"THE WIRELESS INTERNET worked well on the private plane Chris Paul flew from Atlanta to Los Angeles the morning after he was unceremoniously sent home and into an uncertain basketball future. Only a few hours had passed since LA Clippers president Lawrence Frank informed Paul that the organization was parting ways with the best player in franchise history -- just 21 games into what was supposed to be a karmically and narratively pleasing retirement tour."
"Confusion bubbled across the league. What was so bad that the Clippers needed to urgently send Paul home from a road trip in the middle of the night? What had gone so wrong, so quickly that the team couldn't wait one more week to make this move at home? The move bewildered many in the NBA, including a man whom Paul had barely spoken to since the two led the Lob City-era Clippers, which had ended in 2017."
"Griffin sent a text to Paul that morning as he flew home. He knew he might be the only person who could really understand what Paul had experienced: a cold dismissal by a franchise that had once celebrated him too. Paul called Griffin as soon as his plane landed. Via FaceTime, they added the third co-star of Lob City, DeAndre Jordan."
Chris Paul was sent home from a road trip by the LA Clippers just 21 games into an intended retirement tour. The organization informed Paul that it was parting ways with the franchise's best player, leaving Paul’s immediate future uncertain. The team slumped to 5-16 and 14th in the Western Conference, and the move produced widespread confusion around the league due to its urgency. Blake Griffin reached out to Paul by text and phone, and Paul, Griffin and DeAndre Jordan connected by FaceTime, marking the first time the three were together in eight years.
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