Inside Chris Paul’s shocking exit, plus the NWSL’s quandary

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Chris Paul has a reputation. I won’t profess to know the man, but when you’ve played in the NBA for 21 seasons at a Hall of Fame level, stories circulate. He is all at once: one of the best point guards to ever play, a valued mentor and teacher, a provocateur and, it seems in his most recent role, a reproving elder statesman whose tactics backfired.  Paul, 40, is somewhat of a marvel by NBA standards,...