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PLAYA VISTA, Calif. -- LA Clippers star Blake Griffin underwent a routine arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies from his right knee, the team announced Tuesday. He is expected to miss?four to six weeks of game action.Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the surgery at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, and Dr. Steve Shimoyama assisted.Coach Doc Rivers says the starting power forward slot in Griffins absence will be filled situationally.Paul [Pierce] will start tonight, Rivers said Tuesday. There will be a night that Brandon [Bass] starts. There will be Austin [Rivers] start. It will probably be one of those three. But it will really go on personnel a lot for us.On the occasions Austin Rivers gets the call, Luc Mbah a Moute, the teams starting small forward, would slide over to the power forward spot to defend larger opponents.It will be opponent-based, and then sometimes Ill just look at our team and forget the opponent on certain nights and say, If we start this lineup, I think its tougher for them.Dr. ElAttrache performed surgery on Griffin in February 2015 to remove a staph infection in his right elbow; in 2012, when Griffin tore his left meniscus during Team USA training camp; and in 2010, when Griffin was sidelined during his first season with a broken left kneecap.Blakes going to be OK, point guard Chris Paul said at shootaround on Tuesday. Nobodys down. Were ready to play tonight.Paul made it clear, however, that Griffin would be missed.Usually, when we need a bucket or things are slow a little bit, we always play through Blake, Paul said. And just the confidence it gives us down the stretch -- we have our two-man game. And just his presence of mind gives everybody a comfort level.The Clippers have some experience without Griffin, who was sidelined for 45 games last season with a left quadriceps tendon tear and a broken right hand. The team went 30-15 during that stretch.Unfortunately, weve done this before. Its not like Aw, man. What do we do? Paul said. We dont expect a drop-off or anything like that. We still expect to win every night.A five-time All-Star, Griffin has started in 26 games this season, averaging 21.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists.Information from ESPNs Kevin Arnovitz was used in this report. Ryne Harper Jersey . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. Trevor May Jersey . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. https://www.cheaptwins.com/872t-jose-berrios-jersey-twins.html . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. Tom Brunansky Twins Jersey . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Luis Arraez Twins Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State says Dave Doeren will be back for a fifth season as the Wolfpacks coach.Athletic director Debbie Yow affirmed Doerens status Saturday, one day after N.C. State upset rival North Carolina 28-21 in the regular-season finale to improve to 6-6 and become bowl eligible for the third straight year.Yow says Doeren is our coach moving forward and she publicly addressed his status because she wantts to put to rest any speculation.ddddddddddddHis record at N.C. State is 24-26 and his teams have gone 9-23 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, finishing 3-5 in the conference in each of the last three years.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '