Chris Paul to appear as guest on ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday

The Winston-Salem native will be making a guest appearance at his alma mater on Saturday morning.

Thunder point guard Chris Paul will be making a cameo appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday morning when the show visits his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The GameDay crew will be on hand when Paul’s alma mater Wake Forest plays host to the 2018 national champion Clemson Tigers, who will begin the season as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team.

On Saturday, the action will commence at 6:00 p.m. ET on ABC Network. College GameDay will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET.

In a perfect world, Paul would have still been in Orlando competing against the Los Angeles Lakers for the right to head to the Western Conference Finals, but the basketball gods clearly had other plans.

Wake Forest’s Athletic Director John Currie issued the following statement in regard to Paul’s homecoming:

“Wake Forest and the city of Winston-Salem are extremely proud to have Chris Paul represent Deacon Nation as the guest picker on College GameDay on Saturday… Through his philanthropy, work in the community and generosity with his time and giving, his on-court accomplishments are only surpassed by the servant-leadership that Chris, his wife Jada and the entire Paul family display in their actions daily.”

(H/T: The Oklahoman)