The Clippers and OKC were in a tight series during the second round of the playoffs, and when the series was tied 2 up, the Thunder made a furious comeback and took over the series. CP3 took the loss so hard, he had to shed tears about it in the locker room. Hit the jump for details.
Via NBC Sports:
It was all part of the Clippers’ blowing a seven-point lead in the final 49.2 seconds of Game 5 that sent the Clippers back to Staples Center facing an elimination game that they lost to end their season. Paul was so devastated he cried in the locker room afterward.
Four months later, the emotional fallout lingers.
“It would be lying to you to say I’d forgotten about it,” Paul said during a break on set. “It’s one of those things that I don’t want to forget, to tell you the truth. I think for me, I feel like you have to remember things like that and therefore you don’t want that feeling again. I know I don’t.”
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