Chris Paul becomes 4th player in NBA history with 2,500 steals

The Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul recorded his 2500th career steal during the first quarter of Tuesday night’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets.

That’s 2,500 career steals for @CP3 👋

Congrats on becoming the 4th player in @NBA history to swipe 2,500 steals! pic.twitter.com/bA298vJuH5

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 8, 2023

The 37-year-old Paul nicknamed “The Point God”, became only the 4th player in the NBA’s history to swipe 2,500 steals.

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Ahead of him are only some of the greatest basketball players of all time, such as Michael Jordan, Jason Kidd, and John Stockton.

Paul, who is only 14 steals behind Jordan, has recorded at least one steal in each of the past eight games, the longest current streak in the NBA.

Congrats to @CP3 of the @Suns for becoming the 4th player in NBA history to record 2,500+ career steals! pic.twitter.com/AujodF2diO

— NBA (@NBA) February 8, 2023