NBA Finals Bucks-Suns: Here's What Twitter Is Saying About Chris Paul On Tuesday

Chris Paul will play in his first NBA Finals on Tuesday evening.

Chris Paul will play in his first NBA Finals when the Phoenix Suns host the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday evening in Arizona.

Paul has played in the NBA for 16-years and made the All-Star game 11 times.

Here is what Twitter is saying about Paul on Tuesday.

Sportsbooks tab CP3 as NBA Finals MVP favorite: In his first appearance in the NBA Finals in his 17-year career, the Suns' Chris Paul has emerged as the consensus favorite to win MVP at U.S. sportsbooks. https://t.co/ODT0hrSkHW pic.twitter.com/DXCAfqMKfS

— StubOrder.com 🎟💺 (@StubOrder) July 6, 2021

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.
That’s it for @CP3 💪

pic.twitter.com/R2JduMthIn

— Wake Forest Men's Basketball (@WakeMBB) July 6, 2021

Chris Paul and Devin Booker were both All-Stars this season

They are the 3rd diff All-Star starting backcourt to make the Finals in the last 35 years joining Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars (1990 Pistons) the year they repeated

H/T @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/yvujVJreIU

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 6, 2021

From growing up in North Carolina, to the 2005 NBA Draft, to stops with 4 franchises and now the @Suns, here’s a look at Chris Paul's journey that's brought him to the NBA Finals. #ThatsGame

Bucks/Suns #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV Game 1 tips tonight at 9pm/et on ABC. pic.twitter.com/vtHFacNpex

— NBA (@NBA) July 6, 2021

This is why so many people are rooting for Chris Paul to win his first NBA Championship.

One of the best stories in sports and well worth 5 minutes of your time.https://t.co/ZGokrwbjq7

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) July 6, 2021

The Phoenix Suns are 6.5-point favorites in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, according to FanDuel.

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