Chris Paul Michael Jordan

During Clippers' preseason visit to China, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin has an original possibility to study on jordan.

Both Paul and Griffin should be making appearances alongside Jordan for Nike's Jordan Brand, and so they said they intend to soak up whenever they may be able from five-time NBA best player and six-time NBA champion.

"It is someone you appear up to, " Griffin stated Tuesday before the team left for China. "He's one of those men which has had that shine, I guess, that featuresn't gone away. Some guy, you truly research in their mind and from now on they may be commentating and you type of lose that thing in which you look-up for them. But he's among those guys that clearly we'll constantly admire, you always try and hear tales."

The Clippers haven't caused it to be past the second round associated with the playoffs in their 46-year presence. So obtaining the Clippers' two star people investing personal time with Jordan is only able to be a good thing.

Stated Paul: "he had been my childhood idol, so fortunately I get a chance to speak with him quite frequently."

As he had been younger, Paul said he also considered following in Jordan's shoes and playing college baseball at North Carolina.

"At one-point, until I woke up, " said Paul, which wound up playing at Wake Forest.

The Clippers perform two games in China - in Shenzhen on Saturday plus Shanghai on Wednesday. In the middle games, they make various appearances and go to various internet sites.