Last week, the NBA world woke up to an Instagram story that immediately got checked to see if was AI-generated: 12-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul posted saying, “Just Found Out I’m Being Sent Home.” The issue was, the version of ‘home’ Paul imagined was not the one the Clippers were offering.

The “Point God” signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers while announcing he’d be retiring after 21 years of NBA service. Paul, an 11-time All-NBA guard, had some of his most memorable moments with the “Lob City” Clippers from 2011-2017. The 2025 version of the Clippers, with a new owner, new arena and playoff aspirations, should have been a great place for a retirement tour.

It all came crashing down in Atlanta, following a game in which Paul didn’t play the entire fourt

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