After finally being cleared to play for Game 3 of the WCF, Chris Paul finally spoke up about recently testing positive of COVID-19. The Phoenix Suns star had to miss the first two games of the series after it was confirmed that the 36-year-old did test positive shortly after they wrapped up their second-round series against the Utah Jazz.
Following a tough 106-92 road loss against the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3, Paul, at last, broke his silence about all the drama surrounding him and his health over the past couple of days.
“Sh-t happens. And it did. I'm here now. It's cool,” Paul said (via Marc J. Spears of ESPN).
"Shit happens. And it did. I'm here now. It's cool," said Chris Paul on having Covid.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) June 25, 2021
According to multiple reports, Paul was fortunately vaccinated which resulted in a symptom-free experience of the deadly virus. He did have to test negative of COVID-19 twice, 24 hours apart, before being cleared from the league's strict health and safety protocols.
“I'm just happy to be out here playing. There is a lot of people in the world that have dealt with it,” Paul added.
Though the Suns terribly missed the services of their veteran in the first two games, Phoenix heavily relied on the leadership of their young stars in Devin Booker and DeAndrew Ayton as they mounted a huge 2-0 lead against the Clippers. Unfortunately, CP's return to the line-up in Game 3 coincided with a huge performance from the Clippers' Paul George who helped LA get one back and cut their deficit to just one game.
Paul had a tough game in his first game back, scoring just 15 points on 5-19 shooting. He did dish out 12 assists to help facilitate for the Suns but the entire team just couldn't get it going on Thursday night.
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