During his senior season, Paul received national attention for scoring 61 points in a game; his 61-year-old grandfather was slain earlier in the year and Paul honored him by scoring one point for each year of his life | Shortly after their early postseason exit, the Clippers announced they would not renew coach 's contract and rumors arose of Paul forcing Del Negro out |
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Reid, John November 12, 2009 | Early life Chris Paul was born in , to Charles Edward Paul and Robin Jones |
Team USA finished the competition with a perfect 8—0 record.
2Paul prefers playing in the half court versus playing up-tempo | Paul became the first player in NBA history to post 28 points, eight assists, and seven steals in a game against the Spurs |
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National team career Paul with Team USA in 2012 Paul made his debut for the at the in Japan | Paul endured an eight-day isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, which caused him to miss the first two games of the Western Conference Finals |
Los Angeles later denied any player involvement in the coaching decision.
21In , Paul missed 21 regular season games due to rest or injury, and averaged 18 | During the game Paul scored 31 out of his 41 points in the second half, becoming just the third player in the last 25 years to score at least 30 points in the second half of a series-clinching game |
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Among the highest-paid athletes in the world, he holds endorsement deals with companies such as and | On February 23, he recorded 23 points and a season-high 17 assists in a 118—112 win over the Warriors |
New Orleans finished the season with a franchise-record 56 wins and the second seed in the West.
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