Even for the biggest names in sports, athletics and competition aren’t just about winning — they’re a chance to remind players and fans alike about the unifying power of sport.

Team USA gold medalists Brandi Chastain and Elana Meyers Taylor joined NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday to celebrate moments from their careers that have done just that.

For Taylor, that message of unity was on full display during a parade in her honor in Texas earlier this year after the bobsledder won her first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games at age 41.

“You saw people in a Harris T-shirt right next to people in a Trump T-shirt,” she said.…