NBA Playoffs: Chris Paul Starting in Suns and Lakers Game

Chris Paul got injured in Game 1 of the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns but returned to the game two times after going to the locker room (see picture below from Game 1 from Bleacher Report).

Chris Paul goes down with an apparent injury

Hope he’s okay 🙏 pic.twitter.com/9fzidecYWl
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 23, 2021

Meanwhile, Paul played in Game 2 and will once again play and start on Thursday (starting lineup seen below from the FantasyLabs NBA Twitter account).

Lineup note: Suns will start Paul, Booker, Bridges, Crowder, Ayton on Thursday.
— FantasyLabs NBA (@FantasyLabsNBA) May 28, 2021

More on the Los Angeles Lakers and the game can be read here.

The Lakers are 7-point favorites over the Phoenix Suns for Game 3 in Los Angeles, according to FanDuel.

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