{"id":398954,"date":"2025-11-23T10:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T10:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/398954\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T10:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T10:50:12","slug":"two-time-olympic-champion-chris-paul-signals-his-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/398954\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul signals his retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Clippers\u2019 point guard is yet to officially confirm the news after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/chris-paul-fbe5b7e1064fcfa196abd77c4a2b7944\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;a877c21d-0c88-4090-9b1b-240eb20dfb13&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2025-11-23T10:43:43.904Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul signals his retirement &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-male\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;chris-paul\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul signals his retirement &quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;basketball-two-time-olympic-champion-chris-paul-signals-retirement&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-basketball&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;BKB&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it was reported<\/a>\u00a0he declined interview requests following his side\u2019s 131-116 victory over the Hornets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A 12-time NBA All-Star, 11-time All-NBA team member and nine-time All-Defensive team selection, Paul was chosen fifth by the New Orleans in the 2005 NBA Draft, and was named Rookie of the Year that season. He has played for seven NBA teams and, in 2021, he was named as one of the NBA\u2019s 75 Greatest players.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently second in the all-time NBA\u00a0leaders list for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/alltime-leaders?StatCategory=AST\" 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Two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul signals his retirement &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-male\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;chris-paul\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul signals his retirement &quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;basketball-two-time-olympic-champion-chris-paul-signals-retirement&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-basketball&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;BKB&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steals<\/a> behind <strong>John<\/strong> <strong>Stockton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/beijing-2008\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;a877c21d-0c88-4090-9b1b-240eb20dfb13&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2025-11-23T10:43:43.904Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul signals his retirement &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-male\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;chris-paul\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul signals his retirement &quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;basketball-two-time-olympic-champion-chris-paul-signals-retirement&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-basketball&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;BKB&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beijing 2008<\/strong><\/a>, he was a part of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won gold, finishing the tournament with an 8-0 record.\u00a0Four years later, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/london-2012\" 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