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Twenty-five years ago, the WNBA came into existence. LindsayDunnTV spoke to hoops legend and Indiana Fever exec Tamika Catchings about the league, its social justice efforts, and how to build a team.

You’re a four-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion being inducted into the Hall of Fame. You’re a huge role model in your community. You’re a business owner and entrepreneur. But I look at what you’ve done away from the court and your constant push for social justice, and equality in sports for women in the coverage that they get.

But at the same time, the WNBA, the players — I am so thankful to be a part of a league. Strong women. We all have our own platforms, our own voice. But how we came together collectively, used the platform that we had, used the summer that we had to … celebrate women and really to honour those that we’ve lost [and] bring recognition to some of the things that sometimes we try to, like, sweep under the rug.

I look at your role with the Indiana Fever — what has been that big adjustment for you from going from the court to now being a front-office worker and kind of representing the players? A lot of teams — you know, coaches, GMs — they’ll focus on the player’s basketball skills or whatever it may be in that sport. But you’ve made a conscious effort to focus on the culture first. Why did you take this route?

 

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