Blake Griffin

Just four NBA players have worn No. 91 before Griffin. They are Mindaugas Kuzminskas (New York Knicks), Deividas Sirvydis (Detroit Pistons), Metta World Peace ( ...

It's official: the Boston Celtics have signed Blake Griffin. The 33-year-old will join the team on a one-year, fully guaranteed contract, ...

Blake Griffin first established a relationship with Brad Stevens when Griffin played forward for the Pistons, and Stevens was still the Celtics' head coach.

Griffin dunked 784 times in his first four seasons. He's dunked 119 times over past five years, becoming an improved rebounder and 3-point shooter instead.

“When I was younger everyone complained about all I did was dunk and now people are like, ‘I just wish he would do what he used to do.’ You guys complained for years that I couldn’t shoot. The Clippers stunningly traded Griffin to the Detroit Pistons during the first year of a five-year, $173 million deal and he played one more stellar season in Detroit, reaching the All-Star Game in 2019. He dunked 119 times in the past five years, including 13 times last season. When your talent level and your humility and self-awareness align then I think you can maximize your time in the league. Griffin realized during his stint in Detroit that his game had to shift from high-flying dunks off pick-and-rolls to rebounding and perimeter shooting. He is no longer a 30-minute-per-game player. Griffin was flying high, but the Clippers couldn’t reach a championship level under Doc Rivers and Griffin suffered a series of lower-body injuries that diminished his impact. They still remember him catching an alley-oop from teammate Baron Davis, who tossed the ball through the sunroof, with Griffin slamming the ball home with the world watching. He was a one-man highlight reel, using his strength and jumping ability to victimize plenty of big men on dunks. “Beyond that, just the core they have, having Brad [Stevens] in the front office now, the coaches they have. But he learned a valuable lesson from his NBA predecessors who refused to change their games once their physical skills faded. Admittedly, Griffin has lost a good portion of that athleticism, felled by years of leg injuries.

Griffin will become the first Boston Celtic to ever wear 91 when he takes the court this season. Griffin chose the number in honor of Dennis Rodman, a two-time ...

Griffin will become the first Boston Celtic to ever wear 91 when he takes the court this season. Monday was Blake Griffin’s first official day as a member of the Boston Celtics. [FREE Boston 25 News app](https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/have-new-device-get-our-free-boston-25-news-weather-apps/PDC6X7UKOFDBVPV5YJHG3CX36I/) for breaking news alerts.

NBA veteran and new Celtics forward Blake Griffin says he was surprised by the atmosphere inside the Boston locker room.

it’s a different atmosphere than I was sort of used to, in a good way. Practice today was focused, very encouraging, helpful. … I’m actually very — not surprised, but the amount of maturity and welcomingness (that the Celtics’ players showed) …