Chris Paul's thumb injury is not believed to be serious: Seeing Chris Paul in running shoes and sweatpants before a Clippers practice certainly isn’t good news. And, seeing Paul, the LA Clippers' star point guard, standing in running shows and sweats with a hand wrapped, well that means the news is certainly worse. Luckily for the Clippers, appearances can sometime be deceiving. While Paul didn’t practice Sunday because of his hand injury, he’s not expected to miss any real time. Paul’s officially being called “day-to-day” with a sprained left thumb, and injury he likely would be able to play with if the Clippers were in the regular season.