Each week, people post old photos of themselves on Twitter with the hashtag “#TBT,” or Throw Back Thursday.
N.C. native Chris Paul picked a doozy Thursday and set Twitter all ablaze, posting a photo from a media guide from the AAU 12-and-under national championship tournament. Apparently, Paul’s team, the Carolina Hornets from Winston-Salem; and James’ team, the ABA Shooting Stars from Akron, OH, both played. It’s not clear if they played each other.
Paul and James are close friends today.
Back in 1997, Paul -- who would later star at West Forsyth High School and Wake Forest -- was a 5-foot-1 point guard; James a 5-7 wing.