Blake Griffin is impressed by his Celtics teammate’s focus on winning ahead of 2022-23 season

“You’d probably be surprised to know that in the NBA, that doesn’t happen every day,” related Griffin in perhaps a jab at past teams.

If you didn’t know much about recently-signed Boston Celtics big man Blake Griffin, it would be easy enough to assume he’s been with the team for years now based on how at home he has seemed with his new teammates, and how they have embraced his arrival the same way he has lauded their singular focus on winning.

Griffin recently spoke about his initial impressions to that effect at the Celtics’ annual Shamrock Foundation fundraiser, lauding his new ball club’s work ethic and environment — while perhaps also throwing some subtle jabs yet again at past stops of his career.

“The first thing that I really realized almost right away was how serious this team is and how mature this team is, and how much they care about winning,” said the six-time All-Star via NBC Sports Boston.