"The chants of "CP3" rang out as soon as Chris Paul took the microphone before the start of the Clippers' intrasquad scrimmage Sunday at USC's Galen Center.

Paul was just acquired from the New Orleans Hornets in a blockbuster trade and already he was feeling the love from the fans.

"It was humbling and kind of embarrassing there for a second," Paul said. "But it's all in fun. I'm just excited about what we have here and I'm extremely grateful for the welcome that the fans have given me.""