Gilbert Arenas on why Chris Paul’s trade to Lakers get vetoed

In this No Chill with Gilbert Arenas clip, former NBA star guard Gilbert Arenas says the NBA, led by then-commissioner David Stern, vetoed the Chris Paul-Los Angeles Lakers deal in 2011 because the Lakers would’ve had Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, CP3, and $24M-$30M in cap space: “It would have destroyed the league for at least 10 years.”

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