Chris Paul's history with Monty Williams, Willie Green and Jeff Bower made him a perfect fit for surging Suns
Monty Williams kept the peanut until it disintegrated.
Not just because it was the physical proof of a bizarre story, though Williams can’t get through a retelling nearly a decade later without chuckling. The Suns’ coach also kept the shelled nut protected in a bag for about two years because it captured his long-lasting relationship with Chris Paul.
During a 2012 game between the New Orleans Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers, a fan sitting behind the New Orleans bench threw the peanut that pegged Williams, then the Hornets’ head coach, in the back of the head.