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Coffee Lenards v. Chris Paul Photo: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
The National Basketball Association (NBA) team at the Phoenix Dog tonight at At 22:30 Latvian time, the upcoming final of the Western Conference will start without the leader Chris Paul, the unit informs. Los Angeles’ Clippers will also not be able to help the dog’s opponent, Kavai Lenards, who was injured in a crosstalk.
Suns star Chris Paul (protocols) is out for Game 1 of the Western Conference finals vs. the Clippers.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 20, 2021
Paul is still on the Covid-19 protocol, which prevents him from participating in NBA matches and team activities. It has not yet been officially reported whether he has been infected with Covid-19 or has been the contact person for an infected person. The latest reported test results show that one of the 164 NBA players tested is infected with Covid-19, but it is not publicly known whether it is Paul.
Paul was included in the second symbolic selection of the regular season this week. The 36-year-old veteran has been the undisputed traction of “Suns” both in the main tournament and in the playoffs, receiving votes in the most valuable player of the tournament or MVP. In play-offs, he averages 15.7 points, 8.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds. He also makes an average of 11.6 shots per game in the match, realizing them with high accuracy – 50.9%
Sources: One NBA player has tested positive for coronavirus out of 164 tested in the last week.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 16, 2021
Meanwhile, the Clippers will be without their leader Lenard, who has been diagnosed with cross-ligament injury. Given that the outcome is not the worst possible, namely the rupture, the Clippers still keep secret what Lenard’s real health is. For the time being, it is clear that he will not be able to play in the first match of the Western Conference final and it is expected that the status will be updated from game to game.
Lenard was injured in the second game of the second round against the Utah Jazz. The 29-year-old striker scored an average of 30.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists in the playoffs. Until the time of the injury, Lenard was one of the brightest play-off basketball players this season and the clear leader of the Clippers.
Kawhi remains out for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals vs. the Suns. pic.twitter.com/7N7W6xC3AP
– SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 20, 2021
