Biography on chris paul

(1985-)

Who Is Chris Paul?

Chris Paul was a star basketball player at Wake Forest University. After joining the NBA's New Orleans Hornets in 2005, he established himself as one of the league's premier point guards while regularly ranking among the leaders in assists and steals. Paul continued to add to his impressive career stats through trades to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2011 and then the Houston Rockets in 2017, although he was unable to get over the hump in his quest for an NBA championship.

Early Life

Christopher Emmanuel Paul was born on May 6, 1985, in Lewisville, North Carolina, the second son of Charles and Robin Paul. Chris' father was a former athlete who taught him and his older brother C.J. the fundamentals of basketball and football, and encouraged their involvement in team sports. When Paul wasn't busy with sports, he worked in a service station owned by his grandfather, Nathaniel Jones (whom everyone called Papa Chilly), with whom he was very close.

While short for his age, Paul followed his brother's lead as a standout junior varsity and varsity basketball player, prized for his speed and intelligence on the court. As he shot up in height during his high school career, he landed on the radar of several colleges who tried to recruit him.

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