Rockets Lose VanVleet, Suns Push "High Five Culture," and Doris Burke Demoted
Heat Check with Trysta Krick
The 8 Side
2 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Trysta dives into the latest drama around Kawhi Leonard and Uncle Dennis, including the wild demands they made during Kawhi’s Clippers free agency. She also reacts to Fred VanVleet’s torn ACL, what it means for the Houston Rockets, and who can step up in Houston.
Trysta breaks down Matt Ishbia’s “culture shift” tour in Phoenix, Sam Presti’s poker vs. chess analogy on team building, and the surprising demotion of Doris Burke at ESPN. Plus, updates on Montrezl Harrell, Ben Simmons possibly heading to Australia, Michael Porter Jr. keeps talking, and the growing Achilles “support group” with Tatum, Haliburton, Dame, and Dejounte.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | On this episode of the Heat Check, training camp is creeping up on us. |
| 0:10.1 | News is starting to pop off. |
| 0:12.5 | I need to turn my phone on Do Not Disturb. |
| 0:15.2 | We have the obligatory update on Kauai Leonard and Uncle Dennis, of course. |
| 0:20.1 | Fred Van Fleet is out for the year with a torn ACL. |
| 0:23.3 | So what does that mean for the Rockets? |
| 0:25.1 | Matt Ishpia is doing Matt Ishpia things, which means acting stupid. |
| 0:29.5 | Sam Presti, the smart guy in the room is talking about OKC's future. |
| 0:33.0 | And a lot of news from around the league. |
| 0:34.9 | So Wyatt, drop the motherfucking beat. |
| 0:37.1 | This should be Rihanna. |
| 0:39.1 | You're listening to the hottest, the hottest. |
| 0:44.0 | The NBA podcast out. |
| 0:45.6 | Yeah, I said what I said. |
| 0:47.1 | She's heating up. |
| 0:48.2 | It's the heat check. |
| 0:49.1 | The heat check with Trista Crick. |
| 0:58.6 | All right, so there's always enough. On the Kuwaiter L.A. Clippers' drama. |
| 1:02.7 | But at least this week it doesn't involve Pablo Torre breaking some more news |
| 1:07.6 | and finding more money underneath the couch mattress, |
| 1:12.2 | couch cushion of $30 million of bomber's money hidden away somewhere. |
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