The news broke quietly, almost like a late-night sigh drifting across time zones, but its impact hit with the weight of a decade’s worth of memories. Chris Paul — the Point God, the steady heartbeat of Lob City, the veteran who came back to Los Angeles for one last run — has been sent home by the Los Angeles Clippers in the middle of their road trip.

On the eve of facing the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Paul himself broke the news on Instagram when he posted on his story just before 3 a.m. ET that he was being sent home.

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Clippers say sayonara to legendary point guard Chris Paul in the middle of the night while the team is in Atlanta. That's just cold. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/FNR0GhfiWI — Michael J. Duarte (@michae

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