In honor of the Paris Olympic Games, Liz and Karen are here with their first Rings Off! segment. Highlights include: celebrating a number of firsts for the US Women's Rugby team and individual athletes in Judo and Fencing; a look at the medal-contending US Women's Soccer and Basketball teams; and real talk about the squad they consider to be one of the most unlikeable USA Men's Basketball Teams in a long time. Other hot topics in this episode: the domination of the Paris Olympics on social media, the ongoing fight of the NBA rights distribution deal, and rumors of romance between two elite basketball players in the NBA & WNBA. Plus, the Hoops come Off!

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MENTIONS:

Warner Bros. Discovery Sues NBA:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40647935/warner-bros-discovery-sues-nba-losing-rights-amazon

Love & Basketball Rumors:

https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/sports/angel-reese-sits-courtside-with-steph-curry-kevin-durant/

Ilona Maher Rugby Star:

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40675435/who-ilona-maher-us-olympic-women-rugby-star

Joel Embiid NYT Interview:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/magazine/joel-embiid-interview.html

Steph & KD respond to Joel Embiid:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5657755/2024/07/25/curry-durant-embiid-usa-olympics/

Jason Tatum finally plays:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5665454/2024/07/29/jayson-tatum-olympics-basketball/

TogethXr Social:

https://www.instagram.com/togethxr/

Marysol Castro Social:

https://www.instagram.com/marysolcastrotv

Coach Jackie J:

https://www.tiktok.com/@jcubedhax