Oklahoma City Thunder star Chris Paul got emotional speaking to reporters Friday when talking about a conversation he had with Jacob Blake's father, who shares his name.
Paul said he was "blessed and fortunate" to speak with the elder Blake recently:
NBA on TNT"I'm glad that we got a chance to get in a room together to talk with one another." @CP3 speaks to the NBA and NBPA's joint statement. https://t.co/lEHBGfUkh6
The younger Blake remains hospitalized and is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the back seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Aug.