[Defector] - The Clippers Checked Out Early From Chris Paul’s Retirement Tour

The Los Angeles Clippers and point guard Chris Paul are splitting up. The team is awful. They've lost five straight and eight of nine, and their last three wins—they've only got five total, in 21 games—have come against the Hornets, who are crud; the Mavericks, who are crud; and the Pelicans, who make crud look like a banana split. Paul, who last month , presumably so that he could enjoy a months-long farewell tour, was playing about 14 minutes a game for the Clippers as a reserve. N