all right you know what y'all play which
basketball is my hoop where's my ball
Jason
Patsey this is live in the D Friday the
13th but it's all good luck in studio a
the real number to focus on today three
as in big three the big event that will
have thousands packing the LCA the slice
Little Caesars arena tonight that's
right in our daily Jam is it was a good
day by ice cube why you ask
well he is not only producer actor and
music legend he is also the founder of
the big three and he happens to be one
of the three guests joining us this
morning we are galas packed wall-to-wall
here in the studio with big names big
stars high wattage entertainment and
just as we arrived on set what's up
fellas Q Michael Rapaport what's going
on I thought we're gonna have a hoop in
here I thought we were gonna do we
provided to hoop but they didn't put it
you are part of the big three broadcast
team and you know came to Detroit with Q
yep like being here for you guys I mean
listen I love the big three when I got
asked to be a part of it last year I was
like where when it's been so much fun to
see from the first week to where we are
now the games are ultra competitive the
fans love it the players love it the
people love it the ratings have been
good and it's just it's so it's so
unique for me to be a part of something
that started as an idea that was
announced to the first game last year in
Brooklyn - here we are and each week
it's growing and it's really to me it's
a it's a it's an honor you know like to
be a part of it like when I'm talking to
the players and when I'm talking to dr.
Jayne when I'm talking to Rick Mahorn
and and I smell like I'm never not like
there's a lot of times where I like you
know have an out-of-body experience to
be honest because I'm such a fan of the
game on the horn I mean does he put
anybody in a headlock and you don't have
to you know you just gave you that look
you know
look he'd get you to looking everybody
know what to do and it's great you know
I've been knowing rap since we did hard
learning the men 94 and you know it's
been it's been cool to have a
personality like rap to be kind of the
voice at a big 3 because you know when
you trying to you know introduce a new
sport you need all the bells and
whistles you need somebody to really
entertain the crowd and I knew rat was
such a big fan of basketball that he
would get this and he would frame it in
a way and have fun with it too and not
make it all stiff and you know MBA MBA
yeah so I follow you on Instagram all
about your personality our friend Josh
upstairs is a huge fan of your podcast
and he put me onto that so you do
definitely have the personality for this
yeah so give us some details about the
game half court only right yes half
court three-on-three basketball and you
know it's great first team to 50 wins
you have to win by two we have of course
the two-point shot three-point shot but
we have four point circles so if you if
you're just touching the circle and it's
30 feet away from the basket you're just
touching the circle you can get four
points so it's just a fast pace fun game
you know we all grew up playing three on
three it's actually the most warm play
to team basketball in the world oh my
goodness we're ripping the mohrís say
the man's name I want to break a
misconception this guy's not a bad guy
he's the nicest of all the bagging I
think he was actually the punk of the
championship Detroit versus yeah I just
think like because he's like he's like
tries to give it all tough lighten gifts
dude's got to bring dance me know about
this might not be your size okay trilogy
welcome first of all well we're the
defending champs but we playing like the
defendant
right now we're only three but you know
what it's a new season every game just
got a win one yeah and don't get
comfortable right every time just cuz
you one last time doesn't mean relax
this time we came back like fat brats
but you know it's it's basketball three
on three anything can happen
guys play hard that's all you want to
see I heard it was a rumor that there
might that the players might say it's
their coach and I don't want to like
throw I just say that I'm just saying I
heard a rumor that the players are
saying like it might be a coaching
situation it might be like has ever been
a coaching change midseason like you
know yeah you know you not know trilogy
don't have to courage to just you know
but what's fun about this is how you
started this for guys like myself Rick
Barry dr. Jay Nancy libras and you got
Hall of Famers you got guys that are on
the verge of becoming Hall of Famers
that are playing Jay Z and this is one
of the greatest leagues I've been
involved in it's amazing so what do you
like about this versus a regular NBA
game first and foremost is half-court
yeah some intensity is better but right
now you know you figure when you retire
you miss all the camaraderie they
brought this back we come every city
it's like you know everybody walks
around what's up man what's that and it
was that but when they get on the court
like they don't even know each other
well there's a community aspect to this
as well right oh yeah definitely uh
actually you know you we got players
like Ricky Davis who are out in the
community right now feeding the homeless
junkyard dog which is one of our players
who who is doing the young 3 which is
just encouraging youngsters 7 to 14 to
get outside play some basketball
you know get off the video game for a
minute get off social media and actually
play for real and so we're doing those
initiatives with Adidas and you know
this is what the big three is all about
we didn't want it to just be on the
court we want it to be in the community
leave the city better than we found it
and so this is all part of the
of the big three right now you have said
that Detroit is kind of a second home to
you choice my cousin the treated your so
what do you like about being here and
hanging out here the people you know the
people are you know friendly and real
and have always welcomed me you know
almost like a family member so you know
I got you know relationships here you
know with my man you know like riding
the El and trick-trick these guys that
has been holding me down forever
my man Jalen Rose is from here you know
he held me down back in the day pepper
Johnson you know so it's been it's just
been great you know coming to Detroit
all these years and that's why I was so
excited to bring something this cool
into the D and you went to Hitsville I
understand oh yeah man that man being
his studio a was amazing you know still
thinking about it dreaming about it
Motown songs are going through my head
all night and just to have that history
still here you know I was grateful to be
able to walk through it and the
foundation is doing a great job to to
you know build it up and and I'm glad
it's here I mean I'm glad I was able to
see it me and my wife went by it was
great
so who's hosting you taking it around
somebody's gotta have suggestions of
where we go get something to drink
something to eat my man right Neil hold
me down you know everything you know
these guys probably got other people but
you know Detroit is just a fun city to
me and it always supports good
entertainment and you know it seem like
it's a concert there's something going
on around here every week Rodney sending
me a video of him about a shame Park so
it's pretty cool so you're coming back
in September to the Fox with the take
over tour yes yes and you're not done
making moves mike epps posted this
picture well there here's the take over
to her yes poster that's gonna be the
bomb yep too short juvenile this number
29 the 29th and Mike Epps just posted
this picture earlier this year
Friday sequel yeah yeah we working on it
you know
we working on the script getting it
tight once you get that script tight
then this right here is a promo for
Friday the the basketball game that come
on fs1 but but we are in the process of
doing the last Friday movies okay so if
you need somebody to say bye Felisha
you have a stand-in right here he's a
little too good sometimes ask you it has
been a little over 25 years now since
you start with ice-t in trespass yes
directed by the great Walter Hill yes
that movie is so awesome I remember
seeing that and thinking man this is a
really good script and Bob Zemeckis who
wrote Back to the Future he wrote that
movie what was that like to be in that I
mean it was it was amazing that was like
you know the second movie of my career
and to be working with you know the
great Walter Hill who who directed 48
hours a day
warriors yeah and to work with him have
a script by Bob Zemeckis
and shoot it with you know ice-t Bill
Paxton it was just a great great it was
just a great time great feeling great
movie so glad you brought that up
yeah now Mike we have to give a shout
out and pick up your podcast cuz you've
got fans in the building like I said
Josh upstairs put me on you are mad
funny and very real tell everybody about
it you know it's just a trash talking
extravaganza you know I just like to
know you said you were gonna be a guest
due to get you in the pocket I'm gonna
get in Texas from you get in Texas from
that no no love from this dude did you
love but not get nothing there you know
I met Rick when we were doing the
rocking jock on MTV this is when he was
you know like maybe about I say about
510 pounds lighter
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just a little bit but he literally
picked me up and tossed me and I was
like yeah like I like I was a little kid
so yeah he's been a problem of mine for
a while but the podcast is fun you know
I'm proud of it I'm excited about it and
you know like I said you know being out
here in Detroit for the big three the
fans there's such a rich history of
basketball culture music
Martineau's bass I hardly play and one
of the things I was thinking about
earlier is like when you think about the
style of big three basketball to me it's
most reminiscent of the Detroit Pistons
because it's in and out its physical
it's tough there's a lot of
trash-talking logic out a lot of
agitations a lot of agitators and it
does remind me of classic Pistons
Matthew's an agitator I'm still waiting
to go to sizzler man in the middle he
owes me sizzler it's been a treat but I
still don't get my meal have you been to
sizzler
no it's an experience well I won't gas
it up I won't go too far yes I always
owe you a dinner you'll never be hungry
we are getting away two pair of tickets
to tonight's event each includes a
ticket for one child and one adult to
enter to win go to the live of the D
Facebook page or the contest page at
clickondetroit.com rules are posted
under this scene on for section that's
right and that's not all we're also
giving away one pair of tickets to see
Ice Cube when he comes back to Detroit
this September with the takeover tour
it's at the Fox Theatre Saturday
September 29th you can also enter for
this giveaway on our Facebook page or
the contest page I click on detroit.com
the rules are posted there as well
gentlemen thank you so much for being on
live in the D
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