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Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin returned home early from his team's five-game road trip after he suffered a suspected fracture in his right hand in an undisclosed team-related incident, ESPN.com has learned.

Sources told ESPN.com that the hand injury -- unrelated to the torn quadriceps muscle that has sidelined Griffin since Dec. 26 -- is expected to keep him out 'a matter of weeks, as opposed to days.'

Sources close to the situation said late Monday that the Clippers are still evaluating the severity of the new injury but are expected to provide an update Tuesday.

The injury-ravaged Clippers - already down three players - are in 'wait and see' mode with forward Blake Griffin, who left Monday's win over the Lakers with a knee injury. Clippers announced that forward Blake Griffin underwent a successful surgery today to repair an injury to the plantar plate of his right big toe. Griffin suffered the injury on April 21 in.

The Clippers have gone 11-3 since Griffin was lost to the quadriceps injury, but only two of those wins have come against teams with records of .500 or better.

Clippers: In the April 12 Sports section, a headline on an article about Blake Griffin’s injury described Dr. Souryal as working for the Dallas Mavericks. Souryal is a former team doctor.

L.A. plays at Indiana on Tuesday and at Atlanta on Wednesday before returning home to square off with the Lakers on Friday at Staples Center.

Griffin originally hoped to return to the lineup during this road trip.

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin injured his right hand after hitting a member of the team's equipment staff during an argument, multiple sources told ESPN's Michael Eaves.

According to the sources, Griffin and Matias Testi, the team's assistant equipment manager, got into an argument in a restaurant during the team's trip to Toronto. Griffin hit Testi, who then left the restaurant and went outside. Griffin followed him outside and hit him again.

Griffin suffered a suspected fracture in his hand in the incident, sources told ESPN's Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne early Tuesday morning. Sources said the injury is expected to keep Griffin out 'a matter of weeks, as opposed to days.'

Testi had visible injuries to his face, sources told Eaves. Both Griffin and Testi were sent home after the incident.

Toronto police say they have no record of a police report under Griffin's name and are not investigating the incident. The restaurant where the incident occurred was crowded, so there are expected to be multiple witnesses to the incident, a source told Shelburne.

Griffin and teammate DeAndre Jordan are good friends with Testi, according to sources. Griffin, in fact, has vacationed with him.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers said at practice Tuesday morning that the team would issue a statement on the situation before its game against the Pacers on Tuesday night.

A source told Shelburne that the NBA is investigating the incident and Griffin could face league discipline.

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L.A. travels to Atlanta to face the Hawks on Wednesday before returning home to square off with the Lakers on Friday at Staples Center.

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Griffin, who has been out with a quadriceps injury, originally hoped to return to the lineup during this road trip. The Clippers have gone 11-3 in his absence.

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In November 2014, Griffin was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery after allegedly getting into an altercation with a man at a Las Vegas nightclub. According to reports at the time of the incident, Griffin was upset by camera flashes in his face and grabbed the man's phone. Prosecutors dropped the case in March of last year, saying they couldn't prove the allegations.