After 21 seasons and 12 All-Star alternatives, Chris Paul called it a career on Friday. It did not take lengthy for the effectively needs to begin flooding in.
Between his tenures with seven completely different groups, his management function with the NBPA and his well-known Banana Boat friendships, few gamers within the historical past of the NBA have been related throughout the league like Paul. Here’s a pattern of the feedback that got here in on his Instagram post making the announcement:
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LeBron James: “HELLUVA CAREER CHAMP! CONGRATULATIONS 🙏🏾✊🏾”
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Dwyane Wade: “An honor to compete against you my brother. A Legendary Career”
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Klay Thompson: “Point god ! It was a pleasure being your teammate. Congrats on a legendary run my man !”
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Tyrese Maxey: “LOVE OG!! Respect”
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Trae Young: “Set the Blueprint 🫡 Legend !”
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Bradley Beal: “Happy for you and the fam! Congrats on a great career bro! LEGEND”
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Kyle Lowry: “Amazing career my brother!! Love brother!!”
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Naomi Osaka: “❤️❤️❤️”
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Donovan Mitchell: “Point God🤞🏾🫡”
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Matt Barnes: “One of the Greatest PG’s the games ever seen. Love you bro”
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Chiney Ogwumike: “LEGEND! ✊🏿✨”
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Al Horford: “Congrats CP!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏”
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Muggsy Bogues: “One hell of a ride young fella- You did it your way🎩👊🏾”
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Trayce Jackson-Davis: “It was an honor cp! 🙏🏾”
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Mike Conley: “👏🏾👏🏾 Congrats!!”
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Richard Jefferson: “Point God🤞🏾The best is yet to come”
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Nina Westbrook (spouse of Russell Westbrook): “👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 congratulations on an incredible career!”
Lindsey Vonn even got in there from her hospital bed, writing “❤️💪🏻 legend!!!” And, after all, State Farm chimed in with “From assists on the court to assists in life – you’ve always been a good neighbor. Respect the legacy, CP3 👏”
Stephen Curry, who has been each pal and foe for Paul of their careers, launched a video message praising the long run Hall of Famer:
One attention-grabbing notice is that of Paul’s seven groups performed for, six of them posted a farewell notice on X: the New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs.
Chris Paul’s NBA profession is over. He made loads of buddies alongside the way in which. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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The one holdout was the Los Angeles Clippers, the place Paul arguably loved one of the best years of his profession. There’s an apparent motive for that, as Paul reunited with the workforce for a farewell season solely to be completely sidelined in early December and eventually traded to the Toronto Raptors, who waived him Friday.
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It was an ugly divorce, as there were reports of Paul clashing with team leadership. The Clippers announced they were sending him home in the dead of night, and that wound up being the finale of his profession.
Given that ending, it is apparent any message from the Clippers towards Paul would have instantly been met with scorn on social media. It’s comprehensible why they did not go that route, particularly once they’re at present busy internet hosting All-Star weekend. Still, it is a reflection of how awkward issues ended up with a participant who issues fairly a bit to the franchise’s historical past.