By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-17 14:46:23
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圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫克里斯·保罗在2025年2月15日（星期六）于旧金山举行的NBA全明星周六夜技巧挑战赛中。
旧金山报道——克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)并不想放松休息。
这位39岁的马刺队控球后卫，没有选择在全明星周末期间好好休息一下，而是选择在湾区度过，与队友维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)一起。
“文班，是的。文班和斯蒂芬，” 克里斯·保罗在被问及为何放弃短暂假期而在湾区度过时说。
21岁的文班亚马是第一次入选全明星。他还参加了NBA周六夜的技巧挑战赛，与保罗搭档，但在第一轮因违反规则而被取消资格。
20岁的卡斯尔赢得了新秀挑战赛MVP，带领他的球队在决赛中获胜。这场胜利使该队获得了周日晚全明星迷你锦标赛的参赛资格。
保罗当然对全明星周末并不陌生。这位有着20年经验的老将已12次入选全明星。
“对我来说，全明星绝对是一个令人难以置信的周末，我绝对很荣幸能来到这里，”他周六说。“我的儿子也要来了。我不会把这些时刻视为理所当然。能和文班一起做这些，然后有机会支持斯蒂芬。他们有很长的职业生涯在等着他们，所以能参与他们的过程很酷。”
圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马和后卫克里斯·保罗在2025年2月15日（星期六）于旧金山举行的NBA全明星周六夜技巧挑战赛中。
保罗支持NBA黑人大学传统赛
作为黑人学院和大学(HBCU)的热情支持者，保罗表示，联盟在全明星周末继续突出这些学校“非常重要”。
莫尔豪斯学院在奥克兰举行的第四届NBA HBCU经典赛中以68-55击败塔斯基吉大学。
“我不认为只有我这样，”保罗说。“我认为是很多(NBA)球员的集体努力。这是我们在(2020年疫情期间的)隔离区里讨论过的事情，试图确保我们扩大和为这些球员提供一个平台。而且，很明显，我毕业于一所HBCU，所以看到它继续下去很棒。”
保罗曾在维克森林大学打大学篮球，但于2022年毕业于温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学，获得传播学学士学位。
NBA总裁亚当·肖华(Adam Silver)在全明星周末期间与媒体的年度会议上表示，联盟对HBCU经典赛“感到无比自豪”。
“我们已经做了很多年了，” 肖华说。“每年都有不同的学校参与进来，只是为了突出HBCU正在发生的事情。我们热爱我们与HBCU的关系，并对进展感到满意。”
文班亚马为卡斯尔感到紧张
在周六晚上的扣篮大赛中为卡斯尔加油对文班亚马来说是一件严肃的事情。
“在他参加扣篮大赛之前我很紧张，”文班亚马说。“我发现当是其他人在场上时我更紧张。我在自己参加比赛之前会有点紧张，但当是我的家人或朋友时，感觉就不一样了。”
卡斯尔在比赛中获得亚军，冠军是奥兰多魔术队G联赛球员麦克·麦克朗，麦克朗也成为第一个连续三年赢得该赛事冠军的球员。
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Chris Paul skipped chance to rest to be with young Spurs teammates
San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul competes during the skills challenge at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday night festivities Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO – Chris Paul didn’t want to put his feet up.
Rather than get some much-needed rest during the All-Star break, the 39-year-old Spurs point guard chose to spend it in the Bay Area, hanging out with teammates Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle.
“Vic, yep. Vic and Steph,” Paul said when asked why he chose to skip a mini-vacation to spend it in the Bay Area.
Wembanyama, 21, was an All-Star for the first time. He also participated in the Skills Challenge on NBA Saturday Night with Paul before they were disqualified for a rules violation in the first round.
Castle, 20, won Rising Stars MVP after leading his team to a victory in the final of that event. The win gave the squad a berth in the All-Star mini-tournament Sunday night.
Paul, of course, is no stranger to All-Star Weekend. The 20-year veteran is a 12-time All-Star.
“For me, All-Stars is definitely an unbelievable weekend and I am definitely blessed to be here,” he said Saturday. “My son’s coming too. I don’t take these moments for granted. Getting to do this with Vic and then getting a chance to support Steph. They got long careers ahead of them, so just to be a part of their process is cool.”
San Antonio Spurs Center Victor Wembanyama and guard Chris Paul compete during the skills challenge at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday night festivities Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in San Francisco.
Paul supports NBA HBCU Classic
As an enthusiastic supporter of historically black colleges and universities, Paul said it’s “very important” the league continue to spotlight those schools at All-Star Weekend.
Morehouse College defeated Tuskegee University 68-55 Saturday in the fourth annual NBA HBCU Classic in Oakland.
“I don’t think it’s just me,” Paul said. “I think it was a lot of the (NBA) players as a collective. It was something we talked about definitely in the bubble (in 2020 during the pandemic) and things like that, trying to make sure we amplify and give these guys a platform. And, obviously, I graduated from an HBCU, so it is dope to see it continue.”
Paul played college basketball at Wake Forest but graduated from Winston-Salem State University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday at his annual session with the media at All-Star Weekend the league is “incredibly proud” of the HBCU Classic.
“We’ve been doing that for a number of years now," Silver said. "It’s different schools every year coming in just highlighting what’s happening at HBCUs. We love our relationship with the HBCUs and are pleased about how that’s going.”
Wembanyama nervous for Castle
Rooting on Castle in the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night was serious business for Wembanyama.
“I was nervous before he went up for the dunk contest,” Wembanyama said. “I found that I’m more nervous when it’s others on the court. I’m a bit nervous before me playing in a game, but when it is my family or my friends, it’s different.”
Castle finished as the runner-up in the event to Orlando Magic G Leaguer Mac McClung, who became the first player to win the event three years in a row.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News