robinson, and lester spence of "the atlantic." thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, as part of our ongoing partnership with "the atlantic" magazine, my profile of michele robertsexecutive director of the national basketball players union. an article featuring roberts is in the magazine's may issue that is currently on the stands. >> woodruff: last year this time, michele roberts was one of the country's leading trial lawyers. an unknown quantity in the world of basketball, she was still chosen out of 300 candidates receiving almost 90% of the vote from player representatives to lead their union. >> initially when i got the job, and this is true, there were literally mornings i'd get up and i remember that i was no longer in d.c., i was no longer practicing law and then i just burst into laughter, and think like, "this is so cool!" my two older brothers were basketball fans. we had one television growing up and we saw a lot of knicks games. and so, just by osmosis, i started watching the game and loving the game. that love of basketball never changed. >> woodruff: the first woman ever to run a professional sports union in north america, michele roberts, is unde