“Last week, this week, maybe next week, she’s owned the sports conversation,” said SI managing editor Chris Stone. “How often do you get to say this about a 13-year-old girl? It’s the easiest type of story to identify as a cover story.” Good on Sports Illustrated for recognizing that—considering they don’t exactly have the best track record of putting female athletes on the cover.
In a preview of the profile, Davis admitted baseball isn’t even her number-one sports passion: “To be honest, I never thought I’d be famous for baseball,” she confessed, adding that, “I want to play basketball, and I could also do both basketball and baseball — but I really want to play basketball.” Have mercy.
Here’s the cover in all its glory. All hail Mo’ne!
