A civil rights lawyer and sports fan, Rick Steves, has been unable to watch the New York Knicks play against the Atlanta Hawks in the first and third games of their playoff series due to a lack of Amazon Prime Video subscribers. Steves argues that sports belong to the people, not just those who can afford to pay to watch games. He suggests that the National Basketball Association has entered an 11-year media rights agreement with the 2025-2026 season, which requires subscribers to subscribe to Prime. Ste Steves suggests a new approach to address this issue: Let people know about this arrangement and issue a warning that it could be the future for all sports events. Stees suggests that public participation in sports can bring people together across racial, religious, ethnic, gender, and economic lines, and that the Knicks' run for the NBA championship could also bring New Yorkers together.