Blake Griffin is finally getting to play for Team USA

Past back and knee injuries have prevented Blake Griffin from participating in major Team USA games before, but that won't be the case now. Griffin is finally getting ready to suit up with his country's letters on his chest.

Over at the L.A. Times, Ben Bolch writes about the anticipation of one of the NBA's best players:

Griffin didn't have quite the statistically dominant season last year that he did a couple of seasons ago, when he finished third in MVP voting behind winner Kevin Durant and runner-up LeBron James, but that didn't matter come the postseason. He averaged 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game in leading the Clippers to the second round of the postseason, eventually watching his team fall in seven games to the Houston Rockets during the Western Conference Finals.

We know how can perform on the big stage. Now, we just wait to see what that means for every other national team.

(h/t L.A. Times)