Chris Paul being sent home was an absolute bush league move by the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Stephen A. Smith.

The ESPN host blasted the Clippers for their management of a future Hall of Famer, abruptly sent home in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, weeks after announcing this season would be his last in the NBA.

“How the hell do you do this to Chris Paul?” Smith said on “First Take” later that day. “Now, this is a future Hall of Famer who came there for the last year in his career. I don’t give a damn what’s going on with the team. They’re trash right now. We understand that.”

AP

Paul, a Clippers legend having played many of his prime years with the team from 2011-2017, was reportedly refused a meeting with coach Tyronn Lue and said, “it just didn’t work out.”

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