Click HERE to view Chris Paul interview The U.S. men's Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world. And not even the world champions -- on paper anyway -- could give the Americans a game. Unleashing a lethal 3-point barrage for the first time in Beijing, the Americans turned the marquee matchup of the preliminary round into another romp, beating Spain 119-82 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in their group.
After finishing second in the NBA MVP voting in just his third pro season in 2007-08, N.O. Hornet Chris Paul is making his Olympic debut in Beijing. His only other stint with the U.S. senior national team was at the 2006 World Championships, where he started six of the nine games as the U.S. went 8-1 and won a bronze medal. Paul averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and a team-best 4.9 assists in 23.7 minutes per game. His total number of assists (44) and per-game average were records for U.S. players in a world championships, and he also finished the tournament as the top player overall in assists-to-turnovers ratio. Paul did not play for Team USA in 2007 after undergoing surgery to repair a left foot stress reaction.
Chris Paul
- Born: May 6, 1985 Winston-Salem, NC
- Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC
- Residence: New Orleans, LA
- Ht: / Wt: 6'0" / 170 lbs
- Event(s): Men's basketball
- Position: Point guard
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