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The Chicago Bulls suffered another humiliating loss on Monday, as they gave up a 26-point lead to allow the Oklahoma City Thunder to come away with the unlikely come-from-behind victory. This is probably the reason why some folks on social media decided to call out Bulls youngsters Wendell Carter Jr. and Coby White for taking […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul has forged his name beside John Stockton as the only two players in NBA history to log in 18,000 points, 9,000 assists and 2,000 steals. Paul accomplished the feat in their 109-106 comeback victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. He had a total of 30 points, 10 rebounds […]

Chris Paul has three years left on his monster contract, which is why the Oklahoma City Thunder won’t have any luck finding a trade partner for him. Paul is making $38,506,482 this season, $41,358,814 in 2020-21 and has a player option worth $44,211,146 for the 2021-22 season. Paul and the Thunder likely won’t agree to […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have had a hard time finding a team desperate enough to trade for Chris Paul, a large component of what it would take to haul in the remaining $124 million of his contract. According to Sean Deveney of Heavy.com, the Thunder gambled, thinking they could find a team to flip Paul […]

Looks like Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul impacts games he’s not even a part of. A week removed from him “snitching” to the refs about Jordan Bell’s untucked jersey, referees are now paying more attention to offending players and are quick to issue delay of game warnings. New York Knicks guard Elfrid Payton […]

According to the latest rumors surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team is not planning to trade Chris Paul before the trade deadline in February. To recall, Paul was involved in the trade deal between the Thunder and the Houston Rockets last summer. Paul plus several draft considerations were sent to the Thunder in exchange […]

NBA referees are now most likely to call delay of game due to untucked jerseys, thanks to Chris Paul’s snitching antics earlier this season. New York Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton saw that firsthand on Sunday in their home game versus the Denver Nuggets. With the Nuggets up 16-12 at the 4:11 mark of the […]

There was a Plan B involving Dwight Howard landing with the Dallas Mavericks as a free agent back in 2013 — this time involving Chris Paul. But plans fell through after the center changed his mind in suiting up for the Mavs, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, I really think that they, […]

Just recently, whispers began to emerge pertaining to a power struggle within the National Basketball Players Association. According to the rumor, there was a plot to overthrow NBPA executive director Michele Roberts — something that NBPA president Chris Paul completely denied through an official statement. Chris Paul Statement Regarding False Information on NBPA Executive Director […]

In what was one of the bigger deals of the 2019 offseason, the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul to the Thunder for Russell Westbrook. Now, with the NBA’s trade deadline drawing near for this campaign, it seems Paul might be stuck in Oklahoma City, as his contract is simply too high for most teams to […]

There may be teams interested in acquiring Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chris Paul ahead of this season’s trade deadline, but it sounds like the Miami Heat will not be among them. According to a report from Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports, the Heat aren’t expected to make a run at Paul and aren’t looking to […]

The question “what if?” is asked quite often as it relates to NBA history. What if the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Michael Jordan instead of Sam Bowie? What if Len Bias never tragically passed away? What if Derrick Rose never tore his ACL? Sometimes, the best “what if?” questions related to potential dream matchups. Basketball […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to their third straight win on Monday night, beating the slumping Utah Jazz 104-90 behind yet another impressive all-around game from veteran forward Chris Paul. CP3 finished with 16 points, four rebounds, seven assists and three steals. He also toyed with Jazz big man Rudy Gobert in one highlight play. […]

It seems Chris Paul still hasn’t moved on from the delay-of-game calls given against him and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. CP3 believes that the refs, particularly Brian Forte, tried to even things up with him after he encourage a call […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has become the latest player to chime in regarding the recent antics of Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul, who is widely considered to be one of the most intelligent and savvy players around. Paul recently created some headlines due to his keen eye for NBA rules and regulations. […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Carmelo Anthony warned Chris Paul to keep his eyes peeled for the Houston Rockets management after he was ousted and exiled by the front office after only 10 games, a move that blindsided him and the rest of the team. Fast forward a few months down the road and Paul was […]

The Utah Jazz played the Los Angeles Lakers without starting point guard Mike Conley due to an injury. The Jazz struggled without their quarterback of the offense, as the Jazz got crushed at home by 25 points. While Mike Conley might have been able to narrow that margin of defeat, based on how he has […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul is not shy about pointing out an opposing team’s violation during a game. However, it seems that he doesn’t like it when he’s the one getting called for it. The Thunder were whistled for a delay of game infraction during the second quarter of their game against the Portland […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul is back at it again, controlling the referees’ minds and telling them to hand out penalties to the opposing team. In his latest antic, Paul asked for a technical foul on good friend and Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony for smacking his hands in frustration. Just a few […]

Apart from being one of the best playmakers of this generation, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul is also an astute student of the game. He displayed his vast familiarity of the NBA rules on Friday, alerting the officials of an infraction committed by Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jordan Bell. Seeing Bell enter the game […]

Exactly why the Houston Rockets decided to trade Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder this offseason is still up for debate. However, while taking part in a recent airing of The Lowe Post podcast, Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated noted that James Harden actually asked head coach Mike D’Antoni to “get Chris out […]

Chris Paul was traded to an Oklahoma City Thunder team that appears to be in a rebuild phase, but he knows his situation could be a lot worse. Paul joined the Thunder this offseason as part of a trade with the Rockets — the same deal that sent Russell Westbrook to Houston. Now, for the […]

As a result of his offseason trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chris Paul hasn’t had much conversation with his former Rockets teammate, James Harden. Paul came to the Thunder in July as part of their deal with the Rockets to acquire Russell Westbrook. Paul spoke fondly of his time in Houston, but there were […]

Chris Paul was not surprised to see his name in trade rumors this summer after a series of hamstring injuries plagued his two-year tenure with the Houston Rockets. However, Paul did find himself shocked to see them go through with a trade after general manager Daryl Morey allegedly assured him he would not be traded to […]

If you can believe it, the New Orleans Pelicans franchise has had two top-five players in the NBA slip through their fingers over the last eight years. First, when they were still the Hornets, they had Chris Paul, who was largely considered the league’s best point guard and was looked upon by many as one […]

When the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Chris Paul this past offseason, many thought that this would just be a quick stopgap for the veteran point guard. The Thunder are in a rebuilding situation after trading Paul George and Russell Westbrook, and this kind of situation doesn’t fit an aging guard whose main focus at this […]

After it was announced last summer that the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired the services of veteran point guard Chris Paul as part of the Russell Westbrook trade to the Houston Rockets, the general consensus was that Paul would be making his way out of the Thunder sooner rather than later. At this point, however, we […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine was a man on a mission in their game against the Charlotte Hornets. Not only did LaVine score 49 points, but he also drilled the game-winning 3-pointer to give the Bulls a much-needed victory against their fellow Eastern Conference franchise. Indeed, it is one of the best individual outings in […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul congratulated Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James as the latter made history as the first-ever player to record a triple-double against all 30 NBA teams. Congrats my brother on being the FIRST player in NBA history to record a triple double against every team… and to do it in […]

Dec. 8, 2011 is a date that will forever live on in the minds of Los Angeles Lakers fans. It was a day that they will not remember fondly, as the Lakers had acquired superstar point guard Chris Paul in a trade with the New Orleans Hornets, a deal that would quickly be vetoed by […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers are a little over two years removed from the “Lob City” era. Doc Rivers is still coaching the Clippers, but Chris Paul has been traded twice since his decision to move on from L.A. Blake Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons back in early 2018, and DeAndre […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers players Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returned to the Staples Center on Monday as visiting members of the Oklahoma City Thunder. While most returning players receive boos once they change teams, the trio was met with a warm reception from the home crowd during the pre-game introductions. Thunder players […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Los Angeles Clippers in what will be an otherwise relatively meaningless regular-season game on Monday night, but Chris Paul’s return to Los Angeles makes this a bit more intriguing. Of course, it’s not like Paul hasn’t been back in LA before. He was traded from the Clippers […]

Chris Paul has had an up-and-down start to his Oklahoma City Thunder career so far, but he certainly looked like the CP3 of old against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Tied at 107 after four quarters, the Thunder and Sixers game went to overtime at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. With the Thunder up by eight […]

The Los Angeles Clippers stole the show this past offseason, somehow upstaging the Los Angeles Lakers’ trade of Anthony Davis and the Brooklyn Nets’ free-agent coup of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving by landing both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. George came first, as the Clippers swung a blockbuster trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder […]

The Houston Rockets made the signing-and-trading for veteran Chris Paul in the summer of 2017 the landmark move of their offseason, but the All-Star floor general only experienced two seasons in Clutch City before being quickly shipped off again on his career. Speaking to comedian and actor Kevin Hart on his cold tub show that […]

There’s this narrative around the league that Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul rubs teammates the wrong way because of how much he yells and demands excellence. Paul reportedly didn’t have the best relationship with Blake Griffin and Doc Rivers on the Los Angeles Clippers. CP3 supposedly also got into it with Houston Rockets star James Harden last season, although […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul was a guest on actor Kevin Hart’s “Cold As Balls” show and talked about the Houston Rockets trading him to OKC this summer. Paul, who played two seasons with the Rockets, was traded to the Thunder in the blockbuster Russell Westbrook trade. “Every situation is different, but the […]

The Oklahoma City appeared to be cruising to a victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, even going up by 23 points in the first half. The Warriors put together a comeback, though, even tying the game at one point before the Thunder pulled out a 114-108 victory. Thunder point guard Chris Paul […]