The future seems to be bright for Blake Griffin.
The Clippers star said he is feeling and better than he has in ages going into the season.
"I felt great — as good as I've felt in several years," Griffin said, via ESPN.com. "It's kind of surprising, actually. I felt good going into camp, but you never know how you're going to respond to a lot of live situations and a heavy load. But I felt great."
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Griffin and the Clippers have been working hard to prepare for their season opener against the Trail Blazers on Thursday, and Griffin marveled that he still was feeling good after grueling practices.
"Playing back-to-backs or having several hard days of practice in a row and then a game and still feeling fine the next day, still being able to get all my work in and do even more — it's reassuring," Griffin said.
Strengthening his lower body during the offseason is what has kept Griffin strong and injury-free so far.
Griffin has been marred by injuries over the past year. Last season he tore his left quadriceps and then broke his right hand during a fight with a member of the Clippers training staff, which required him to miss 47 games.
He reinjured his quad during Game 4 of the Clippers' first-round playoff series against the Trail Blazers, which ended his season.