Chris Paul wasn’t in the starting lineup for the first time in his career: As Steve Kerr explained

Draymond Green’s return to action led to some differences in the Golden State Warriors’ starting five in the game against the Houston Rockets. From the point of view that Chris Paul was not in the original form that entered the ground.

Nobody cares, you would think. However, the special thing about Chris Paul’s absence from the starting XI for the game in this case is that it happened for the first time in his career! In fact, “CP3” was benched to start a game after 1,365 consecutive appearances in the starting lineup.

Steve Kerr even praised Chris Paul’s open-mindedness about this decision, emphasizing: “This is all great, great! How he welcomed everything. Here in the first month he is with us. As you know, today was the first game that didn’t start. When I asked him about it this morning, he said, “Okay, nothing happened, we’ll move on.” It’s similar to what Andre (Iguodala) has done in recent years. When a veteran, an All-Star player, makes such a sacrifice for the team, it sets the pace for the rest. The atmosphere in the team is great and Chris (Paul) also helps.“.