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Halfway through the second quarter on Sunday night, Chris Paul made a pass to Victor Wembanyama at the arc for a 3-pointer, marking Paul's 12,092nd assist in his career. This milestone assist moved him past Hall of Famer Jason Kidd into second place all-time for assists in NBA history.

CP3 is #2 ALL-TIME in ASSISTS! https://t.co/nIFv2v1zP1 pic.twitter.com/49R0pBNCt6

— NBA (@NBA) December 9, 2024

After the game, the team presented Paul with a framed poster that included a list of every teammate he had an assist with to get to his historic number, and asked CP3 to give a speech — and an emotional Paul had to hold back the tears.

Congrats @CP3 on an incredible achievement pic.twitter.com/8On7ZcvGUp

— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 9, 2024

Powerful.

Now in the 20th season of his Hall of Fame career, Paul led the league in assists five times and averaged double-digit assists in seven seasons.