Chris Paul becomes third player in NBA's history to reach 11,000 assists

Chris Paul became the third player in NBA’s history to reach quota 11.000 assists

Chris Paul became the third player in NBA’s history to reach quota 11.000 assists.

Per ESPN, Propelled by Devin Booker’s 35 points, the Phoenix Suns beat the LA Clippers 112-95 on Sunday night.

“There’s been a lot of firsts here at the Staples Center,” Paul said before correcting himself. “Well, Crypto arena.”

Paul assisted on the Suns’ first basket of the game, a 3-pointer by Booker. Paul followed with an alley-oop pass to Deandre Ayton, who dunked, to give him 11,000 assists.

“I honestly didn’t have a clue until I checked out of the game,” he said.

Paul joined John Stockton and Jason Kidd as the only players in NBA history with that many assists. Paul also became the first player in the league with 20,000 points and 11,000 assists.