• Though Chris and brother C.J. both went to West Forsyth High, only once they take the court together—for 15 seconds at the end of state tournament victory in 2001. Chris entered the game during garbage time, and CJ had not yet come out.
• Among Chris’s teammates in the 2003 McDonald’s All-Star Game were LeBron James and Charlie Villanueva.
• During his two years at Wake Forest, Chris was known as the Mayor of the Winston-Salem campus.
• Chris’s 84 steals in his freshman year at Wake rank second only to Muggsy Bogues (both 1985 and 1986). His total broke the ACC record for first-year players by Duke’s Jason Williams.
• At Wake, the Paul family tradition after home games was a meal at IHOP.
• In the summer of 2004, Chris worked as a counselor at Michael Jordan’s basketball camp. One of the thrills of his stint was scrimmaging against his idol.
• Chris and C.J. faced each other once in college, in November of 2004. At the time, C.J. for the University of South Carolina Upstate.
• Before every game, Chris clutches a laminated copy of his grandfather’s obituary as the national anthem is played.
• Among the rookie hazing Chris went through with the Hornets was bringing doughnuts to practice, singing Madonna’s “Vogue” to the entire team, and carrying the bags of veteran P.J. Brown.
• In 2006, Chris established new records for the Rookie Game at All-Star Weekend with 17 assists and nine steals.
• Chris was the only unanimous choice for the 2006 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
• Chris won an ESPY as the Best Breakthrough Athlete of 2006.
• Chris dished out 14 assists in the 2008 NBA All-Star Game.
• Chris had at least one steal in each of the 80 games in which he played during 2007–08.
• In 2008, Chris became the first NBA player ever with at least 30 points and 10 assists in his first two playoff games.
• Chris was a First-Team All-Star in 2008. He was the first Hornet ever to earn this honor.
• Chris finished second to Kobe Bryant in the 2007–08 MVP voting.
• Chris and Deron Williams have become good friends since the 2005 draft. They text each other frequently and talk about the point guard position.
• Chris and Reggie Bush of the Saints use the same personal chef when they are in town.
• Chris loves to bowl. He is a spokesman for the US Bowling Congress.
• Chris has a crush on actress Gabrielle Union, one of the stars of Bad Boys II.
• Chris has been going by the nickname “CP3” (Chris Paul #3) since high school.
• In 2006, Chris was named by People Magazine as one of the world’s 100 Most Beautiful People.
• Chris was the cover athlete for the video game NBA 2K8.
• Chris’s favorite video game as a kid was Virtual Tennis.
• Chris describes his fashion sense as “young-boy fresh.” He says his best look is dressy jeans, a collared shirt with sweat and a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes.
• In 2007, Paul was a guest on the NPR quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me." He got every question right.

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