Then, in 2023, Ogwumike traded her jersey for the mic, becoming the first Black woman and WNBA veteran to host a national radio show for ESPN. While catching up with Ogwumike at TOGETHXR House during WNBA All-Star Weekend, she made it clear that reinvention doesn’t necessarily mean starting over. (It helps that she comes from a legendary sports family: Her older sister Nneka Ogwumike is an LA Sparks forward and 11-time All-Star.) “[WNBA players] have platforms, we have social media, we have tunnel walks — we get to showcase who we are in so many different ways.” I know things aren’t easy, and I know our climate at times makes things feel divisive, but we are so much more alike than we are different.