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Asia Durr’s long haul with COVID-19 is a cautionary tale for the Wizards and the NBA as they continue their season

The world has went through just over a year with the coronavirus pandemic. There are about 100 million cases, of which 2.16 million people died. In the United States, there are 25.5 million cases and 425,000 deaths. We can expect to see these numbers rise significantly in the coming weeks, even though they can sound numbing these days.

And yesterday, the basketball world was shocked by both a coronavirus death of a famous writer and a player who is a COVID-19 long hauler.

If you watch NBA TV daily, you often see Sekou Smith giving his analysis and columns on the NBA’s official site.