Green said Paul warmed up taking conventional shots, presumably before Wembanyama — a second-year player and the league’s reigning rookie of the year, who’ll play in his first All-Star Game on Sunday — presented his time-saving plan.

Chris Paul has put together a Hall of Fame career without Hall of Fame athleticism, largely due to his relentless competitive nature and shrewd basketball mind. During Saturday night's NBA Skills Challenge,

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama said it was his idea, not Chris Paul’s, to “hack” the Skills Challenge, which led to disqualification. “Was I booed? I don’t think I was booed. I wasn’t booed, right? Chris was.” pic.twitter.com/SeBHbKqz6y

Center Victor Wembanyama and guard Chris Paul of the San Antonio Spurs were both disqualified from the NBA Skills Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.

San Antonio Spurs veteran guard Chris Paul shared his initial reaction to All-Star Victor Wembanyama's devastating injury. Wembanyama suffered a season-ending blood clot diagnosis. The news broke Thursday afternoon, which prompted responses across the NBA ...

The NBA All-Star weekend kicked off on Friday with the Celebrity and Rising Stars games, as the rest of the action will be split between Saturday and Sunday nig

Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama thought they found a clever little loophole to win the event, bypassing their three-point shots in an attempt to save time. The plan backfired, though, as the duo was disqualified. They went from second-best odds to win (+225) — attracting the money at BetMGM — to not placing at all.

However, the San Antonio Spurs duo of Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul's will to win the 2025 Kia Skills Challenge can't be disputed. They went to great lengths to think of a loophole that gave them a distinctive edge but were caught in the act.

Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul tried to “hack” the Skills Challenge by throwing up shots quickly without trying to make them to save time. – Boos

In a surprise to start the night on Saturday, San Antonio Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul were disqualified from the Skills Challenge after the duo attempted to exploit a loophole in the competition's rules.

Participants in the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge have to actually shoot the ball, not just chuck balls from the rack toward the basket.

San Antonio Spurs stars Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul were disqualified from Saturday night’s All-Star Game festivities after they found a loophole in the skills competition.The pair were in the field for the competition in which players go through a series of challenges,