Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul brings the ball up against the Detroit Pistons during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.Jeff Chiu/AP
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State guard Chris Paul fractured his left hand Friday night in the Warriors’ 113-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons and will have surgery next week.
The Warriors made the announcement after the game regarding the 38-year-old Paul, who is expected to return this season.
Paul missed a 3-pointer from the right wing with 6:08 left in the third quarter and moved to try to corral the long rebound when he made contact with Detroit’s Jaden Ivey. Paul grabbed at his hand before going to the locker room.
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“That’s tough, I feel so bad for Chris, I know he’s had a couple of hand surgeries before I believe, maybe on the other hand,” coach Steve Kerr said. ”I saw him holding it and instantly was worried. Just got the word after walking off the floor. So I feel terrible for Chris and obviously guys will step up and be ready to play. We’ve got to hold down the fort without him.”
Paul was acquired from Washington on draft day for Jordan Poole after earlier going to the Wizards from Phoenix. The point guard started the past four games but has also guided the reserves so far this season. He had eight points, six rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes Friday.
“It’s tough, Chris is a really big part of the team,” said Dario Saric, also Paul’s teammate in Phoenix. “We’re going to need to figure it out somehow. … It’s a huge loss.”
Paul came into the game Friday averaging 9.0 points, 7.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds.
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“It’s going to be tough, Chris is an all-time great and he’s fit right into our team and made life so much easier not only on Steph but he’s kind of captained that second unit,” Kerr said.
Advocates, buoyed by the success of car-free JFK and car-free Great Highway, have formed a new group called “Friends of Sunset Boulevard Park.” The group hopes to turn yet another car thoroughfare into community space. From their AI-generated statement:
Imagine Sunset Boulevard in San Francisco transformed into a lush, car-free park—a green oasis stretching from Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park. Instead of speeding cars, you’d have wide pedestrian and bike paths lined with native trees and gardens. Joggers, families, and cyclists could enjoy the space without traffic noise, and new picnic areas and play zones could pop up along the way.
The wide medians could be turned into community gardens, art installations, or even small wetlands to support local wildlife. Seasonal events like farmers’ markets, outdoor concerts, or yoga sessions could bring the community together. And with the ocean breeze rolling in, it would be a perfect escape within the city.
The newly formed organization, headed up by Sunset District resident Lucas Luthor, added that they figure since San Francisco’s MAGA contingent are still protesting Great Highway Park, advocates may as well turn Sunset into a park too. “I mean, Sunset is less than a mile from Great Highway Park and parallels it, but these drivers can’t seem to find it anyway, so obviously it’s not much use as a highway,” quipped Luthor.
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Sunset Blvd., currently. Why not make this a park? Image: Google maps
“I mean, we’re on a roll, right? We may as well make it into a park too,” he added.
Meanwhile, Streetsblog asked the group currently working to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio over Prop. K, the voter-approved measure to turn Great Highway into a park, why they don’t drive on Sunset Boulevard. Their response was “what’s that?” Separately, they announced that they have started another recall campaign. This time, they intend to recall everyone. Streetsblog asked if “everyone” meant other supervisors for the west side, state lawmakers, the governor, or if that included private citizens.
They sent the following response:
Luthor and his group, meanwhile, said after Sunset Boulevard they will look at turning 19th Avenue into a park.
“We’re moving east, street by street,” he added. “Everything will be a park,” he said, before laughing maniacally.
Apparently, AI can’t spell.
SFMTA, meanwhile, has started a traffic study on converting Sunset Boulevard into a park. They expect to have a presentation ready sometime before the sun inflates into a red giant and consumes the earth, after which they will set dates for public comment.
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants play the Houston Astros leading the series 1-0.
Houston went 88-73 overall and 46-35 at home a season ago. The Astros scored 4.6 runs per game while allowing four in the 2024 season.
San Francisco had an 80-82 record overall and a 38-43 record in road games last season. The Giants averaged eight hits per game last season and totaled 177 home runs.
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INJURIES: Astros: Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)
Giants: Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back), Jerar Encarnacion: 10-Day IL (finger)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Lawsuits aren’t the only challenge to the city’s budget. Monday’s report assumes the city will receive a smaller than expected reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, at least in the short term, as the federal government and San Francisco haggle over repayments for COVID-era help to the homeless.
