Jon Jones Retires, KD to Houston, CP3's Last Dance & Red Flags Women Ignore | Mic Check Ep 🔥

This episode of Mic Check is a wild ride through sports, culture, and relationship chaos. We’re talking retirements, red flags, and 2K boycott debates:

🏆 Jon Jones retires — but did he really go out fighting? Or did he spend the last few years running?

🚀 KD to the Rockets? What does this mean for the West?

🏀 Chris Paul announces his retirement — next season will be his last dance

🔥 Carmelo Anthony graces the cover of NBA 2K26 Superstar Edition — are we still boycotting 2K or nah?

🗽 Mike Brown hired as the new Knicks head coach — is this the right move for New York?

And then it gets real:

💨 “There will be no class action lawsuit for the ish y’all smoking”

🧠 Y’all need to learn how to act around women — especially during the 4th of July turn-up

🎥 Dudes be feening for a two-man, but got zero film and negative game

💅 Women be cool juggling two men until men start doing the same

💔 If your girl's friends are all single… yeah, she’s probably cheating

🚩 “When are you gonna take me out?” — wild question when I just met you

🔌 Girls clown men for not being plumbers or engineers anymore — while they all tryna do nails, lashes, and skincare.

This episode hits all the NBA headlines, retirement news, relationship red flags, and the hypocrisy Olympics on both sides of the dating game.

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🗽 Should the Knicks have fired Thibs?

🧱 Is KAT's defense really that trash, or are Knicks fans just salty?

🏀 OKC vs Pacers Finals… ESPN fumbled the bag? No logos, no soul.

🌍 Adam Silver’s wild 2026 All-Star idea: Team USA vs Team World – who’s got the smoke?

🔥 Michael Beasley says he’d cook Carmelo 1v1… is he bugging?

🥊 Canelo vs Crawford LIVE on Netflix 9/13 – who’s leaving with their legacy intact?

🤖 Elon vs Trump… tech beef meets political delusion

💣 Israel vs Iran. Civil war. WW3. ICE raids. LA riots. Is the world even real right now?

📣 If you’re not protesting, at least help control the narrative online

📉 Does protesting even work? Or is it just for the Gram now?

💔 Dating is cooked. You try to vibe and end up in a therapy session.

This week we’re covering everything from the Oklahoma City Thunder’s first NBA Finals trip since 2012 to wild debates about whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserved MVP over Jokic. Is this OKC team better than the KD-Harden-Russ era?

We break down:

🏀 NBA Playoffs Recap

🏀 How many MVPs should LeBron really have?

🏀 Juan turning on the Knicks for the Pacers?? 😂

🏀 The Zion lawsuit — serious allegations that could change everything

On the political side:

📰 Trump might pardon Diddy and already pardoned Larry Hoover (but he’s not free yet)

📰 Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal

📰 A judge blocked the Trump admin from stopping Harvard’s international students

📰 Elon Musk leaving government roles to focus on his companies

Plus, the culture gets messy:

🎤 Drake brings back OVO Fest, has the most diamond singles ever — is he the GOAT?

🌞 Summer’s coming… and the inner hoe is activated.

💔 “Healing” vs “H*eing” — y’all confused?

🔥 Is your girl cheating if all her friends are single?

💅 Cuffed-up summer or outside & wild?

😂 And would you rather have a loyal crazy girlfriend or a cool a*s h*e?

We’re back with another raw and unfiltered episode of Mic Check with Ry Buckets, where culture, sports, and real-life debates collide. Episode 12 is HEAVY — from NBA hot takes to viral drama and political deception. Tap in… this one’s wild.

🔥 Topics We Got Into:

🏀 Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford – Who you got on 9/12?

💥 What if KD never got injured or argued with Draymond? Would the Warriors still run the league today?

👑 Does Bron’s 10 Finals appearances even matter if the East was that weak?

🏥 Jayson Tatum had surgery for a torn Achilles... RIP Celtics chances?

🟠 NBA Playoffs recap – who's really built for it?

🗽 The Knicks are favored to make the FINALS?! Is New York back??

🥋 Islam Makhachev vacates the Lightweight belt – time to dominate Welterweight?

🧨 DIDDY TRIAL… is he cooked? What we really think.

💔 When girls get done dirty and turn into a h*e… why does this keep happening?

🇺🇸 Trump’s new tax bill—no tax on tips, no federal income tax? LIES. The 1% wins again.

👀 Why do girls bring up your mom when they get called out?? Are you beefing with my mom or dating me?

📞 That one ex that did you dirty but still hits you up… WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME 😩

🗳 Quality of life shouldn’t be a business. Vote for Zohran Mamdani.

🧠 Let’s talk trauma bonds—stop acting like y’all weren’t stuck with that bum for 5 years defending every red flag.

We’re back with another episode of Mic Check With Ry Buckets featuring Drip Davis and Eyez On Juan with our unfiltered takes, hot debates, and real convo. From the NBA playoffs to wild relationship scenarios. Tap In: Subscribe for weekly episodes that mix sports, culture, and real-life takes — always honest, always entertaining. Notifications ON, let’s go!

This Week We Talk About:

Real reviews: Did Sinners live up to the hype or nah?

Wild hypotheticals: The internet can’t stop debating this gorilla matchup

NBA heat: Knicks, Celtics, LeBron, Giannis, Dame & playoff predictions

Relationship debates: From exes and friends to jail love and fake support

Culture check: Why honesty in friendships (and comments) matters

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