INGLEWOOD — Chris Paul has heard the whispers and the outright chatter about the creaky nature of the Clippers’ roster and whether it can stay healthy for 82 games.

It is an age-old question about the Clippers’ new roster of veteran players, whose combined years make the Clippers the oldest team in the 79-year history of the NBA . Facts tell the story.

Paul is a 40-year-old point guard who is making a return to the Clippers. Forward Nicolas Batum and NBA champion center Brook Lopez are both 37. Future Hall of Famer James Harden is 36 and two-time NBA champion Kawhi Leonard is 34. There’s also Bogdan Bogdanovic, 33, and Bradley Beal, 32.

“You know like when you are in the locker room, everybody can say whatever they want on the outside, it’s about what you say on the inside, right,” Pa

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