Paul spent his final season - an abbreviated one - with the Clippers, who sent him home in December and wound up trading him to Toronto earlier this month.
Drake, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake are some of the famous faces who are die-hard basketball fans.
Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took the stage together at the ESPYS in Los Angeles and urged their fellow athletes to be active socially.
The NBA has adjusted its away-from-the-play foul rules in an attempt to curb the "hack-a" strategy employed against poor free throw shooting players