Name: Nazir Primus

Social Justice Group: Pay Gap for Women Athletes

Date of Fieldwork: March 5, 2022

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):NBA Hall of Famer Chris Bosh

Type of Fieldwork: Interview

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?[:: :

On Friday, the 4th of March our group was honored to meet with Chris Bosh. Chris Bosh is a 2x NBA champion and 11x All-Star. Chris Bosh played 7 seasons on the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat for 6 seasons. We took a big interest in Chris Bosh because he is a retired NBA Hall of Famer who knows how the league works and how female athletes get treated. Another reason we were interested in him was that he is a family friend of one of our classmates. My group mates and I were all nervous moments before the interview. One of my groupmates even admitted to having butterflies in his stomach. This just goes to show how important this interview was to us and how much of an honor it was to be on a Zoom call with Chris Bosh, a Hall of Farmer.

Chris Bosh talked about what it was like to be a Hall of Fame player. He said it made him feel respected, not only because of his position but because of who he is. He told us players like Chris Paul and LeBron James are players that are really fighting for change and also stated that he believes all sexism in women’s sports will be eradicated in the near future. He believes that the pay disparity will be abolished as a result of present and future generations. This was a fantastic interview and everyone there was ecstatic to meet him. Following our interview, we were able to tell him how excited we were to tell him that we were huge fans. One of my group mates told Chris Bosh about how big of a fan his grandmother was. Overall this interview was a great experience and I loved it.