Paul: In the offseason, I really had a choice between retiring and returning to the Clippers. I wanted to spend more time with my family.
6686 Sports, October 26th Clippers star Chris Paul recently accepted an exclusive interview with the famous reporter Marc J. Spears. He talked about his choices in this offseason and the topic of retirees.
Marc J. Spears asked: "For you, is this summer really as simple as 'either the Clippers or the retirees'?"
Paul said: "To a certain extent, I was really choosing one or the other. I feel extremely lucky and honored to be able to play basketball for so long. This career has provided me and my family with great benefits. life, but I always think about one thing: time. Time is the only thing that cannot be restored. We always hear tragedies happen, and people lament, "If I had known this would happen, I would..." This makes me keep asking myself: How long should I continue to fight?"
"And my answer is my wife and children. There are my relatives back home in North Carolina - cousins, uncles and aunts that I don't see all year round. I often think about the kids who are proud of, 'I'm Chris Paul's cousin,' just like when I was a kid and said Larry Nance was my cousin to everyone because I saw him at a family gathering in the past twenty years, many of my relatives. People actually don’t understand me now.”
“So I look forward to spending time with my grandparents and playing golf with my dad—we only played two or three times this summer. Among the many choices in life, what I care about most is how to spend more time with my family.”
Marc. J. Spears asked: "So does this mean this is your last season?"
Paul said: "No, these are just factors for me to weigh my options. I'm still considering it. It's not determined. What will happen in the future, let it be. Maybe my parents Will they move to Los Angeles? But I know that it is almost impossible for them to leave Salem (Paul's hometown). But I know that I have the right to choose now, which is a great blessing."
In the offseason, Paul chose to sign a one-year contract with the Clippers for $3.6 million and return to Los Angeles.
