Bill Simmons Says Chris Paul Threatened To Go To Houston If The Clippers Didn't Get Doc Rivers

Grantland's Bill Simmons published Part 1 of his expectedly massive offseason recap yesterday and there's an interesting bit about Doc Rivers' move from Boston to L.A. According to Simmons, free agent point guard Chris Paul threatened to ditch the Clippers and join forces with Dwight Howard in Houston if owner Donald Sterling didn't reignite talks to acquire the coach. Recall the storyline of the Rivers trade: talks were hot and heavy, followed by rapid cooling to the exchange on both sides with...