What Blake Griffin has said about Trash talk in sports
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 30, 2026
Blake Griffin, Retired American NBA power forward, six-time All-Star best known for his years with the Los Angeles Clippers, now a basketball analyst, has been quoted on Trash talk in sports 2 times in 1 episode of Friends Keep Secrets, most recently on June 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Griffin endorses the 'elevator theory' that fans should not say anything to athletes they wouldn't say face to face.
“don't ever say to somebody during a basketball game or a sporting event that you wouldn't say if you were trapped in an elevator with them”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Blake Griffin Episode (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 29:56
Griffin believes there are lines in trash talk, such as never mentioning a player's family.
“You can't take things like you shouldn't say anything about anybody's family”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Blake Griffin Episode (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 47:35
Episodes
The Blake Griffin EpisodeFriends Keep Secrets · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h
Retired NBA star Blake Griffin talks with Benny Blanco, Dave Burd and Kristin Batalucco about pressure, injuries, Lob City, locker-room life, trash talk and retirement.
Blake Griffin on other topics
- Performance under pressure in sports · 2 quotes
- Blake of the Year · 1 quote
- NBA locker room culture · 1 quote
- Sports psychology · 1 quote
- Lob City · 1 quote
- Achilles tendon rupture · 1 quote
- Los Angeles Clippers · 1 quote
- Traveling (basketball) · 1 quote