Open Thread: Keldon Johnson relinquishes #3 to Chris Paul
The Point God will retain his favored number
Keldon Johnson reportedly will give up wearing the #3 jersey for the San Antonio Spurs in order to allow Chris Paul to take his signature number.
This will be the seventh NBA team Chris Paul has played for over his nineteen years, and now the seventh time he’s worn #3.
Recently, Johnson seemed confident he would be keeping it. As was shared on X (formerly Twitter), “Yeah, I’ll be No. 3 next year, for sure.”
The irony is that Johnson has worn number 3 his whole life, due in part, for his admiration for Chris Paul.
Apparently head coach Gregg Popovich found himself in the middle of the dispute between the longest tenured Spur and his childhood hero. Pop took the future Hall of Farmers side, reportedly telling Johnson to do the “right thing.”
I was genuinely surprised by the reaction of some fans to my “unconfirmed news” leak that- contrary to earlier reports – Keldon Jonson will actually be giving up his #3 jersey to Chris Paul. Some fans became very vocal, even angry that Keldon decided to do that and/or that Coach… pic.twitter.com/5lc3BkYhzf
— SpursRΞPORT (@SpursReporter) August 29, 2024
At the two-and-a-half point of this video, there are photos at Dick’s Sporting Goods showing official Spurs merchandise with Paul’s name on the #3.
Johnson will wear #0, the same number he wore with the Spurs’ G-League affiliate during the 2019-20 season.
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