CHICAGO _ It's been about three weeks since Chicago Sky guard Sydney Colson announced on Twitter she tested positive for COVID-19 _ and only recently have her symptoms started to fade.
For weeks, the virus drained her energy and left her sleeping through most of the day, taking away from her ability to train and prepare for the upcoming WNBA season. It also limited the work she wanted to do in the fight for racial justice, including posting on social media and making calls on behalf of Breonna Taylor and others.
As her health has started to improve, she's making her voice heard once again.
Colson will be one of the members of the league's Social Justice Council, a platform designed to continue addressing issues of inequality, implicit bias and racism while advancing conversations about social justice. She will wear Taylor's name on the back of her No. 51 jersey whenever she laces up for the Sky this season.
She was one of the many players in the league to offer a stern rebuke of Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream and Georgia senator, for trying to stake a position against the Black Lives Matter movement in what Colson believes is an attempt to use the women in the WNBA as pawns for her own political gain.
Because of that reason, Colson does not want to discuss Loeffler any further.
As her teammates arrive for training camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., for a season that begins in 10 days, Colson is still recovering. Although her symptoms have started to improve, she tested positive recently, so she remains quarantined in her Houston home.
The Chicago Tribune caught up with Colson during a phone interview this week. Questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity.
