NBA Playoffs Suns-Clippers: Devin Booker Reached Out To a Former Player Before Wearing Mask in Game 3

Devin Booker will wear a mask in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, according to ESPN's Rachel Nichols (Tweet below).

I’m told Devin Booker does plan to wear a mask tonight to protect his nose; he wore it at shootaround today with no issues pic.twitter.com/OO6XRms9wN
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 24, 2021

Booker reached out to former Detroit Pistons star RIP Hamilton (who regularly wore a mask), and the video on CBS of Hamilton talking about the conversation with Booker can be seen in a Tweet below from Amanda Guerra.

Rip Hamilton says Devin Booker called him about wearing a mask in game 3.

Let’s. GO. @ripcityhamilton @DevinBooker31 @Suns pic.twitter.com/LrKSY8BNpt
— Amanda Guerra (@AmandaGuerraCBS) June 24, 2021

The Phoenix Suns are 1.5-point favorites over the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 3 on Thursday, according to FanDuel.

More on the Los Angeles Clippers and the series can be read here.

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