The Clippers face heavy criticism after parting ways with Paul! Unforgivable and utterly lacking dignity, the entire management team should resign.

On December 3rd Beijing time, this season with the Clippers was meant to be the closing chapter of Paul's remarkable 21-year career. Yet, following a poor 5-16 start, many expected personnel shifts, and the first domino fell. Shortly after, the Clippers issued a statement announcing their split with Paul.

Social media immediately exploded. Here are the initial reactions from reporters and fans to the Clippers' sudden move—

“Griffin just signed a 5-year deal and even appeared on merch featuring Martin Luther King’s portrait, yet within months he’s traded to the Pistons; Paul George was let go for nothing; now this disgrace to a franchise legend—when clearly you could have deeply connected a historic superstar’s career with the team. Ballmer should sell the team and go elsewhere as that annoying billionaire who thinks money solves everything. Everyone in management should resign.”

“Paul is a future Hall of Famer. I once thought he would be the first player in Clippers history to have his jersey retired, but to be traded at this stage of his career is one of the most absurd things I’ve seen in my years covering the league.”

“The Clippers cut Paul without warning in his final NBA season—it's utterly despicable. He’s genuinely the best player in franchise history, and this is how you treat him? Unforgivable and completely lacking class.”

“No matter how badly the team performs or how much he struggles personally, he chose to return here to finish his career. Then you just throw out a franchise legend and historic superstar like trash—it's pathetic. I hope Paul finds a competitive team before the season ends.”

“This situation breaks my heart! Chris Paul deserves a much more dignified ending than this.”

“I get the team’s record is embarrassingly bad, but Paul is definitely not the one to blame. He came here willingly. Yet instead of holding Lawrence Frank accountable—he’s the one who got the team into this mess—you punish Paul? Unbelievable!”

“The Clippers really used the ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ breakup line to dismiss Paul. This retirement tour is the saddest I’ve ever seen!”

“Laughable, Paul was never the problem! What on earth are we doing? Lawrence Frank and Tyronn Lue clearly don’t know what they’re doing. This season was supposed to be Paul’s retirement season here!”

“No, Paul’s career cannot just end with a brief apology note!”

“I need to hear both sides. Not to say who’s right or wrong, but current reports clearly favor Chris Paul. Has any media followed up on this?”

What are your thoughts on the Clippers parting ways with Paul? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments.