Ahead of their hosting gig for Sunday's broadcast of the ESPYS, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird spoke about the importance they feel to help further the social causes that are the focus of the ongoing demonstrations across the country.
"Something that Megan likes to say is that right now, things are being written down in permanent marker in our history," Bird said to espnW.com's Katie Barnes. "What side do you want to be on? I just think there's something powerful about that."
Rapinoe was one of the first athletes to show support for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick when she knelt for the national anthem prior to an NWSL game in September 2016.