Asia Durr is one of the brightest young stars in the WNBA with loads of potential. Heading into the 2020 season, everyone was excited about the possibility of her sharing a backcourt with Sabrina Ionescu.
Now, because of COVID-19, we’re just hoping that she’ll be able to play basketball again someday.
Durr will miss her second straight season in a row because of complications she’s suffering from COVID-19. The Liberty placed Durr on their suspension list for the full season on Wednesday and listed her personal decision as the reason why.
Durr has been battling the side-effects of COVID-19 since she was diagnosed last June. In January she made an appearance on HBO’s Real Sports and was open about how the virus was impacting her.
She has no idea if she’ll ever be able to play basketball again.
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
“I haven’t been able to [play]. It’s really challenging for me. I’ve talked to doctors and they’ve told me I’m not cleared yet. I’m not cleared to do anything physically which could cause flare ups, what they call it. And that’s what’s really hard for me. Because in life whenever something was hard, I would go and play. I can’t even do that now. I can’t even shoot a free throw.”
That is just absolutely heartbreaking. Keep in mind that Durr is only 24 years old going through all of this. What a tragedy.
Situations like this one are exactly why taking this pandemic seriously is still so important. It’s why being vaccinated is so important. It’s why being both mindful and safe is so important.
It’d be great to see Durr get back on the court soon but, honestly, that’s secondary right now. Basketball will always be there. More importantly, she just needs to get healthy again so she can live a normal life.
Hopefully, she can reach that point again soon.
