For an ageing NBA superstar, their IQ becomes their biggest weapon. And there are not many better in that department than Chris Paul. As per Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, CP is the “best leader” in the league today. However, the Point God’s genius basketball mind turned into his biggest enemy tonight as he along with his partner, Victor Wembanyama’s unprecedented strategy of ‘hacking’ the Skills Challenge backfired miserably.
As the Chase Center crowd erupted in anticipation to see Wemby and Paul’s chemistry during Saturday’s event at the All-Star Weekend, The French Sensation shocked everyone when he speed ran through the entire challenge by throwing the shots up quickly without even looking at the basket. Sure enough, his shots didn’t even hit the rim. As expected, his teammate, CP used the same time saving strategy and just got the balls off the rack with no shot legitimate shot attempt.
While they finished the round at lightning-fast speed in only 47.9 seconds, the arena was filled with deafening boos, expressing their displeasure. But it didn’t matter as long as they won the challenge, right? Wrong! Turns out, Paul and Wemby were disqualified from the competition for not playing by the rules. Obviously, the Spurs duo was not pleased and pleaded their argument to the judges. However, the disqualification stood and they were done for the night.
Heated after the decision, Wemby and Paul even rejected TNT’s request of giving a live interview about what just transpired. Meanwhile, the hoop community expressed their displeasure by flooding social media with criticism as one wrote, “This is embarrassing as an NBA player. Instead of winning the competition based on your SKILL. You’re out here trying to scheme your way through and hold that trophy up at the end like yeah! I schemed and won! Loser @wemby”
This is embarrassing as an NBA player. Instead of winning the competition based on your SKILL. You’re out here trying to scheme your way through and hold that trophy up at the end like yeah! I schemed and won! Loser @wemby
— Gabi (@gabikates) February 16, 2025
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