There really aren’t any rules. You just go to court. If it fails, go to court again until a judge says you’re all set.
Want a 7th year?
Sure
Broke rules?
Ahhhh, it’s fine.
There AREN’T any rules.
"Anticipation. That's all it is." 🔒
2,728 steals (2nd all-time)
6-time SPG leader
9-time All-Defense
CHRIS PAUL, DEFENSIVE DYNAMO over his 21-year career!
"Chris Paul, A.K.A. the Point God."
2nd ALL-TIME in assists.
2nd ALL-TIME in steals.
21 years running the point & defending the point of attack... congrats on a LEGENDARY career, @CP3!
Chris Paul is, at worst, the third best point guard in history. He’s one of the 15 most talented *players* the sport has ever seen, full stop. There is nobody smarter or more prepared every night, that’s for sure.
No player has ever had that much impact, or that much longevity, at his size. It’s unheard of. The metrics back up his place in history, too. The same metrics people use for all-time greats … those have to apply to CP3.
On a personal level, I would argue nobody has had a stronger influence on my basketball knowledge than Chris, and the way I view the game today. Just watching him operate and listening to him after games taught me so much, even though I only *covered* his teams for brief stints.
He should’ve been an MVP in 2008, and I’m just glad he made those two deep playoff runs in 2018 and 2021. Wish he would’ve captured one of them, but sometimes, those are just the breaks. If this is it for him … what a tremendous career. He needs his jersey retired in multiple arenas.
Really wish it ended differently with chris Paul. Not enough words to say how he legitimized the clipper franchise. Among the greatest players and greatest point guards to ever play the game.
Forever grateful. The LAC u know today is in large part cause of him. Grateful.
Chris Paul has officially retired from the game of basketball:
21 seasons
12x All-Star
11x All-NBA
9x All-Defensive Team
6x Steals Champ
5x Assists Champ
2005-06 NBA ROTY
NBA's 75th Anniversary Team
It wasn’t supposed to end like this… but the game will miss him. 💔