Chris Paul

Chris Paul: Biography in Details

Who is Chris Paul?

Chris Paul is a well-known American professional basketball player who has been playing basketball since high school.

He is currently playing basketball for Los Angeles Clippers wearing jersey number 3.

Chris Paul: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Nationality

Chris Paul was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born on 6 May 1985.

As of 2023, he is 38 years old. He is of African-American ethnicity and has an American nationality.

He is the son of Charles Edward Paul (father) and Robin Jones (mother). His birth name is Christopher Emmanuel Paul.

He has an elder brother Charles Paul. In childhood, they both were taught to play basketball and football by their father.

Education

For his schooling, he joined West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North Carolina where he was McDonald’s All-American and attended Wake Forest University.

Chris Paul: Professional Life, Career

Talking about the career journey of Chris Paul, started playing basketball professionally as soon as he graduated. He is active in the sports field since 2005 and he is still playing.

He started playing for New Orleans Hornets where he was selected in the 2005 NBA Draft.

The hornets played most of their games in Oklahoma City due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. He was selected for his first NBA All-Star Game in 2007.

He played as a member of the Hornets till 2011. Fearing Paul will be a free agency and leave Hornets, the Ownership of the Hornets began actively pursuing a trade for him that would provide the team equitable compensation in return for his services.

On 8 December 2011, he was traded to Los Angeles Clippers. While he was in the Clippers, he suffered a hamstring injury which made him miss several matches.

Chris Paul is playing for the Clippers since 2011 and still, and he is playing from the Clippers with jersey number 3.

Chris was selected as the president of the National Basketball Players Association on 21 August 2013. He also holds endorsement deals with companies like Nike and State Farm.

Chris Paul: Salary, Net Worth

His success in his career path has paid him well financially making his net worth estimated to be $160 million and his salary is around 38.51 million USD.

Chris Paul: Rumor, Controversy

There’s an ongoing rumor that he could be a free agent after the season.

Chris Paul was controversial in September 2017 when he replied to President Trump‘s view of athletes. Trump described athletes as those who kneel during the national anthem.

Chris replied that he isn’t “man enough” to call athletes a “son of a bitch” to their faces.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Chris Paul has a height of 6 feet. His body weighs 79kg. He has black hair and dark brown eyes.

Social Media

Chris Paul is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 6 million followers on Facebook, 10.6 million followers on Instagram, and 8.3 million followers on Twitter.

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