Chris Paul on playing 82 games: It's a long summer when you don't make playoffs, what else I got to do?

Tom Orsborn: Chris Paul on playing 34 minutes at age 39 in his 82nd game of the season: “I wanted to hoop. One of the guys on the bench asked me in the fourth quarter, ‘Why are you in there playing?’ I said, it’s a long summer when you don’t make the playoffs. Like what else I got to do?”Source: Bluesky

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Michael C. Wright @mikecwright
Chris Paul said his biggest advice to Stephon Castle going into the summer was to “go watch a couple of playoff games if you can and just see the intensity.” – 6:37 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Point God. pic.x.com/7O7NxBht0C – 6:36 PM

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Michael C. Wright @mikecwright
A member of the Raptors asked Chris Paul why he was still in the game today in the waning moments.
Paul’s reply: “because it’s a long summer when you don’t make the playoffs.” – 6:34 PM

Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini
Chris Paul elbowing dudes with 20 seconds left in the season, incredible – 5:51 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
3Q: Raptors by 2 after leading by 22. Spurs win the 3Q 39-21.
Harrison Barnes 16 pts
Castle 15 pts
Champagnie 14 pts
Keldon 11 pts
CP3/Mamu 10 pts each
FTs: Spurs by 4
Scottie 27 pts
Battle 22 pts
Lawson 14 pts
Agbaji 12 pts
Shead 11 pts
3s: TOR by 6 – 5:20 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs are within 6 of the Raptors’ once 22-point lead.
CP3 with 10 points in the 3Q
Branham 9 points off the bench – 5:14 PM

Tom Petrini @RealTomPetrini
82/82 for Chris Paul, Harrison Barnes and Julian Champagnie
First time any team has had three players make each game since 2017-18, first time the Spurs have done it since 2001-02 pic.x.com/2EVd0qvj2P – 3:50 PM

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Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Starters for Spurs vs Raptors:
CP3
Castle
Champagnie
Barnes
Biyombo
Shead
Battle
Agbaji
Barnes
Mogbo
The Spurs are favored by 4.5 – 3:14 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Starters for Spurs @ Suns:
CP3
Castle
Julian Champagnie
Barnes
Biyombo
Beal
Booker
Allen
Dunn
Ighdaro
The Suns are favored by 5. – 9:38 PM

More on this storyline

Tom Orsborn: Jeremy Sochan on Chris Paul playing in all 82 games: “He could be in flipping, I don’t know, Hawaii, doing nothing. And he’s here in San Antonio, Texas, busting his ass 82 fucking games, just doing his thing. And I think that’s what I’ve noticed, just the passion that he has.” -via Bluesky / April 13, 2025

Bobby Marks: The 82 game club Chris Paul, Jalen Green, Mikal Bridges, Jarrett Allen, Harrison Barnes, Jaden McDaniels, Julian Champagnie, Bub Carrington, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Malik Beasley, Buddy Hield -via Twitter @BobbyMarks42 / April 13, 2025

Kevin Chouinard: Dyson Daniels has passed Allen Iverson for most steals in a season this century. 226: Dyson Daniels, 2025; 225: Allen Iversion, 2003; 217: Chris Paul, 2008; 216: Chris Paul, 2009; 191: Ricky Rubio, 2014 -via Twitter @KLChouinard / April 10, 2025

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