{"id":423229,"date":"2023-04-19T18:30:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=423229"},"modified":"2023-04-19T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:30:10","slug":"the-truth-behind-kawhi-leonard-and-chris-paul-shoulder-bump-that-was-seen-post-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/the-truth-behind-kawhi-leonard-and-chris-paul-shoulder-bump-that-was-seen-post-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth Behind Kawhi Leonard And Chris Paul Shoulder Bump That Was Seen Post Game!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps the dispute between Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard is baseless.<\/p>\n<p>After<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\/\"> Phoenix&#8217;s<\/a> victory against LA in Game 2 to tie the first-round series, a video of Paul and Leonard running towards each other after the game went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<h2>The Truth Behind Kawhi Leonard And Chris Paul Shoulder Bump That Was Seen Post Game!<\/h2>\n<p>Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combined for 63 points on 24 made shots, helping Chris Paul end the &#8220;Scott Foster Curse&#8221; with a strong effort.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I personally witnessed this \u201cexchange\u201d up close. Chris Paul gave Kawhi Leonard a pat on the midsection and Leonard slapped Paul\u2019s leg. The bump was accidental. Those two are good. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zsz2ezaZlA\">pic.twitter.com\/Zsz2ezaZlA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/1648699177596260352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Starting with Leonard&#8217;s tenure in San Antonio and Paul&#8217;s time with the Clippers and Rockets, Paul has participated in his fair share of challenging matchups against Clippers star Kawhi Leonard.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it shouldn&#8217;t come as a surprise that the two didn&#8217;t exchange pleasantries after the game in the heat of a close playoff series. Paul and Leonard really had a rather chilly exchange as they headed to their separate locker rooms following the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard bump shoulders there \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c6JUA4aOrh\">https:\/\/t.co\/c6JUA4aOrh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sPgF0ggddS\">pic.twitter.com\/sPgF0ggddS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sluggahjells\/status\/1648545802359275521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chris Haynes, a TNT insider who attended Game 2, gave his own account of the exchange on Wednesday morning. He claimed to have been &#8220;up close&#8221; to the interaction between Paul and Leonard and to have seen the bump as &#8220;accidental,&#8221; not as a deliberate disrespect by either player.<\/p>\n<p>Even if there could be nothing to it, it appears like all amicable contacts will be postponed until the end of the series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The truth about that weird exchange between CP3 and Kawhi. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Bbc5Z9inI\">https:\/\/t.co\/0Bbc5Z9inI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Game 7 (@game7__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/game7__\/status\/1648724255369224193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NBA\u2019s New Collective Bargaining Agreement: Explained\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nbas-new-collective-bargaining-agreement-explained\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NBA\u2019s New Collective Bargaining Agreement: Explained<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jets\u2019 Morgan Barron Cuts Open His face And Receives 75 Stitches After Falling On Skate Blade\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jets-morgan-barron-cuts-open-his-face-and-receives-75-stitches-after-falling-on-skate-blade\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jets\u2019 Morgan Barron Cuts Open His face And Receives 75 Stitches After Falling On Skate Blade<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps the dispute between Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard is baseless. After Phoenix&#8217;s victory against LA in Game 2 to tie the first-round series, a video of Paul and Leonard running towards each other after the game went viral on social media. 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