griffin and white mother Gail Griffin.

His father was a Northwestern Oklahoma State University basketball center and track standout. Griffin and his older brother, Taylor Griffin, were home-schooled by their mother from first grade until Taylor finished tenth grade and Blake finished eighth.

Blake Griffin ‘s father led Classen High School to two state championships as a coach. He then became the head coach at Oklahoma Christian High School, where he won several high school coaching awards. He also ran a gym where his sons Blake and Taylor got their workouts.

Griffin made his NBA debut as a rookie the following season, earning All-Star honors, winning the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and being named Rookie of the Year.

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