Cold water is being thrown on the idea that the San Antonio Spurs pose a threat to stealing Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers. Worst of all, for Spurs fans anyway, this cold water comes courtesy of breaking-news sage Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. During an appearance on CBS Sports Radio with Gary Parish (h/t Kyle [...]
Admit it: You’ve thought about Chris Paul playing for the San Antonio Spurs. It seems too perfect. He is perhaps the best, or second-best, point guard of all time, and the Spurs are billboards for dominance who just so happen to be going through an uneasy time at Paul’s position. Tony Parker is 35 and [...]
May 24, 2017
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According to the daily NBA round-up by Basketball Insiders Writer Steve Kyler, the Clippers and Chris Paul have already verbally agreed to a new over $200 million max extension when Paul becomes a free agent this summer. Chris Paul has been expected for some time to opt out of the final year and $24.6 million [...]
February 21, 2017
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For those Los Angeles Clippers fans who assumed the worst after Chris Paul left the team’s victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a left thumb injury on Monday, your fears have been confirmed. According to Dan Woike of the Orange County Register, Paul will miss the next six to eight weeks with a torn ligament in [...]
January 18, 2017
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The Los Angeles Clippers are holding their breath, sort of. Chris Paul left late in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Clippers’ Tuesday night victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a sprained right thumb. He did not return, and though X-rays came back negative, the team is awaiting further news, per ESPN.com’s Andrew Han: [...]
January 17, 2017
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Midway through the third quarter Thursday night while hosting the Spurs, Chris Paul came up lame while chasing Tony Parker. He immediately grabbed his hamstring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGdNIeCRZWM CP3 immediately left the game, but the Clippers were able to hold on and get the win 106-101. Following the game, Doc Rivers said Paul is day-to-day. “I’m glad [...]
December 23, 2016
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According to a Zach Lowe story on ESPN.com, it appears as though Chris Paul is open to staying with the Clippers beyond this season, but is demanding that the Clippers give him the full long-term max contract, whatever that could be after the collective bargaining agreement. This potential deal would be in the neighborhood of [...]
December 2, 2016
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Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have never come across as best friends, and they most likely never will. But the idea that they actively dislike each other is completely, utterly kaput. As Paul told USA Today‘s Sam Amick, the two are closer than they’ve ever been: “Oh, no question (it’s) better now than ever,” Paul [...]
November 23, 2016
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Bear with us until the end, Los Angeles Clippers fans. It’s about to seem like Chris Paul, your All-Star point guard, is throwing some shade your way. But he’s not. Paul, though, did say he doesn’t feel like Staples Center has become an adequate home-court advantage for the Clippers, per Dan Woike of the Orange [...]
October 25, 2016
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Chris Paul, unlike Pat Riley, is not surprised that Dwyane Wade left the Miami Heat for the Chicago Bulls. But that’s probably just because Wade informed him, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James of is decision in their group text. Or something like that. Per the Daily Herald‘s Mike McGraw: “I wasn’t that surprised (about Wade),” [...]
July 19, 2016
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