Six-time All-Star forward Blake Griffin slammed his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Friday over the sudden waiver of his teammate Chris Paul.

Griffin, appearing as a pundit for Amazon Prime's pre-game show, lashed out when he was asked about his views after his his former teammate Paul's sudden exit from the Clippers.

He said the Clippers' move was incredibly disappointing and left him speechless, unable to justify the team's actions. He reiterated his outrage at how this final chapter of Paul's in his reunion with the Clippers after so many years ended so acrimoniously.

Griffin said, "Re-signing with the Clippers... should have been the peak of his career." I vaguely remember him saying, 'I'm going back to Los Angeles, I'm going to give it my all,' but he ultimately couldn't leave the team he chose, perhaps the one to end his career, which is incredibly disappointing."

Regarding Paul's Instagram story that he was "suddenly informed of being waived," Griffin couldn't help but criticize, saying it was due to huge communication problems between the team's management, including coach Tyronn Lue, shareholders and owner Steve Ballmer, with his former teammate.

Griffin criticized, "What disappoints me most is what Chris Haynes (NBA insider) said."

"They (Paul and Tyronn Lue) didn't communicate. Worse still, I spoke to Haynes on Wednesday, to CP (Paul) yesterday, and to him today, and he didn't communicate with Steve Ballmer."

Recently, the news of Paul's unexpected release by the Clippers after officially announcing his retirement at the end of this season caused a huge shock.

According to ESPN reporter Shams Charania, Paul's release stemmed from his increasingly strained relationship with the Clippers. The player's leadership style, which he described as "extremely destructive" due to his repeated public demands for accountability from management, coaches, and players, was deemed by Clippers executives to be particularly disruptive.

Charania further pointed out that Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue had not spoken to Paul for several weeks. Paul had also requested a meeting with Lue a few weeks prior to discuss rumors that he was being labeled a negative factor for the team, but Lue refused.

Paul returned to the Clippers in July after a 14-year absence on a one-year, $3.6 million contract. However, the team struggled after his return, finishing 6-16 after 22 matchdays, second-to-last in the Western Conference.

About Chris Paul

The 40-year-old Chris Paul, whose nickname is CP3, was born on May 6, 1985, in Forsyth County, North Carolina. He is 1.83 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms. He plays as a shooting guard and is nicknamed CP3 and "The Point God".

During his time at Wake Forest University, Paul recorded 948 points, 395 assists, and 160 steals.

He was named the 2003/04 ACC Freshman of the Year, the 2004/05 ACC Pre-season Player of the Year, and the Associated Press Player of the Year.

He is also considered the greatest freshman in the university's history, ranking first in college freshman history in steals, assists, three-point shooting percentage, and free throw percentage, while ranking third in scoring and points per game in college history.

In addition, he holds the ACC record of 84 steals, surpassing Jason Williams' previous record of 81 set at Duke University in the 1999/00 season.

Paul was selected fourth overall in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets, thus beginning his twenty-year NBA career.

He subsequently played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, and San Antonio Spurs.

This July, Paul returned to the Los Angeles Clippers on a one-year, $11 million contract.

Throughout his impressive twenty-year NBA career, Paul averaged 16.9 points and 9.2 assists per game. He and only LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers are the only two players in history to surpass 20,000 points and 10,000 assists.

Furthermore, his 12,000 career assists make him the only player after John Stockton and Jason Kidd to reach this milestone.

Individually, Paul is a 12-time NBA All-Star, a 4-time All-NBA First Team selection, a 5-time All-NBA Second Team selection, a 2-time All-NBA Third Team selection, a 7-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection, a 2-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection, and a 2006 NBA All-Rookie First Team selection. 

He has also been named NBA All-Star Game MVP once, the 2005 NBA Rookie of the Year, a 5-time NBA assists leader, a 6-time NBA steals leader, and was named one of the NBA's 75 Greatest Players in 2021.