After falling in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifnals on Sunday night, Suns guard Chris Paul told reporters after the game he has no intention of retiring.
“You play long enough and you don’t win, every time you lose, they’re going to say it was your best chance. But I think for me, us, it’s we’ll be right back next year. I’ll tell you that much. I’m not retiring tomorrow, thank God. Hopefully, I’m healthy coming back. But I’m going to keep playing,” Paul said in the postgame press conference.
Paul, 37, had a stellar first two games of the series, averaging 23.5 points per game. However, as the Suns lost four out of the final five games to the Mavericks, Paul averaged just 9.4 points per game and turned it over an average of 3.6 times per contest. ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported on Sunday that Paul suffered a left quad injury that made his mobility difficult late in the series.
