Horrible news out of the WNBA … NY Liberty star Asia Durr will miss the entire 2021 season because she’s still reeling from the effects of COVID.
The 24-year-old shooting guard — the #2 overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft — missed the entire 2020 WNBA season due to the effects of COVID. She has previously talked publicly about how how the virus wreaked havoc on her body, putting her basketball career in jeopardy.
Now, the NY Liberty has placed Durr on the full-season suspended list, noting it was a “personal decision.”
But Durr’s issues are no secret — she was featured on HBO’s “Real Sports” back in January and spelled out how COVID has destroyed her life and career since she tested positive on June 8, 2020.
I fear we will see much more of this after forcing sports teams together for our enjoyment. Kills me to see such a great person suffer. We love you @A_Hooper25 get well soon. (Video from Real Sports) pic.twitter.com/F9oSsWFGJF
— Williamncaudill (@wncaudill) January 27, 2021
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At the time, Durr said she had lost 32 pounds and experienced massive problems with her lungs.
“I couldn’t breathe. I was spitting up blood. It was just lung pain that was just so severe. It felt like somebody took a long knife and was just stabbing you in your lungs each second.”
She continued, “I woke up 2 o’clock in the morning, vomiting, going back and forth to the bathroom. I couldn’t keep anything down.”
Liberty coach Walt Hopkins has said the team fully supports Durr — but fact is, nobody knows when of if she’ll ever rejoin the team.