Chris Paul out six-to-eight weeks
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankinPhoenix #Suns already preparing for life without injured Chris Paul (w/video) #NBA75 #NBAAllStar https://t.co/MjNYJsCxnc via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/Bh2KswmRBm – 1:39 AM Chris Paul @CP3
This games means so much to me and my family… to receive this award is an absolute honor. My daughter recently started hooping and while I’m excited for her, I’m most excited for the future of the sport. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/rfCWnrv51N – 12:20 AM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chris Paul (thumb) didn’t do media availability tonight. #Suns #NBAAllStar – 11:34 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Monty Williams talks Steph Curry MVP night, Lebron’s final shot, cheering for Devin Booker and Chris Paul’s injury. #Suns #NBAAllStar break. pic.twitter.com/Kxs9xnALmK – 11:25 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Monty Williams said he’s already had meetings with the coaching staff on what the Suns are planning to do without Chris Paul for rotations and such. He noted it’s an opportunity for others to step up and get even more confidence while Paul heals up. – 11:25 PM David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Suns guard Devin Booker, on Chris Paul missing at least the next 6-8 weeks with a broken thumb: “I look at the beauty of it. He gets to rest his legs. He gets to get ready for a long postseason that we’re trying to make happen.” – 11:24 PM Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Nice moment in interview room when Devin Booker came in to hug Monty Williams. “He didn’t have to do that,” said Williams, who told Booker he loved him. “…That’s why we are going to be all right (with Chris Paul injured).” – 11:15 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Monty, CP3 and Team LeBron win 163-160 on a LeBron James post-up fadeaway. Devin Booker finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals on 9-18 FG in his 3rd All-Star appearance – 10:55 PM Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Chris Paul was presented the inaugural Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award in the second quarter. pic.twitter.com/Q4FQ0ywPDw – 9:16 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
I wrote down a few quick thoughts on the Chris Paul injury for our All Star Game live blog at the site.
Interested to see some experimentation in Phoenix, as well as some more Aaron Holiday: theathletic.com/live-blogs/nba… – 9:10 PM Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Vanessa Bryant presents Chris Paul (and his daughter) with the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award pic.twitter.com/jzSyr07nUu – 9:10 PM Dave McMenamin @mcten
A genuinely sweet moment to see Rob Pelinka get up from his seat and take out his cell phone to capture Vanessa Bryant presenting Chris Paul with the inaugural Kobe & Gigi WNBA Advocacy Award pic.twitter.com/JwFv7KfadJ – 9:09 PM Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
Vanessa Bryant at the All-Star Game to present Chris Paul with the first Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for his “significant contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball, and advocacy for the WNBA.” pic.twitter.com/2nkceEfZxM – 9:07 PM Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
Chris Paul receives Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award at #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/WSZJLzxk5s – 9:06 PM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Chris Paul receives the inaugural Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award. Vanessa Bryant presented the award to CP pic.twitter.com/sFKzgOdv5O – 9:06 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chris Paul was guarding Devin Booker before this sequence of action in first quarter of #NBAAllStar game.
Is playing with right thumb fracture. #Suns will re-evaluate him in 6 to 8 weeks. pic.twitter.com/FTZoyu7nNQ – 8:54 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
And Chris Paul is out of there. Should be it for him. – 8:51 PM Peter Edmiston @peteredmiston
If CP3 wants an honorary All-Star assist so bad he’s willing to risk further injury, that’s a very strange priority list. Just put a 1 on the box score and keep it moving. Who gives a shit? Let someone who can use both hands have that spot instead. Don’t be selfish. – 8:49 PM A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
The right thumb avulsion fracture suffered by Chris Paul will reportedly keep him out 6-8 weeks, but it hasn’t prevented him from suiting up for tonight’s All-Star game where he’s dribbling w/his left hand only. – 8:49 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Chris Paul doing everything left handed… and he’s still ridiculously good.
Tried to make that steal and drew the foul with the right. Monty Williams might bench him for that. – 8:48 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
A fractured thumb isn’t exactly hard to spot with modern technology. So why didn’t Chris Paul give his spot to someone else? – 8:48 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Chris Paul just missed a layup and then tried to steal the ball and picked up a foul. I’m sure the Suns are thrilled he’s still out there. – 8:47 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Lmao nobody is touching Chris Paul right now and he’s out here trying to swipe it from Rudy Gobert off a rebound – 8:47 PM Peter Edmiston @peteredmiston
I have to say this is a really weird thing for Chris Paul to play in this game with a broken thumb then likely miss the rest of the regular season for his real team. Don’t really get what he or anyone else is trying to prove here. – 8:46 PM Jeff Wade @SkinWade
But what would Chris Paul do if he knew that his opponent had an injured hand? – 8:46 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas
LOL at Rudy Gobert trying to screen Chris Paul and his injured thumb and Chris Paul telling him he is pick-free tonight. – 8:45 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Devin Booker goes for the rip-through on Chris Paul. No dice! pic.twitter.com/Z9aYTWSjc9 – 8:45 PM Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
Chris Paul honoring David Nwaba by playing with one hand – 8:45 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Chris Paul out here playing one handed lol – 8:45 PM Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Luka Doncic is the only Team LeBron member who hasn’t played yet.
Chris Paul and his broken right thumb are in for probably the last time until the playoffs. – 8:44 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Booker teases Chris Paul with a mock rip through. Paul doesn’t bite. – 8:44 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Chris Paul is in the game. Has that thumb wrapped. – 8:43 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Chris Paul has just checked into the game. – 8:43 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
CP3 getting some playing time with the thumb … Bulls fans are angry! – 8:43 PM Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Re: CP3: An avulsion fracture means a small fragment of bone was pulled away from the involved bone by a tendon or ligament. There have been examples of players playing through similar injuries but CP3’s situation is a bit unique. – 8:43 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chris Paul is in.
Wow. #NBAAllStar #Suns – 8:43 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
UPDATED: Phoenix #Suns #NBAAllStar Chris Paul out six to eight weeks with right thumb fracture azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 8:42 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Team LeBron only having 10 players (after taking CP3 out of the mix) means some guys are going to run more minutes than they usually would in an All-Star game.
Since Team Durant has 12 players, they should have just moved a guy over. It’s an All-Star Game. Have fun with it! – 8:40 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
New ESPN story: Chris Paul suffered an avulsion fracture in his right thumb and will be re-evaluated in 6-to-8 weeks, costing the All-Star guard – at minimum – the vast majority of the remaining regular season schedule for the league-leading Suns. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 8:39 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Chris Paul has right thumb avulsion fracture, will be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks nba.nbcsports.com/2022/02/20/chr… – 8:38 PM Carl Steward @stewardsfolly
As we’ve learned from Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and now Chris Paul, winning an NBA title is so much about just surviving the regular season. Now they want to add a tournament? – 8:35 PM Salman Ali @SalmanAliNBA
The basketball gods won’t allow Chris Paul to have a normal season. Not one. – 8:33 PM Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Chris Paul is out here dribbling and shooting with his left hand. Man is a baksetball lifer forreal. – 8:27 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix #Suns: Chris Paul out six to eight weeks with right thumb fracture #NBAAllStar #NBA75 azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 8:16 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chris Paul #NBAAllStar #Suns pic.twitter.com/LSd7hjxqAi – 8:14 PM John Hollinger @johnhollinger
I wrote earlier that Suns’ backcourt depth loomed as biggest possible weakness in title chase. Will get a big pre-playoff test with Chris Paul now likely out for rest of regular season.
theathletic.com/3104269/2022/0… – 8:10 PM Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Not sure how much Chris Paul’s injury impacts the West standings. Phoenix has such a great cushion, they still could (should?) finish in the top seed. How it impacts them in the playoffs is a bit more concerning. – 8:09 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
That Aaron Holiday pickup from the Suns at the deadline looks pretty savvy right now. Team basically gets him for free, and he’s going to be a huge part of them treading water here late in the season without CP3. – 8:05 PM Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Suns point guard Chris Paul is expected to miss at least 6-8 weeks due to a right thumb avulsion fracture. There are seven weeks left in the regular season. The Kings will play the Suns March 20 and April 10. – 8:02 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Totally secondary to the Chris Paul news, but: We’re gonna learn a lot about Cam Payne, Aaron Holiday and whether Devin Booker has a legitimate MVP case over the next few weeks – 8:00 PM Rosalyn Gold-Onwude @ROSGO21
Just spoke to Chris Paul at #NBAAllstar about his right thumb avulsion injury: while he’ll be reevaluated in 6-8 weeks he is still going to give it a run tonight during the game. It’ll be a symbolic & short spurt, he just wants to get out on the court but will stay out the way. – 8:00 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Official: Chris Paul (right thumb avulsion fracture). Re-evaluated in six to eight weeks. #Suns pic.twitter.com/1rbg9yWjsX – 7:59 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Chris Paul will be ready to win 16 come April, May and June and that’s the biggest thing. 6.5 game lead with 24 to play Suns should still wrap up the 1 seed. He’ll be fresher than usual when it matters most. – 7:59 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Playoffs start in 7 weeks, so knowing Chris Paul, I’d almost guarantee he won’t be missing any postseason action. The question is whether the Suns can hold their place at No. 1 and whether he’ll get a few games to knock the rust off. Tough break for Phoenix – 7:57 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Uncharted waters for the Suns. Chris Paul missed 4 total regular season/playoff games last year and has played every game this season.
Next big update will be the status of Cam Payne. Hasn’t played since Jan. 22 because of a sprained right wrist. – 7:56 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
It was just announced on TNT that Chris Paul has a right thumb avulsion fracture and will be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks. The regular season ends seven weeks from today. – 7:52 PM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Suns star Chris Paul has suffered a right thumb avulsion fracture and will be re-evaluated in six to eight weeks. – 7:52 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Suns star Chris Paul will play a few minutes as he said yesterday houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-n… via @houstonchron but his thumb injury was diagnosed as a fracture. Suns announce he will be reevaluated in six to eight weeks. – 7:51 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Phoenix Suns say Chris Paul suffered a right thumb avulsion fracture and will be re-evaluated in six to eight weeks. – 7:51 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Was that the first we’ve heard of the Chris Paul news??? Holy (bleep). – 7:51 PM David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
TNT announces Chris Paul has an avulsion fracture of his right thumb, and will miss 6-8 weeks when the regular season resumes – but will play some token minutes in tonight’s All-Star Game before coming out. Both teams tonight are aware of his injury. – 7:50 PM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
6 to 8 weeks without Chris Paul, eh? – 7:50 PM Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Chris Paul out 6-8 weeks?!
Sheesh. – 7:49 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Chris Paul out 6-8 weeks with thumb fracture … Bulls know that feeling. – 7:49 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chris Paul and the late, all-time great Kobe Bryant had a special connection that’s even strong now. #Suns #NBAAllStar
azcentral.com/story/sports/n… – 4:47 PM Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
Phoenix #Suns guard Chris Paul was named the inaugural recipient of the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for significant contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball. Vanessa Bryant will be at #NBAAllStar Game tonight to present it – 4:46 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Suns’ Chris Paul wins inaugural Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award
cbssports.com/nba/news/suns-… – 4:45 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Phoenix Suns PG Chris Paul has been named the inaugural recipient of the Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for his significant contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball. Vanessa Bryant and the WNBA will present CP3 the award tonight. – 4:23 PM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Suns’ All-Star Chris Paul has been named the first ever Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball, and advocacy for the WNBA. Vanessa Bryant and WNBA will present Paul with the award tonight. – 4:04 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
After a game against Rockets and a former teammate, guard Dennis Schröder, Suns star Chris Paul happy to lead in how to lead houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-n… via @houstonchron – 10:17 AM David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Saturday’s NBA All-Star festivities included the inaugural HBCU Classic, between Howard and Morgan State, continuing the effort of the league & stars like Chris Paul and Stephen Curry to shed light on and bring investment to HBCUs. In @TheAthletic: bit.ly/3BzCTUk – 9:00 AM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“What’s an eight-letter word for charcuterie?”
#Suns coach Monty Williams breaks down how he became a part of Chris Paul’s @StateFarm commercial (w/video of the commercial)
https://t.co/x9rDGCSLHU pic.twitter.com/fbI3rBMGwh – 9:02 PM