Paul George and Chris Paul crossed paths following the Phoenix Suns' 109-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Wednesday. But by the looks of it, CP3 wanted nothing to do with PG13 once the final horn sounded.
The Clippers superstar had a chance to dab up Paul after the match, but neither party seemed fired up about showing each other love.
No love lost here lol pic.twitter.com/lBWGhyS3yb
— Ralph Mason (@Ralph_MasonJr) April 29, 2021
While Paul's standoffish behavior to opponents is well documented, looks like he didn't mean to snub George on this one. A closer look at the clip shows a Clippers assistant blocking Paul's view of George and taking the handshake for himself.
However, there may be something to this icy exchange, as the two had a testy encounter during a previous game in January.
“I was talking to the ref, [Chris Paul] jumped in and it escalated from there,” George said, per ESPN. “There was never any altercation, there was always peace when I am on the floor but for whatever reason, there’s a lot of chirping and people just living in the past.”
Paul and his Suns however shined brighter than the Kawhi Leonard-less Clippers in this one, as they clinched a playoff seed for the first time since the Steve Nash era in 2010. The 35-year-old floor general finished with a dazzling outing of 28 points, 10 assists, three boards, and three steals while going 10-of-15 from the field including four 3-pointers in 32 minutes.
While Phoenix's ascent back to prominence is due to a total team effort, Paul's arrival definitely had a lot to do with that.
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