Chris Paul Sold A DeMarcus Cousins Elbow Joint Like The Stone Sold A Stone Cold Weather Astonishment

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Chris Paul Sold A DeMarcus Cousins Elbow Joint Like The Stone Sold A Stone Cold Weather Astonishment

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The third quarter of Game 6 in L.A. between the Clippers and Suns saw both teams make runs, with Phoenix ultimately going up 14 headed to the fourth, but it also saw things get a little chippy between some familiar foes.

Chris Paul closed the third on an 8-0 burst of his own, but in the middle of that there were the antics that have made him a despised player, in spite of his immense talent, for many. Paul shook DeMarcus Cousins on a drive and hit a floater in the paint, and then turned around to give Boogie a little bump. Cousins took the bait and put his elbow up high into Paul’s neck, not exactly with significant force but certainly to send a little message, and Paul proceeded to take a full on WWE-style bump.

This is worse than WWE acting. Smh Chris Paul pic.twitter.com/mLfyoUTng1

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) July 1, 2021

CP3 DOWN pic.twitter.com/AuPkdB2WLH

— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) July 1, 2021

The refs would take a look at the monitor and handed Cousins a technical foul for “a physical taunt,” which gave Paul a free throw that he missed in what many felt was an all-time “ball don’t lie” moment.

As many pointed out, Paul and Cousins have a lengthy history of this sort of thing, with Paul producing a legendary flop against Boogie back when CP3 played in L.A. and Cousins was in Sacramento.

This isn't even the worst flop CP3 has tried against Boogie pic.twitter.com/4XY0O2NgK3

— Very Nice Akis (@Aykis16) July 1, 2021

The best part of all of it was Cousins watching the replay on the jumbotron and reacting with a knowing shake of the head, almost as if to say, I can’t believe he did it again.

Cousins' reaction pic.twitter.com/CsjIRiV0K2

—

arcusD

(@_MarcusD3_) July 1, 2021

Since Paul missed the free throw it proved to be ultimately harmless, but will be a moment revisited plenty as Paul put forth another all-time flop. We weren’t alone in drawing the WWE comparison, as Twitter was flooded with wrestling (and soccer) GIFs after Paul’s antics.

Second angle of that CP3/Boogie incident pic.twitter.com/bPjJefrNvW

— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) July 1, 2021

Chris Paul after barely getting touched by Boogie Cousins https://t.co/D5WxJPSDEO pic.twitter.com/lssTOLM8Ie

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) July 1, 2021

pic.twitter.com/mHtgJeq55o

— Anchorage Man (@SethPartnow) July 1, 2021

Triple H would be proud of CP3’s sell job there. pic.twitter.com/dVcmk516XU

— Craig A. Brenner (@craig_a_brenner) July 1, 2021

pic.twitter.com/mon1rUJOrP

— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 1, 2021

The wind blows near CP pic.twitter.com/kYZYpWWkIs

— Dave DuFour (@DaveDuFourNBA) July 1, 2021

The good news for Paul is that his hot run continued into the early fourth quarter and, as such, the conversation after the game will hopefully be about his incredible play possibly getting him to his first Finals and not…that.