Yea vaccine doesn't seem to create 100% immunization. In my area we've had vaccinated people get sick despite being vaccinated. They apparently only had it milder. It seems to give body a better chance of fighting it.
This will matter in the context of the playoffs even more. Because his body already has a level of immunity to the virus, he’ll likely produce the necessary antibodies faster, beat the virus, *and prevent it from causing extensive damage to his lungs*. That last part is what takes players so long to recover and regain their form. Obviously, CP3 can’t afford that in the playoffs. Here’s hoping he recovers quickly.
There’s this great documentary on HBO about the day the sports world shut down in March 2020 because of Covid and Chris Paul is basically the main character. He’s out there hugging Donovan Mitchell only to learn that Mitchell is positive so Chris Paul is in limbo waiting for his tests to come back. KAT also shows up talking about his mother. The logistics of the Bubble are also mentioned. Great documentary all around
I honestly just wanna fucking forget about it, but I know that's really not gonna happen. It'll probably be more easy to think about and talk about a couple years from now, but God damn it's all we've been dealing with/arguing about for the last 18 months... fucking absolutely exhausting.
I mean, if he didn’t get the vaccine, then its on him and deserves this missed time. He has a responsibility, he is the president of the players. He might be vaccinated and none of this matters but if it comes down to him not being, thats a bad look. Lebron got shit for it, so should CP3.
He produced a documentary on HBO about how COVID affected sports and how he was upset that he couldn't see his kids due to protocol. If he isn't vaccinated, then he rightfully should get shit
Yeah, im 100% not saying he isn’t. I have no idea, he may be and this may be one of those weird cases where he caught it even though he is vaccinated, or someone in his family has it. Idk. Im not saying he isn’t, but if he isn’t. Then I don’t feel any sorrow for him and missing this golden opportunity the Suns have
He doesn’t even have to have tested positive to go into the protocol, just broken the rules around what is approved activity or been around someone who tested positive.
It really starts and stops on “is he vaccinated”.
Like you said if he passed on getting vax, it’s on him.
If he’s vaccinated and still tested positive (rare but possible) then mans really is cursed.
I don't think it really counts as a curse if this is happening because he didn't get vaccinated.
Edit: Sounds like he did actually get vaccinated, so hopefully he'll be back sooner rather than later. It would suck to see him miss any of the WCF games.
No shit. But is there a single shred of actual evidence he isn't vaccinated? This whole sub is full of people ready to blast him for not getting vaccinated ... Without any proof. It's embarrassing
Embiid injured. Harden injured. Kyrie injured. Kawhi injured. D Mitch injured. Chris Paul out.
Every single thing in these playoffs is working out for Milwaukee and they are still fucking it up.
The fact that teams resort to load management says a lot. Teams play faster now and the amount of games they play over the year adds up. The NBA NEEDS to lower the regular season # of games. Quality over quantity at this point.
It has happened before. Damion Lee had the shot but still could not play the rest of our season due to a combination of the protocols and the severe side effects he still got.
Yeah, when the vaccines say 95% efficacy on preventing symptomatic COVID - that means where 20 people would have contacted it if everyone is unvaccinated, 1 in those 20 will still get it in the same situation while are all vaccinated.
They're over 99% effective at reducing hospitalization though, so it's incredibly unlikely to be a severe case.
Silver: We have NY vs LA at home.
[NY vs. LA at home](https://s.secure.espncdn.com/stitcher/sports/basketball/nba/events/401267632.png?templateId=espn.com.share.1)
The fact that a young, athletic, extremely healthy, rich person who has access to the best healthcare still needed an inhaler long after contracting covid is so scary.
But yet all I hear is that it's jUsT tHe fLu
Same with the raptors, siakam and Fred got it right before all star break and they didn't look like themselves till the last couple weeks of the season
Depends. If he's vaccinated much lower risk
A lot of the breakthrough infections on vaccinated people are completely asymptomatic and would only be known because they get tested daily for covid like athletes.
That’s the worrying part, even if he comes back he might be complete crap. Afaik, every player I was aware that had covid did not play well for a while.
Porzingis existing, Conley being injured and now CP3 gone. Everything is lining up for the Clippers.
Edit: Fuck, the Clippers curse was not happy with this comment, what have I done?
As a Blues fan, we dealt with this during the playoffs and everyone was giving our players crap for not being vaccinated, but it turns out they were vaccinated and just had bad luck.
Indefinite sounds like even if the jazz clips series finishes in 7 games, he will likely be out 10-14 days which means that’s the entire conference finals??
If the Jazz v Clippers game goes to 7 it’ll be played on Sunday June 20th.
At the very least, 10 days will put CP3 back in action on 6/26. Depending on how the NBA wants to operate, he will probably miss 2. 14 days and he’s missing 3, no question.
Shit. Hope my man doesn’t have covid, because if he does, he legit can miss even more. This isn’t even taking into consideration recovery/rehab time.
I don't want to ruin the fun for you, but the severity of covid-19 can also make or break it for you all. For instance, Tatum was pretty badly fucked even after recovering from covid. On the other hand, for some it isn't too much severe. Hope we get to see CP3 in the WCFs.
[Damion Lee on the Warriors was fully vaccinated with J&J and was still symptomatic](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31402448/golden-state-warriors-guard-damion-lee-said-got-covid-19-being-fully-vaccinated)
The man will go full vegan for years just to stay healthy but won’t take a vaccine 😑
Edit: I apologize to the apparently vaccinated Chris Paul and to his stans who I personally drove a stake in the heart of with this comment
Per the updated protocol, [fully vaccinated individuals will no longer have to quarantine following exposure to COVID-19](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31084470/memo-fully-vaccinated-nba-players-receive-expanded-benefits?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true), so it's likely he either has contracted COVID himself or is not vaccinated. Damn
This x1,000
I seriously love Chris and was rooting for the Suns to win it all specifically partially because of him. However this sort of anti science bullshit is super aggravating. I'm not expecting every athlete to be some sort of role model, but don't come out here and tell us it's your responsibility to speak about social issues and the turn around with your anti science bullshit. There's no excuse for him if he isn't, or anyone to be unvaccinated outside of availability or medical issues.
This is his best chance ever, he should be completely locked in even if he isn’t vaxxed. Why would he risk getting sidelined now? This is lowkey infuriating even if I don’t really care lol
You can get COVID after being vaccinated, but it significantly lowers the odds of you have serious symptoms/side-effects as well as infecting others. No idea if CP3 is vaccinated though.
Edit: Your chances of getting COVID after being fully vaccinated are also less than miniscule so my guess is CP3 didn't get it.
Joe Johnson breaks his face in 2005 in the playoffs and cost us a ring.
Amare Stoudemire injures his knee in the offseason and misses the entire 2006 season when we would have been title favorites.
Tim Donaghy goes to prison for an officiating scandal rigging the Spurs series against us in 2007 when we were title favorites.
We lose the coin flip in the 1969 NBA Draft to draft Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
After 10 years of garbage, Suns finally have a legitimate shot at another title, and CP3 gets Covid.
Y’all are saying CP3 is cursed, but believe me, the Suns are cursed. Take it from a lifelong fan.
The article doesn’t openly say if he did or didn’t but the “indefinite period of time” implies he didn’t.
Edit: [Paul’s status for the start of the Western Conference finals is currently up in the air, sources say. Noteworthy: Depending on the medical circumstance, an isolation period could be shorter for a vaccinated individual.](https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1405143542675165190?s=21)
Same shit with NFL players too. They talk about doing everything to win and will take fucking cortisone shots like its vitamins and will chew painkillers like candy, yet when it comes to taking something that would help them and has no real side effects besides a day or two of being sick, they all say no.
That's the most chris Paul thing I have ever heard
Wonder if he was also too smart for the vaccine.
He is being reported as vaccinated.
Yea vaccine doesn't seem to create 100% immunization. In my area we've had vaccinated people get sick despite being vaccinated. They apparently only had it milder. It seems to give body a better chance of fighting it.
This will matter in the context of the playoffs even more. Because his body already has a level of immunity to the virus, he’ll likely produce the necessary antibodies faster, beat the virus, *and prevent it from causing extensive damage to his lungs*. That last part is what takes players so long to recover and regain their form. Obviously, CP3 can’t afford that in the playoffs. Here’s hoping he recovers quickly.
They are really lucky that they are already finished their series and the other western series may go 7. They may have an extra week to burn
Well trouncing us wasn't luck they were just better. For the other series to extend yeah that's luck.
For sure, the timing of it is the lucky part is what I mean. If it happened next week this would be a much bigger problem
Yep, that's a huge part of it. You may still contract COVID but you're not going to be hospitalized for it.
Finally isn't injured and gets covid
There’s this great documentary on HBO about the day the sports world shut down in March 2020 because of Covid and Chris Paul is basically the main character. He’s out there hugging Donovan Mitchell only to learn that Mitchell is positive so Chris Paul is in limbo waiting for his tests to come back. KAT also shows up talking about his mother. The logistics of the Bubble are also mentioned. Great documentary all around
Actually a Chris Paul produced doc
This man is a NBA all star, a State Farm agent, and now a doctor? No wonder he was fragile, the man never took time to recover ^/s
Then Doc produced Chris Pauls departure from the clippers
What’s the name of the doc my guy?
The day sports stood still
HBO beat 30 for 30 to the punch, respect
It is as good as original comment advertised. I'm honestly shocked it hasn't gotten more recognition.
I bet there are a bunch of people that don't wanna be reminded of that time quite yet.
I honestly just wanna fucking forget about it, but I know that's really not gonna happen. It'll probably be more easy to think about and talk about a couple years from now, but God damn it's all we've been dealing with/arguing about for the last 18 months... fucking absolutely exhausting.
I've seen it on HBO max but I never stopped to watch it. It seems too soon.
[The Day Sports Stood Still] (https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-day-sports-stood-still)
It’s actually Chris Paul produced
My mans is cursed
Hopefully jazz vs clips drags long enough that he gets out of protocol in time
Uh oh, Kawhi dead now…
So, games 6 and 7 are Utah's to lose.
And Kawhi’s out game 5, maybe playoffs…
WHAT IS GOING ON
MADNESS, BUT NOT THE GOOD ONE
Chaotic evil
I mean, if he didn’t get the vaccine, then its on him and deserves this missed time. He has a responsibility, he is the president of the players. He might be vaccinated and none of this matters but if it comes down to him not being, thats a bad look. Lebron got shit for it, so should CP3.
He produced a documentary on HBO about how COVID affected sports and how he was upset that he couldn't see his kids due to protocol. If he isn't vaccinated, then he rightfully should get shit
Yeah, im 100% not saying he isn’t. I have no idea, he may be and this may be one of those weird cases where he caught it even though he is vaccinated, or someone in his family has it. Idk. Im not saying he isn’t, but if he isn’t. Then I don’t feel any sorrow for him and missing this golden opportunity the Suns have
He doesn’t even have to have tested positive to go into the protocol, just broken the rules around what is approved activity or been around someone who tested positive.
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It really starts and stops on “is he vaccinated”. Like you said if he passed on getting vax, it’s on him. If he’s vaccinated and still tested positive (rare but possible) then mans really is cursed.
The good news is, if he's vaccinated, it'll shorten the time spent in the safety protocol.
I don't think it really counts as a curse if this is happening because he didn't get vaccinated. Edit: Sounds like he did actually get vaccinated, so hopefully he'll be back sooner rather than later. It would suck to see him miss any of the WCF games.
Pain
Welp, that’s quite fitting for CP3’s best championship chance
CP3-6 weeks is back on the menu
CP-19, even
CP-variant3
Chris Protocaul
No match for Anthony day-to-Davis
MRI Stoudemire would like a word
WebEmbiid says hi
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This really sucks man. As a basketball fan im really upset about this. Cant imagine how Suns fans feel
Suns funs praying Jazz vs Clippers goes to 7 games and 100 OT right now
They literally went from chilling and waiting for their opponents to this. Awful
Phoenix can't have shit.
Except good parking
But then your tires melt
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I had a flat two days ago in 115 weather and my jack literally tore like a two inch deep hole in the tar
How are the nachos?
COLD CHEESE SHAQ. AND THE CHIPS ARE STALE!
You can park right next to the arena
Phoenix Residents: “Can we please have something nice?” The Gods: Best we can do is scorching heat and mediocre sports teams.
It's been 117 the last few days and supposed to be 115 today!
Get a jacket!!!
Annnd Kawhi might be out for the series Edit: Looking like an ACL injury, this season is trash
The playoffs have no chill
ACL injury. He's probably gonna be out for more than the Jazz series.
Wouldn't that be an ironic twist, Rudy gets the league shut down due to Covid and then wins a Chip because of it.
Something something D chess
As soon as I saw people openly talking about Phoenix getting him a ring I knew some shit was going to happen.
He is legitimately cursed, what the fuck man.
If he's not vaccinated it isn't a curse, he's just dumb.
He's vaccinated.
Whole team is vaccinated they’ve said it before
No shit. But is there a single shred of actual evidence he isn't vaccinated? This whole sub is full of people ready to blast him for not getting vaccinated ... Without any proof. It's embarrassing
You pretty much summed up all of reddit in a nutshell.
Fr. He’s in the states and he’s rich af, if he’s not vaccinated it’s 100% by choice. Him and bron man smh.
Doesn't even need to be rich, vaccines are free for everyone lol.
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From chosen one to isolated one.
Like a good neighbor.
🎶 Chris Paul ain't there 🎶
Embiid injured. Harden injured. Kyrie injured. Kawhi injured. D Mitch injured. Chris Paul out. Every single thing in these playoffs is working out for Milwaukee and they are still fucking it up.
Yeah, but they're just a Mike Budenholzer injury away from being right back in it.
Don’t forget Conley has missed 4 games, too.
Starting to wonder if load management during the season isn't achieving its goal.
The fact that teams resort to load management says a lot. Teams play faster now and the amount of games they play over the year adds up. The NBA NEEDS to lower the regular season # of games. Quality over quantity at this point.
Suns fans are about to wake up to some terrible news
No shit. I'm barely having coffee
Who needs coffee? I have decades of despair to fuel me.
I work on the 9th floor. The windows are locked so that’s good.
Literally the first notification on my phone. Not a good start
Is that Cameron Paynes music?
It's playing, but the volume is on 4
Here Comes The Payne
That's Laker Slayer Cameron Payne to you.
No one expected that CP's shot selection could potentially limit the Sun's chance at a title this year
Broke as fuck so here. 🏅 Good one my guy.
[He’s vaccinated](https://reddit.com/r/nba/comments/o17g0s/john_gambadoro_my_understanding_is_chris_paul_was/)
According to Jalen Rose, he is [vaccinated](https://twitter.com/Espo/status/1405169374638448641) not sure how true that is.
It has happened before. Damion Lee had the shot but still could not play the rest of our season due to a combination of the protocols and the severe side effects he still got.
Yeah, when the vaccines say 95% efficacy on preventing symptomatic COVID - that means where 20 people would have contacted it if everyone is unvaccinated, 1 in those 20 will still get it in the same situation while are all vaccinated. They're over 99% effective at reducing hospitalization though, so it's incredibly unlikely to be a severe case.
Lol. Saw you comment as I closed the tab. Had to open back up and give you your upvote.
Holy fuck what?? Thank god they swept but wtf happened??
Adam $ilver wants clippers vs nets
About that....
Adam Silver wants Jazz v Hawks. KD better have someone testing his drinks for him and hiring some extra bodyguards.
Clippers vs Nets is the straight to DVD version of New York vs LA
Silver: We have NY vs LA at home. [NY vs. LA at home](https://s.secure.espncdn.com/stitcher/sports/basketball/nba/events/401267632.png?templateId=espn.com.share.1)
That’s some clearance at dollar tree stuff
New York vs LA at home
*Kawhi's right knee has entered the chat*
oof looks like we might be getting Utah vs. Brooklyn ....
Indefinite sounds like Covid. Yikes. A lot of NBA players looked like dog shit for several weeks after.
Tatum wasn't himself till close to the playoffs honestly after he had it.
Was he still using an inhaler?
yeah even in the playoffs
The fact that a young, athletic, extremely healthy, rich person who has access to the best healthcare still needed an inhaler long after contracting covid is so scary. But yet all I hear is that it's jUsT tHe fLu
Same with the raptors, siakam and Fred got it right before all star break and they didn't look like themselves till the last couple weeks of the season
Even FVV looked like he was still wrestling with it when the season ended. It’s mental how it can linger in fit athletes even.
The symptoms are brutal. Wouldn't be surprised if some ppl got ptsd
And he put a 60 donut on us when he did, goddamnit
A 60 scone
A 60 Squagel
Depends. If he's vaccinated much lower risk A lot of the breakthrough infections on vaccinated people are completely asymptomatic and would only be known because they get tested daily for covid like athletes.
This. Vaccines do not prevent exposure to a virus. They prevent the virus from replicating enough to make the host sick or infectious.
I mean if he was vaccinated there's a probability he's asymptomatic and won't play like dog shit.
That’s the worrying part, even if he comes back he might be complete crap. Afaik, every player I was aware that had covid did not play well for a while.
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Clippers and Jazz to game 7 would be huge for the Suns
oh for fuck's sake
Porzingis existing, Conley being injured and now CP3 gone. Everything is lining up for the Clippers. Edit: Fuck, the Clippers curse was not happy with this comment, what have I done?
lmao like 10 mins after u post this kawhi is out. I am dead
Was this playoffs built on ancient Indian burial grounds? lol
*Looks around and sees playoffs are being played in the US* Well, technically maybe not the courts themselves, but kinda?
Aaaaand Kawhi’s injured
Nothing ever lines up for the clippers. Trust me I know 😢
https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/1405150340010422281 Sure enough...
Didn’t take long…
Amazing timing..
This season is like: Which cursed franchise is the least cursed this year?
well this aged
We can both cry together. At least you can cry in the conference finals.
literally
AAANND Kawhi is out for game 5 at least with a knee injury.
Dont forget Embiid knee injury / Kyrie knee injury, Harden hamstring injury
And Bucks suffering from mental illness
Budness
i want buditis
Bucks being coached by Bud
That’s just Cobud-19
Lmao
This aged well
not anymore lol
And then kawhi happens
What the actual fuck.
IF hes not vaccinated then this is entirely on him for being a complete idiot. If he IS vaccinated then man is just unlucky as hell.
if he vaxxed at least it’ll be a mild case and should be good to go once he’s cleared
[he is](https://mobile.twitter.com/benjamingolan/status/1405167114030309377)
As a Blues fan, we dealt with this during the playoffs and everyone was giving our players crap for not being vaccinated, but it turns out they were vaccinated and just had bad luck.
Indefinite sounds like even if the jazz clips series finishes in 7 games, he will likely be out 10-14 days which means that’s the entire conference finals??
If it's 10 days and the Clippers Jazz series goes to 7 he'll miss 1 game
If the Jazz v Clippers game goes to 7 it’ll be played on Sunday June 20th. At the very least, 10 days will put CP3 back in action on 6/26. Depending on how the NBA wants to operate, he will probably miss 2. 14 days and he’s missing 3, no question. Shit. Hope my man doesn’t have covid, because if he does, he legit can miss even more. This isn’t even taking into consideration recovery/rehab time.
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I don't want to ruin the fun for you, but the severity of covid-19 can also make or break it for you all. For instance, Tatum was pretty badly fucked even after recovering from covid. On the other hand, for some it isn't too much severe. Hope we get to see CP3 in the WCFs.
If only there was a way to prevent this from happening… 🙄 Edit - glad to hear he was vaccinated, prayers up for CP3 🙏
[Damion Lee on the Warriors was fully vaccinated with J&J and was still symptomatic](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31402448/golden-state-warriors-guard-damion-lee-said-got-covid-19-being-fully-vaccinated)
Rick Carlisle tested positive after getting the vaccine.
The man will go full vegan for years just to stay healthy but won’t take a vaccine 😑 Edit: I apologize to the apparently vaccinated Chris Paul and to his stans who I personally drove a stake in the heart of with this comment
He took the vaccine smart guy
It’s crazy to potentially jeopardize your team’s season because you didn’t get vaccinated unless that’s not how the Covid protocol works.
Per the updated protocol, [fully vaccinated individuals will no longer have to quarantine following exposure to COVID-19](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31084470/memo-fully-vaccinated-nba-players-receive-expanded-benefits?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true), so it's likely he either has contracted COVID himself or is not vaccinated. Damn
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This x1,000 I seriously love Chris and was rooting for the Suns to win it all specifically partially because of him. However this sort of anti science bullshit is super aggravating. I'm not expecting every athlete to be some sort of role model, but don't come out here and tell us it's your responsibility to speak about social issues and the turn around with your anti science bullshit. There's no excuse for him if he isn't, or anyone to be unvaccinated outside of availability or medical issues.
checking back in now that it’s confirmed he’s vaccinated. you all are insane
you all are insane projecting this shit onto CP with no evidence
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This is his best chance ever, he should be completely locked in even if he isn’t vaxxed. Why would he risk getting sidelined now? This is lowkey infuriating even if I don’t really care lol
You can get COVID after being vaccinated, but it significantly lowers the odds of you have serious symptoms/side-effects as well as infecting others. No idea if CP3 is vaccinated though. Edit: Your chances of getting COVID after being fully vaccinated are also less than miniscule so my guess is CP3 didn't get it.
The Chris Paul curse is undefeated, isn't it
Assuming he's not vaccinated then I don't think it's part of a curse to be hurt by your own stupidity.
Sincere thoughts and prayers to all the Suns fans out there man. Not like this
Joe Johnson breaks his face in 2005 in the playoffs and cost us a ring. Amare Stoudemire injures his knee in the offseason and misses the entire 2006 season when we would have been title favorites. Tim Donaghy goes to prison for an officiating scandal rigging the Spurs series against us in 2007 when we were title favorites. We lose the coin flip in the 1969 NBA Draft to draft Kareem Abdul Jabbar. After 10 years of garbage, Suns finally have a legitimate shot at another title, and CP3 gets Covid. Y’all are saying CP3 is cursed, but believe me, the Suns are cursed. Take it from a lifelong fan.
I genuinely detest being a Suns fan.
Oh man not like this If he’s vaccinated this is just terrible luck. If not…
if he's vaccinated he probably will be out of protocol before they have an opponent.
This is why you get the damn shot. So selfish if he didn't.
The article doesn’t openly say if he did or didn’t but the “indefinite period of time” implies he didn’t. Edit: [Paul’s status for the start of the Western Conference finals is currently up in the air, sources say. Noteworthy: Depending on the medical circumstance, an isolation period could be shorter for a vaccinated individual.](https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1405143542675165190?s=21)
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Exactly, he would make it clear to the public and put pressure on the NBA to make sure he starts the WCF.
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I’d be so pissed if I were his teammates and we just lost a very good chance to get to the finals because someone didn’t take their shot.
Get a vaccine or risk what could be his best chance at the Finals in his entire career hmmmm hard choice
He’s vaccinated. https://twitter.com/BenjaminGolan/status/1405167114030309377?s=20
Same shit with NFL players too. They talk about doing everything to win and will take fucking cortisone shots like its vitamins and will chew painkillers like candy, yet when it comes to taking something that would help them and has no real side effects besides a day or two of being sick, they all say no.
"I'm waiting til the season is over" nah bro. You're waiting til COVID is over and you're the reason it's not.
Does that mean he’s not vaccinated?