Future Hall of Famer Chris Paul surely has plenty of fans.
But former NBA referee Bill Spooner is not one of them.
"I'm going to tell you, and I know you are recording me, but I get asked all the time: 'Who are some of the tough guys, some of the bad guys?' And when I tell them that Chris Paul, in my 32 years in the league, was one of the biggest a–holes I ever dealt with, they say, 'Not Rasheed Wallace … or da-da-da?' Nope. Nothing like (Paul)," Spooner, who retired in 2020 following 32 seasons, said, per Jason Quick of The Athletic.