Griffin's Funny Or Die Internship

Over the last few weeks, we've featured posts on locked out NBA players finding work through other avenues such as movie roles, TV cameos and overseas gigs.

Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin is is learning video production at Funny or Die, the website founded by actor Will Ferrell and director-writer Adam McKay. Griffin has acted in a FoD video earlier this year and is expected to write, edit and act again.

Griffin said he’s a big comedy fan and counts “Old School,” “Wedding Crashers” and “Anchorman“ as his favorite films.

So what will be the Slam Dunk Champ be doing at FoD this lockout?

"Just to get an inside look at how things are run here is exciting to me,” Griffin said. “I don’t know what interns at Funny Or Die are like, but I’m about to find out, I guess.”

Mike Farah, president of production at Funny Or Die, said that Griffin will be treated like other interns.

“We’re going to put him to work,” said Farah. “He’s shooting a series of videos, and he’s also coming to meetings. He’s basically doing everything that an intern does.”