Chris Boucher, Rico Hines reflect on their moms' love

On the latest episode of "Hustle Play," Rico Hines joins Raptors forward Chris Boucher and Mike Roach to discuss how much their moms have done for them. Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel or listen on the podcast feed.

Video Transcript

MIKE ROACH: You know, Chris, we saw your documentary, all right? "Grind Now, Shine Later."

RICO HINES: I loved it too, by the way.

MIKE ROACH: Yeah, man. And your mom was in it as well.

CHRIS BOUCHER: Yeah. She didn't want to be in it.

[LAUGHING]

CHRIS BOUCHER: She hates that shit.

[LAUGHING]

MIKE ROACH: Honestly, like, when we all love, care for our moms, right? But when did you guys-- Chris, you can start off with this one-- really begin to have a deep appreciation for your mothers?

CHRIS BOUCHER: I think I've always had it. When I was a kid, you know, I was always close to my mom, no matter what. So I don't think that it never went away. I always knew that she was, like, the mom and the father in the family. She was doing everything, and I've seen it from a young kid. And I've seen a lot of situations. I was old enough to see when my dad divorced and all that.

So I was old enough to see a lot of stuff and see what she was going through. So for me, it wasn't hard to know, you know that that was somebody I, you know, want to relate to. I want to have the same force, the same power, the same well, because, I mean, she was doing it with three kids, you know? And a lot of people complain about a lot of things, different things and all, but I never saw her complain once.

RICO HINES: Man, it's crazy, because when we went to Montreal for preseason, you guys, you know, your foundation-- You had COVID, right?

CHRIS BOUCHER: Man, I don't think it was COVID.

[LAUGHING]

CHRIS BOUCHER: It definitely wasn't COVID.

RICO HINES: Yeah, but just being out there, man, at his foundation event and hearing his mom talking-- I think I told you this, man. You can feel her love for people and her love for Chris, you know what I mean, and her love for trying to help the next little kid around there and stuff. I could just feel it, man. And it was a lot like my mom, you know what I mean? I think a lot of Black mothers, especially doing raising kids single and stuff like that, they've just got a different vibe, man, you know what I mean?

Because they're the strongest people on Earth, in my opinion, because they'll do whatever it takes to help their kids, but not just their kids. They'll help the ones down the street too, you know what I mean, because they might not have as much as we've got or whatever. But they'll try to help everybody. So kudos to your mom, man. And it was a great event that they had in Montreal. And I could just feel the love that she had for Chris and the community, trying to help the community and give back and help people, man. I thought it was super dope.

MIKE ROACH: No, I understand that vibe. Right before you showed up, Chris, I was telling Rico that I have four jobs, OK?

[LAUGHING]

MIKE ROACH: I've got four jobs and a wife and two kids, and I grew up, single mother, three of us. All right? My parents were divorced right after I was born. And some days, man, I'm telling you, when it's early in the morning and it's dark and you've got to get up, one of the things I think about is-- I have never seen my mother complain.

RICO HINES: No question. No question.

MIKE ROACH: I watch her go to work 7 o'clock in the morning and come back 10 o'clock at night.

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

CHRIS BOUCHER: The only complaining you hear is, man, you clean your room or some other stuff like that.

MIKE ROACH: Make sure the damn dishes are done.

CHRIS BOUCHER: Yeah, dishes are done. You ain't going to eat if, you know, the dishes ain't done and stuff. But like, I feel like that's so light compared to everything they go through.

RICO HINES: No question.

MIKE ROACH: Yeah, yeah.

CHRIS BOUCHER: Man, at that time, I didn't realize. I'm like, mom talked so much, but then I realized that's all she was asking, man. It's not that much.

RICO HINES: Yeah, it ain't bad. It ain't.