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After the 2010-2011 NBA season and with the upcoming 2011-2012 season in question, Chris Paul along with fellow Jordan Brand athletes spent the summer touring China and the early Fall in a number of pick-up basketball games. And in between he joined Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade and LeBron James at the Nickelodeon’s Largest Ever Worldwide Day Of Play.
Chris Paul talks to reporters about the Chris Paul All Star exhibition game. The event brought together NBA stars where they played at Winston Salem State University. The event benefited Chris Paul’s CP3 Foundation. Photo: Bob Leverone / AP
Inactivity and childhood obesity are an epidemic in the United States and to try and Nickelodeon has done their part in trying to ease this. The Worldwide Day of Play is a special day in which programming is not shown on their networks in an effort to get kids to go outside. LeBron James and Chris Paul were among the celebrities at the WWDOP. Paul is seen here playing tennis with Victorious’ Victoria Justice on September 24, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
One of the many exhibition games held this past summer was the Goodman League versus the Melo League and it did not disappoint. The Melo League would defeat the Goodman League 149-141. Chris Paul who had 16 points and several assists,salutes to the crowd during basketball game at Morgan State University on August 30, 2011. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
During the skills clinic at the Beijing stop of the Jordan Brand Flight Tour, Chris Paul participated in special drills in which he can be seen here shooting a ball that got away.
Chris Paul worked with some of the top basketball players in Beijing during this skills clinic in which skills like dribbling were emphasized.
The final stop of the Jordan Brand Flight Tour was Beijing, China’s capital. This stop had the biggest turnout as the highly anticipated event drew the Jordan Brand faithful. While at Nike Store Beijing, Chris Paul did his best kung fu imitation while talking to the local media
The events of the Jordan Brand Flight Tour in Hangzhou, China were among the most populous as the locals came out in force to see these stars. Chris Paul is introduced with Carmelo Anthony and Dwayne Wade to the raucous crowd. They would later participate in drills with local basketball players.
Jordan Brand’s Flight Tour of China took their marquee athletes Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade and Carmelo Anthony to the country where basketball is the most popular sport. As a part of the Flight Tour, Chris Paul visited Hangzhou, China where the tour made a stop. Paul took part in a press conference where he discussed the purpose of the tour to local media