Chris Paul Officially Calls It a Career. Plus, the Beef Between Ja and Klay.

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🗓️ 26 November 2025

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One of the greatest point guards in NBA history has officially decided to call it a career. Chris Paul will retire at the end of the season after playing for 20 years and seven different franchises. Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck discuss CP3’s legacy and what he brought to the NBA and the franchises he’s played for. Plus, Klay Thompson exchanged words with Ja Morant when the Grizzlies faced the Mavericks on Saturday and had some stark comments for Morant after the game. Was he correct in his assessment of Ja? (0:00:00) Intro (1:03) FanDuel ad break (1:57) Chris Paul to officially retire (2:11) CP3’s career timeline (9:54) Chris Paul’s perception across the league (31:55) What will be said about his career when it’s all said and done? (38:42) FanDuel ad break (39:48) Amazon Prime ad break (40:35) Klay Thompson’s comments about Ja Morant (55:06) Did Derik Queen mess with the basketball gods? Hit the mailbag! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Shopping. Streaming. Celebrating. It’s on Prime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's popping? Real Ones? Logan Murdoch here, aka Lolo, aka Logu Booth 2. And in this episode,
0:06.3	me, Howard Beck and Roger Bell talk about the legacy of Chris Paul and give him his flowers
0:11.7	and also take a critical look at his career. That was a really, really fun segment. Then we talk
0:17.3	about Jha versus Clay. Who was right and who was wrong?
0:22.1	Does Jah have a point?
0:40.0	Or was Clay spitting facts? I think you know the answer here, right? And I think that, you know, it's just really sad to see what's going on in Memphis right now. I think Clay Thompson said it best. There was much reverence for the grit and grind era. and this era of Memphis Grizzlies basketball is a lot of talent, but not a lot of substance and a lot of talk.
0:38.0	Then we examine if Derek Quartz. for the grit and grind era and this era of Memphis Grizzlies basketball is a lot of talent,
0:53.4	but not a lot of substance and a lot of talk. Then we examine if Derek Queen disrespected the basketball gods. Did he disrespect the basketball gods by stealing the ball and dunking it down 20 with no time left? Who knows? We get into all of that. Before I get out of here, make sure you tap into Realonesmailbag at gmail.com.
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0:57.4	We didn't get to all of that. Before I get out of here, make sure you tap into Romansmailbag at gmail.com,
0:54.9	run onesmailbag at gmail.com, run onesmail back at gmail.com. We didn't get to your mailback today. We'll get to it eventually. All right. I think that's it. You're listening to The Ringer MBA show presented by Fanduel. Fanduel now displays your bet directly on your phone's lock screen. And with the latest updates to the live
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1:39.6	Cliff, play the theme music.
1:46.0	It's popping.
1:47.0	Real ones.
1:47.6	Logan Murdoch here.
1:48.8	Roger Bell there.
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