Yardbarker: Chris Paul

Wizards beat the Heat in Miami: Final (quick) wrap and a word of caution about writing Agent Zero off

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:33:04 -0500

More photos » by Issac Baldizon - NBAE/Getty Images about 13 hours ago: MIAMI - NOVEMBER 27: Gilbert Arenas #0 of the Washington Wizards argues a call by the official on November 27, 2009 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) Browse more photos » I missed good parts of this game because of family obligations, so this will be brief. However...

Darren Collison Hits Game-Tying 3 Pointer, Helps New Orleans Hornets to Win

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:49:06 -0500

Darren Collison Hits Game-Tying 3 Pointer, Helps New Orleans Hornets to Win Darren Collison hit a game-tying 3 pointer with 7.5 seconds left and tipped the ball away from fellow rookie Brandon Jennings (drafted 10th overall) of the Milwaukee Bucks as time ran out. He then proceeded, with less than a minute left in overtime, to steal the ball from Jennings and force a foul, sinking both free throws. Not many people expected Darren to get a lot of playing time with a struggling team an...

Chris Paul on the Mend

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:04 -0500

There’s no timetable set for his return, but there are encouraging signs for CP3 and the Hornets: “Three consecutive wins before Sunday night’s game against the Miami Heat is an indication the New Orleans Hornets could be heading in the right direction on the court. And the news is good off the court, as well. Injured All-Star guard Chris Paul now is walking without the aid of a hard, plastic boot that immobilized his badly sprained right ankle since the injury occurred Nov. 13 ag...

Chris Paul ditches ankle boot

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:41 -0500

Good news, Hornets fans: Superstar point guard Chris Paul(notes) is no longer walking with the aid of a plastic boot on his injured right ankle. Word has it he also ditched Kuribo's Shoe after completing World 5.Paul attended his team's shoot-around Saturday morning at the New Orleans Arena, and was seen wearing a tennis shoe or two at Saturday and Sunday night's games. He severely sprained his ankle 10 days ago against the Blazers."I still don't know," Paul said of...

Day 26 of 170: Who Needs Chris Paul? New Orleans is Rolling

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:19:33 -0500

Line of the Night: Carmelo Anthony (0.97). When you looked at Anthony before the start of the season, you saw player now in his mid-20’s who had seen his shot attempts and scoring decline over the past three years. I’m not sure how anyone could have predicted he’d put up line and line like this [...]

GAME PREVIEW: SUNS VS. HORNETS (less Chris Paul and Byron Scott)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:56 -0500

More photos » by Bill Haber - AP See, Sean Marks everyone! (AP Photo/Bill Haber) Browse more photos » My how the mighty have fallen. The New Orleans Hornets plight is one that every Suns fan can relate to. Sucking, then becoming a contender, and then sucking again. Going through a coaching change, etc. Of course the Hornets descent from up-and-comers to down-and-outers was much shorter than the Suns....

Hornets star Paul has ankle sprain; return unclear

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:57:18 -0500

Further tests on Chris Paul's ankle show nothing beyond a sprain, but there is no timetable for the star point guard's return to the New Orleans Hornets. The team says an MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis. Paul twisted his left ankle in the Hornets' loss Friday night to Portland. Team spokesman Dennis Rogers said Monday that Paul will be evaluated daily but remains out indefinitely. In 10 games this season, Paul has averaged 23.8 points and 9.2 assists.

Chris Paul Could Be Out Two Weeks

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:08:58 -0500

Out of the frying pan and into the fire. In the first game post Byron Scott era in New Orleans, Chris Paul severely sprained his left ankle and could be out of the Hornets line up for two weeks. With 40.3 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Paul stepped on the back of Portland’s center Joel [...]

Chris Paul Sprains Ankle, Out 1-2 Weeks

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:11:00 -0500

by Tom ZillerFiled under: Hornets, NBA InjuriesNot the best night for the New Orleans Hornets. In the team's first game under new coach Jeff Bower, supernova point guard Chris Paul was ineffective and reportedly frosty through three quarters, before spraining his ankle and leaving the game, an eventual 86-78 loss to the Blazers. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the ankle injury is severe enough to knock Paul out for up to two weeks.Despite the Hornets' disappointing start, ...

Paul injures ankle in loss

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:46:00 -0500

LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 13 rebounds, helping Portland to an 86-78 victory over a New Orleans team on Friday night that lost Chris Paul to a sprained ankle while trying to adjust to new head coach Jeff Bower.

Hornets PG Paul leaves with injury

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:19:31 -0500

Chris Paul had to be helped off the court by teammates after apparently injuring his left ankle late in the third quarter of the Hornets' home game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Moments after setting up Hilton Armstrong's dunk, Paul appeared to land on Joel Przybilla's foot, before falling hard to the court and writhing in pain. It was the same ankle New Orleans' star point guard twisted earlier in the week during a victory in Los Angeles over the Clip...

Doc: Paul Talked More Trash Than Rondo

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:23:38 -0500

Doc Rivers on WEEI:Did he cross the line with Chris Paul? No, that wasn’t confidence. I don’t know what that was. Chris did an interesting thing. I think he thought that he got under Rondo’s skin during the game so he tried to continue it during the game. It was a learning less for Rajon. After the game he even said, ‘I can’t let talk affect my play.’ And it did in that game. That’s what players do. They think they can get you in any way, they’ll do it. Chr...

Your Morning Dump... where the Paul/Rondo thing won't die

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:13:17 -0500

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying a good morning dump.So, here was Rondo surrounded with an embarrassment of point guard riches – K.G., Paul Pierce(notes) and Ray Allen(notes), a championship banner and a fat, new $55 million contract. Rondo felt emboldened, eager to engage Paul. The procession of trash talk, sources said, pushed into the personal...

Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul Don't Like Each Other

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:06:00 -0500

It started with the comment from Rondo that was reported by Chris Mannix on Twitter (and subsequently on every Hornets blog) that Chris Paul had the stats he does because he has the ball in his hands all the time. In tonight's game, the two point guards got tangled up under the basket at one point and they had to be separated. They each received a double technical and seemed to play well together the rest of the game. But, after the game there were more fireworks. As the teams were lea...

Video: Chris Paul's off-the-ceiling trick shot

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:05:46 -0500

The NBA season is drawing near, my friends. Preseason action is underway. Gilbert is missing scrimmages due to injury. Shaq can't stop saying enough nice things about new his teammates. And, the most telling sign basketball is right around the corner, Hornets star Chris Paul(notes) has kicked off Ball Don't Lie's annual YouTube H-O-R-S-E competition with this solid — please don't say impossible, Associated Press — trick shot. If you remember, last season was all ab...