“I was happy Devin Booker and the Suns squad came over and kicked it with me”: Chris Paul reveals fears over not being able to connect with his young teammates at 36-years-old

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul reveals his hilarious feelings about connecting off the court with his significantly younger teammates

It is no secret that Chris Paul has been incredible for the Suns. Since arriving at the franchise, the player has instilled a winning mentality within each and every one of his teammates. This kind of influence, though, only comes with some massive experience. And at 36-years-old, it is fair to say CP3 has truckloads of it.

The flip side to that, however, is that off the court, some of your teammates may think you’re just a teensy bit too old to hang out with them. Nothing personal, just the differences in the lifestyle of a bachelor and a family-man such as the Point-God.

So, with Phoenix being as young as it is, perhaps Paul felt a sense of fear ahead of joining the team. But, when he was asked about it recently, he revealed that couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Chris Paul  that Suns teammates went a long way to make him feel included

Now isn’t that just heartwarming to read?

As NBA fans, we’ve heard far too many stories about competitive players not getting along. This though is really nice to see. It seems that the Phoenix Suns players understand the greatness of Chris Paul, but also understood that leaving a man out will be good for nobody.

The Point God was recently asked about this in an interview. And in response, he had a somewhat hilarious, but overall wholesome response. Take a look at the tweet below.

Chris Paul was asked about hanging out with the younger guys.

“I was grateful that they guys would even come over and eat and kick it with me,” he said.

— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) July 10, 2021

If this was done with the purpose of Chemistry building, it is most certainly working, as the franchise leads the Bucks 2-0 in the series. But will they continue this momentum in game 3? Or will the Bucks finally come alive in Milwaukee?

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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