Los Angeles: Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul official Twitter account was hacked on Friday and the screenshots of the obscene tweets posted are absolutely shocking.
Fans, today, started to notice some incredibly offensive, racist and strange tweets coming from Chris Paul’s official Twitter handle, which has nearly 8.2 million followers.
Crass messages against LA Lakers and Brooklyn Nets star Jamesh Harden were among the few tweets.
The barrage of tweets from his account went on for about 30 minutes following which the posts were deleted and the account was brought in control and restored.
The alleged hacker posted nasty tweets against injured Chris Paul as well.
Paul known for being a "loud mouth" was seen at the bench sledging Lakers players minutes before the 109-95 loss in the 2021 playoffs game.
Chris Paul is said to be one of the best players and leaders in the league. He's played for four teams in the last decade and has made into the playoffs for ten consecutive seasons. Paul has also increased the team’s winning percentage for every team he’s ever represented.
Checkout some of the screenshots that we manageed to click before his acocunt was restored. (Please note the offensive posts have been blurred)
Critics believe he has the potential to restore his playoff reputation if he can lead this Suns team past the Lakers and go deep into the 2021 Playoffs. This could be well be the greatest leadership effort of his career, but for now he needs to get back real soon from his injury.
Meanhwile, second-seeded Suns' dropped into a 2-1 hole in the series after 109-95 loss to the defending champion Lakers on Thursday night.