The Hornets were on an extended run in a game earlier this season in New Orleans when Chris Paul drove to the basket and made a shot as he was fouled. To the surprise of fellow All-Star David West, however, Paul couldn't complete the three-point play.
"I jumped his ass about missing the free throw,'' West told me.
That's pretty cold, I said, yelling at a teammate for missing a free throw.
"But you expect during the course of a game, when you need every basket, you just expect guys to make shots,'' West explained. "I barked at him and [Paul said], 'My bad, my bad.' "
West looked up with a roll of his eyes.
"And then I got an 'and-one,' and I missed a free throw. Two plays later and I come down and do the same thing.''
Did Paul take the high road? West shook his head.
"He did the same thing.''
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Cool article on the Hornets' two best players.