Recently, Griffin's WNBA analysis has resulted in pushback. His response to Caitlin Clark's foul on Reese in May stemmed a feud with ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, and his back-and-forth with Reese's family comes less than two months later.

Thursday’s saga comes roughly two months after Griffin and his former ESPN colleague, Ryan Clark, publicly feuded over Reese and Clark after the two got chippy during a Fever-Sky game. Clark was called for a flagrant foul on Reese at the time.