Noise has been swirling around the NBA world since yesterday, after the Los Angeles Clippers released future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul. Nobody expected this to happen so suddenly, especially after Paul publicly expressed his desire to retire as a member of the team. Now, a voice closer to Paul has come out in his support: Carmelo Anthony.

“What do you expect from Chris Paul right now to say that he’s not delivering?” Anthony said on the latest episode of his 7PM in Brooklyn podcast. “You can’t tell me CP is that disruptive to the point where I got to send him home, bro.”

Anthony’s voice was filled with disbelief as he processed the reasoning behind the decision in real-time, something the franchise had not completely clarified. Paul has played just 14.6 minutes per game, av

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