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Fox News.Another big story from Game one was the return of Giannis Antetokounmpo who had missed the previous two games of the Eastern Conference Finals with a hyperextended left knee. Antetokounmpo had a solid Finals debut as well as he scored 20 points with 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

Thursday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals and the Clippers were in a tough situation as the Suns got Chris Paul back and L.A. was still without Kawhi Leonard.  The Clippers were also in danger of falling down 3-0 in the series which usually is a doomed situation.

ESPN. Paul, who played his last game against the Denver Nuggets as the Suns swept them in the Western Conference semifinals, is very impatient and wants to be on the floor for Game 3.The Suns’ point guard has been caught up in the NBA’s health and safety protocol and has yet to play against his former team in the L.A.

Bleacher Report, “Earlier on Monday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski mentioned on Sports Center there’s “optimism” in Phoenix that Paul will return “sooner than later” in this series, potentially by Game 3 in Los Angeles there is optimism they’re going to get him back in the early part of this series,” Wojnarowski said.The Clippers will also be without a star player as superstar forward Kawhi Leonard will be out for Game 2 tonight with a knee injury.

NBC Sports, “Paul’s 15 assists and zero turnovers has been matched in only two playoff games by only Magic Johnson and Paul himself (in 2008 with New Orleans).” Of course, Chris Paul did not do it alone. His young running mate, Devin Booker scored 18 points and the team’s impressive big man Deandre Ayton put up 15 points while also grabbing 10 rebounds.Another factor that will not be shown by the box score was the Suns’ amazing defense.

NBA.com “Chris Paul (21 points and 11 assists) took over in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 points to put the game to bed.” It will be crucial for Paul to score and facilitate the ball early and often as the veteran leader on the team and the player with the most playoff experience as this is Booker and Ayton’s first playoff appearances.Another key factor will be to force turnovers. Denver finished with 12 turnovers Monday night which directly led to 10 points.

Credit director Antoine Fuqua for being very aware that the documentary he started off making inThe Day Sports Stood Still is not, in fact, the documentary that will premiere on HBO on Wednesday (March 24) night. Twice in the 85-minute film, Fuqua plays the same Chris Paul quote about how when they originally talked about doing the doc, its focus was primarily the impact of COVID-19 on the sports world.

Haley Bosselman editor“The Day Sports Stood Still,” a documentary about the unprecedented sports shutdown of March 2020, will debut on March 24 on HBO Sports.The film centers on NBA All-Star and NBA Players Association president Chris Paul, who is also an executive producer. At the time, Paul played point guard for Oklahoma City Thunder and was up against the Utah Jazz on March 11, 2020, when the game suddenly stopped.

EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry has come aboard to write an untitled basketball feature for Disney+ that Golden State Warriors’ 3-point superstar Steph Curry is in talks to produce.

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Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Hustlers, STXfilms looks to have found a project  in the vein of that box-office smash and has teamed with two of Hollywood’s biggest rising stars on it. Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson and Straight Outta Compton‘s O’Shea Jackson Jr.

Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul are teaming up for a very important cause.On Wednesday, the NBA stars announced the launch of their Social Change Fund initiative, created alongside a team of philanthropists and entrepreneurs to support critical issues impacting the Black community, such as racial equality and criminal justice reform.According to the mission statement listed on their website, the goal of Social Change Fund is to «invest in and support organizations that are working to

NBA all-stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade have joined forces to support the Black community with their new Social Change Fund. The fund created by the superstar athletes seeks to address issues directly affecting Black people, including public safety and criminal justice reform.

When We All Vote for the event.The June 27 show--executive produced by Shawn Gee (Live Nation Urban), the Roots' Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq Trotter (Two One Five Entertainment) and Dan Parise (DPS)--will be hosted by Quest, Black Thought and Obama, with sets from The Roots, H.E.R., Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby, SZA, Kirk Franklin, Snoh Aalegra, Earthgang, G Herbo, Polo G, D Nice and Musiq Soulchild (backed by The Roots).Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Paul, Tom Hanks, Liza Koshy, Kerry Washington,

Scott Soshnick Baseball hall-of-famer Ken Griffey Jr. and All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer are investing in PlayersTV, the network dedicated to sports lifestyle and culture.Griffey and Bauer join an array of athlete stakeholders that include basketball stars Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul.

Common gives his friend Chris Paul a hug while running into each other at a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday morning (June 6) in Encino, Calif.

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Chris Paul is remembering his friend, rival and mentor, Kobe Bryant.

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