It was less than an hour after the story about his injury – an avulsion fracture in his right thumb – had surfaced.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> LeBron James praises Aussie rookie Josh Giddey's 'beautiful basketball'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Kevin Walters no closer to solving major Brisbane Broncos dilemma<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Djokovic fires warning to rivals ahead of return to ATP tour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The point guard came in for Bulls standout Demar DeRozan and played just two minutes before coming out again.<\/p>\n Reports on the broadcast said Paul was looking for an "honourary assist" or two before coming back out of the game.<\/p>\n He missed his only field goal attempt and picked up one foul before Luka Doncic took his place.<\/p>\n Yet his decision to play any time at all left NBA pundits and fans dumbfounded.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimBontemps\/status\/1495564174436581377<\/a><\/p>\n "We're 48-10 and if we do miss some time I know the guys are going to hold it down," Paul said yesterday before the severity of his condition was confirmed.<\/p>\n "There's always going to be a frustration with injury. My hand surgeon is part of my family now."<\/p>\n Paul hurt his hand in Phoenix's 124-121 win over the Houston Rockets last week.<\/p>\n Paul was hurt when he got his hand jammed on a pass and argued for the first technical.<\/p>\n He then bumped into referee JT Orr a few seconds later to earn a second technical and an ejection, leaving the court holding his right hand.<\/p>\n "It didn't feel good, I'll tell you that much," Paul said. "And then when you get ejected off some bogus stuff too, that don't help, either."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/StoolGreenie\/status\/1495575671271456771<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/overtime\/status\/1495574816157483013?s=20&t=U9c2ZXtyxI0M2wPn9Z1JUw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuaneRankin\/status\/1495577524486782981<\/a><\/p>\n The Suns currently have the best record in the NBA and are looking to go one better than last year, after losing the finals to Milwaukee in six games.<\/p>\n – with AP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n