Chris Paul claims ‘personal’ issue with NBA ref involves his son after ejection for foul-mouthed insult

Chris Paul has revealed a long-running feud with NBA official Scott Foster stems back to a 'personal' issue involving the point-guard's son. 

Paul was ejected after two quick technical fouls during the Golden State Warriors' defeat to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

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The incident began when Paul was penalised for a foul on his former Suns teammate, Kevin Durant. 

CP3 was given a technical foul by Foster for protesting the call, leading to an animated exchange with the veteran official.

As the argument ensued, a second technical was quickly issued resulting in an automatic ejection, sparking unsavoury scenes.

Warriors star Stephen Curry was forced to intervene as Paul continued to berate Foster.

TV cameras captured Paul calling Foster a 'b****' as he was ushered towards the locker room.

The former Oklahoma City Thunder star famously called out Foster in 2019 and said he contacted the NBA about Foster’s behaviour.

And on Wednesday night Paul revealed the animosity between the pair involves his son Chris, Jr, but failed to offer any further details.

"It's personal," Paul told reporters after the game. "We had a situation some years ago."

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He added: "The league knows, everybody knows, and there's been a meeting and all that. It's a situation with my son."

Paul teams are 0-14 in play-off games officiated by Foster. All-time, Paul is 2-17 in playoff games officiated by Foster.

Wednesday night's ejection was Paul's seventh in his career, but his first at the hands of Foster.

Paul went on to reveal he held clear-the-air talks with Foster during his time at the Los Angeles Clippers.

He said: "I had a meeting with him, my dad, Doc Rivers, Bob Delaney and all that at the Clippers. 

"It was a whole thing, man. It's been a thing for a while. I ain't saying nothing to get fined. It is what it is at this point."

Meanwhile Foster explained the foul call and resulting ejection was for "unsportsmanlike conduct" during an official post-game review by NBA officials. 

The veteran official was then asked how Paul escalated the situation to be given a second technical foul, leading to his ejection from the game.

Foster responded: "He continued to complain and received a second unsportsmanlike technical foul."