NBA Playoffs Suns-Clippers: FS1's Shannon Sharpe Gives His Prediction For Game 3

The Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will play Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday in Los Angeles.

On Thursday morning, FS1's Shannon Sharpe gave his prediction for the game, and the clip can be seen below from the Undisputed Twitter account.

.@ShannonSharpe on Game 3 of the Clippers and Suns series:

"If the reports are true that Chris Paul is going to play, I'm taking the Suns, I love what he brings. The calm and leadership he's going to bring, it allows Booker to step back into natural position." pic.twitter.com/OhvWWvHJIT
— The Facility (@TheFacilityFS1) 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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