The Clippers cutting Chris Paul amid reported clash is a bad look — even for the Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers cannot do anything right.

We have already discussed how old they are, how bad they are, and how expensive they are, and how they owe their first-round draft pick to, of all teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now, in a stunning development overnight, they have released Chris Paul over reported clashes with his “leadership style.”

Wait, Paul and Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue were not on speaking terms “for several weeks“?

Well, at least Clippers executive Lawrence Frank delivered the news in person to Paul, though he probably could have chosen a better time to deliver the news than the middle of Tuesday night …

Let’s now go live to former Clippers guard Lou Williams, who played for Lue and Frank in L.A.

“From what I’ve gathered that brought an end to this abruptly was there were a few scenarios with CP holding some people accountable, from players to staff, from coaching staff up to the front office, and from what I understand there was a situation where he even addressed the team and apologized and said, ‘Look, my criticisms are coming from a good place. I want us to be a good team. I want us to get this thing right.’ And he was just holding guys accountable. …

“Then, down the line there was another scenario where he was critical of the front office as well, and I think that was the straw that broke the camel’s back, when he had some criticisms for the front office as well. I think that’s what brought this to a head in the early hours in Atlanta. …

“For a player who’s gonna go down as a Hall of Famer, for somebody who’s gonna possibly have the opportunity to be the first jersey retired … and to be the first person to represent the Clippers in that manner, this is just a sour way to go out. It looks bad on the Clippers’ part to do this in the late-night hours. It looks bad for Chris Paul. It looks bad for all parties involved.”

I’m not sure how often this is mentioned, but: Well said, Lou Williams. Thank you for your reporting live from the scene in Atlanta at 3:30 in the morning. Nobody else could have fueled this rumor mill so well.

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Author : Ben Rohrbach

Publish date : 2025-12-03 20:39:00

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