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The Return and Rebirth of AD

Related Topics: Asia Durr

Two years of long-haul COVID. Two WNBA seasons missed. For the Liberty's No. 2 pick from 2019, it was a chance to figure out who they are.

This story was originally published on May 5, 2022. It was included in a year-end list of SI’s best stories of 2022.

On the same July day that AD, formerly known as Asia Durr, announced their intention to sit out the 2020 WNBA season, they were admitted to the Emory at Saint Joseph’s Primary Care clinic in Atlanta. (Sports Illustrated is publishing AD’s birth name once, with their consent, for clarity.