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Ex-Mavs Star Doubles Down on Chris Paul’s “Personal” Tensions With Scott Foster

Published 11/28/2023, 11:05 AM EST

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A few days ago, Chris Paul was ejected from a game by none other than Scott Foster. The history between the two is long, and Paul does not have kind words about it. After this recent ejection, the NBA world is chiming in with their opinion on whether Foster is really holding a personal vendetta against Chris Paul.

Many players have had their issues with NBA referees. Even NBA legend, Vince Carter has talked about this before. But it is not every day that we see a situation escalate to this level. Now the Toronto Raptors legend is siding with Paul in this matter.

The NBA legend agrees with Chris Paul

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The issues between Chris Paul and Scott Foster are yet to be solved. But one thing that the NBA world is begging for is to not have Foster officiating Chris Paul’s matches.

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Chris Paul has a 3-17 record when the match is refereed by Scott Foster. After his recent loss, Paul called out Foster yet again and said that it was personal between them.

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During a recent episode of Run It Back, one of the hosts asked NBA legend Vince Carter what he thought of the incident. Carter agreed with Paul’s concerns and reiterated it. Carter said, “We know it’s personal, I feel like every time you see them together, you expect a Chris Paul loss.”

Even Chris Paul has revealed that the issues between them started over something that is related to his son. So it is true that things are personal between the two.

Vince Carter went further into his own issues with referees during his time. He also added that when a referee is going back and forth with a player, they should not be using their power to send the player off the court.

The NBA should step in and stop this

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Since the recent ejection of Chris Paul, the NBA world has called for Scott Foster to never referee any games with Chris Paul in them. Paul, at one point, had an 11-game losing streak in the playoffs for games officiated by Scott Foster.

Some former players said that because of the issues that have happened till now, it is a disservice to the sport to have Foster as a referee with Chris Paul, as it can affect both teams playing in the match. Foster can either cause trouble for Paul, or he can try to change the narrative and give favorable calls to Paul and hinder things for another team. Thus, the best option seems to be to completely separate the two parties from being on the court at the same time.

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Rijin Varghese

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I did not follow the traditional route to become a journalist, but my love for basketball and writing has brought me here. Seeing LeBron James? Cleveland Cavaliers make the iconic comeback from a 1-3 deficit in 2016 changed everything for a young engineering aspirant within me. Rather than simply looking at the game, I love to analyze how each player contributes to a team using BPM (Box Plus Minus) and other advanced metrics.
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Caroline Joseph