On St. Patrick's Day, despite facing a "moral dilemma" about the availability of testing kits in the United States, she decided to get tested for COVID-19 at a local hospital.
She added that the next day, she continued to have a headache and felt fatigued.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/27/doris-burke-coronavirus-nba-utah-jazz Doris Burke could easily recognize the instant her professional life was about to change. Two weeks prior, Stephanopoulous' wife, Ali Wentworth had confirmed she tested positive for COVID-19. PHOTOS: Celebrities who have tested positive for coronavirus, TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 05: ESPN television analyst Doris Burke does a TV spot as she sets up the Toronto Raptors NBA game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Scotiabank Arena on December 5, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
The ESPN analyst told Adrian Wojnarowski that she was feeling "extraordinary fatigue" and dealing with intense headaches March 11 ahead of a national TV broadcast of the Nuggets-Mavericks game, which ended up being the final contest before NBA commissioner Adam Silver suspended the 2019-20 season. There are more than 93,500 confirmed cases in the United States. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/5c/31/doris-burke-getty-032720-ftrjpg_grvndws6hal91u7jno2e6b3rm.jpg?t=563725473&w=500&quality=80, What we learned from Stephen Curry's Q&A with Dr. Anthony Fauci. ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke revealed Thursday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. ESPN NBA broadcaster Doris Burke, a Curt Gowdy Award recipient by the Basketball Hall of Fame for excellence in her field, has revealed that she tested positive for the coronavirus. “I’m so incredibly thankful to be feeling well,” Burke said.
She made the announcement on an episode of ESPN's The Woj Pod with Adrian Wojnarowski that published Friday.
Burke said that she experienced her first symptom on March 11, the day the NBA season shut down, before a broadcast featuring the Nuggets and Mavericks. "I have had no symptoms," Burke said.
“I’m so incredibly thankful to be feeling well,” Burke said. MORE: What we learned from Stephen Curry's Q&A with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Burke is additionally the lead sideline reporter for ESPN's NBA playoff games and the NBA Finals. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images).
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