Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin is healthy and ready to start as soon as possible after successful surgery last month.
"If camp started tomorrow, I'd be ready to go," Griffin said Tuesday. "I could go now if I needed to."
Griffin underwent arthroscopic surgery last month to repair the medial meniscus tear of his left knee he suffered during Team USA's training camp in Las Vegas on July 11, which forced him to miss the Olympics.
"The surgery wasn't one of those things that took a long time (to recover from)," Griffin said. "It was just a matter of getting my strength back and we really took our time with it. I could have been back even earlier than that.
"I just needed to get the swelling out of the knee. That was the biggest battle. There's nothing that needs time to repair or heal. It was just reducing the swelling and getting the strength back in my leg and once I got that, I was out on the court every day."
Griffin may be ready for action however, Clippers guards Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups are still recovering from their own injuries. Paul underwent surgery to a torn ligament in his thumb last week while Billups is still recovering from surgery in February to repair a torn left Achilles tendon that had him sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Griffin believes Paul will be back in time for the season opener on Oct. 31 against the Memphis Grizzlies while Billups could return soon after.
"I talked with Chris yesterday and I think he'll be back for sure before the start of the season," Griffin said. "Chauncey, I'm not sure. He looks great. He's been in working out and I've seen him the past couple days. He looks really good. He looks like he's ahead of schedule but at the same time, it's not worth it to rush it for him because we do have guys who can fill that void until he is 100 percent healthy."
