Testi leaves Clippers

Matias Testi, who was punched in the face by Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin in January, is no longer the team’s assistant equipment manager, the team confirmed Wednesday. A team spokesman said the Clippers would have no further comments on why Testi doesn’t work there anymore. Testi was seen at the team’s practice facility by media members July 11 when the Clippers introduced their rookies. Testi, a longtime employee with the Clippers, got into an altercation with Griffin during dinner at a restaurant in Toronto when the team was there to play the Raptors in January. Griffin repeatedly punched Testi in the face after the two longtime friends had engaged in their normal backand-forth teasing, according to reports in the Los Angeles Times about the confrontation. Griffin broke his right hand after throwing a blow that left Testi with a severely swollen face. The Clippers suspended Griffin four games and docked him $859,442 in pay for his role in the fight.