ATLANTA -- LA Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and James Harden were both "shocked" when they found out Wednesday morning that Chris Paul would no longer be their teammate.

The Clippers made the stunning overnight decision to part ways with Paul after a three-hour late-night conversation between Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank and Paul at the team hotel in Atlanta.

Harden and Leonard couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the news on their phones.

"I'm just as confused and shocked as you guys, the world," Harden said Wednesday night after the Clippers beat the Hawks 115-92 to snap a five-game losing streak. "Definitely surprised me. But not just Chris, it's a lot that we were dealing with. But that is out of my hands. I got to focus on what I got

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