Green said Paul warmed up taking conventional shots, presumably before Wembanyama — a second-year player and the league’s reigning rookie of the year, who’ll play in his first All-Star Game on Sunday — presented his time-saving plan.

Chris Paul has put together a Hall of Fame career without Hall of Fame athleticism, largely due to his relentless competitive nature and shrewd basketball mind. During Saturday night's NBA Skills Challenge,

Chris Paul, standing in front of a swarm of media just informed of VIctor Wembanyama's season-ending shoulder injury, said what he needed to. 'T

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama said it was his idea, not Chris Paul’s, to “hack” the Skills Challenge, which led to disqualification. “Was I booed? I don’t think I was booed. I wasn’t booed, right? Chris was.” pic.twitter.com/SeBHbKqz6y

San Antonio Spurs veteran guard Chris Paul shared his initial reaction to All-Star Victor Wembanyama's devastating injury. Wembanyama suffered a season-ending blood clot diagnosis. The news broke Thursday afternoon, which prompted responses across the NBA ...

Center Victor Wembanyama and guard Chris Paul of the San Antonio Spurs were both disqualified from the NBA Skills Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.

Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. Following the announcement, San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul offered his support to the young star.

However, the San Antonio Spurs duo of Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul's will to win the 2025 Kia Skills Challenge can't be disputed. They went to great lengths to think of a loophole that gave them a distinctive edge but were caught in the act.

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul tried to “hack” the Skills Challenge by throwing up shots quickly without trying to make them to save time. – Boos

In a surprise to start the night on Saturday, San Antonio Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul were disqualified from the Skills Challenge after the duo attempted to exploit a loophole in the competition's rules.

Leave it to Chris Paul to try outsmarting the competition with a slick move during an NBA event. The only problem is it came back to bite him this time.

Participants in the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge have to actually shoot the ball, not just chuck balls from the rack toward the basket.