Amira Rose Davis is a critical sports scholar, which means she knows a lot of history, but

she's also a straight up sports fan.

I'm a football girl.

Really?

My first word was touchdown.

It's so embarrassing.

But it's true.

Recently, Amira's been watching more basketball than football.

The scholar and her is captivated by the way the players have been shifting the game.

If you've tuned into the NBA bubble or the WNBA equivalent, it goes by the wobble.

You know what I'm talking about here.

Players in both leagues may their return to the game contingent on a commitment to civil

rights and social justice.

They modified their uniforms with slogans like equality, enough, liberation.

And you can see the baseballs, the baseballs, the jerseys.

And I think that the WNBA has placed clear signs and indicators that the season was beyond

them more than them.

Well, Joe Lloyd, this has been by far your most consistent focus year of basketball we've

ever seen.

How were you able to be in this zone in this moment during one of the most difficult

seasons?

You know, this year has been a lot for me.

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