{"id":310562,"date":"2025-11-24T09:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/310562\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:32:08","slug":"chris-paul-to-retire-at-the-end-of-season-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/310562\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Paul to retire at the end of season \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary NBA<\/a> player Chris Paul is planning to retire at the end of the season, making an announcement on social media ahead of Saturday\u2019s Clippers<\/a> game in his native state of North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The video message showed nostalgic images of Paul\u2019s past jerseys, clips from his childhood and the moment he was drafted to play for the then-New Orleans Hornets in 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in NC!!! What a ride\u2026Still so much left\u2026GRATEFUL for this last one!!,\u201d the 12-time All-Star wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n

The social media announcement ended with the phrase \u201cnever delay gratitude.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

His wife, Jada Paul, also confirmed the iconic point guard\u2019s retirement plan in an Instagram Story,<\/a> congratulating him for a \u201chelluva career.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2025-2026 NBA season had been expected to be the last one for Paul after the star agreed to a one-year deal with the Clippers<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n

The 12-time All-Star had some of his best years with the Clippers from 2011-17 — five All-Star selections, five All-NBA nods and six First-Team All-Defense honors. The “Lob City” Clippers turned the once-lowly franchise around as Paul and Blake Griffin led the team to the second round three times.<\/p>\n

Paul, who turned 40 in May, is coming off a productive 2024-25 season with the San Antonio Spurs. Paul started all 82 games for the Spurs, averaging 8.8 points and 7.4 assists for the young squad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over his first 20 seasons, Paul has piled up the accolades to become a guaranteed first-ballot Hall of Famer. He’s played for the New Orleans Hornets (2005-11), Clippers (2011-17), Houston Rockets (2017-19), Oklahoma City Thunder (2019-20), Phoenix Suns (2020-23), Golden State Warriors<\/a> (2023-24) and Spurs (2024-25), with career averages of 17.0 points, 9.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Paul, a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team<\/a>, has led the league in assists five times and steals six times. The only thing eluding him is a title, with his closest call coming in 2021 when the Suns lost in the NBA Finals to the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n

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