Chris Paul made his return to Toyota Center on Monday, describing the occasion much as Rockets guard Russell Westbrook had, as simply “a game. It was a game.”
He was, he said, “extremely grateful,” to have been the subject of a tribute video, seemingly moved by the standing ovation that followed. But as he said there were no special emotions in his return, there was no hint of sentimentality, with mention of a few former teammates and two staff members far from the public eye.
“I still talk to Tuck (P.J. Tucker) just about every day,” Paul said.