Another day, another failed Chris Paul trade

Absurd.

The Los Angeles Clippers rejected NBA commissioner David Stern’s steep demands to complete a trade for New Orleans Hornets All-Star guard Chris Paul, and talks of a blockbuster deal perished on Monday afternoon, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Sources didn’t preclude the talks from re-starting, but the Clippers weren’t willing to meet the NBA’s and Hornets’ demands for Paul, sources said.

While there’s been no official transition of power, general manager Dell Demps has been completely pushed to the side in deal-making decisions for the Hornets, multiple league sources told Y! Sports. “He’s basically a spectator now,” one official said.

The Hornets are supposed to begin regular season play in two weeks. Their practices, given their current roster, consist of four guys playing 21 and Horse while Paul sulks in the corner with 50 cameras pointed at him. If this keeps up, the NBA should just dissolve the team.