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Maybe Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard don’t have beef after all.
Following Phoenix’s Game 2 win over LA to even the first-round series, a clip made the rounds on social media of Paul and Leonard bumping into each other postgame.
This clip alone has over one million views:
Probably nothing, but interesting moment postgame pic.twitter.com/NYvORUniLT
— Jack (@Jackclippers) April 19, 2023
While Twitter was quick to overreact to the video, there might not be as much to the “exchange” as it may seem on the surface.
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The next day, TNT’s Chris Haynes tweeted that he “personally witnessed” the incident involving the two stars up close. He said it was purely “accidental” and that Paul and Leonard are “good.”
I personally witnessed this “exchange” up close. Chris Paul gave Kawhi Leonard a pat on the midsection and Leonard slapped Paul’s leg. The bump was accidental. Those two are good. pic.twitter.com/Zsz2ezaZlA
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 19, 2023
Leonard stole the show in Game 1 of the series, leading the Clippers to victory with 38 points, five rebounds and five assists. He followed it up with a 31-point outing in Game 2, but it wasn’t enough to overcome 38 points from Devin Booker and 25 points from Kevin Durant.
Paul was Phoenix’s fourth-leading scorer in Game 2, but he helped seal the deal with eight of his 16 points coming in the fourth quarter.
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Tied at 1-1, the series now shifts to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday.
According to Haynes, Paul underwent an X-ray on his right hand after Game 2 and the results came back clean. His status for Game 3 is currently unknown.
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