The 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue hits newsstands on Thursday. This year’s cover stars departed from what we’re used to seeing from on the cover of the swimsuit issue in recent years – diverse ages, races, and especially body sizes. With conversations around GLP-1s, the death of body positivity in our culture, and the general shrinking of high profile women that’s hard to ignore, Blake and Caroline wonder: why the sudden shift?

In this episode of Well Played, we also cover:

Whether Justin Herbert will be the next victim of the “music video curse”
Olivia Culpo’s controversial baby announcement ft. a donut cake and a used pregnancy test
The WNBA’s 30th season kickoff – and whether we’re in a post-Caitlin Clark era
Why Caroline wouldn’t call her ex, even if it guaranteed a Jets Super Bowl win
Carlos Alcaraz showing off his tush – we mean talents, in his Vanity Fair cover story

Send Its:

The 17-month-old baby ball knower https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYGE6nBADWI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Pope Leo is all in on Nike: https://www.gq.com/story/pope-leo-xiv-wore-nikes
Bennett Scheffler attends PGA Championship in full PJs: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYM9v2lREw8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Vanity Fair Carlos Alcaraz edition: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/carlos-alcaraz-cover-story

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