Video: Chris Paul Shares Reaction to 'Clipped' Show, Says Some Scenes Never Happened
June 6, 2024
Even though Chris Paul lived through the era being depicted on the new FX on Hulu series Clipped, he did check out the first episode when it dropped Tuesday.
During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Paul called the episode "kinda cringey" because someone is only offering one perspective of what happened. He also said some things being depicted on the show never actually happened.
Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow"Me and my wife watched the first episode of that Clipped show and there was some things that never happened.. <br><br>We lived it and we know what's real" ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/CP3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CP3</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/aPhnT4XLzu">pic.twitter.com/aPhnT4XLzu</a>
Paul specifically mentioned a scene where his wife is shown hanging out with former Clippers governor Donald Sterling's wife as one that didn't happen.
This isn't an uncommon complaint when real-life figures are depicted in a TV show, but the show isn't trying to be an exact recreation of everything that happened. License must be taken to tell a narrative story.
If a show like Clipped was presenting itself as a documentary, there would be a valid reason to criticize it for not showing events as they actually happened.
Paul did note he wasn't consulted or asked to participate in the production of the show.
The series revolves around former Clippers governor Donald Sterling and the fallout from his racist remarks that were recorded by his mistress, V. Stiviano, and later obtained by TMZ Sports in April 2014. The NBA subsequently banned Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million for his comments. Shelly Sterling, Donald's wife, was put in charge of negotiating a sale of the franchise.
The Clippers and Golden State Warriors were in the midst of a first-round playoff series when the Sterling tape was leaked. Head coach Doc Rivers led a team meeting afterward, where the topic of potentially boycotting Game 4 of the series briefly came up.
Even though the team went ahead with the game, players staged a silent protest by wearing their warm-up shirts inside out and later dumping them at center court.
The official synopsis of the first episode, titled "White Party," says: "Doc fights chemistry problems created by Donald's favoritism and harassment. The fragile love triangle between Donald, Shelly and V. combusts when V. refuses to stay out of sight. Attendance is mandatory at the Labor Day white party."
Steve Ballmer's $2 billion purchase of the Clippers from the Sterling Family Trust was finalized in August 2014.
Paul spent six seasons with the Clippers from 2011-12 to 2016-17. He was a driving force behind the team making the playoffs in each of those six seasons after the franchise made the postseason a total of seven times in its first 41 years of existence.
