April 14 (UPI) -- Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin will sit out Game 1 of the team's first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, Pistons head coach Dwane Casey told the team's official website Sunday.
Griffin, who has had multiple knee surgeries in his career, was "too sore to play," sources told ESPN and the Detroit News. The forward missed four of the Pistons' last seven regular-season games due to left knee soreness.