Tessa Johnson, a South Carolina basketball guard, will attend the ESPNW Summit in New York City and appear on a live episode of the Laughter Permitted podcast.
On Thursday, ESPN will hold the ESPNW Summit NYC. The summit will be an all-day event in the Big Apple, “focused on creating positive change and opportunity for women in sports.” The event will feature a number of celebrity speakers and panelists, but one name in particular will pique the interest of South Carolina basketball fans.
Tessa Johnson, a rising sophomore guard, will attend the ESPNW Summit as a guest on a live recording of the Laughter Permitted podcast, which is hosted by Julie Foudy and Lynn Olszowy. The show will feature Johnson and fellow standout guards Azzi Fudd (UConn Huskies) and Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame Fighting Irish) as guests.
Other ESPN personalities will attend the summit. The evening will also feature names such as Andraya Carter, Elle Duncan, Sarah Spain, Chiney Ogwumike, and Ari Chambers.
Johnson will appear on Laughter Permitted at 11:00 a.m., as she, Fudd, and Hidalgo will symbolize “trailblazers in sports”
There will be another South Carolina basketball angle to Thursday’s festivities as there will be a sneak preview of the Full Court Press ESPN+ documentary. The documentary followed Gamecock center Kamilla Cardoso along with Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark and UCLA Bruins guard Kiki Rice in the lead up to and during the NCAA Tournament. The sneak peek will take place right before Johnson’s appearance on the Laughter Permitted pod.
For those interested in attending/viewing the summit, virtual registration is still open and is free of charge.
Several prominent members of the ESPNW Summit will be in Columbia this weekend when South Carolina basketball legend A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces play a preseason game against the Puerto Rican national team.
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