<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/spurs-news-chris-paul-ejected-first-quarter-blazers-spat-official');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Chris Paul ejected in first quarter of Blazers clash after spat with official');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chris-Paul-ejected-in-first-quarter-of-Blazers-clash-after-spat-with-official.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs’ Chris Paul ejected in first quarter of Blazers clash after spat with official</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T19:58:35-08:00">December 13th, 7:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T20:11:01-08:00">December 13th, 8:11pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It didn’t take long for San Antonio Spurs point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-retirement-timeline-tony-parker-interview">Chris Paul to get sent to the showers</a> early on Friday night.</p><p>During the first quarter of the Spurs’ clash against the Portland Trail Blazers, Paul picked up two quick technical fouls and was <a href="https://x.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1867777840143536298" rel="noopener">ejected from the game</a> after just 11 minutes.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Paul gets a technical foul, turns the ball over off the inbound pass, never stop complaining, and gets ejected from the game after just 11 minutes of playing time in just 11 seconds. <a href="https://t.co/aLoJ3x29rA">pic.twitter.com/aLoJ3x29rA</a></p><p>— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1867777840143536298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Paul piked up one technical for complaining about what he thought should have been a foul on Blazers guard Scoot Henderson. After turning the ball over, Paul continued to chirp at the official about the missed call and took it a step too far, as he was thrown out after a couple of ensuing free throws.</p><p>Guard Tre Jones is also out for the Spurs, so look for guards Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley, and maybe even forward Jeremy Sochan, to handle the ball handling duties for the rest of the evening.</p><p>Devin Vassell is also handling some of the point guard duties with Paul out as the Spurs battle with the Blazers. Every game is a big one at <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-reveals-instinctive-secret-behind-clutch-heroics">this point in the season for San Antonio</a>, as they currently sit tied for 11th in the Western Conference with a .500 record. The Los Angeles Lakers have just a half-game advantage for that final play-in spot with plenty of games to go.</p><p>The Spurs will be extra keen to pick up a win on Friday night against what has been a very beatable opponent so far this year. With all of the talented teams in the Western Conference, you must collect wins against the teams at the bottom of the standings if you want to sneak into the playoffs.</p><p>Even without Paul for the entire second quarter, the Spurs are still in a good position to get a win with 24 minutes to play. A strong close to the first half has the Spurs up 52-42 at the break. Victor Wembanyama has 15 points to lead San Antonio and Vassell has 13.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Chris Paul ejected in first quarter of Blazers clash after spat with official

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/spurs-news-chris-paul-retirement-timeline-tony-parker-interview');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Chris Paul hints at retirement timeline during Tony Parker interview');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chris-Paul-hints-at-retirement-timeline-during-Tony-Parker-interview.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs’ Chris Paul hints at retirement timeline during Tony Parker interview</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-11T19:20:42-08:00">December 11th, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-11T19:24:44-08:00">December 11th, 7:24pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When NBA fans discuss the greatest point guards of all time, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-chris-paul-gets-goat-endorsement-from-new-suns-guard">Chris Paul comes up</a> on the list. That’s what makes the future Hall-of-Famer’s inevitable retirement bittersweet as he spends the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-opens-up-about-accepting-role-amid-twilight-of-legendary-career">twilight of his career with the San Antonio Spurs</a>.</p><p>Paul opened up to fellow hoops legend Tony Parker about when he <a href="https://twitter.com/cp3region/status/1866995822396588335" rel="noopener">plans to hang up the sneakers,</a> via Spurs YouTube.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tony Parker asked Chris Paul if he knows how much longer he wants to play: </p><p>“Maybe a year or two. I’m still trying to feel it out… I love hooping. The hardest part is when I get home &amp; have to watch my kids’ games on the iPad.” </p><p>(Via Spurs YouTube) <a href="https://t.co/8fzKZRNLzF">pic.twitter.com/8fzKZRNLzF</a></p><p>— CP3REGION (@cp3region) <a href="https://twitter.com/cp3region/status/1866995822396588335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Maybe a year or two. I’m still trying to feel it out. I think the hardest part is like I love this, like practice today, I love hooping, I love all of that,” the 39-year-old said. “The hardest part is when I get home and I have to watch my kids’ games on the iPad or whatnot, so that’s the tug of war right now.”</p><p>Paul signed a one-year deal with the Spurs after spending last season on the Golden State Warriors, where he logged a career-low 26.4 minutes per game. The elder statesman is still well-conditioned, though, as his 28.9 minutes per game rank third on San Antonio. He’s also played all 24 games thus far.</p><p>Paul admitted that his <a href="https://twitter.com/cp3region/status/1866995822396588335" rel="noopener">place in the rotation</a> was the main factor behind joining San Antonio.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CP3 on why he chose to play for the Spurs this season: </p><p>“Last year was probably one of the toughest years for me. I just love to hoop. I wanna play. If I’m gonna sacrifice my family and be away from them, then I at least need to be playing.” </p><p>(Via Spurs YouTube) <a href="https://t.co/wk2KQHf7Xl">pic.twitter.com/wk2KQHf7Xl</a></p><p>— CP3REGION (@cp3region) <a href="https://twitter.com/cp3region/status/1867002136409587972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Last year was probably one of the toughest years for me. I just want to hoop, like I wanna play. And then for me, [Paul’s wife] Jada [Crawley] and the kids, they stay in LA…If I’m gonna sacrifice my family and be away from them, then I at least need to be playing. Nobody’s guaranteed to win. There’s only one team that’s gonna win. I think for me, I looked and said ‘I can go play. I can go hoop.”</p><p>Usually, players like Paul who have never won a championship would join a contending team, which San Antonio isn’t. However, the Spurs are faring well for a rebuilding organization, as they’re just a half-game behind the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns for a spot in the Play-In Tournament.</p><h2><b>Chris Paul’s productivity is invaluable for Spurs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/San-Antonio-Spurs-guard-Chris-Paul-3.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Paul, who’s famous for his facilitation, leads San Antonio with 8.5 assists per game, which is more than twice what his next-closest teammate is averaging. Rookie guard Stephon Castle checks in at second on the squad with 3.8 dimes per contest.</p><p>It’s no coincidence that the Spurs have already over half of the wins they’ve earned in each of the previous two seasons, which is 22. Paul’s presence is invaluable for young players like Castle and 2024 Rookie of the Year Victor Wenbanyama, who are the future of the franchise. The 12-time All-Star’s hunger to play as much as possible will do wonders for their development, as it helps to share the court with a legend.</p><p>Paul’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXbcUPguaZ4" rel="noopener">full conversation with</a> Parker is linked below.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Chris Paul hints at retirement timeline during Tony Parker interview

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He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier this season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-bronny-james-nba-history-timberwolves">LeBron James and Bronny James made history</a> when they suited up together for the Los Angeles Lakers. They became the first father and son duo to play on the same team together in the NBA. That opens up the possibility of more father/son duos in the NBA. Could San Antonio Spurs veteran guard Chris Paul be the next player to play with his son? While Chris Paul Jr. might eventually get to the NBA, don’t count on them playing together.</p><p>During a recent sit-down interview with Spurs legend Tony Parker, Chris Paul admitted that he <a href="https://x.com/cp3region/status/1866998427411943499" rel="noopener">wouldn’t play long enough</a> to play with his son, Chris Paul Jr.</p><p>“Yeah, I ain’t playing that long,” Paul said. “I can tell you that right now. I am not playing that long.”</p><p>Chris Jr., is currently a freshman point guard at Campbell Hall high school in the Los Angeles area. Even if he ends up being a one and done college player, that is still five years away. The earliest he would be eligible for the NBA Draft is 2029. Paul would be entering his 25th season in the league if he played that long.</p><h2><b>Chris Paul’s Hall of Fame career</b></h2><p>While Paul might not play long enough to share the court with his son, he’s had a Hall of Fame career. There’s no doubt that when he retires he will be eventually be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.</p><p>Paul is currently in the midst of his 20th season in the NBA, and his first with the Spurs. He was signed as a free agent in the offseason following the Golden State Warriors opting not to guarantee his contract for this season.</p><p>The 12-time All-Star has suited up in 24 games for the Spurs this season at a little over 28 minutes per game. He’s been averaging 10.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.4 steals with splits of 42.8 percent shooting from the field, 35.2 percent shooting from the three-point line and 100 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-chris-paul-passes-jason-kidd-second-all-time-nba-assists-list">Paul reached a milestone this week, surpassing Jason Kidd</a> for second on the NBA’s All-Time assists list behind only John Stockton. The only thing missing from Paul’s illustrious career in an NBA championship. He reached the Finals with the Phoenix Suns in 2022, but hasn’t been able to get back.</p><p>The No. 4 overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets, Paul played six seasons for the Hornets/Pelicans franchise before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. In addition to the Spurs, Warriors, Suns and Pelicans, Paul has also played for the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Paul makes admission about possibility of playing with son in NBA

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He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many viewed the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-blake-griffin-admits-true-reason-chris-paul-led-lac-teams-failed">Los Angeles Clippers as perennial title contenders</a> from 2012-2017. However, the team, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-10-greatest-players-in-franchise-history-ranked">led by Chris Paul, Blake Griffin</a>, DeAndre Jordan, JJ Redick and Jamal Crawford, never reached the heights many anticipated.</p><p>While they won over 50 games in five consecutive seasons, they failed to advance past the second round of the playoffs. Crawford said the team’s unwillingness to have difficult conversations, namely Paul and Griffin, <a href="https://youtu.be/cdvbvOv83Dc?t=22" rel="noopener">played a role</a> in their lack of postseason success.</p><p>“Honestly, I’ve never once, and I was with them for five years, and I’ve never once seen them two have a blow-up,” he said of Paul and Griffin on The Podcast P Show with Paul George. “That’s what was weird about it, like I’ve never once seen them go at each other. Not in a film session, not in a meeting, none of that. It was more so like we didn’t really talk about those things if there was something [wrong]. It was never like an air-out session with those two, none of that. It was always like weird because it was never like oh that’s why they’re mad at each other.”</p><p>“I honestly think, personally, to be very honest with you, I think we weren’t mentally tough as a group, not any one person. I thought when adversity hit sometimes we went like this ( hands going away) we didn’t come together like this.”</p><p>Paul and Griffin are known to have had a contentious relationship, although details of the rift never leaked.</p><h2>Examining Clippers’ failures with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jamal-Crawford-Chris-Paul-and-Blake-Griffin.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers felt Paul and Griffin’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPTplDdZijY" rel="noopener">differing personalities led to their chemistry issues</a>, which he said pre-dated him taking over as head coach and were never addressed.</p><p>“They both were so different,” Rivers said on the All The Smoke podcast. “Chris is the most competitive guy you can be around. There was damage done already before I had gotten there. And I heard about it, but it was such a passive-aggressive [dynamic], it wasn’t out there… And that’s what killed me because you would have a talk with them both and everything’s good. It was a difficult group because they both are extremely competitive, they definitely had something [going on].”</p><p>Paul said he appreciated Griffin more <a href="https://x.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1246087640866344961" rel="noopener">after their time together ended</a>.</p><p>“You don’t realize what you have until it’s gone,” he said in 2020. “Me and Blake absolutely had our issues here and there and whatnot, but I actually appreciated Blake a lot more after I left.”</p><p>The Clippers lost three times in the second round of the playoffs with Paul and Griffin. They blew a 3-1 lead against the Houston Rockets in the 2015 Western Conference semifinals before losing in the first round the following two seasons.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-chris-paul-gets-real-on-time-with-clippers-and-playing-in-the-intuit-dome">The Clippers traded Paul to the Rockets</a> during the 2017 offseason before dealing Griffin to the Detroit Pistons at the 2018 trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Clippers star Jamal Crawford drops honest admission on Blake Griffin, Chris Paul failures

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George and Chris Paul have not been fans of one another for a few seasons now. On Podcast P (presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment), the 76ers marquee player explained how his relationship with Paul was <a href="https://youtu.be/cdvbvOv83Dc?t=252" rel="noopener">once at a fruitful place</a>. <br><br>“People don’t know this, but me and CP used to have a great relationship, he’s the reason I got Lasik,” George said. “I had a conversation with him, and he recommended an eye doctor for me, I went to go see the eye doctor, and I got Lasik, and my eyes have been terrific. Our relationship was up to that level where I could give him a call.”<br><br>George has quality relationships with star players around the league. For instance, he and LeBron James are super close after multiple battles in the Eastern Conference. Also, current 76ers teammate <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-paul-george-recruitment-barely-dodges-tampering">Joel Embiid and George have a close relationship</a>. Still, it doesn’t truly explain why he doesn’t mess with Paul like that.</p><p>Paul’s former teammate Devin Booker isn’t too big a fan of George himself. For instance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-paul-george-beef-clippers">Booker discussed his feud with George</a> last season and dismissed it as simply being competitive. However, the majority of the friction between George and Paul took place in George’s first real opportunity with the Los Angeles Clippers to reach the NBA Finals.</p><h2><b>76ers’ Paul George tension with Chris Paul stems back to the 2021 Playoffs</b></h2><p>During the Western Conference Finals, it was a matchup between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers. Kawhi Leonard was hurt for the final four games of the series. As a result, George stepped into the No. 1 role and thrived. He averaged 28.7 points and 10.5 rebounds. His performance included a 41-point dominant showing in a Game 5 win in Phoenix.<br><br>Throughout that series, there was chippy behavior with both teams. There were <a href="https://youtu.be/mUOTR_9Mkvg?t=28" rel="noopener">frequent exchanges</a> between George and Paul, as well as George and Devin Booker. Although he didn’t describe what the No. 2 assist leader said during that Game 3, the 76ers star still has a sour taste in his mouth from it.<br><br>“Words were a thrown out there that shouldn’t be thrown out there between two men, and so that drew the line for me,” George said. “I’m one of those that once you’re on one side, bro, you’re staying there. I get where that competitive nature comes from. I don’t know if it’s that little man syndrome, but he has that competitive nature.”<br><br>George doesn’t seem to let go of anything from this incident. While no one may ever know Paul’s side, he has a history of being a petty competitor. Regardless, the Spurs point guard likely isn’t worried about what his perception is.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Paul George gets real on beef with Chris Paul

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Helllllllll yeaaaaa Theo!!!!!!!!!!! @tpinsonn

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38388 and counting… congratulations @KingJames!!

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Change is needed at all levels and we all need to do our part. We can’t lose our humanity as a society. 

To the Nichols’ family and Memphis community, my heart is with you tonight.

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Had a fun morning reading #BasketballDreams with
students from across Atlanta!! Your energy was so dope! 🙏🏾 @APSMediaServ @PTMGL 

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Can't believe it's finally here - Basketball Dreams available for purchase everywhere!! I hope you and your young ones can pick up some of the gems Papa Chilly left me and our family with! 

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Praying hard for Damar and his family right now… 🙏🏾

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Been hearing rumors that @BobanMarjanovic is hiding something 🤔 Any news here @StateFarm 

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Blessed to have grown in the league alongside my brother, CJ. The protection he's given me over the years has been key to my success. @discover @playerstribune #Sponsored 

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