“And during that timeout, Chris Paul went to Kawhi Leonard and said, ‘Hey man, are you fresh enough—do you feel like you can stick with Klay Thompson?’ And he [Paul] asked his teammates, he said ‘Hey, y’all might want to switch this. Wait until he gets warm until he goes and guards Klay.’ ... And so they ended up switching the matchup.”

Some mile-high drama preceded Chris Paul’s stunning Clippers divorce.