Throughout the hard-fought series between the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans, there’s been one constant: Jose Alvarado has hounded Chris Paul.
That’s right, the Pelicans guard known for hiding on in-bounds plays and then swiping the ball from unsuspecting opponents has been a thorn in CP3’s side, pulling off that trick in Game 4 (see below) and hounding the future Hall of Famer into not one but two eight-second violations.
Did Paul get away with revenge on Tuesday night during the Suns’ win?
The Athletic’s John Hollinger seemed to think it was deliberate on a shot Paul took, when the guard kicked his leg out and nailed Alvarado in the groin:
Pretty clear nutkick by CP3 on Alvarado here. Wonder if the league office will have something to say about it tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/yYjc2RecQS
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) April 27, 2022
Will the NBA agree? Maybe it was an accident? We’ll see.
In the meantime, here are the eight-second violations:
Alvarado forces 8 second violation on CP3 🔒 pic.twitter.com/QoCmyvEzhR
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 27, 2022
Eight second violation! Jose Alvarado going tf after CP3!! pic.twitter.com/z4ZCEL8i1U
— Jose Jose Jose Jose! (@dennola1) April 25, 2022
And the sneaky steal:
