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"I don't want it to end like that" - Chris Paul still hopes to finish his career on another team
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Chris Paul may not yet be done.
There have been plenty of speculations regarding the future Hall of Famer after he was sent home by the Los Angeles Clippers at the start of last month.
Some said we may never see CP3 play again because he is enjoying quality time at home with his family and especially being around his son Chris Jr., who is now a budding high school star at Campbell Hall School in California.
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However, during an interview on "Good Sports" with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson on Tuesday night, Paul hinted that he still wants to play out the final months of his NBA career.
"I'm working out, training every day," Paul said. "With the way all that stuff went down, I think for me, I just love this game so much that I don't want it to end like that. I've enjoyed the time for sure, but I don't know yet. I don't know what team I hope to finish with."
The Clippers sent CP3 home while on a road trip in Atlanta
It can be recalled that Paul has not played since scoring 8 points with 3 assists during a 123-140 loss to the Miami Heat last December 1st.
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After that game, the Clippers traveled to Atlanta for the second leg of a five-game road trip. But the night after arriving there, Clippers president Lawrence Frank summoned CP to his room and told him that the team had decided that they were no longer going to play him.
Paul was stunned but has never badmouthed Frank or the Clippers, opting to just go home and be with his family. To keep himself in shape, he works out at the team's old facility in Playa Vista. Meanwhile, Frank told reporters during last month's announcement that they will do what's best for CP.
"We will work with him on the next step of his career," said Frank. "Chris is a legendary Clipper who has had a historic career. 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."
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Lou Will said Paul was ready to leave the game
Also, last month, Paul's former Clippers teammate and good buddy, Lou Williams , said on "Run it Back" that he talked to CP before the start of the season and thinks that the veteran point guard will not play again because he told him that he was at peace with his career if it came to an end this year.
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"He's gotten used to being at events. He's gotten used to seeing his son, having a presence in his young career as a basketball player and being that mentor as a dad as he should be. I don't know if he goes back on the road and finds another job to finish this thing out, especially with him saying that he's going to retire at the end of this year, anyway," explained Lou.
Well, it does not appear like CP3 is going out silently, as Lou thinks. There are still a couple of weeks before the trade deadline, so the Clippers could still send him to a team that will play him. Hopefully, Frank is a man of his word and puts Paul in a position to finish his career with grace and on his own terms.
That's how CP wants it to end, too.
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This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Jan 14, 2026, where it first appeared in the Latest News section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
