Top of the Key: Death, Taxes, Gold Medals, Aces Scandals

Grace and Thomas are back after an (inadvertent) week off with a lot to talk about. First, they discuss the two medalling USA women's basketball teams. They talk about how happy they are for the 3x3 team for medalling after a dismal beginning of the tournament. Then they get into the 5x5 team, the gold medal match, and how the near loss to France should be a wake up call to USA Basketball that they have to make some tough decisions in the upcoming years for the benefit of the team and program. Next, they get into the multiple updates on the two different Aces scandals that happened in the days following the end of the Olympics. Dearica Hamby officially filed her federal lawsuit against the Aces and the WNBA, which has a few new details and continues to make the Aces and league look bad. They also have a new Howard Megdal update about the cap circumvention investigation to talk about, and how the Aces seem like the world's dumbest criminals in update after update. Finally, they cover the last bit of league miscellany right before the second half of the season starts. They talk about the news about the 2025 WNBA All Star Game, and how unsurprising it is (and where they'd like to see future games and where they may end up for promotional reasons). There's a Gabby Williams free agency sweepstakes to pay attention to, and a playoff clinch scenario already. You can follow the podcast on Twitter/X @totkpod and email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices