Maya Moore of USA shoots over Laura Nicholls of Spain at the 2016 Rio Olympics Women’s Gold Medal Game.(Reuters / Jim Young)
This week we speak to one of the great basketball players of all time, Maya Moore, talking to us about her unprecedented decision to walk away from hoops to organize around the worst aspects of our criminal justice system.
We also have Choice Words about Colin Kaepernick and the NFL quarterback crisis. And we have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards for legendary wide receiver Calvin Johnson and NCAA football coach Mike Leach, and more.
Maya Moore Twitter: @MooreMaya Maya Moore Left Basketball. A Prisoner Needed Her Help.
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.