Chris Paul

Chris Paul is injured again. The All-Star point guard left early in the fourth quarter of the Houston Rockets’ Wednesday night loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with what the team deemed a strained left adductor. And not only did he not return, but head coach Mike D’Antoni was unable to provide any clarity on [...]

The Utah Jazz need to thank someone other than the members of the Denver Nuggets’ front office for Donovan Mitchell’s arrival. Sure, the Nuggets made what now looks like an inexplicable draft-day trade, accepting Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon, two power forwards, for the 21-year-old swingman. But, as it turns out, he might not have [...]

Chris Paul isn’t shy about his opinion of the Houston Rockets. The point guard is expected to be in the team’s starting lineup when it faces the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, marking just the second time he will suit up for his new digs all season. He hasn’t played since a bruised left knee forced [...]

Chris Paul hasn’t played since the Houston Rockets’ opening-night victory over the Golden State Warriors, and though he’s expected to return sometime this week, the team isn’t making any promises. From the Houston Chronicle‘s Jonathan Feigen: With the Rockets hoping to have guard Chris Paul ready to play Thursday in Phoenix, Paul ramped up his workouts [...]

Things between Blake Griffin and Chris Paul were absolutely as awkward and combustible as you think they were. Paul is now a member of the Houston Rockets, so this doesn’t matter anymore. But the two spent more than a half-decade together on the Los Angeles Clippers, ostensibly jostling for alpha status. And while the tense [...]

James Harden is about to get his superstar partner. Or so Mike D’Antoni thinks. As the Houston Rockets’ head coach told USA Today‘s Sam Amick: “Now he’s getting back on the floor, where he’s now shooting foul shots, shooting a little bit. He’s been working his butt off. He’s been boxing all the time, and doing [...]

So much for the Houston Rockets being able to limit James Harden’s minutes. Part of what made Chris Paul’s arrival so appealing is what it meant for the team’s floor balance. Harden looked gassed by the end of Houston’s second-round loss to the San Antonio Spurs last year. Teaming up with Paul meant he wouldn’t [...]

Chris Paul is just like you—provided, of course, you also enjoy watching James Harden play. The Houston Rockets’ new point guard, who missed the team’s win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday with a knee bruise, continues to revel in seeing Harden operate, almost to a fault, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: “One of the biggest [...]

So much for Chris Paul struggling to adjust as a member of the Houston Rockets, mainly as a sidekick to James Harden. This isn’t to say the transition will be entirely wrinkle-free. Pairings of this magnitude are always subject to taking a little bit of time. But anyone who thought it’d take Paul a while, [...]

Chris Paul is probably disappointed Carmelo Anthony didn’t end up on the Houston Rockets, but he seems more annoyed that his friend isn’t viewed more favorably outside immediate NBA circles. Paul was asked about Anthony ahead of the Rockets’ matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, because, obviously. And, naturally, he jumped to Melo’s defense, per [...]