Rick Ross Talks Miami Heat, Astroworld, Vegas Bets with Diddy, Jokic vs Morris + More On This Week's Episode of UNINTERRUPTED's Certified Buckets Podcast

Rick Ross Talks Miami Heat, Astroworld, Vegas Bets with Diddy, Jokic vs Morris + More On This Week's Episode of UNINTERRUPTED's Certified Buckets Podcast

On this episode of Certified Buckets, Ashley, Lethal and Kristian gather for a State of the Union: NBA Edition. The trio discusses refs encouraging physical play on the court (7:57), ownership scandals (22:21) and this year’s impressive rookie class (30:07). Plus, hip-hop legend Rick Ross joins the show to talk Miami Heat stories and his upcoming album drop, “Richer Than I Ever Been” (37:14).

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Episode Eight Highlights/Quotes:

(48:33) Rick Ross on when he first met Pat Riley

“I think it first just came from him hearing me screaming from those cheap seats, and I worked my way up and bam he embraced me. The whole organization really embraced me. I move with the team now. I'm the Spoelstra Nostra”

(42:36) After trying to buy the Clippers with Diddy in 2014, Rick Ross still has his sights set on owning a franchise

“Man you know me and Diddy...we were out in Vegas. He lost a million dollar bet to me out there. When you’re out there, you’re at the fights, you’re turnt up...ain’t no telling what the bets might be. But, I’m still interested in getting a small percentage of an NFL or NBA team…my money is in a different place now. I’d just invest in the Heat because we got some beautiful additions. And like I say I’m one of those people that can look three seasons ahead…I’m confident. We’ll bring them big trophies back.”

(40:11) Rick Ross on the Heat fight - Morris vs Jokic

“You know Shaq said if you push him, just know it’s coming back. It might’ve been a bit aggressive…because Morris made some contact, we all saw that, that was obvious. But it wasn’t to the extent that the homie went.”

(37:42) Rick Ross on a Heat championship win

“I’m real optimistic. I smell a chip. I feel we got the team for it. If we didn’t pull it off this season, I most definitely feel like those next 3 seasons are going to be all ours.”

(1:00:53) Rick Ross on the Astroworld tragedy

“I want to send out a prayer to everybody that’s been affected by Astroworld. And I know that’s weighing heavy on both of their hearts...not just Drake’s heart, but of course Travis, because just from an artists’ point of view, there’s no way you can prepare for that or you can expect that. So let’s pray for everybody that’s affected.”

(57:41) Rick Ross and Glen “Big Baby” Davis courtside story

“Big Baby was talking shit to somebody, and I started talking shit to him, and then he ran by me and we both tried to kick each other. Next time we saw each other, we were on a flight together and we had a few drinks and a few laughs.”

(9:32) Lethal Shooter on the impact of how the refs and making soft calls

“I feel like when they don’t call it soft, the players turn into that gritty player they were when they were younger. I’m not trying to say NBA players aren’t hungry, but I feel like when the NBA was officiating so soft they were, all due respect, prima donnas because they were always expecting the foul. We see now by the lack of whistles being blown, the game has been elevated to a level we can honestly say - this is like the early 90s and early 2000s in terms of how hard these guys were playing basketball.”

(30:37) Kristian Winfield on Scottie Barnes

“It looks like they [Raptors] have their heir to the Kawhi Leonard throne and that’s Scottie Barnes. I watched Scottie Barnes get back to back steals on Kevin Durant. Nobody does that. I think he might end up winning Rookie of the Year.”

(32:19) Lethal Shooter on why he loves today's NBA rookies

“The resources are so much better now than before. The rookies that are coming in prepared for the NBA now. These young dudes aren’t coming in being prima donnas. They’re not coming in trying to look pretty. These dudes are diving on the ground. These dudes are taking charges. This is why I love today’s NBA because these rookies aren’t scared. They’re going nose to nose with superstars.”