New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Herb Jones refuses Chris Paul's hand after dirty flagrant foul

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 4/25/22

Chris Paul’s Phoenix Suns lost in Game 4 of their playoff series on Sunday, and the veteran point guard seemed to snap.

CP3 scored just four points in 35 minutes as his Suns lost 118-103 in New Orleans, which evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series at 2-2.

Amid his poor game, Paul had friction with several Pelicans players. Early in the third quarter, Paul and Brandon Ingram were seen talking.

Brandon Ingram and CP3 pic.twitter.com/Y1HGzIeiWT

— Ingram Alerts (@IngramAlerts) April 25, 2022

Then during the fourth quarter, Herb Jones stole a pass and went in for a layup. He got fouled hard by Paul on his way to the basket.

The Smoothie King Center has been on its feet since the start of the 4th Quarter

Herb Jones puts the Pelicans up 11 midway through, after this Chris Paul Flagrant Foul 1 pic.twitter.com/sJ0lFHRjSG

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 25, 2022

This video clip showed just how hard Paul smacked Jones:

Chris Paul is a generationally dirty player and we need to talk about it more

We all knew the flagrant was coming#Pelicans pic.twitter.com/1UJlnhaibW

— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) April 25, 2022

Paul was called for a flagrant-1 foul. Jones went to the free throw line and made 1-of-2 free throws.

The two later had some more physical contact:

I love how that clip conveniently ignores Chris Paul throwing a shoulder first. Herb just didn’t back down. pic.twitter.com/8qhCqfJHII

— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) April 25, 2022

But the moment that went viral came a few minutes after Paul’s flagrant foul.

Jones had been knocked down, and Paul offered a hand to help up his opponent. Jones rejected Paul’s help and waited for a Pelicans teammate to help him up.

Herb Jones didn’t want help from CP3.

pic.twitter.com/RMx3pGaybQ

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 25, 2022

The rejection from Jones was the cherry on top of a night to forget for CP3.

Chris Paul had one of his worst playoff performances of his career in game 4 vs the Pelicans. He posted just 4 points, 25% FG, 0 3pt FG, and 0 FT. All are worst or tied for worst of his playoff career pic.twitter.com/3M34NJlmRu

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2022

Game 5 of the series is in Phoenix on Tuesday. The series just got a whole lot more intriguing.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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