Chris Paul joins pickup game with media, gets ball stolen (Video)
Los Angeles Clippers All-Star point guard Chris Paul released and unveiled his brand new signature shoe yesterday, the CP3 VIII. The unveiling brought with it a horde of media members asking Paul about the new show and the upcoming season for the Clippers.
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After the questions halted, the media decided to play a quick pickup game and Chris Paul decided to join the action for a few plays. Brett Pollakoff of NBC Sports had the tall task of guarding the seven time All-Star, but he more than held his own.
In fact, Pollakoff stole the ball from Paul as he attempted to dribble around the media member. Watch the steal, and the ensuing play in the video below:
At the end of the video it appears that Pollakoff got a bit too excited about stealing the ball from Paul, and ended up getting his pass stolen from Paul right afterwards. Pollakoff confirmed Paul’s steal with this tweet:
Pollakoff is deciding to retire after his career-high moment last night: