San Antonio Spurs point guard Chris Paul became the third player in NBA history to amass 12,000 or more career assists on Friday during his team's home

Spurs guard Chris Paul on Friday joined John Stockton and Jason Kidd as the only players in NBA history to reach 12,000 career assists.

If he keeps up his current pace, he could very well continue to move up the all-time assists ladder by Christmas.

During the first half, Chris Paul made incredible NBA history by becoming just the third player to reach 12,000 career assists. Via Underdog NBA: "Chris Paul is the third player in NBA history to reach 12,

San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul became the third player in NBA history to reach 12,000 assists in his career. With his third assist just 3:34 into San Antonio’s 120-115 loss to the Los

Chris Paul, point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, became the third player in NBA history to reach 12,000 assists in his career after dishing out 11 in his team's loss to the Laker

When San Antonio Spurs’ point guard Chris Paul is finished with his NBA career, he will for sure be a Hall of Fame inductee. In the meantime though, Chris Paul is still adding to his resume as he just reached an important career assist record.