| abstract | - Christopher Emmanuel Paul is an American professional basketball player currently with the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. His nickname is "CP3" due to his first and last name initials and his number 3. Paul was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake Forest University. After his sophomore year with the Demon Deacons, he declared for the draft. Since being selected 4th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by New Orleans, Paul has been named a NBA Rookie of the Year Award (2006), an multiple All-Star, listed in both All-NBA and All-Defensive teams and led the Hornets to the second round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. He has also won an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States national basketball team. This article related to Basketball is short. PLEASE do expand it!
- Chris Paul is an American basketball player who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games.
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