One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Chris Paul Trade Called Off
New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul talks to the media during a voluntary basketball workout at the team's practice facility in Westwego, La., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Thursday was the first day players could return to team facilities since the NBA lockout began July 1. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Somewhere in between the time it took for me to park my car in Downtown Los Angeles at 6:00 p.m. and the seven-block walk to the STAPLES Center, the Lakers' Chris Paul trade has been called off.
According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, NBA commissioner David Stern acquiesced to owners who complained about the trade. According to the NBA, the League office declined to make the trade for "basketball reasons." All players have been told to report to the start of training camp tomorrow morning.
Under the terms of the original trade the New Orleans Hornets would have received Lakers' forward Lamar Odom and Houston Rockets' guards Kevin Martin and Goran Dragic and forward Luis Scola and a 2012 first-round draft pick that was previously obtained by the New York Knicks. Houston would have received Lakers' forward Pau Gasol.
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Paul is working with NBPA executive director Billy Hunter to fight the NBA's kill of the trade.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
