# Blake Griffin's Clippers Shirt Fiasco

> Blake Griffin's viral Clippers 'Pioneers' shirt still haunts him after Amazon's NBA on Prime Video launch.
- Title: Blake Griffin's Clippers Shirt Fiasco · California Post
- Summary: Blake Griffin's viral Clippers 'Pioneers' shirt still haunts him after Amazon's NBA on Prime Video launch. Blake Griffin tried to forget a controversial…
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- Source: California Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/20/sports/blake-griffin-relives-infamous-clippers-pioneers-shirt-fiasco-that-still-haunts-him
- Published: 2026-10-20T23:14:13+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: blake griffin, clippers, nba, amazon prime video, pioneers shirt, michael jackson, news, entertainment
## Clippers' 2017 shirt
Blake Griffin signed a five-year $173-million contract with the Clippers in 2017.
## Shirt features historical figures
The shirt showed Griffin with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, and more.
## Amazon's pioneers initiative
Amazon's NBA on Prime Video team called Griffin a 'Pioneer' during their 2026 launch event.
## Griffin's reaction
Griffin forgot Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson on the shirt but still feels it haunts him.
## Key takeaway

Blake Griffin tried to forget a controversial Clippers shirt featuring historical figures but Amazon's 'Pioneers' initiative reactivated the memory.