Chris Paul, a renowned communicator who is a fan of the phone call over the text message, picks up just after getting off the other line with Gilgeous-Alexander. They’d spent some time talking about life and basketball, including the schematics defining this Dallas series. “We talk hoop all the time,” Paul said. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t tell Paul he’d zinged Holmgren for sagging too far back on the Irving jumper, but Paul was pleased to hear about it from a reporter. Paul has yelled at a center or two in his time for a mistake. “I’m glad,” Paul said. “That’s big.” Then he laughed: “I mean…He got to see it.” -via New York Times / May 16, 2024