Forget the NBA!

USBC's newest spokesperson, rising NBA star Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, has been certified as a USBC Sport Bowling member, joining thousands who have made a committment to embrace a greater challenge for the overall good of the sport. While his busy NBA schedule will keep him from participating in a weekly league, Paul still receives all the benefits that go with USBC membership, including quarterly issues of US Bowler. Anyone can join USBC - becoming a USBC member shows a committment to the growth and future of bowling and USBC programs.
The 22-year-old Winston-Salem, N.C., native has quickly become one of the most talked about young stars in the NBA after winning the 2005-06 Rookie of the Year Award and helping lead the U.S. Men's National Basketball Team to a bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championships last summer. When not thrilling fans in NBA arenas, Paul can be found crafting his skills in another sport he is passionate about bowling. Paul's passion for bowling has roots with his family his father, Charles, is a USBC member certified in the Piedmont (N.C) USBC Association. Chris has been bowling since a youngster and when not in basketball season, he joins family and friends to bowl as often as twice a day at AMF Major League Lanes in Winston-Salem. Even during basketball season, he tries to bowl once a week. As a spokesperson, Paul represented by Octagon promotes USBC, its programs and the sport of bowling in various television, radio and newspaper interviews as well as appears in advertising and promotional campaigns. The signature event of Paul's charity weekend is a celebrity bowling tournament that draws some of the NBA's top names. The second annual "Chris Paul's Winston-Salem Weekend" will be held Sept. 14-16, 2007.