Spring 2019 Premium Auction Closing May 11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/12/2019
Offered in this lot are two Chris Paul game jerseys from his time with the New Orleans Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers. The Hornets jersey is from the 2007-08 NBA season, when Paul made his first career All-Star Game. The former Wake Forest star scored 21.1 points per game while leading the NBA in assists (11.6) and steals (2.7) per game. This jersey is white, with “NEW ORLEANS” and Paul’s number “3” sewn on the chest in teal, yellow, and purple tackle twill. A second “3” is sewn on the back of the jersey in the same fashion, while “PAUL” is sewn across the back shoulders in purple tackle twill. The sides of the jersey are accented with a teal-yellow-purple stripe. An Adidas tag with attached size “44”, “Climalite”, “2007-2008”, and “+2 Length” flags is sewn on the front left tail. Paul has signed the “3” digit on the back of the jersey in black marker.
The second jersey is from Paul’s 2012-13 season with the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul had another All-Star season in 2012-13, averaging 16.9 points with 9.7 assists and an NBA-best 2.4 steals per game. This red Clippers jersey has “Los Angeles” applied to the chest in white, red, and blue, while Paul’s number “3” is sewn on the chest and back in blue mesh over white and red tackle twill. “PAUL” is sewn across the back in white tackle twill. An Adidas size “L” tag with an attached “Length +2”” flag is sewn on the front left tail. Paul has signed the back of the jersey in black marker, inscribing “To: T Lue” and “Bet It!” in addition to his signature. These game jerseys were gifted to Tyronn Lue by Paul. Tyronn Lue has provided a LOA for each jersey, stating that to the best of his knowledge the jerseys were game issued and possibly game used, but he cannot confirm game use because the jerseys were not taken off the back of Paul when presented to him. Additionally, a LOA from JSA authenticates each signature (Z19451). Please note that Tyronn Lue is donating 100% of his proceeds from the sale of this item to the United Methodist Church of Mexico, Missouri.