LOS ANGELES -- Clippers guard Chris Paul is retiring after this season, his 21st campaign in the NBA, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

Paul, 40, is a 12-time All-Star, an 11-time member of All-NBA teams, a nine-time All-Defense team member, the 2006 Rookie of the Year, and a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.

It was believed this was likely Paul's final season in the league, and on Saturday morning, he posted on social media : "What a ride...Still so much left...GRATEFUL for this last one!!"

Paul returns to his home state of North Carolina as the Clippers play the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. And his Hall of Fame career officially ends at the end of the season.

Nicknamed "The Point God," Paul is the NBA's active leader in both assists and steals and second all-time in both b

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