CP3 forever! Shams: Chris Paul announced that he will retire after this season!

According to Shams, a famous reporter, Chris Paul announced on social media that he will retire after this season!

Paul wrote on social media: "Back to North Carolina... What a wonderful journey... I still have a lot of reluctance... I am very grateful for this last journey."

The Clippers will play against the Hornets away from home at 2 o'clock in the morning today, and Paul returned to his hometown of North Carolina.

Paul has played 10 games for the Clippers so far this season (at one point being DNPed in 5 consecutive games), averaging 2.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 13.7 minutes per game, and 1.1 turnovers. He shot 27.3% from the field (9 of 33) and 27.3% from the three-point range (3 of 11).

Paul played full time for the Spurs last season, averaging 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 28.0 minutes per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was 37.7%.

Paul has played a total of 1,364 regular season games in his career, averaging 33.5 minutes per game, averaging 16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 2.0 steals, shooting 46.9% from the field, 36.9% from the three-point range, and 87.1% from the free throw line.

In the 2005 NBA draft, Paul was selected with the fourth overall pick in the first round by the New Orleans Hornets (now the Pelicans), and his career began. In his career, he played for the Hornets (now Pelicans), Clippers, Rockets, Thunder, Suns, Warriors, and Spurs. Paul was selected to the All-Star 12 times, the All-NBA Team 11 times, the All-Defensive Team 9 times, led the season in steals 6 times, led the season in assists 5 times, and was elected Rookie of the Year once.