Jemele Hill

Jemele Hill is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. She is the author of Uphill: A Memoir. She was formerly a reporter for ESPN, where she co-anchored SportsCenter, and in 2018, she was named journalist of the year by the National Association of Black Journalists. She previously co-hosted Vice’s Cari & Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports and currently hosts the podcast Jemele Hill Is Unbothered.

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  4. The Return of Athlete Outrage

    “I think that when human lives are at stake, it’s bigger than anything else,” the basketball star Breanna Stewart said.

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    An illustration of Breanna Stewart wearing a Mist jersey during a game, standing with her hands on her hips.
    Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Rich Storry / Getty.

  7. A WNBA Star Goes Scorched-Earth

    With the league more popular than ever, players know their worth—and they aren’t afraid to let leadership know it.

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    Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, and Angel Reese all hold basketballs in front of an orange and grayscale background
    Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic*

  11. The NBA’s Parity Paradox

    Ratings for the Finals are down, but the league’s owners are getting exactly what they wanted.

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    A graphic illustration showing a thumb placing a penny on the backboard of a basketball hoop, over a green background.
    Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: Tetra Images / Getty; PM Images / Getty.