Inside Blake Griffin’s life in LA after retirement

• Blake Griffin shares details about his life in Los Angeles, when he joins Prime Videos NBA Cover next season
• The former basketball star, known for his sludge cans, says he’s past his Dunking Prime
• Griffin tells people that it is his “dream” to take their children to a lobster party at Red Lobster

Nearly a year into their retirement, Blake Griffin says he has not played a lot of basketball since Leaves the NBA. In an exclusive interview with People, Griffin, 35, shares a glimpse of how his life is today.

“When I came in at the end of my career I was like: ‘Man, I need something of an outlet, a competitive outlet,’ and a bunch of my friends played golf, so I tried it,” shares Griffin. “I’ve got super in it, some people can even say obsessed.”

Griffin’s new hobby just keeps him busy, without golf allows him to keep up with former teammates and other retired athletes. “Some guys have been playing since we played together, or some guys just picked up what myself, but when guys come into town I take them out to play golf. It has their own little NBA and even former athlete community, so it’s cool.”

Griffin spent her first nine seasons with Los Angeles Clippers before playing for other teams including pistons and celticiansBut he has made California his home since his pension.

“I love being in LA,” says Griffin. “I did this home. I played my first nine years here, so it only became home by default. I love this. I have an amazing group of friends. My kids are in school out here, so it’s fantastic.”

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“And getting to play golf all year round is also a nice little bonus,” adds Griffin, who shares his son Ford Wilson, 11, and daughter Finley Elaine, 8, with his Ex, Bryn Cameron. Shortly after they were shared in July 2017, Griffin had a high -profile romance with model Kendall Jenner.

Although Griffin has not recreated his iconic sludge cans and told people that he “left it earlier”, he praises his NBA career in a new ad with red lobster -a chain that Griffin says was “a staple in my childhood that grew up.”

“We had one that was two miles from my house that grew up,” reminds Oklahoma native, “so it gives back a lot of good memories. Hummer, cheddar biscuits, all that, so when I had the opportunity to do this for a red lobster and lobster party, I just jumped on it because it was so much neck.”

Now that he creates memories with his children, Griffin says to take them to red lobster is a must. “I’ll make it a point to get them into a lobster party. It’s my dream because I want to see it through their eyes,” says Griffin.

The father of two will have to cut down his time on the golf course when the next NBA season starts in the fall. In January Griffin was announced As one of the names associated with Prime Videos New Studio Show, join Dirk Nowitzki and Taylor Rooks.

Griffin tells people that he is “excited” about the opportunity to join the streaming network’s NBA coverage. “The amazing thing about that job is as if I love basketball and I would look at it no matter what. So preparing for me is really just like … It’s just looking at games, make sure I stay involved.”

Griffin has kept in touch with various general managers and coaches in the NBA that he has worked with in his career, “just to make sure I know what I’m talking about and updated on the latest information that I think team is looking at,” he says. “We really want this show to be very informative, I think and bridge the gap between just the average NBA fan and the NBA.”