By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-01-13 14:59:59
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2025年1月3日星期五，在丹佛举行的NBA篮球比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫克里斯·保罗在马刺战胜丹佛掘金队后走下球场接受采访。(美联社照片/David Zalubowski)
洛杉矶——尽管要应对家人从洛杉矶家中撤离以躲避毁灭性山火的压力，马刺队控球后卫克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)仍然不忘关心他的队友。
“过去几天他一直在告诉我们，如果我们需要任何东西，就给他发短信，”前锋朱利安·尚帕尼(Julian Champagnie)说道。“他是洛杉矶之王。”
伊利诺伊州芝加哥 - 1月6日：圣安东尼奥马刺队的3号克里斯·保罗在2025年1月6日伊利诺伊州芝加哥联合中心球馆对阵芝加哥公牛队的下半场比赛中庆祝一个三分球。
尚帕尼表示，这种无私的行为正是这位39岁的未来名人堂成员，被马刺队亲切地称为“大叔”的保罗的典型特征。但在此刻艰难的时期，马刺队正在尽最大努力让他好过一些。
“尽量让他保持微笑，保持他的精神状态，尽可能地与他交谈，”尚帕尼说。“让他不去想这件事。”
当保罗的队友得知他家人的情况后，马刺队开始协助他们的这位顶级组织核心。他们主要通过情感上的支持来团结在他周围。
“我觉得我们所能做的就是支持他，”前锋凯尔登·约翰逊(Keldon Johnson)说道。“无论他需要什么，无论他需要多长时间，无论我们能做什么，我们都会尽力让一切对他来说更顺利、更好。”
通过马刺队发言人，保罗拒绝接受媒体采访，直到他确定他的家人和他的房子都安然无恙。目前情况瞬息万变。他在过去这个周末参加了马刺队在Crypto.com Arena的两场训练，并在周一早上在该场馆进行了投篮训练，为当晚对阵湖人队的比赛做准备。
“正在发生的一切真的令人害怕，”保罗上周三晚上在密尔沃基的一场比赛后告诉记者。“我向那些失去一切的亲密朋友和家人送去我的爱和祈祷。”
当媒体周一获准进入球场观看球队训练时，保罗正坐在前排座位上与马刺队名人堂成员托尼·帕克(Tony Parker)聊天，帕克将随队前往巴黎，参加本月晚些时候在那里的比赛。
“关于火灾，我们无能为力，只能让他保持好心情，尽量让他不去想它，并作为一个团队团结在一起，”尚帕尼说。“像兄弟一样。让他在场上扣篮什么的，试着让他分散注意力。”
保罗是北卡罗来纳州人，在2011-2017年效力于洛杉矶快船队期间，他决定在洛杉矶扎根。
他的妻子贾达·保罗(Jada Paul)上周晚些时候在社交媒体上分享了她对这场悲剧的看法，到目前为止，这场悲剧已造成24人死亡，12000多座建筑物被毁。
“是的，我在洛杉矶，我很安全，但我也在洛杉矶，我很伤心，”她在Instagram上写道。
周一在洛杉矶训练前，克里斯·保罗与托尼·帕克交谈，帕克将随马刺队前往法国巴黎参加本月晚些时候的比赛。
美联社报道称，AccuWeather的初步估计，到目前为止，损失和经济损失在1350亿至1500亿美元之间，这意味着它将成为美国历史上损失最惨重的山火。
截至周一，洛杉矶县约有15万人仍在疏散令之下，超过700名居民在9个避难所避难。数千人流离失所，包括保罗一家。
其他NBA球员也正在经历类似的问题，包括洛杉矶快船队的科怀·伦纳德(Kawhi Leonard)和尼古拉斯·巴图姆(Nicolas Batum)。两位球员的家人也都进行了疏散。湖人队主教练JJ·雷迪克(JJ Redick)的房子在摧毁太平洋帕利塞兹的山火中被烧毁。
来自加利福尼亚州和其他九个州（包括德克萨斯州）的救援人员参与了正在进行的救援行动，其中包括近1400辆消防车、84架飞机和超过14000名人员，包括新到的来自墨西哥的消防员，据美联社报道。
湖人队宣布，他们将把周一的比赛献给洛杉矶的急救人员，以“向社区的力量致敬，因为他们正在为受当地山火影响的人们开展恢复工作”。
湖人队还宣布，他们将在接下来的比赛中举办捐款活动，以支持救援工作。
对马刺队来说，周一的比赛代表着他们迎来了期待已久的回归常态。自上周三输给雄鹿队后，他们就一直没有比赛，那场失利使他们的连败场次达到了三场。NBA推迟了周六晚上的马刺队对湖人队的比赛，因为担心这场比赛会分散消防工作所需的资源。
“这就像一个没人想要的迷你假期，”尚帕尼说。“这是一个不错的地方，但显然事情正在发生，所以情况很糟糕。今晚努力恢复状态会很有趣。”
一向直言不讳的保罗无疑将成为这项努力的核心。
“他对我们来说非常出色，”马刺队代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)说。“我希望他过去20年都在这里。他的指导非常有力，而且以最好的方式令人窒息，你可以看到他在指导球员、领导和指挥。我们是一个需要他的球队。”
尚帕尼说：“他是一个很健谈的人。他总是很兴奋，总是告诉我们他认为事情应该怎么做，当你有一群年轻球员时，这很好。他一直对我们很好。”
即使在保罗个人最紧张的时刻也是如此。
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Chris Paul continues to lead Spurs despite wildfires in Los Angeles
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul does an interview as he walks off the court after the Spurs’ victory over the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
LOS ANGELES – Even with the stress of dealing with his family’s evacuation of their Los Angeles home to stay clear of the wildfires devastating the area, Spurs point guard Chris Paul hasn’t stopped looking out for his teammates.
“These past couple days he’s just been telling us, if we need anything, text him,” forward Julian Champagnie said. “He’s the king of LA.”
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 06: Chris Paul #3 of the San Antonio Spurs celebrates a three pointer against the Chicago Bulls during the second half at the United Center on January 06, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Champagnie said such unselfish behavior is typical of the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer the Spurs affectionally call “Unc.” But during this trying time, the Spurs are doing their best to make things easier on him.
“Just trying to keep him smiling, keep his spirits up, talk to him when we can,” Champagnie said. “Keep his mind of it.”
When Paul’s teammates learned of his family’s situation, the Spurs set out to give an assist to their top playmaker. They have been rallying around him with primarily emotional support.
“I feel like that’s all we can do, be there for him,” forward Keldon Johnson said. “Whatever he needs, whatever time he needs, whatever we can do to make everything smoother and better for him.”
Through a Spurs spokesman, Paul declined to talk to the media until he learns for certain all is OK with his family and his home in what has been a fluid situation. He participated in both of the Spurs’ practices this past weekend at Crypto.com Arena and also at shootaround at the building Monday morning in preparation for that night’s game against the Lakers.
“It’s definitely scary, everything that is going on,” Paul told reporters last Wednesday night after a game in Milwaukee. “I’m sending so much love and prayers to some of my closest friends and family who have lost everything.”
When the media was ushered into the walkthrough on Monday, Paul was sitting in a frontcourt seat chatting with Spurs’ Hall of Famer Tony Parker, who is with the team through their trip to Paris later this month.
“There ain’t much we can do concerning the fire but just keep him in good spirits and try to keep his mind of it and just be together as a team,” Champagnie said. “Just be a brotherhood. Get him dunking out there and stuff, try to get his mind off it.”
A North Carolina native, Paul decided to plant roots in L.A. while playing for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2011-2017.
His wife, Jada Paul, took to social media late last week to share her thoughts on the tragedy that so far has killed 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.
“Yes, I’m in LA and I’m safe, but I’m also in LA and I’m sad,” she wrote on Instagram.
Chris Paul talks with Tony Parker, who is with the Spurs through their games in Paris, France later this month, before practice on Monday in Los Angeles.
The Associated Press reported that a preliminary estimate by AccuWeather put the damage and economic losses so far between $135 billion and $150 billion, meaning it is on track to become the costliest wildfires in the nation’s history.
As of Monday, about 150,000 people in Los Angeles County remained under evacuation orders, with more than 700 residents taking refuge in nine shelters. Thousands have been displaced, including the Paul family.
Other NBA players are going through similar issues, including the Los Angeles Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard and Nicolas Batum. Both players had family members evacuated. Lakers coach JJ Redick’s home burned to the ground in the wildfire that destroyed Pacific Palisades.
Crews from California and nine other states, including Texas, are part of the ongoing response that includes nearly 1,400 fire engines, 84 aircraft and more than 14,000 personnel, including newly arrived firefighters from Mexico, according to the Associated Press.
The Lakers announced they are dedicating Monday’s game to Los Angeles’ first responders in a bid to “honor the strength of the community as recovery efforts being for those impacted by the local wildfires.”
The Lakers also announced they will host a donation drive at their upcoming games to support relief efforts.
For the Spurs, Monday’s game represents a welcome return to normalcy. They haven’t played since last Wednesday night when a loss to the Buck extended their losing streak to three games. The NBA postponed the Spurs-Lakers game on Saturday night for fear the contest would divert needed resources from the firefighting efforts.
“This was like a mini-vacation that nobody wanted,” Champagnie said. “It’s a nice place, but obviously things are going on, so it’s rough. It will be fun trying to get back into that rhythm tonight.”
The ever-vocal Paul undoubtedly will be at the center of that effort.
“He’s been excellent for us,” acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “I wish he had been here for the last 20 years. His tutelage has been strong, and it has been suffocating in the best way as you see him coaching and on the guys and leading and directing. We are a program that needed it.”
Said Champagnie, “He’s a vocal guy. He’s always up and always telling us how he thinks things should be done, which is good when you have a bunch of young guys. He’s been really good with us.”
Even in the most stressful of times for Paul personally.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News