Rubin says Meek Mill has met and hung out regularly with his business partners and his family. "He's someone I was comfortable to bring around my business associates, all my partners in the Sixers, many people in the sports business," Rubin said. "He is an upstanding individual that made one mistake when he was a kid. When I've known him I'm sure he has not been involved in what I would consider criminal behavior." With his crossover appeal — Rubin said his 11-year-old daughter, who has met the rapper "50 times," is a fan of his music who cried when he heard he was going to prison — "he's got a chance to take a world that's pretty divided right now and bring people together. He wants to do that."