Report: Suns’ Chris Paul enters COVID-19 health and safety protocols

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DENVER, CO - JUNE 11:  Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns directs the offense in the first half in Game Three of the Western Conference second-round playoff series at Ball Arena on June 11, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Chris Paul is reportedly entering the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols and will be sidelined for an unknown period of time. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns has entered into the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. He will be out of action for an unknown period of time. 

It’s possible that Paul may not be available to play at the start of the upcoming Western Conference finals, but we don’t know when that series will begin. The NBA has not yet released the schedule for the upcoming conference finals, and Suns are still waiting to find out which team they’ll be facing. The winner of the series between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Suns, and that series is currently tied 2-2.  

According to Charania, Paul’s “isolation period could be shorter for a vaccinated individual.” Paul has not publicly revealed whether he’s been vaccinated. In March he called vaccination a “personal-type decision.”

The Suns completed their sweep of the Denver Nuggets on Sunday and may not have to play again until next week. The Jazz-Clippers series won’t end for at least two more games (scheduled for Wednesday and Friday), and a possible Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday. 

This story will be updated.

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