With the Los Angeles Clippers struggling and veteran guard Chris Paul making little impact, the team released the 12-time All-Star in the wee hours Wednesday morning.

The Clippers (5-16) informed Paul of his release in Atlanta, where the club will look to snap a five-game losing skid on Wednesday against the Hawks.

Paul, 40, announced prior to this season -- his 21st in the NBA -- that it would be his last.

"We are parting ways with Chris and he will no longer be with the team," Clippers president Lawrence Frank said in a statement, via ESPN. "We will work with him on the next step of his career.

"Chris is a legendary Clipper who had a historic career. I want to make one thing very clear. No one is blaming Chris for our underperformance. I accept responsibility for the record we have r

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