Chicago Sky Center Stefanie Dolson Says She Got COVID-19

Connecticut's Stefanie Dolson shoots as Gannon's Nettie Blake, left, defends during the second half of an NCAA college exhibition basketball game, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, in Storrs, Conn. Connecticut won 101-35. AP Photo/Jessica Hill

CHICAGO—Chicago Sky center Stefanie Dolson announced that she tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, making her the first known Chicago professional athlete to contract COVID-19.

Dolson said in a video that aired Friday night during ESPN’s broadcast of the WNBA draft that she and her “whole family” tested positive about a month ago, the Chicago Tribune reported.