5 moments we'll remember from Griffin's tenure with Clippers

"And like that ... he's gone."

The news of All-Star forward Blake Griffin being moved from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons caught the basketball world completely off guard Monday, and perhaps no one more so than Griffin himself.

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The big man's arrival in 2009 as the No. 1 overall pick single-handedly revitalized the struggling franchise. After sitting out his first year with a stress fracture in his left knee, it was full speed ahead for Griffin, with his aerial acrobatics, "Lob City" slams, and all-around stellar play helping make the Clippers relevant, successful, and worth watching.

But it's all over now, so let's relive these five memorable moments from Griffin's eight-season run in Los Angeles.

The Mozgov

Griffin has christened many a player with his highlight-reel facial dunks, including but not limited to Kendrick Perkins, Pau Gasol, Julius Randle, and Rudy Gobert.

Timofey Mozgov, however, is in a class of his own when it comes to being dunked on by Griffin. This jam in 2010 was downright disrespectful.

From that point onward, being "Mozgoved" was something you simply didn't want to be. Poor guy.

The punch

Griffin's hand met Clippers assistant equipment manager Matias Testi's face north of the border, and for that, he suffered the consequences.

The team suspended Griffin four games for his actions in Toronto, but that didn't go into effect until he was medically cleared to return from injury. He had been rehabbing from a partially torn quad at the time, and added insult to injury by breaking his hand while punching Testi.

This was one saga Griffin will be more than happy to leave in the past.

The "Pioneers" shirt

The Clippers pulled out all the stops when attempting (successfully) to re-sign Griffin last offseason, even constructing a "carefully curated" museum in his honor.

This "Pioneers" shirt, featuring the likenesses of Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, and others, was perhaps pushing it.

After Griffin's meeting with management, team employees greeted him while donning the shirt, which created an uproar on social media when the image was leaked. In retrospect, knowing the Clippers would move him months later, there's some humor to be found in all of this.

Griffin ultimately signed a five-year, $173-million contract to stay in Los Angeles ... temporarily.

The Slam Dunk Contest

Griffin dunked over a silver Kia in front of his home crowd at Staples Center, with hype man Kenny Smith building anticipation and a gospel choir singing R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" in the background.

Look, we can debate whether or not Griffin "actually" jumped over a car until the cows come home.

But this leap ultimately highlighted All-Star weekend in 2011, and while it wasn't the greatest dunk we've ever seen, it certainly had everyone talking at the time.

The 47-point outing

It's hard to believe, but Griffin's career high of 47 points came just 40 games into his blossoming career, and he hasn't surpassed it since.

He missed just five of his 24 shots on the night against the visiting Indiana Pacers, while grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out three assists in just under 37 minutes of action.

Griffin now leaves ranking second in Clippers history in the career scoring department with 10,863 points, behind only Randy Smith and his 12,735 points.