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Paul's Biggest Assist Goes to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- It was only the beginning of what could be the busiest weekend in Chris Paul's life. The NBA All-Star Game has come to town, his town, and aside from the usual social gatherings, the league has also made this event about community service for a place that is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
The New Orleans Hornets' all-star point guard spent Thursday afternoon with Michael Jordan, Carmelo Anthony and hundreds of children at a Boys & Girls Club in Slidell, La., where the Jordan Brand shoe company donated $500,000 to build an outdoor playground.
Paul, nattily dressed in a navy sport coat with a paisley handkerchief, smiled as he shook hands and posed for pictures.
"I have a different perspective from any of the other all-stars," Paul said. "Everybody else that's here for the weekend, they got to give back and do different things, then they go back to their cities. This is it for me. I'm facing these things every day. These are my people. I truly care about them. So to see all the things that have been donated and given to them, giving them hope and more inspiration, it's something I'm happy about."
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Paul's Biggest Assist Goes to New Orleans
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