WNBA’s Delle Donne ‘hurt’ after opt-out request denied
The HinduReigning WNBA Most Valuable Player Elena Delle Donne said on Wednesday she must decide whether to risk her life playing basketball amid the COVID-19 outbreak or forfeit her pay-cheque after her medical opt-out request was denied. Delle Donne, who has chronic Lyme disease, said in an open letter posted on The Players’ Tribune website that her personal physician believes she is at high risk of serious illness if she were to contract COVID-19. Yet the Washington Mystics forward said her request for a medical waiver, which included a signed form waiving her right to an appeal, was denied by a panel of doctors convened by the league and the WNBA Players Association without speaking to her or her doctor. Delle Donne, who played through the pain barrier with three herniated discs to lead the Mystics to their first WNBA title last October, said she hopes the league she joined in 2013 can do better in the future when it comes to listening to others.
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