Back in late 2011, just after the NBA lockout had been resolved, the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to have landed future Hall of Fame guard Chris Paul in a major trade. But that trade was blocked by then-commissioner David Stern, who was acting as the owner of the New Orleans Hornets, Paul's team at the time.

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The 2011 veto of a proposed trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers remains one of the most controversial decisions in NBA history. At the time, the New Orleans Hornets were owned by the NBA, and then-Commissioner David Stern, who had the power to make such a move that would normally not reside with the league.