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It’s well known that Chris Paul has had a contentious relationship with NBA referee Scott Foster, but he’s also had issues with another official. Bill Spooner, who officiated in the NBA for 32 years before retiring, expressed his candid opinions about Paul in a recent profile on Foster featured in The Athletic.

“I’m going to tell you, and I know you are recording me, but I get asked all the time: ‘Who are some of the tough guys, some of the bad guys?’ And when I tell them that Chris Paul, in my 32 years in the league, was one of the biggest a–holes I ever dealt with, they say, ‘Not Rasheed Wallace … or da-da-da?’ Nope. Nothing like (Paul),” Spooner told The Athletic.