Through decades of NBA basketball, many high-flying dunkers have graced the league. But Blake Griffin mastered the art of catching a poster. Not only was Griffin one of the most explosive players in the league, but his strong 6’9″ frame also punished any defenders who got in the way.
While Griffin’s highlight reels continue to electrify fans across the league, that feeling is seldom shared by the players on the end of the posters. During his 14 seasons in the NBA, Griffin made many victims of his athleticism. However, one of the instances, Griffin recalls, was so bad that the player “deleted his Twitter.”
Griffin Reminisces About His Poster Dunks
In Griffin’s recent appearance on The Adam Friedland Show, the host asked the NBA champion if he ever had felt bad after posterizing someone. Considering the cold, brutal force the forward used to be on the floor, his answer was as expected. “No.”
“You never felt bad one time?” asked Adam Friedland. Griffin’s answer remained the same. Further playing on the question, the comedian asked the former Clipper, “What if a guy’s wife was there?” Griffin hilariously replied, “She shouldn’t have been there”.
After bombarding Griffin with a string of such questions, Friedland asked Griffin if someone had ever cried. While emotions running high are understandable, I don’t know if the case for deleting Twitter would be the same.
Blake Griffin is STILL dunking on Kendrick Perkins 🤣
(via The Adam Friedland Show) pic.twitter.com/86eK9eOM5a
— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) July 11, 2025
“I don’t know, but Kendrick Perkins deleted his Twitter after I dunked on him. That’s like, I think that should be on my résumé.” said the six-time All-Star.
Griffin referenced one of his dunks in January 2012 that made Staples Center erupt. In a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, center Kendrick Perkins got on the wrong end of a poster as Griffin threw a powerful jam over his head. In the aftermath of the dunk, the entire arena was electrified as Griffin walked with a deadly look on his face.
The dunk soon went viral and was even widely considered the dunk of the year. While the dunk drew many trolls for Perkins, this wasn’t why Perkins deleted his account.
Perkins deleted his Twitter account in late December 2011 because he felt there was “too much negativity.” He also mentioned that he didn’t think he could keep his mouth shut and believed his general manager, Sam Presti, didn’t like him being on the platform. It was not a direct reaction to Griffin’s dunk on him, as that transpired after Perkins deleted his account.
While the exaggeration was merely a humorous play on the lasting impact of Griffin’s dunks, it’s unlikely those on the receiving end will find it as funny. Griffin might have last played in the NBA during the 2022-23 season, but it seems his extensive highlight reel will live on for many years.
