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Blake Griffin Pledges $100,000 to Arena Staff After NBA Suspends Season

Pistons forward Blake Griffin pledged $100,000 to his home arena's staff on Friday, according to Rod Beard of the Detroit News.

Griffin's gesture came just two days after the NBA suspended its season because of the worsening coronavirus outbreak.

He joins Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Love in pledging $100,000 to employees at their home arenas.

Shortly after the NBA suspended play on Wednesday, Marc Cuban announced during an interview with ESPN that he would set up a payment plan for his stadium's hourly workers, an initiative that has been co-opted by the Hawks and Rockets.