Chris Paul: “I Never Heard Of Him”
“I Never Heard Of Him”This is one of the craziest stories I’ve heard in years. After reading on the University of Missouri basketball website that freshman Miguel Paul lists Chris Paul as his first cousin, a senior student from Mizzou went to the Hornets’ practice yesterday to do a story on the 6-foot-1, 172-pound point guard.
As the Hornets were completing shooting drills, Paul was asked to talk about his cousin, Miguel. “Who? I never heard of him,” Paul said, before asking teammate James Posey if he had heard of him. As he walked out of the Alario Center after practice, Chris still had no recollection of Miguel.
Despite wearing the same number as Chris Paul, and going by the moniker MP3, Miguel Paul is not related to the NBA superstar. It gets worse.
The Columbia Missourian ran a story Nov. 16, 2008, with Miguel Paul talking about how he gets his inspiration from his cousin Chris, and details a meeting the two had after a tournament game in Raleigh, N.C. Paul said he rarely goes to Raleigh and said he could not recall attending a tournament game or speaking with Miguel.
If you could say anyone was your cousin, who would it be?
Source: The Times-Picayune
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January 14th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
the Heckler says:
this aint news.
i wish i could say oprah was my cousin….errr….mother
and finally….this aint news
January 14th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
ticktock6 says:
This story was in all the New Orleans media yesterday. I have no idea what to think about it. Except, um, embarrassing?
January 14th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Both Teams Played Hard says:
I’d hafta go with Starbury. Mainly cause he’s awesome and has a sweet head tat, but also cause you get Bassy for free.
Although now that I think about it a little more, might hafta go with Brook Lopez so as to get that fantastic duo.
Lemme get back to ya.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
fallinup says:
David Stern is my cousin.
You’re all fired.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
dapro says:
Bill Gates
January 14th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Comet says:
I’m gonna go with Oliver Miller.
…you know the family bbqs are on POINT!!
January 14th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
…..wanna get away?
January 14th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Mamba says:
LMAO @ Comet’s comment!
But yeah talk about a smack down diss, sorry Miguel, better luck next time dude,
Cousin wise I’d have to say MJ, sick shoe hookup, and he is the Alpha Dog
January 14th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Jessica Simpson…she seems ignorant enough to be into incest.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Nic says:
NATE ROBINSON TRADED TO PORTLAND FOR SERGIO RODRIGUEZ
January 14th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
karizmatic says:
Lebron James is my cousin.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
baron von faulk says:
that’s one of the craziest stories you’ve heard in years? must not get out or read much.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
CitizenB says:
Let that be a lesson to you younger kids, talking shit catches up to you…..ALWAYS
January 14th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Amar says:
jurg from denmark.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
rubberbandman says:
Michael Jordan
.. just think of it
- all Jordan Brand clothes and shoes for free
- bobcats tickets (but thats not really that cool)
- it’s MICHAEL JORDAN
yea Mike should really be my cuz
January 14th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
calvin brodus says:
sheeeeeeeeeet. you know it’s my ace cuzzin’ nate dogg. and you know what nate says, “smoke weed everyday”.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
A-Slam says:
Sasha Vujacic, because I would have comfort knowing im not the bitch in the family lol
January 14th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Big Sia says:
Rasheed Wallace is my stoner cousin.
We blaze piff on the normal
January 14th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
the_don_mega says:
i wish Jurg was my cuz… LOL!
January 14th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
rob stewart says:
I went to Mizzou and I have heard of Miguel Paul. I can’t believe he would just make this story up. Then again CP3 should know something about him.
January 14th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Da Coach says:
I had kids in high school convinced that Allen Iverson was my cousin. This was around the time when he was still a relative unknown and right before the brawl.
Then when news of the brawl broke out and he was in SI all the kids were like, “yo, we saw your cousin. He’s going to jail!” The whole thing lasted up until his sophomore year at G’Town when I finally told one of my old friends that I had made it all up!
January 14th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
I would have to say Steve Nash, cause he’s the best white player in the game and he did date Liz Hurley so I could get a chance to tap that too.
January 14th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
A-Slam says:
@haterade, he dated liz hurley??
January 14th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
bballinca says:
the real Tyrone ….LOL
January 14th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
GEE...What you know about Moonshine! says:
Floyd Mayweather or Jay Z
January 14th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
@ A- Slam
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=mcintyre/nbacouples
January 14th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
R.ELI says:
Oprah
January 14th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
AB_40 says:
when you’r rich and succesfull you get a boatload of new ‘family’ and ‘friends’
January 14th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
rell says:
MJ because he might will let me run the Bobcats since he don’t like running it himself.
January 14th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Dennis Castro says:
I swear when I read the title of this I thought CP3 was referring to Sasha Vucacic.
January 14th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Pig says:
I’m gonna go with Eddy Curry..come on touch it
January 14th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
David Brandon says:
it wouldnt be chris! thats how you get put on blast! lol
January 14th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Big V says:
“If you could say anyone was your cousin, who would it be?”
Was this really necessary to add? WTF does this have to do with basketball?
Seriously, enough lame attempts to increase the post count.
January 14th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Matt says:
I’m Warren Buffett’s cuz
January 14th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Ian says:
rubberbandman
how about bill gates
and buy all the jordan shit u want buy the bobcats in fact buy the nba and buy jordan himself to hang on your wall.
matt
u arent gettin a cent from that man hes donating everything
January 14th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Jose Calderon is the real JC says:
HAHAHAHAHA
“If you could say anyone was your cousin, who would it be?”
I didn’t see that question coming at all, LOL, good work Aaron, got my biggest laugh of the day.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Mark says:
Haha, you guys are ridiculous on this post.
January 14th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Scoobysnacks says:
Anyone seen Chris Rock’s bit on the O.J Simpson voicemail he received? Same thing.
January 14th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Bron42 aka Haters drink my bath water says:
maybe its one of those distant cousins like vince and tmac were where they didn’t kno for a while…lol or he justgot put on serious blast
January 14th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
loc says:
DMX
January 15th, 2009 at 1:02 am
WML 6th Ward says:
i bet they are cousins and cp3 is just messing with miguel..
January 15th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh says:
LOL, this is extra funny because I know the kid. Well we all knew it wasn’t true, now everyone else does too.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I DOES THIS THoE. says:
LMAO HA CHRIS HIT EM WIT THA I NEVER HEARD OF EMM, OD!