Ep. 248: WNBA Rundown: The Latest on Brittney Griner, the CBA Prioritization Clause and Off Season Moves

Burn It All Down

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🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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**Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide.** In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs and Amira Rose Davis are back at it with rundown of WNBA news leading up to the start of the 2022 season on May 6. But first, Amira tells Lindsay all about the latest in baseball tech inventions and does a lot of airhorn impressions. Then, they discuss the latest on Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia and how a prioritization clause in the CBA could impact how athletes play abroad as well as drastically change the WNBA in future seasons. They also talk about off-season player and coaching changes and who they are most excited to watch this season. Following this discussion, you'll hear a preview of Shireen Ahmed's interview with basketball player and social media sensation Jamad Fiin about the importance of empowering Muslim girls to play basketball. Next, they burn the worst of sports this week on the Burn Pile. Then, they celebrate those making sports better including Torchbearers of the Week, The Athletic reporters Meg Linehan, Katie Strang, Steph Yang and Pablo Mauer who won the Associated Press Sports Editors’ award in the investigative category. They wrap up the show with What's Good in their in their lives and What We're Watching in sports this week. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to burn it all down, you both want and need. I'm Lindsay Gibbs. And joining me is Dr. Amira Rose Davis. Hi, Mira.
0:27.9	What just happened? What was that noise?
0:36.3	I was trying to make exciting siren sounds. Like, bum-bang. That is not what that was. That was not.
0:37.7	I'm happy. I thought a rat was dying.
0:39.5	It's almost Gemini season and it's like me, you, and Chesa holding it down.
0:43.9	I'm very excited for a Monday morning.
0:46.3	I know.
0:46.8	It's very exciting, but I hope to never hear that sound again.
0:54.2	Very excited for today's show.
0:56.9	Amira and I are going to be talking WNBA since the season begins this week.
1:02.2	I know the NWSL season has begun and don't worry, friends.
1:06.3	We will be talking in WSL soon.
1:08.2	We wanted to wait until some of our soccer obsessed co-hosts could join us as
1:13.0	well. But first, Amira, you text me this week. Can I talk to you about this baseball thing?
1:19.2	And I have no idea what it is. So Amira. Yeah, Lindsay, let me tell you about baseball. So right now,
1:25.6	a lot of people are talking because they've changed the balls
1:28.3	used in baseball once again. And some people are mad and some people, you know, they do this every
1:33.5	few years. There's a pitcher who's like, it's like throwing a cue ball. I am not interested in the
1:38.5	ball debate. What I'm very interested in is the new technology that catchers are wearing, some catchers, I guess.
1:45.5	You know how usually they signal to the pitcher down by their bollocks, you know?
1:49.5	Everybody listening, I'm showing Lindsay the signals as if I were a catcher.
1:53.5	Yes, to signal to the pitcher, which pitch they want the pitcher to do.
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