When Chris Paul signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Clippers last July, many in the industry that this was the perfect retirement tour.

“I was extremely grateful. You saw I was emotional when I went back. I knew it was my last year and I was getting to play in front of my family,” Paul said this past weekend on Carmelo Anthony’s“7PM in Brooklyn”podcast.

Chris Paul details convos with Kawhi, Ty Lue and Lawrence Frank ahead of his abrupt exit from the Clippers 👀pic.twitter.com/fG3ojh2YE4

Amidst a 5-16 start to the season, theClippers shockingly sent Paul homeand told him to not come back. The decision came after a tough loss to the Heat and Miami, which was followed by a meeting with Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank.

He has since announced hisretirement from the NBA.

Now Paul is telling his truth, and he couldn’t care less. He went intogreat detailon the podcast about what led to his split from the franchise he became best associated with.

Among the biggest issues the Clippers front office had was his leadership skills, which had been widely regarded as some of the best in the league throughout Paul’s career. The Clippers clearly didn’t want Paul giving advice to his teammates.

“During training camp, I talked to one of my teammates for a while and then, as soon as I went in the meal room, somebody came and told me they didn’t want me giving players advice, Paul said. “So I told them, ‘You were my assistant coach, I know you.’ But it was a lot of back-and-forth.”

While it’s unknown who Paul was speaking about in reference to “my assistant coach,” there’s a good possibility it was directed at current head coach Ty Lue, who was an assistant coach with the Clippers when Paul played there earlier in his career. It’s been reported that Paul and Lue never saw eye-to-eye on Paul’s role when he signed with the team this final season, clashing multiple times throughout the season.

Paul also went into detail about his relationship with Frank, detailing the mixed messages he received.

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