OAKLAND — Warriors forward David West still remembers the first time Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul screamed at him.
It was at the 2002 Nike All-America Camp. West, then a senior at Xavier, stood in a crowded National Institute for Fitness and Sport gym in Indianapolis when Paul rushed to tell him some important news.
“Hey man!” a 17-year old Paul screamed to West, who was a camp counselor. “I’m going to Wake Forest! With your coach, Coach (Skip) Prosser (West’s college coach)!”
Now, 16 years later, after forming an All-Star duo in with the New Orleans Hornets, West and Paul will enter a playoff series for the first time as opponents.