Chris Paul is out there just doing Chris Paul things.
Paul has made his name in the NBA as, among other things, one of the best passers that the league has ever seen.
He’d led the NBA in assists four times during his career and is currently 7th on the league’s all-time assists list with 9,542. And yet, he never seems to stop dazzling fans with how impressive and effortless they continue to look.
Especially the one from the first quarter of Sunday’s All-Star Game.
With just over a minute to play, Team LeBron was running the floor as part of a fast break. As Paul received a pass, and without coming down, he lobbed it for a trailing Ben Simmons, who finished with a slam to give Team LeBron a 51-37 lead over Team Giannis.
@CP3 has made a huge impact since coming on 💯
Look at him combine with @BenSimmons25 here for the lob 🔥 #NBAAAllStar @NBAAllStar @prodirecthoops
— GiveMeSport NBA (@GMSNBA) February 17, 2020
Paul also picked up the first foul of the night, much to the surprise of the broadcast team.
Chris Paul with the first foul of the night #NBAAllStargame pic.twitter.com/Le58KKYPUh
— NBA Hustle (@Hustle_NBA) February 17, 2020
Although according to Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman, who covers Paul and the Thunder extensively, the move by Paul to foul to stop a fast break was completely on-brand.
Chris Paul picking up the first foul of the All-Star game to stop a fastbreak is a very Chris Paul thing to do.
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) February 17, 2020
As of 3:51 left to go in the second quarter, Paul has played nine minutes, scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and dishing out four assists.