Chris Paul’s second stint with the Los Angeles Clippers ended abruptly in the course of the night time.
The 40-year-old level guard is not a member of the Clippers, he introduced at about 3 a.m. ET Wednesday, marking an unceremonious exit for one of many franchise’s without end faces.
“Just found out I’m being sent home,” Paul wrote in a submit to his Instagram story.
Paul’s departure was then confirmed by president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, who informed ESPN in a press release that the group would “work with him on the next step of his career.”
The sudden parting occurred just a little over 24 hours after the Clippers suffered their fifth consecutive loss, dropping them to 5-16 — tied for the second-worst document within the Western Convention.
Los Angeles had 4 video games remaining on a five-game street journey when it made the choice.
“Chris is a legendary Clipper who has had a historic career,” Frank wrote. “I want to make one thing very clear. No one is blaming Chris for our underperformance. I accept responsibility for the record we have right now. There are a lot of reasons why we’ve struggled. We’re grateful for the impact Chris has made on the franchise.”
Paul signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Clippers in July, then introduced final month that this could be his closing season.
In 16 appearances off the bench, Paul averaged 2.9 factors and three.3 assists in 14.3 minutes per recreation. He totaled eight factors and three assists in quarter-hour in Monday night time’s 140-123 loss in Miami.
His signing over the summer time marked a reunion for Paul, who starred for the Clippers from 2011-17 throughout the perfect stretch in franchise historical past.
Throughout that preliminary six-year stint with Los Angeles, Paul earned 5 All-Star alternatives and completed throughout the prime seven of NBA MVP voting 5 occasions. The Clippers received no less than 51 video games in 5 of these seasons, together with a franchise-record 57 in 2013-14.
Paul is the Clippers’ all-time chief in assists (4,076), assists per recreation (9.6) and win shares (78.2).
Over his 21-year profession, Paul has additionally performed for the New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs.
The 12-time All-Star averages 16.8 factors and 9.2 assists per recreation for his profession.
