The Los Angeles Clippers are going in a new direction.

The Western Conference club announced overnight Wednesday that it was cutting ties with veteran point guard Chris Paul.

“We are parting ways with Chris and he will no longer be with the team,” the Clippers said in a statement, which was reported by ESPN to be from president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank.

“We will work with him on the next step of his career. Chris is a legendary Clipper who has had a historic career. I want to make one thing very clear. No one is blaming Chris for our underperformance. I accept responsibility for the record we have right now. There are a lot of reasons why we’ve struggled. We’re grateful for the impact Chris has made on the franchise.”

The Clippers are off to a 5-16 start, good for 14th i

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