New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft holds the Vince Lombardi trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams, in Atlanta last month.(AP Photo / Mark Humphrey)
This week we speak to Melissa Gira Grant, author of Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work, about Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s legal charges and the agendas that lurk behind charges of “human sex trafficking.”
We also have Choice Words about mental health in the NBA and we got Just Stand Up”awards for the US women’s soccer team union and Kareem Abdul Jabbar as well as a Just Sit Down award to NBA referees. All that and more on this week’s Edge of Sports Podcast!
Melissa Gira Grant Twitter: @melissagira Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work
Zirin Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands?
Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.