Often NBA officials ignore the untucked jerseys rule. Especially at the end of games. The rule aims to prevent game delay. After Chris Paul started calling referees attention to the technical foul (and even triggering a turnaround against the Timberwolves) the NBA Officials are now paying more attention to offending players. The Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton experienced the result of Paul’s influence on the game.

In the Knicks match against the Denver Nuggets, Payton entered the court tucking-in his uniform. The once common violation this time was penalized. And the funniest thing is that you can hear the referee say “You can thank Chris Paul”

"You can thank Chris Paul" The ref told Elfrid Payton to thank CP3 for getting a delay of game for having an untucked jersey 💀 pic.twitter.com/VD0bzxnlbw — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 16, 2019

Surprised by what happened to Elfrid Payton, Chris Paul showed on Instagram how funny he found the situation. CP3 posted a laughing and a shrugging emojis in a video of the incident which was posted by House of Highlights.

In this context, the technical foul on Payton did not cause a radical change in the game. Knicks lost the match to the Nuggets 111-105. The game in which Chris Paul provoked a turnaround with the call was against Minnesota Timberwolves. With the game in the second final seconds, the influence of the Thunder point-guard was decisive on the Officials’ decision to call the second technical foul on Timberwolves by noting that his opponent Jordan Bell was committing the untucked jersey violation. The second technical in the game gave a crucial free-throw for the Thunder that after an OT won the game.

Elfrid Payton has been averaging 8.7 points, 4.8 assists and 1.7 steals with the Knicks. He is with 42.4% efficiency in two-point attempts and 36.8% beyond the arc. Chris Paul on his first season with the OKC Thunder is averaging 15.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists in 25 games so far. The veteran point guard and his leadership has been a great factor for the Thunder being competitive this season with the franchise positioned in eighth place in the Western Conference despite the team’s record at this time of 11 losses and 11 wins and 14 losses.