-Previously on Games People Play... -You have Vanessa?
I ain'’t know it was her.
We want that money, man.
Okay, Kareem. I can'’t have that shit around me, you know that.
I'’ll take care of it, man.
Nia, what'’s up?
I cannot be seen with this bitch.
GoldenGoddessLA'’s been tagging us.
Does this bitch think we'’re friends?
MJ [chuckles]: After last night, I would.
VANESSA: This is my best friend, Nia.
-This is her boyfriend, Terrence. -Huh?
ERIC: So, he'’s in L.A., and you saw him?
-It was for Vanessa. -I didn'’t even know you was talking to him.
VANESSA: I don'’t want to start any drama
between you and your IT guy.
NIA: Me and Eric will be fine.
Yo, Marques, come join me, man.
MARQUES: Ah.
-[quietly]: Shit. -Good?
KAREEM: This is all you.
Nobody trying to shake Marques down but your ass.
You'’re still wearing the $40,000 wristwatch.
I need to get what'’s mine, and you gonna help me get it.
-♪ Birdman!♪ -Come on, come on.
-♪ Show me how lil man roll♪ -Come on, that'’s it.
♪ Chick named Nicole♪
♪ Rhey call her boochie...♪
-[shouts] -There you go!
-[shouting] -Control, come on. Get it, get it!
♪ That shorty could get down...♪
-Ha! -♪ Conversations amazing♪
♪ In my four, shorty'’s in heavy rotation...♪
Nice. Get yours. Get yours.
-[grunting] -Get yours! Get yours!
JAMAL: There you go.
Take the ball.
Everything you want in life, you got to take it.
Whether that'’s in a basketball game or in life.
You take your shot, all right?
Come on. Go. Let'’s get it, let'’s get it.
-Ah! -[screaming]
[Jamal whoops]
[Jamal laughs]
That'’s my boy.
There you go, son.
That'’s what I'’m talking about.
[both laugh]
I'’m gonna make you a star.
[laughs]
Let'’s go. One more.
♪ You did that, now I want...♪
♪♪
Hey. It'’s time to celebrate.
Mm. No. Mm-mm, MJ, no.
I still have a lot of work to do. Nope.
Girl, we just gave Kris the scoop of the year,
and you don'’t have time for a drink?
Yeah, sorry. Okay? I just, I have a lot on my mind.
And I don'’t think we should be drinking...
Oh, girl, don'’t include me in your "we."
I can work and sip. It'’s called multitasking.
It'’s called day drinking,
and it'’s forbidden in the employee handbook.
-So... -[sighs] Fine.
I'’ll wait till lunch.
So, tell me what happened.
[sighs] Okay, so,
we were at Vanessa and Marques'’s party yesterday...
An event to which I had to invite myself.
-Go on. -Okay.
And Eric and I walked in
and Vanessa called Eric "Terrence."
[laughs]
I'’m sorry.
Finish your story, boo.
So now Eric is pissed, and he accused me
of cheating on him with Terrence.
He knew you had other boyfriends.
E... Well, I mean, I hadn'’t told him about Terrence yet.
-Oh. -Or that he'’s in town.
-Oh. -Or that I saw him.
Oh, yeah, you about to be dry for a minute.
I didn'’t even do nothing.
And-- I haven'’t had sex in months.
-Ouch. -And now that my man is finally in town,
Vanessa wants to accidentally slip up.
You sure it was an accident?
Yeah.
What? You think it was on purpose?
I think sometimes ya girl'’s a hot-ass mess.
But why would she do that?
Look.
The only way you gonna find out is if you ask her.
There are no accidents.
I got to get to work.
All right.
[sighs] Let me go to my desk.
♪ Yeah♪
♪ I wear Gucci, I wear Bally♪
♪ At the same damn time♪
♪ On the phone, cooking, cooking♪
♪ At the same damn time♪
♪ Selling wow, selling ... at the same damn time♪
♪ ... 2 bad...♪
Ooh.
Yeah, yeah, yo, yo, what up?
Sheesh.
-[exhales sharply] -Oh.
All right.
Oh, man.
[song continues playing faintly]
You, uh, Kareem Johnson, right?
-What up, man? -You the new roomie?
Yeah, man, uh...
We... we played against each other at A.A.U.
Well, I-I wouldn'’t say we played, man,
y'’all kicked our ass.
I-I had, like, 18 points, but you had, like, 40, man,
-you was snapping. -[both laugh]
-You know all my stats, huh? -Yeah, man.
-All right. Look, I appreciate that. -Yeah.
You know what? I do remember you.
-Mitchell... -Marques.
-Marques Conroy. -King.
-[stammers] You know what? -Yeah.
I-I guess I don'’t know you.
Nice to meet you, man.
-Yeah, man, you, too. -Yeah.
So what? They got you playing center?
No. No, I-I'’m a-- I'’m a wing.
Um, you know, I'’m walking on.
I didn'’t do want to do the D2 route.
But I applied, got in, and I'’m majoring in,
un, computer science and animation.
-[chuckles] -Want to build video games and stuff, so, yeah.
-Little geek geek. -A little bit, but I mean,
you know, I'’m-a be practicing with y'’all.
Hopefully, I get some minutes here and there and I can
-do a little something. -All right, all right,
but you'’re taller than a giraffe, man.
Shoot, they gonna find something for you to do.
-[both laugh] -Hope so. Uh...
What about you, man? What you, uh, what you majoring in?
Oh, me? Hmm. Basketball.
-All right. -I'’m with that.
Hey, man, you want in on these?
I got the chicken flavor and the shrimp flavor.
Nah, I-I'’m good, man.
Come on, man. The shrimp, I'’m telling you: good.
Why-why don'’t we, uh, why don'’t we go get some burgers?
[high-pitched]: Burgers? I don'’t got no burger money.
[laughs]: Wha-- you were one the top prospects, man.
Don'’t they give you a scholarship?
-They'’re not taking care of you? -Yeah, they pay for your classes.
-Yeah. -They don'’t pay for you to get no steaks and lobsters.
-Yeah, you right. You right. Yeah. -[laughs] Yeah.
Look. Put that down.
Burgers on me.
Boy, you don'’t got to ask me twice. Shoot.
[regular pitch]: I'’m-a tell the coach give you some minutes, boy.
Oh, look, I appreciate that.
I would definitely appreciate that.
I mean, he would listen to you.
About this burger, you know,
it'’s because you dropped 40 points on us, right?
-Well, let me get my jacket. -[laughs]
[birds singing]
[phone chimes]
[groans]
[sighs]
[phone thuds]
-MARQUES: Morning. -[yawns]
Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you had practice.
I told them I was sick so I could sleep in,
spend some time with you.
VANESSA: Oh, spend time with me
or play this little stupid game?
[chuckles] I can do both. And they'’re not stupid.
-They keep my mind sharp. -They keep your mind sharp.
-Don'’t knock it till you try it. -Mmm...
Love you so much, but I'’m-a have to pass.
What? It'’s a retro classic.
It'’s one of your favorites.
It'’s definitely not one of my favorites. I hate video games.
It'’s my favorite.
-[chuckles] Okay, which one are you? -[clears throat]
Who do you think, babe? The one that'’s winning.
-Oh. Ah, she about to kick, watch. -Ow...
-Whoa. Eeh. -Ah.
[sighs] Goddamn.
Yeah, as much as you play this game, you suck.
-Let me see. -Man, you don'’t need that.
-Let me see. Let me... -Wait. Let me get-- no.
-You don'’t need... -What do I need?
♪ Can'’t wait to taste your skin♪
♪ Baby, oh...♪
-[door opens] -[laughter]
...yelling at me. I said, "Bitch,
-Excuse me. -...it ain'’t my fault you bleeding..." What?
-Who this? -Bro, you ain'’t see the sock on the door?
[laughs]
My bad. My bad about that.
You must be Vanessa.
-Yes. -Oh, cool, cool.
-Uh, Marques, you remember Quanisha, right? -Hey.
-Hi. -Is she here a lot?
Every weekend.
Man, you said this weekend was mine, man.
I did, but Quanisha had to give me a haircut.
Okay, well, that'’s not our problem.
-Who am I talking to? She don'’t know me. I'’m-a... -No, no, baby.
No, no, no, don'’t. Don'’t-- come on, be good.
Marques, I flew from Connecticut.
You said it was just gonna be me and you this weekend.
I know, it was supposed to be, babe.
Well, you know, Quanisha, she about to get back on that bus,
-and she could just... -Cool. -Maybe I could what?
-Nothing. Nothing at all. Nothing. -Oh, you think she fly
-'’cause she been on a plane? -No.
No, I flew to Vegas, you know, to the Bronner Brothers
Beauty Show and I was drinking champagne on the plane.
-[both laugh] -Oh, wow.
Okay, I can'’t.
-Let'’s just go get a hotel. -Okay.
-No, we'’ll get a hotel. Let'’s go. -Whoa, whoa, whoa/
Wait, wait, wait. With what? [chuckles]
You'’re right. Okay, well, my Kareem is gonna be a star,
and you, you hardly play.
They only put you in '’cause Kareem beg them to.
Babe, babe, babe, no, no, hon.
-No, no, that... -What? He need to know.
Mwah, mwah. Don'’t do that.
-Don'’t do that. -He need to know.
-Don'’t do that. Don'’t do that. [chuckles] -[sighs] Fine.
Don'’t do that.
Yeah, I don'’t want to be here anyway.
-Yeah. Well, it... -[quietly]: Good.
-You-- what...? -Oh, no, come on, girl.
-She don'’t know who... -Nice meeting you, Vanessa.
♪ No...♪
I swear it was an accident.
You blocked me, big time.
I said I was sorry, okay?
The last thing I want to do is block you,
'’cause Lord knows you need some.
What? I mean, we all do. Shoot.
My little trifling husband can still get it.
Okay, we are not gonna talk about your sex life
when mine is non-existent.
Sorry.
Mm.
-MJ had a theory. -About you?
About you.
-Uh, MJ'’s messy. -Well...
he thinks that you did it because of Laila.
Oh. Mm.
That'’s your little friend.
-Got nothing to do with me. -So you did see the posts.
Of course I saw the posts.
So you did it on purpose.
You know, I could have
accidentally did it on purpose.
I don'’t know. I was drinking a lot that day,
and I have all kind of shit going on.
Look, I didn'’t even post the pictures.
We were at the same party, and I was chasing a story,
and she needs to stop tagging me like we cool.
I don'’t know. I guess.
You should know.
I would never do anything
to intentionally hurt you. You know that.
Well, I guess you have been
-suffering enough. -I sure as hell have, yeah.
-Sorry. -MJ: Whoo.
NIA: I'’m sorry, too.
That was the best lunch I'’ve ever had.
Girl, you got three
missed voice calls from Lai...
[sighs] Oh. Hey, V.
-Oh... -How many voice mails?
Okay, I'’m-a just shut this shit down right now.
-Good. -Three.
-[ringtone playing] -Hey, girl. What'’s up?
I'’m not your girl.
-Excuse me? -Look, Laila,
I don'’t know why you keep calling me,
but let me make something crystal clear...
Yes, crystal clear.
I'’m not your friend.
You slept with my best friend'’s husband,
-do you not remember that? -Yeah, dumbass.
Look, I never meant to hurt anybody,
and, to be honest, whatever happened
between Marques and I didn'’t mean anything to me.
Well, it meant something to his wife,
and if you mess with her, you mess with me.
-Period! -[sighs] I'’m sorry.
And if there'’s anything that I can ever do
-to make it up to either one...-Go to hell.
[school bell ringing]
GIRL: Oh, look at this stank ho.
GIRL 2: Stop eyeballing me.
See, that'’s why she ain'’t got no friends.
-Fat girl walking! -[laughs] Everybody watch out.
Bitch, what you looking at?
What? What'’s up? Yeah, we talking to you.
Lonely bitch.
Grow up.
Don'’t worry about them.
Slut.
JASON: Knock it off, you two.
KAREEM: Look, I'’m into Claire. I like Teach.
[chuckles] You know.
-Teach, Teach. -Teach.
-Hey, Kareem. -Ooh, what'’s up,
left, right, right, left?
MARQUES: What about Quanisha?
Ooh, man, me and Q got an understanding.
You better hope so, man. You sitting in that chair...
Don'’t you know not to make a woman mad with a razor?
Haven'’t you seen Color Purple?
ANNOUNCER: What should'’ve been an easy win for South West Cal
turned into a nail-biter
with an assist from Zander White.
But especially disappointing for Kareem Johnson,
missing that layup at the buzzer
-to send it into overtime. -Whatever you say, Sasquatch.
-Lookit there. -Come on, man,
y'’all ain'’t got to cut that off.
Come on, shit happens, a'’ight?
It don'’t happen to you.
Come on, dude.
-It don'’t happen to me. -Man...
Dude got a little point, though.
What you saying?
You don'’t miss a wide-open layup like that.
Matter of fact, nobody does.
Marques, what-what'’s your point? What you, what you,
-where you getting? -You...
My point is, you'’ve been looking real clean recently, man.
-What'’s up? -What'’s up?
What'’s up is my hard grinding that gym every day.
That hard work, that'’s what'’s up.
My bad. That'’s something you don'’t know about.
-JAMAL: Kareem! -Oh, shit.
♪ I'’m just saying...♪
Who'’s that?
Nobody, man. I-I'’ll be right back.
It'’s nobody, but you got to talk to him?
♪ Ask me when I'’m coming home...♪
JAMAL: Hear that bass, brah?
What is this?
It'’s all for you.
-I thought it would make you happy. -[music turns off]
Man, where'’d you even get the money to afford this?
I didn'’t.
Dealers are throwing cars at us, brah.
Well, you throw this back. All right, I can'’t be seen
with this type of stuff, man. They watching me now.
JAMAL: Who'’s watching you?
Don'’t even worry about it.
What do you want me to do with the car?
I'’m not taking it back to the dealer.
I don'’t know. Give it to my moms.
JAMAL: All right.
You need to learn to appreciate the fruits of your labor, son.
We earned this.
All right, well, you let my mom know I gave it to her.
-Yeah, a'’ight. -Get out of here.
You all right?
Yeah, it'’s nothing.
[car door closes, engine starts]
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct whispering]
Am I too loud?
No. Not loud enough.
I'’m trying out for the spring play.
-Can I help? -Yeah, sure.
Um, it'’s Antony and Cleopatra. Shakespeare.
-You want me to be Anthony? -[chuckles]
Antony, but yeah.
Um, just start right here.
Oh, okay.
"I'’ll leave you, lady."
"Courteous lord, one word.
"Sir, you and I must part,
"but that is not it.
"Sir, you and I have loved,
"but there is not it.
"That you know well. Something it is I would--
"O, my oblivion is a very Antony,
and I am all forgotten."
-That was it. -[chuckles] That was awesome.
-[chuckling] -That director'’s gonna be begging you
to play that part.
-[school bell rings] -[sighs]
What'’s up?
I don'’t know, I just never had
a real friend before.
Well, you have one now.
Hey, why don'’t you come with me
to this party Friday night?
We can celebrate you getting that role.
Okay.
Dope. I'’ll see you then.
Bye.
♪
Walkout at noon.
Professor Jones did not get his tenure.
They cannot keep treating
our African-American professors this way.
Walkout at noon. Walkout at noon.
Oh, I'’m sorry, I'’m not an African-American studies major.
-Sorry? -I'’m pre-law.
You know, I can'’t really get caught up in politics.
That'’s that plantation mentality that'’s holding us back.
Yeah, but if I don'’t get a degree,
that'’s what'’s gonna hold me back.
You'’d want someone to do it for you.
["Foundation" by D'’anna Stewart plays]
♪ Listen closely to your heart♪
♪ It'’ll tell you♪
♪ Where you are♪
♪ Far but close to where you want to be♪
♪ Made mistakes to get them right♪
♪ That'’s just how we live our lives...♪
PROFESSOR: Hey, what'’s going on here?
Where you going?
♪ Every scar on me♪
♪ Through test of time♪
♪ We will define♪
♪ And understand one another♪
♪ Spread the love to each other♪
♪ With pride aside♪
♪ We'’ll find the light♪
♪ The change in you starts by changing me...♪
Shit.
♪ Stop, control♪
♪ Tell everybody that you know♪
♪ Know, know...♪
I knew you'’d do it.
Girl, if I do not get into Harvard Law...
I'’m Nia.
Vanessa.
♪ And we can build a foundation♪
♪ And we canbuild a foundation♪
♪ And we can build a foundation...♪
-Got that ibuprofen for you. -Okay, appreciate that.
Yeah. Uh, got a little bit of Oxy,
a little Vicodin, you never know.
-Okay, okay, maybe that. That'’s fine. -Little codeine.
-That might put you out. -I-I don'’t need that.
And this right here one of them, uh,
face-eating drugs, so if you try this one,
let me know if it'’ll keep your thing-thing hard.
-[laughs] -Okay, a-all right, look, look,
what-what did you take when you were hurt?
-You hurt? -Just answer the question.
I took Vicodin. You hurt?
Man, I think I tweaked my ankle.
-Let me see. -Hey!
Ooh, yeah, you hurt.
[sighs] Don'’t tell nobody, please.
Who am I gonna tell?
Just-- I'’m serious, Kareem, just don'’t say nothing.
Marques, you'’ve been my best friend for how long?
I will never, ever snitch on you, man.
Got your back.
-What'’s up, man? -What'’s up?
Look, thanks for calling, brah.
I... I apologize for all that stuff before.
Oh, man, don'’t worry about that, it'’s-it'’s all good.
Yeah, what'’s-what'’s going on?
I need a favor, a big one.
Okay.
This my man, Dan.
'’Sup, bruh? Nice to...
KAREEM: Yeah, they call him Diamond Tooth.
I got a nice little, uh... business proposition, uh...
for both of you.
Well, I was just letting him know that, uh, we can'’t.
-It'’s the tournament. -You can'’t?
We can'’t? We can'’t what?
We can'’t what, Kareem? What, you throwing games?!
Ain'’t nobody throwing no games.
I don'’t-- Come on, don'’t... [chuckles]
Yeah, I maybe shaved some points here and there, that'’s...
What you mean, shaved some points here and there,
what you talking about, man? Why would you do that shit?
Cause everybody not you, man.
Everybody don'’t got everything, like you.
I don'’t have everything, Kareem.
Come on, man. You got a car, clothes, food, and money.
You always complain about my ramen noodles.
-Or when Quanisha cut my hair. -Those are jokes.
-Oh, man, joke'’s on you, then. -JAMAL: Kareem...
'’Cause that shit costs money.
Kareem... I said I'’d take care of you.
I just need you to do this one thing.
And-and-and what'’s that?
All right, listen.
The Ravens are a tough team, yeah?
You'’re gonna lose, probably, anyway.
-Whoa, whoa! What, you want me to lose? -Wow.
He didn'’t say lose.
Just let nature take its course.
-That is my future! -And your future is set.
You'’re going top ten.
Yeah, and when I do, that'’s when I got you.
And I believe you.
But some people want their shit now.
And by some people, he means me.
[chuckles] I shouldn'’t even be here
-for this, I don'’t trust him. -Yo, hold on, young blood.
Y'’all don'’t need me for this.
We talking about losing.
You'’re an asset.
Really?
No disrespect, I ain'’t doing shit for y'’all!
What about for Kareem? If it wasn'’t for him,
your ass be still riding the pine.
I'’ll think about it.
I said I haven'’t made my mind...
Just a little something for listening.
How much money is it?
What'’s it matter, man?!
Man, it'’s money!
Stupid!
BIG SISTER HAVE MERCY: Pledges!
-Fab Five! -ALL: Yes, Big Sister Have Mercy.
Do you have my laundry done?
Yes, Big Sister Have Mercy.
And what are you looking at, Li'’l Sister Soulja?
Nothing, Big Sister Have Mercy.
Oh, so I'’m nothing to you?
No, Big Sister Have Mercy.
You are everything to me.
What about you, Li'’l Sister Deep Dimples, you agree?
Yes, Big Sister Georgia Peach.
What about the rest of y'’all?
Yes, Big Sister Georgia Peach.
And don'’t y'’all forget it.
We'’ll be back.
[sighing]
I can'’t. I swear I can'’t.
-No-no-no. -This is too much.
All this yelling and being disrespectful...
I can'’t. -Okay.
But guess what?
It'’s gonna be worth it in the end.
Well, how about you fill me in?
Well, I have to go to New York.
-I have to go watch Marques play. -No-no-no-no-no.
The Big Sisters said we can'’t leave campus.
We can'’t-- We can'’t go nowhere.
Okay, Marques is playing in the tournament.
There is a Trayvon Martin rally in Union Square tonight.
See? Let'’s go.
-Come on. -Okay. Okay.
-But we got to be back by morning. -We will.
-Morning. -Yes, come on, Little Sister.
-Wait, are you sure? -Come on.
-♪ Passout♪ -♪ Drank♪
-♪ Wake up♪ -♪ Drank♪
-♪ Faded♪ -♪ Drank...♪
LAILA: Thanks so much for bringing me.
-Did you have fun? -I had a blast.
I told you you'’d have a good time.
I didn'’t believe you. [giggles]
-God, you'’re so hot. -Thank you.
♪ In the dark room, loud tunes♪
♪ Looking to make a vow soon♪
♪ That I'’m gonna get ... up, filling up my cup♪
♪ I see the crowd move, changing by the minute♪
♪ And the record on repeat♪
♪ Took a sip♪
♪ Then another sip♪
♪ Then somebody said to me♪
♪ Why you babysitting only two or three shots?♪
[Laila cries out]
Stop, please! Stop!
Please, stop!
-[cloth tears] -[crying]: Please, stop!
Please, stop! Stop, stop, stop!
Please stop!
[sobbing]
No, please!
Let go of me, please! [crying]
[Laila screams]
ANNOUNCER: Welcome the 2013 Supreme 16!
ANNOUNCER 2: Top recruit Kareem Johnson
kept him in the game in the first half,
but suddenly has gone cold.
He'’s missed his last four shots
and he'’s got four fouls. He has got to be careful.
You looking for your man, girl?
[chuckling]: He at the end of the bench.
Girl, you better fix your face
'’cause there are cameras everywhere.
I did not fly all the way out
from L.A. to not be seen.
Oh, no, don'’t worry. I'’m sure everyone can see you.
You know Mariah Carey only poses for one side.
Yeah, I need to find my angle for the press because Kareem
is gonna go pro.
No shade, girl, but you ain'’t got to worry about that.
-[chuckles] -Well, good for me,
being in the spotlight is not a priority for me.
-No shade. -Huh?
ANNOUNCER: Kareem for the three...
-[crowd groans] -Oh, that'’s okay, Kareem!
Kareen Johnson'’s jump is broke. He'’s missed his last five shots.
I don'’t know what'’s wrong with him tonight.
Yeah, but he'’s been shooting 62% from the field.
But Reggie, you and I both know,
nerves can kick in under the bright lights
and during a close game.
Well, Kareem won'’t let us down.
-So don'’t sweat it. -Better not.
ANNOUNCER 2: Kareem Johnson taking it to the hoop...
-[whistle blows] -Aw, hell naw!
[whistle blowing]
Well, this way he don'’t have to keep missing.
Them other boys can'’t shoot.
King. King, King! Get in there.
[cheering]
I'’ve been waiting to see Marques King come in the game,
so, this is gonna be interesting for me.
-King hasn'’t played much this season. -No.
Now with Johnson out, they'’re gonna have
to do something to stop this run.
ANNOUNCER [over PA]: Coming in for Kareem Johnson, number one,
Marques King!
Whoo! Come on, Marques! Show '’em what you got, baby!
[crowd cheering]
ANNOUNCER 2: King calling for the ball.
King for the three.
-[crowd groans] -Okay, he missed the shot.
The Tigers are down by seven.
They'’re gonna have to find some offense from somewhere,
or this game is gonna be over.
♪ U.N.I.T.Y.♪
♪ Love a black man from infinity to infinity♪
♪ U.N.I.T.Y.♪
♪ U.N.I.T.Y. that'’s a unity♪
-♪ Come on, here we go♪ -♪ U.N.I.T.Y.♪
♪ Love a black woman from infinity to infinity♪
♪ Instinct leads me to another flow♪
♪ Every time I hear a brother call a girl a ... or a ... ♪
♪ Trying to make a sister feel low♪
♪ You know all of that'’s got to go♪
♪ Now everybody knows there'’s exceptions to this rule♪
♪ Now don'’t be getting mad when we playing, it'’s cool♪
♪ But don'’t you be calling out my name...♪
♪ I bring wrath to those who disrespect me like a dame♪
♪ That'’s why I'’m talking...♪
WOMAN: Put your arm down.
Arm down.
♪ That'’s a unity...♪
[cheering]
ANNOUNCER: The Tigers are on fire in the last two minutes.
Marques King with the attempt...
-[crowd cheering] -Beautiful shot
from the three-point line!
-[whoops] -ANNOUNCER: Marques King just put the Tigers
-back in the game. -Yes! That'’s myman!
ANNOUNCER: The clock is winding down, and the pressure is on
here in the final two minutes.
But with Marques King in the driver'’s seat,
I'’m seeing a completely different offense.
Marques King looking for an opportunity...
He'’s up for a three...
-[loud cheering] -What a shot!
South West Cal is within striking distance
with less than two minutes to go.
[Vanessa screams]
Time out, time out.
[indistinct announcement over PA]
Let'’s go.
Got him.
-[doorbell rings] -Watch behind it. Watch behind the crates.
Uh, could you get that for me, please?
Man, I ain'’t your damn maid.
-So this is why you missed practice? -Uh, hi.
-[sighs] -Hey, um, you need a moment?
Yeah, yeah, just give me a second to holler at her.
Cool. Going over here.
I'’m gonna go ahead and head outside, that-- Yeah.
So you just decided to miss practice?
Okay. So I thought you might'’ve been hiding
-from the investigation. -Investigation?
I thought you said we were good.
Well, I mean, you'’re not suspects,
but... persons of interest
-is what they call it. -Persons of interest?
Why didn'’t you say anything?
You know why? '’Cause I didn'’t want you
to get nervous, Marques, and do something stupid,
like miss a practice.
You need to act normal.
All right, well, a part of that is just me being myself.
And part of that is being there for your team,
so that your team is there for you,
especially if you get called in for questioning.
Questioning?
You'’re in some deep shit.
And if you want a way out, you have to listen to me.
All right? Kobe caught a case, his stats went up, he got off.
So under no circumstances do you miss a practice or a game.
Okay, Des, are you gonna tell me when to take a shit
and wipe my ass, too, or do you have that for me?
Okay. I'’m just doing my job.
Okay? But you don'’t have to listen.
This is your life, it'’s your choice.
It'’s all up to you.
[door opens, closes]
Keep shooting, King. Don'’t feel bad, Kareem.
I think we can still win this. Okay, this is it.
Whatever you have to do to win, you need to bring it now.
-Okay. -Put it all out on the court.
If not, get ready to go home.
-Bring it in. -PLAYER: "Win" on three, "win" on three,
-one, two, three. -ALL: Win!
What the hell is you doing out there, man?
You know the rules. If I get fouled out, you go easy.
Bro, I couldn'’t stop. I got hot.
"Hot" my ass, man. You better chill out.
ANNOUNCER 2: Otis, what is with Kareem Johnson fouling out?
The biggest game of the season, and the team needs him.
I agree with you, Reggie, but DraftExpress
still got him projected middle of first round.
-They'’re going to have to make room for Marques King. -Yes.
I don'’t know where they'’ve been hiding this kid,
-but he can ball. -Yeah.
ANNOUNCER: Eight seconds on the clock.
Ball to King. King with the head fake.
Down the middle...
-[buzzer sounds] -...and that'’s the game!
The Tigers take it by one point at the buzzer.
-[cheering, applause] -ANNOUNCER: What a comeback for the Tigers,
-and what a show for Marques King. -What'’s up?!
Yeah!
COACH: Get down here, let'’s go.
MARQUES: What'’s up, baby? What I tell y'’all? What I tell y'’all?
What did I tell y'’all? What did I tell y'’all?
Let'’s go! This my house!
-That'’s the game! -This my house!
That'’s the game! That'’s the game!
-It'’s over! -What'’s wrong with him?
Let'’s get out of this. Excuse me.
He did good.
This is bullshit.
Marques, what an amazing performance.
You did it on the big stage in front of a lot of scouts.
This could get you drafted.
I... I-I, I don'’t know about that.
I'’m just excited we won, and honestly, right now,
I want to celebrate with my team.
You'’re a legend, though. I love you, Mama.
Appreciate it. Oh, my gosh.
It'’s crazy, right? Oh, gosh.
-GIRL: Can you sign this? -Oh, hey, hey, sign-- yeah.
-I got you, I got you. Appreciate y'’all. -Thank you. Thank...
Appreciate y'’all. All right.
-Can you sign this, please? -MARQUES: Yeah, yeah.
-Thank you. -Got you, got you.
MARQUES: This yours? This yours? Here you go.
GIRL: Thank you.
[cheering, applause]
What the hell, Kareem?
A lot of people lost a lot of money.
Because of you.
SHEILA: Kareem.
I-I'’m glad you won the game,
but what happened out there, baby?
How you gonna foul out just like that?
I don'’t know, Ma.
That'’s way too much Marques King for me,
and it'’s not a good look for you.
All that work we'’ve done is about to pay off.
Just stay the course, baby.
Okay? Just... just stay the course.
Look, man, all you gotta do is just
work hard, you ain'’t got to worry about nothing.
-Easy. Yeah, that'’s easy, bro. -I'’ll tell you the rest tomorrow, big dawg.
[engine starts]
[tires screeching]
[screams]
-Oh, my God, is he okay? -Someone call the police!
[Kareem screams]
Somebody help me!
[screaming]
-Somebody call the police! -We need an ambulance.
-Relax. -[crying]: My knee.
-911, what'’s your emergency? -My knee...
-We need an ambulance... -[sobbing]
♪
[lock buzzes, latch clicks]
Uh, excuse me. Do you know who bailed me out?
♪ Uh, you been waiting on me, I'’m-a hit the floor♪
♪ Seen you watching when I'’m walking through the door♪
♪ Wasn'’t ready, now you asking for some more♪
-♪ Put it down, I'’m-a end up with the flow♪ -Right through that door.
♪ If you single, better come and cut the key♪
♪ If you balling, baby...♪
Oh, great. It'’s you.
What are you going to do? Arrest me again?
No, Ms. Bullock, I'’m the one who bailed you out.
Why?
I felt bad about your arrest, a'’right?
I... there-there wasn'’t much I could do.
Uh, well, maybe there was,
but it'’s not too late to make things right.
Look,
I'’m really sorry about all of this, I was just trying to help.
Thank you. What'’s your name?
Terrence.
Nia.
Nice to meet you, Terrence.
All right. Um, can I give you a ride somewhere?
Can you give me a ride to Connecticut?
Yeah.
-Yeah? Okay. -Yeah.
All right-- right now?
-Yeah. -Okay.
-Is your car this way? -[chuckles]: Yeah, right this way.
TERRENCE: I got you.
NIA: Thank you.
♪ You know you hit me with that...♪
BIG SISTER GEORGIA PEACH: Pledges!
Fab Five, halt.
Being a Gamma takes sacrifice, commitment.
You can'’t have it both ways.
So do what you want to do and be where you want to be.
I don'’t care if it'’s a worthy cause.
Is being a Gamma worth anything to you?
FAB FIVE: Yes, Big Sister Georgia Peach.
Li'’l Sister Soulja, is there anything you need to tell me?
No, Big Sister Georgia Peach.
Get out.
Li'’l Sister Deep Dimple.
Yes, Big Sister?
That was a good game.
Yes, Big Sister.
If your man goes pro, I want tickets.
Do you hear me?
Yes, Big Sister.
Now go on.
♪ They say you'’re doing well♪
♪ You'’re doing just fine♪
♪ I hear it all the time♪
♪ Although I give a smile♪
♪ I can'’t help but feel♪
♪ Like I'’ve been left behind...♪
I know-- ooh. Ooh, yeah.
Oh, yeah, like this...
♪ Your newfound glory♪
♪ And I can'’t help but crumble inside♪
♪ And I thought it'’d get easy♪
♪ But it'’s getting harder♪
♪ It'’s getting harder to hide...♪
[moans, shouts]
Sh... Ah...
♪ I'’m haunted, still haunted♪
♪ I get you when I close my eyes♪
♪ Oh, baby, you'’re climbing♪
♪ While I'’m falling♪
♪ When I wake up, wake up, wake up♪
♪ I just fall back to the start♪
♪ It'’s been more than a year♪
♪ And time has done its part♪
♪ But a piece of me...♪
Did you go anywhere today?
No. No, I was gonna head out in a few;
when you texted you were on your way, I figured I'’d wait.
Aww, you waited on me?
Ooh, I got you some shoes today that I think you'’ll like
and they had your size.
Desiree came over,
and we were able to handle some business.
What kind of business?
I got a lawyer.
Uh, what happened to Ian? I liked him.
Even though he tried to make me sign that prenup. I forgave him.
I got a criminal lawyer.
What, are they coming for us?
I don'’t know, but...
Desiree said that you should probably get one, too.
Oh, my God.
-[sighs] -Look...
Don'’t worry about it.
Let'’s just do what she says,
and... we'’ll be all right.
[sighs]
-Hey, Detective. What'’s going on? -Big basketball fan?
-I watch the games. -How'’d you get courtside?
MARQUES: What you got going on there?
I am guessing it is the same text,
uh, that you got.
The police want to see us at 9:00 a.m.
-He said he was here, Nia. -He who?
Terrence. How could you let him in this house?
Ms. James. Memory kicked in? What else you got for me?
A friend of mine saw you at the police station today.
Because my friend is missing. Susie.
And the only reason I went to the police station
is because she worked for Roxanne.
Just like that Kalinda girl.