Fully Vaccinated NBA Player Says He Contracted COVID-19

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4 years ago

Say it ain’t so. Golden State Warriors forward Damion Lee got his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine almost two months ago. And now he’s claiming, it didn’t work. Lee revealed that he had contracted the coronavirus after receiving his vaccine. He’s still dealing with symptoms several weeks later.

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“I did test positive for COVID about two weeks ago,” Lee said, via The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. “I did get the vaccine the middle, end of March, and I mean essentially this was just a rare breakthrough case.”

Warriors forward Damion Lee reveals that he became one of the rare people who is fully vaccinated and still tested positive for COVID-19. He explains all the symptoms he went through and is still experiencing, like "brain fog", in this clip pic.twitter.com/Iap6wmq4Rd

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 7, 2021

Lee is still dealing with symptoms that include headaches, chills, congestion, soreness and brain fog.

“It felt like I was hit by a car, like hit by two cars at once,” he said. “Every step I took, it hurt.

Currently he’s out, he’s been out since April 19th, and has no timetable to return:

“Right now there’s no timeline in the immediate future for me coming back and playing,” Lee said. “Obviously [I] still have protocols and hurdles for me to clear from the medical side. After that, then it’s a matter of getting back into basketball shape.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last month that less than 6,000 people have contracted the coronavirus after receiving both doses of a vaccine, or about 0.007% of those who have been vaccinated, according to CNBC.

Lee is averaging 6.5 points and 3.2 rebounds so far this season.

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