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The Chris Paul trade veto was one of David Stern's biggest mistakes
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The Vetoed Blockbuster Trade That Costed The Lakers A Title: How Many Rings Would Chris Paul And Kobe Bryant Have Won Together? - Fadeaway World
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Chris Paul reveals why he was mad about vetoed trade to the Lakers: It was gonna mess up my money, Basketball Network
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The Real Reason Chris Paul Never Joined Kobe Bryant's Lakers
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Three years after nixed CP3 trade, NBA still feeling reverberations
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Stern's last stand -- the most powerful commissioner is flexing his muscles one final time - Clips Nation
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Three years after nixed CP3 trade, NBA still feeling reverberations
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The Chris Paul Trade: The Darkest Timeline - Clips Nation
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TB to when David Stern vetoed the CP3 trade because a 33 year old Kobe having help would've been to scary for the rest of the league. How times have changed
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Chris Paul - Wikipedia