Landscape at the Olympics: The best and worst of the 2024 Paris Olympics

PARIS – Welcome to , a video series through which Andscape columnist William C. Rhoden, NBA senior author Marc J. Spears and Andscape/ESPN commentator Arielle Chambers discuss key topics affecting Black athletes and culture at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In Episode 6, Rhoden and Spears recap their time in Paris by talking about their heroes and Olympic favorites, including U.S. basketball point guard Stephen Curry, hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson (0:33), U.S. basketball center Brittney Griner’s emotions and journey (4:48), find out how to categorize sprinter Noah Lyles (8:19), the controversy surrounding gymnast Jordan Chiles and the return of a bronze medal (12:00), and their thoughts on the city of Paris (13:13).

Oh, and Spears gets confused with Magic Johnson.

Missed the episode? Catch up below.

— Episode 5: Talking About Noah Lyles Running With COVID-19 and the USA Basketball Team.
— Episode 4: Sprinter Conversations Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson and the Spectacle of the 100 Meters.
— Episode 3: USA Gymnastics, USA Basketball’s Chances of Losing, the Sports the Games Need
— Episode 2: Conversations about American women’s sports from Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson.
— Episode 1: USA Basketball Talk, Opening Ceremony.
— Special: We have a good time what would have been the one hundredth birthday of creator and essayist James Baldwin.
— Special Episode: Discussing the U.S. Women’s Basketball Team with Jackie Young.
— Special: A conversation with men’s 400-meter race gold medalist Quincy Hall.
— Special: Kevin Durant’s mom, Wanda Durant, takes a deep dive into her relationship along with her son.
— Special: A Tribute to Josephine Baker with Brian Scott Bagley.
— Special: Discussing the recall of bronze-medal gymnast Jordan Chiles.