The 2025-26 NBA season has been a disastrous one for the Los Angeles Clippers, who currently sit at 6-20 following a recent home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Two weeks ago, the Clippers made headlines when they dismissed point guard Chris Paul from the team unexpectedly during the middle of their road trip.

Los Angeles assistant Jeff Van Gundy allegedly confronted Paul on a plane several days before the point guard’s exit over Paul assuming too much “leeway,” according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. Van Gundy believed Paul had changed a coaching assignment down the stretch of the team’s Nov. 29 home loss to Dallas.

Van Gundy allegedly confronted Paul following the game, telling him he didn’t have the “leeway” to make decisions after Paul instructed Kawhi Leonard to switch off Klay Thompson on defense. NBA insider Chris Haynes shed light on the situation on Friday, offering details on what actually happened.

Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy and veteran guard Chris Paul had multiple verbal dust-ups this season, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. One of those exchanges stemmed from a late-game moment during Los Angeles’ November 29 loss to the Mavericks.

Jeff Van Gundy typically doesn’t hold anything back while calling NBA games for ABC/ESPN. That was especially true on Sunday afternoon. The former NBA head coach turned broadcaster had quite the comment when talking about Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic.

In a new postmortem report from ESPN's Ramona Shelburne about the end of Paul's time in L.A., we now also know very clearly which Clippers players stood with Paul amid all the turmoil. In a story somewhat framed around Paul's relationship and connection to Clippers franchise players James Harden and Kawhi Leonard,