Wall Street roots. NBA owner’s son. Wisconsin’s next Democratic senator?

A: Sports has always been a way to move society forward, whether it’s boycotting the Olympics or Muhammad Ali, or Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Olympics. Some of our greatest civil rights heroes are athletes: Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar], Bill Russell, Jackie Robinson. Now you’re seeing that same thing. People who have a large microphone and are able to command the presence, like LeBron [James] or Chris Paul — it’s great what they’re doing.