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(reporters chattering)
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- (camera shutters snapping)
- (reporters shouting)
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Reporter 1:
Do you care to comment
on Paul Westhead?
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Reporter 2:
Dr. Buss...
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Reporter 3:
What are you gonna do
about Westhead?
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Reporter 4:
Are you trading Magic?
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Reporter 5:
Who's it gonna be?
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(chatter continues)
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(lighter clicks)
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Eddie Jordan:
Yo, Riles!
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Talk to us, baby!
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- Man, what's really real?
- Stop worrying about things.
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- Nah, there's no problem.
- Norm Nixon:
Hey, all I know is that
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this team ain't big enough
for the both of them.
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- Somebody gotta go.
So, is it Romeo or Juliet?
- Guys...
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Fuckin' cut it out, alright?
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Alright, couple days,
this thing's gonna blow over.
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I don't know, Riles,
I don't know.
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Holy shit.
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There's a chill in the air,
huh, Mikey? (chuckles)
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Hey? What's the story?
Huh?
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Y-You hear
from Sharman? Hm?
You hear from Buss?
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Et tu, Pat?
I'm disappointed.
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Paul, y-you're
not understanding.
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You gotta talk to management
before this hits the fan,
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- so they hear your side.
- There are no sides.
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This is Earvin's
petulance, okay?
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And, and he shot
himself in the foot.
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Because now Buss either has
to reprimand him publicly,
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or give him what he thinks
he wants. So, either way,
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this blows over,
and we win.
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- We win.
- No, it doesn't work
like that, Paul.
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- (reporters shouting)
- Coach, if Magic gets traded,
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- are you gonna be
in the hot seat?
- Hot seat?
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We just won our fifth game
in a row, fellas.
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Reporter:
Buss and the kid
seem pretty close.
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- Twenty-five million?
- Gentlemen,
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we all know Earvin, okay?
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For all of his bluster,
he is a sensitive soul.
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- (chuckling) Yeah, sensitive.
- With a lot of growing up to do.
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He was having a poor game
and he responded emotionally
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to the embarrassment
of being taken to task.
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I wouldn't read much
more into it than that.
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So, that's the reason
for the meeting then, right?
Is that-- I mean,
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you're gonna slap him
on the wrist?
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Meeting?
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- Reporter:
Yeah, the meeting.
- Of course.
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- What meeting is that?
- With Buss.
We heard he put out the APB.
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- Were you not invited?
- The meeting with Buss?
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Of course, I was invited!
I'll be there when we land.
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(reporters shouting)
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Squeezed out?
I don't think it's--
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
Excuse us, Gentlemen.
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We have a
schedule to keep to.
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Let's do it, Coach.
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(reporters shouting)
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(muffled shouting continues)
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Thank you, Cap.
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Appreciate you, Coach.
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- Don't we, fellas?
- Player 1: Yeah, Cap!
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- Player 2: Yes, sir.
- Player 3: Whoo!
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Reporter:
How are you doing?
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Are you on the same page
with Kareem?
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That's it?
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Oh, shh, shh.
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(bus engine idling)
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{\an8}Y'all thought
I was backing down?
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{\an8}I meant what I said.
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("My Favorite Mutiny"
by The Coup playing)
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{\an8}♪
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{\an8}♪ There it is ♪
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{\an8}♪ Yeah, ah, uh ♪
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{\an8}♪ Yeah ♪
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{\an8}♪ Okay ♪
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{\an8}♪ Check it out ♪
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{\an8}♪ Death to the pigs
is my basic statement ♪
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{\an8}♪ I spit street stories
'til I taste the pavement ♪
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{\an8}♪Tryin' to stay out the pen
where we face enslavement ♪
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{\an8}♪ Had a foolproof hustle
'til they traced the payments ♪
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{\an8}♪ I was grippin' my palm
around some shitty rum ♪
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{\an8}♪ Tryin' to find
psalm number 151 ♪
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{\an8}♪ To forget what I'm owed,
as I clutch the commode ♪
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{\an8}♪ I read "Put down the bottle
and come get the gun" ♪
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{\an8}♪ Let's get off the chain like
Kunta Kinte with a MAC-10 ♪
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{\an8}♪ They want us gone
like a dollar in a crack den ♪
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{\an8}♪ Steadily subtractin'
seeds and stems ♪
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{\an8}♪ Mind cloudy through
the wheeze and phlegm ♪
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{\an8}♪ Numbin' my brain off of that
and the Jesus hymns ♪
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{\an8}♪ If we waiting for the time
to fight, these is thems ♪
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{\an8}♪ Tellin' us to relax
while they ease it in ♪
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{\an8}♪ We gettin greased again ♪
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{\an8}♪ The truth I write
is so cold ♪
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{\an8}♪ It'd freeze my pen ♪
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{\an8}♪ I'm Boots Riley
it's a pleasure to meet you ♪
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{\an8}♪ Never let they punk ass
ever defeat you ♪
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{\an8}♪ They got us on the corner
wearin' pleather and see-thru ♪
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{\an8}♪ All y'all's gold mines,
they wanna deplete you ♪
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{\an8}♪ I ain't just finna
rap on the track,
I finna clap on 'em back ♪
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{\an8}♪ And it's been
stackin' to that ♪
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{\an8}♪ 500 years before Iceberg
ever leaned back in the 'lac ♪
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{\an8}♪ Before they told Rosa
"Black in the back" ♪
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{\an8}♪ Before the CIA
told Ricky Ross
to put crack in a sack ♪
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{\an8}♪ And Gil Scott
traded rappin' for smack ♪
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{\an8}♪ This beat alone should
get platinum plaques ♪
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{\an8}♪ I'd rather see a million
of us ecstatic to scrap ♪
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{\an8}♪ 'Cause if we
bappin' 'em back
we automatically stack ♪
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{\an8}(vocalizing)
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(turntable scratching)
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I give that kid
more money than God,
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and he turns around
and stabs me in the back!
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Yeah, well,
it ain't all him, you know.
It's Shakespeare, too.
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I mean, I been
tryin' to tell you.
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- Bill Sharman:
(clears throat) Jerry...
- What? I mean, come on.
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The cat's out of
the fuckin' bag, Bill.
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What the fuck is it
with me and coaches?
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Jerry West:
Yeah, well,
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we ain't sayin' Johnson's
in the right, okay?
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But he ain't wrong either.
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I mean, we know Westhead
was never the man.
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He rode another man's coaster!
Now, that coaster
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- is going off the fuckin' rails.
- Jerry Buss:
We're not firing Paul.
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- Bill:
What, you're trading Magic?
- Hell no!
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Then numbnuts?
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We're not firing
another fucking coach,
guys!
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- Bill: I get it, I get it.
- Okay, yeah.
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You bet big
on both of them.
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It's gonna be uncomfortable
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whichever way you go,
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but if Magic
means what he says--
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I'm gonna talk to him.
He got a little hot.
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He lost his temper,
but he's gonna
come to his senses.
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- Bill: And if he can't?
- Jerry West: Or won't?
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I want him in my office
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as soon as that plane
touches the fucking ground.
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♪
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Just over there.
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Paul Westhead:
Hark!
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What light at
yonder table breaks?
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- Dad?
- Paul?
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What are you doing here?
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- Hi.
- Paul: Came from the airport.
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It's not very often
our daughter
lets herself be seen
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with her old man
in public.
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- Hi.
- Hi.
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S-So everything's okay?
With Magic?
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- Everything is fine.
- You talked to him?
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Not yet.
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Hey, in my line of work,
this kind of thing happens.
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Happens all the time,
and you just don't
hear about it.
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Th-This one hit the papers.
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Who wants chicken fried steak?
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Dad, you need to go.
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Cassie Westhead:
Honey, let your father
get some food.
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No! He needs to
deal with this!
Mom,
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Magic is more famous
than Rick Springfield. Uh--
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- Paul: Okay.
- This is all over the news.
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Two months of college,
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she already knows
everything, apparently.
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Okay, hey, if I must
account for my every move,
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I phoned from the airport.
My appointment was delayed.
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- With Buss?
- Yes, with Buss.
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- Garcon!
- (snapping fingers)
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Sweetheart.
Hey, look at me.
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They don't pay me
what they pay me
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just to kick me
to the curb, okay?
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This will all
get sorted out.
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Monica Westhead:
Dad.
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Yes.
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You're gonna get fired.
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(fork clatters)
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Waiter:
Welcome to the Hamlet.
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He's gonna have the chicken.
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(tense music playing)
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Dr. Buss is in a meeting.
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With who?
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- I'm not at liberty to say.
- (Paul scoffs)
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Can you just let him
know I'm here?
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He said no interruptions.
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♪
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I'll be in my office.
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Fellas, I'll lay you 10-to-1
he doesn't last a day!
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Oh. Hi, Paul.
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Bill:
Hey, Paul. You're, uh...
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- You're early.
- Am I?
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(Bill clears throat)
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(weak laugh)
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(sighs) Yeah, I thought,
I thought I would come down
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- so we could all, uh,
so we could all powwow.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
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About this bee
in Magic's bonnet,
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make sure we're all
singing the same tune.
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Uh, the boss
is singing solo
on this one.
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He's sittin' down
with Earvin
any minute now.
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- (clears throat) Mm-hmm.
- Of course, he is.
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Yeah. Any idea
what he's gonna say?
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I know as much
as you do, Paul.
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We'll get with you in
a couple hours, okay?
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(pats shoulder)
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♪
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- (soft knocking)
- Yeah!
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(door opens)
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- Hey.
- We, uh, came through the back.
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- Jerry Buss: Good.
- Lon Rosen: Nobody saw us.
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- Jerry Buss: Beat it, Lon.
- Lon: Yeah.
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(door closes)
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(Jerry Buss sighs)
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- (Magic scoffs)
- Earvin... (sighs)
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- You should've come to me.
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson: Mm.
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I did. You played me.
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We said we're gonna
keep talking. We agreed.
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Mm... You said that.
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You're supposed to be
my partner, Earvin.
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Yeah.
Your silent partner.
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Just do as he's told.
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Shut up and ball.
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Paul the real partner, though.
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Yeah. Get his way,
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but ain't the one
that brought us a title.
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I will talk to him. Okay?
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{\an8}And we are going
to make this right.
In the meantime,
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you're gonna put
out a statement.
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"What was said was in
the heat of competition.
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"Things got outta hand.
I regret it.
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I wanna stay a Laker."
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And I'm gonna stand
right beside you
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and say I forgive you
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- and I still love
you like a son.
- Magic: Mm.
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Mm-hmm...
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Then you ain't hearing me.
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I'm done playin'
for that motherfucker.
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The rest be
what it is.
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- So what you want?
- I want you to cash
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your big fucking check
and play nice!
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Let me ask you something.
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You think your father
would be pouting like this?
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A man that worked
his whole life
236
00:09:46,992 --> 00:09:48,594
for a fraction of
what I'm giving you.
237
00:09:48,594 --> 00:09:51,330
- The fuck you gotta bring
my father into this for?
- Well?!
238
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Talk about your own
fucked-up family!
239
00:09:53,265 --> 00:09:55,767
'Cause you too busy
sticking your dick
in anything that move!
240
00:09:55,767 --> 00:09:57,837
- Talking about a son!
- You're a 20-year-old
241
00:09:57,837 --> 00:09:59,571
that I made
a multi-millionaire!
242
00:09:59,571 --> 00:10:02,040
- Have some respect!
- And I earned that shit!
243
00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,511
It wasn't 'cause you love me!
244
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Like a father!
245
00:10:06,011 --> 00:10:09,452
It's 'cause I'm
the best player on
this motherfucking team!
246
00:10:10,318 --> 00:10:13,052
That's the only reason
why we standin' here
talkin' right now!
247
00:10:13,052 --> 00:10:14,853
So let's talk!
248
00:10:14,853 --> 00:10:18,393
Westhead got us out there doing
elementary school bullshit.
249
00:10:18,826 --> 00:10:21,363
We barely beating teams
that we could be dominating!
250
00:10:22,130 --> 00:10:24,363
You told me being a leader
came with this money, right?
251
00:10:24,363 --> 00:10:26,131
Yeah?
252
00:10:26,131 --> 00:10:29,939
Then why the fuck you ain't
do shit when I came to you!?
253
00:10:32,675 --> 00:10:35,078
Bet you hear me now!
254
00:10:37,413 --> 00:10:38,414
(slams door)
255
00:10:39,815 --> 00:10:42,818
♪
256
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- (door opens)
- Paul: Earvin.
257
00:11:01,303 --> 00:11:02,338
(sighs)
258
00:11:06,174 --> 00:11:09,178
There are moments in life
when lessons are learned.
259
00:11:11,212 --> 00:11:13,216
I want you to know...
260
00:11:15,718 --> 00:11:17,786
I still believe in you.
261
00:11:21,289 --> 00:11:22,791
How 'bout that.
262
00:11:33,835 --> 00:11:35,838
Mary Lou:
Dr. Buss will see you now.
263
00:11:40,008 --> 00:11:40,843
(lighter clicks)
264
00:11:42,478 --> 00:11:44,046
(shuts door)
265
00:11:44,446 --> 00:11:46,145
- (knocking)
- (weak laugh)
266
00:11:46,145 --> 00:11:48,881
Paul:
Busy morning,
I'm guessing.
267
00:11:48,881 --> 00:11:49,919
(Paul chuckles)
268
00:11:57,326 --> 00:11:58,561
(sighs)
269
00:12:00,728 --> 00:12:02,999
If you're wondering
what I'm thinking, uh...
270
00:12:03,999 --> 00:12:06,498
I say we give this
a couple days.
271
00:12:06,498 --> 00:12:09,668
We let things simmer down.
We let cooler heads prevail.
272
00:12:09,668 --> 00:12:11,637
We're lettin' you go, Paul.
273
00:12:11,637 --> 00:12:12,942
Paul:
I don't think
that's a good idea.
274
00:12:15,343 --> 00:12:17,646
You said that
this was my team.
275
00:12:18,579 --> 00:12:20,183
So I'm just doing what
you empowered me to do.
276
00:12:21,216 --> 00:12:22,848
And we came up
with a way to win!
277
00:12:22,848 --> 00:12:24,453
I did! I came up with it!
278
00:12:26,087 --> 00:12:29,024
Look, I understand.
I understand.
You love Magic.
279
00:12:29,390 --> 00:12:31,523
But it takes a team to win.
280
00:12:31,523 --> 00:12:33,258
It's a team you're
no longer a part of.
281
00:12:33,258 --> 00:12:35,531
You're making
a big mistake!
282
00:12:37,631 --> 00:12:39,731
I understand that you have
the right to fire me!
283
00:12:39,731 --> 00:12:42,502
I really do!
I understand that
because you're the boss.
284
00:12:42,502 --> 00:12:44,336
But, he cannot!
285
00:12:44,336 --> 00:12:45,874
He is just a player.
286
00:12:46,608 --> 00:12:47,939
And what you're doing
right now
287
00:12:47,939 --> 00:12:49,842
is you're giving him power
above the greater whole.
288
00:12:49,842 --> 00:12:52,845
This is his handiwork.
He is forcing your hand.
289
00:12:52,845 --> 00:12:54,413
Me.
290
00:12:54,413 --> 00:12:56,652
This is me, Paul.
291
00:12:58,286 --> 00:13:01,057
This is my team.
292
00:13:02,057 --> 00:13:03,856
- You failed.
- I failed?
293
00:13:03,856 --> 00:13:06,225
You lost in the first round.
294
00:13:06,225 --> 00:13:08,464
I won a fucking championship.
295
00:13:09,397 --> 00:13:11,900
I appreciate
your contribution.
296
00:13:14,336 --> 00:13:16,405
Oh, fuck!
297
00:13:18,273 --> 00:13:20,109
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
298
00:13:20,776 --> 00:13:21,844
(Paul clears throat)
299
00:13:29,818 --> 00:13:32,255
I'ma--
I have one question.
300
00:13:35,491 --> 00:13:36,592
Who's it gonna be?
301
00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,426
Me? Oh, fuck no! No!
302
00:13:41,426 --> 00:13:44,162
No! It's a big fucking N-O!
Hell, no! No.
303
00:13:44,162 --> 00:13:46,965
- Bill: Jerry...
- No, I ain't fuckin' doin' it,
Bill, you motherfucker.
304
00:13:46,965 --> 00:13:49,068
Come on! I got a whole
fuckin' brigade of men!
305
00:13:49,068 --> 00:13:50,669
Qualified men who
want the fuckin' job!
306
00:13:50,669 --> 00:13:52,404
Jerry Buss:
Jerry, we've been down
that road before.
307
00:13:52,404 --> 00:13:54,739
Hell, I've been down
'em all. Alright?
308
00:13:54,739 --> 00:13:57,509
They get shot,
they fall off
their fucking bikes,
309
00:13:57,509 --> 00:14:00,012
they choke in the first round,
and they all lead back to you!
310
00:14:00,012 --> 00:14:01,580
Now, I'm not religious,
311
00:14:01,580 --> 00:14:03,681
but I think God
might be trying
to tell you something!
312
00:14:03,681 --> 00:14:06,522
Well, God ain't my
fucking friend.
Okay? No.
313
00:14:07,222 --> 00:14:09,021
Bill:
Think of the team, Jerry.
314
00:14:09,021 --> 00:14:10,322
- Can't hear you, Bill.
- We're in the middle
315
00:14:10,322 --> 00:14:11,658
of a season.
We need continuity.
316
00:14:11,658 --> 00:14:13,091
- Jerry West: No.
- Jerry.
317
00:14:13,091 --> 00:14:14,826
How are you gonna feel
318
00:14:14,826 --> 00:14:16,962
watching the Celtics
steal another trophy?
319
00:14:16,962 --> 00:14:19,131
You are a mean motherfucker.
That's a low blow.
320
00:14:19,131 --> 00:14:20,769
Well, that's where
this is headed.
321
00:14:21,136 --> 00:14:22,637
And you know it.
322
00:14:23,371 --> 00:14:26,333
Now, we can get
this monkey off our back.
323
00:14:26,333 --> 00:14:28,340
Once and for all!
324
00:14:28,340 --> 00:14:29,873
Your team needs you!
325
00:14:32,413 --> 00:14:34,650
- Oh, ple-- No! Don't do that!
- I need you.
326
00:14:36,184 --> 00:14:38,321
Jerry,
I'm fucking begging you.
327
00:14:39,554 --> 00:14:41,620
And I'm not asking
for forever,
by the way,
328
00:14:41,620 --> 00:14:44,290
but we have
a game tomorrow!
329
00:14:44,290 --> 00:14:47,596
And your Los Angeles Lakers
need a fuckin' coach.
330
00:14:57,205 --> 00:14:59,205
♪
331
00:14:59,205 --> 00:15:00,709
Hey!
332
00:15:01,843 --> 00:15:02,878
It's a big day.
333
00:15:04,946 --> 00:15:07,213
Brass is in town, kiddo.
334
00:15:07,213 --> 00:15:09,985
Big team needs a new manager.
335
00:15:10,751 --> 00:15:14,423
Your old man is goin' back
to the big show.
336
00:15:18,527 --> 00:15:19,892
(slurps)
337
00:15:19,892 --> 00:15:20,964
- (can clatters)
- Fuck! Fuck.
338
00:15:22,430 --> 00:15:23,699
Paul:
Hey, Pat.
339
00:15:25,366 --> 00:15:26,402
You know, I was, uh...
340
00:15:28,403 --> 00:15:31,407
I was thinking about
the day my dad got fired.
341
00:15:37,545 --> 00:15:40,049
Spent his life
chasing that gig.
342
00:15:42,150 --> 00:15:44,320
Hell of a coach, too.
343
00:15:51,159 --> 00:15:53,162
Look where it got him.
344
00:15:55,831 --> 00:15:57,333
(Pat sighs)
345
00:15:59,267 --> 00:16:01,299
Fuck. (sighs)
346
00:16:01,299 --> 00:16:02,571
Paul:
They can you, too?
347
00:16:04,605 --> 00:16:07,110
Yeah. Bill called.
(clears throat)
348
00:16:09,343 --> 00:16:11,347
He said they
wanted to see me.
349
00:16:12,279 --> 00:16:13,546
(heavy sigh)
350
00:16:13,546 --> 00:16:16,381
We had a hell of a run.
351
00:16:16,381 --> 00:16:18,418
Yeah. Better than most.
352
00:16:18,418 --> 00:16:20,920
♪
353
00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,092
You saw this coming,
didn't you?
354
00:16:25,828 --> 00:16:28,097
Why didn't you stop me?
355
00:16:28,930 --> 00:16:31,100
(exhales)
356
00:16:34,436 --> 00:16:36,000
(clears throat) Pat.
357
00:16:36,838 --> 00:16:38,570
(sighs)
358
00:16:38,570 --> 00:16:41,144
I am so sorry that
I screwed up your shot.
359
00:16:41,843 --> 00:16:43,379
Not your fault.
360
00:16:45,213 --> 00:16:47,749
- (Paul laughs)
- Okay. It is.
361
00:16:48,282 --> 00:16:50,786
- (softly) Yeah.
- But, uh...
362
00:16:53,055 --> 00:16:55,558
You gave it to me, too, so...
363
00:16:56,792 --> 00:16:58,661
thank you, Paul.
364
00:17:03,732 --> 00:17:06,165
Yep.
365
00:17:06,165 --> 00:17:07,600
(Pat clears throat)
366
00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,706
♪
367
00:17:19,582 --> 00:17:21,317
(Pat sighs)
368
00:17:30,558 --> 00:17:32,557
- (elevator dings)
- You got options...
369
00:17:32,557 --> 00:17:34,726
- (mumbling)
- (office chatter)
370
00:17:34,726 --> 00:17:37,796
- ...positive solution.
- Bill: There he is.
371
00:17:37,796 --> 00:17:39,866
- Pat: Hey. Oh, hey. Hey.
- There you are! Come on!
372
00:17:39,866 --> 00:17:41,837
This way. Come on.
Come on.
373
00:17:42,904 --> 00:17:46,672
♪
374
00:17:46,672 --> 00:17:48,641
Thought we were
seeing Buss.
375
00:17:48,641 --> 00:17:50,679
We are.
376
00:17:54,216 --> 00:17:56,014
What is this, huh?
377
00:17:56,014 --> 00:17:58,050
- Is it a gangland hit?
Where are you taking me?
- No, no, no.
378
00:17:58,050 --> 00:17:59,651
Buss wants to do it
in the press room.
379
00:17:59,651 --> 00:18:01,153
What? No, no.
You're kidding me.
380
00:18:01,153 --> 00:18:02,821
No, he's gonna just
trot me out there
381
00:18:02,821 --> 00:18:05,023
- and fire me in
front of everyone?
- You're stayin' on.
382
00:18:05,023 --> 00:18:06,893
- I am?
- Yeah!
383
00:18:06,893 --> 00:18:08,727
- In what capacity?
- The coaching kind.
384
00:18:08,727 --> 00:18:11,731
- Yeah, we're working
out the details.
- Me?!
385
00:18:11,731 --> 00:18:13,699
- He's real excited.
- Him?!
386
00:18:13,699 --> 00:18:16,368
Oh, shit. Jesus, Jerry.
Jerry, Jesus!
387
00:18:16,368 --> 00:18:18,065
Pat, Pat, Pat!
Don't jack me off
just yet, okay?
388
00:18:18,065 --> 00:18:20,272
It's a crap job waitin'
for the axe to fall.
389
00:18:20,272 --> 00:18:22,240
Yeah, we got feelers out
for a permanent replacement,
390
00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,911
- so you have a few games
to show us what you can do.
- Okay, you got it.
391
00:18:24,911 --> 00:18:27,446
- Hey!
- Okay. You got your guy?
392
00:18:27,446 --> 00:18:29,247
Our guy. The guy.
I'm just the other guy.
393
00:18:29,247 --> 00:18:31,550
You're the guy accountable.
394
00:18:31,550 --> 00:18:33,018
- Which one of us is...
- Him!
- You!
395
00:18:33,018 --> 00:18:35,254
- ...the guy?
- Lon: Guys?
396
00:18:35,254 --> 00:18:36,889
- Uh, press is getting
a little restless.
- Okay.
397
00:18:36,889 --> 00:18:38,356
- (claps hands)
- Let's go.
398
00:18:38,356 --> 00:18:40,226
Jerry West:
Guess we're all just
the fuckin' goddamn guy.
399
00:18:40,226 --> 00:18:41,861
- Bill: Fuck that, huh?
- Uh, hey, Bill?
400
00:18:41,861 --> 00:18:45,463
Hey. I'm confused.
A-Am I the coach?
401
00:18:45,463 --> 00:18:47,599
Guess we'll find out.
Come on.
402
00:18:47,599 --> 00:18:51,107
- (reporters shouting)
- (camera shutters snapping)
403
00:18:53,675 --> 00:18:55,407
Jerry Buss:
I'm gonna
make a statement,
404
00:18:55,407 --> 00:18:57,042
and I need your attention.
405
00:18:57,042 --> 00:18:59,478
- (shouting quiets)
- So, uh...
406
00:18:59,478 --> 00:19:02,679
- (camera shutters snapping)
- As some of you may have heard,
407
00:19:03,279 --> 00:19:06,719
Paul Westhead
is no longer head coach
for the Lakers.
408
00:19:06,719 --> 00:19:08,755
(reporters shouting)
409
00:19:08,755 --> 00:19:12,291
I-I have appointed Jerry West
410
00:19:12,291 --> 00:19:14,593
as offensive captain
for the team,
411
00:19:14,593 --> 00:19:17,329
and his duties
will begin immediately.
412
00:19:17,329 --> 00:19:20,265
Doctor, what is
an offensive captain?
413
00:19:20,265 --> 00:19:21,968
Reporter:
What does that mean?
414
00:19:21,968 --> 00:19:25,070
He'll be coaching,
uh, primarily on offense.
415
00:19:25,070 --> 00:19:27,172
- So who's the defense?
- What is this, football?
416
00:19:27,172 --> 00:19:30,642
- (laughter)
- Is there
a special teams coach?
417
00:19:30,642 --> 00:19:32,244
- Jerry Buss: Fuck you, Fred.
- (laughter)
418
00:19:32,244 --> 00:19:33,980
What about Pat Riley?
419
00:19:33,980 --> 00:19:35,981
Pat Riley
will stay on as coach.
420
00:19:35,981 --> 00:19:37,886
- Reporter 2: Does that
mean head coach?
- No.
421
00:19:38,486 --> 00:19:40,619
- Then what is he?
- Who's the head coach?
422
00:19:40,619 --> 00:19:42,358
Reporter 3:
What does that mean?
I'm confused.
423
00:19:44,159 --> 00:19:47,093
You know, I...
424
00:19:47,093 --> 00:19:50,399
I specifically did not, uh...
425
00:19:51,566 --> 00:19:53,165
make someone head coach
426
00:19:53,165 --> 00:19:55,368
and make someone else
assistant coach.
427
00:19:55,368 --> 00:19:56,302
Reporter 4: Why?
428
00:19:56,302 --> 00:19:58,341
I did it just as I...
429
00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,809
just as I just announced,
i-intentionally.
430
00:20:02,809 --> 00:20:04,176
Reporter 5:
So are they co-coaches?
431
00:20:04,176 --> 00:20:05,812
(reporters clamoring)
432
00:20:05,812 --> 00:20:07,050
Uh...
433
00:20:08,816 --> 00:20:11,550
You know, I feel that Pat is
capable of running the team.
434
00:20:11,550 --> 00:20:13,522
I wanna say that. Uh...
435
00:20:14,688 --> 00:20:17,222
I just felt, however,
that we needed
436
00:20:17,222 --> 00:20:19,458
a new offensive coach.
437
00:20:19,458 --> 00:20:22,865
I asked Jerry to
take on that role,
438
00:20:23,699 --> 00:20:25,001
and...
439
00:20:28,003 --> 00:20:29,338
fortunately...
440
00:20:31,339 --> 00:20:33,806
Jerry said yes.
He agreed, so, uh...
441
00:20:33,806 --> 00:20:35,874
- (reporters shouting)
- Okay. Thank you.
442
00:20:35,874 --> 00:20:38,243
- Thank you, Jeff.
- Dr. Buss, there's
a game tomorrow night.
443
00:20:38,243 --> 00:20:39,711
That game will end.
444
00:20:39,711 --> 00:20:42,815
Will both coaches come out
and talk to us?
445
00:20:42,815 --> 00:20:45,054
Well, that is something
we have discussed.
446
00:20:46,788 --> 00:20:48,554
I mean, who picks
the starting lineup?
447
00:20:48,554 --> 00:20:49,488
Reporter 6:
Yeah, exactly.
448
00:20:49,488 --> 00:20:50,856
Well, generally
in basketball,
449
00:20:50,856 --> 00:20:52,090
it's the coach.
450
00:20:52,090 --> 00:20:53,925
(laughter)
451
00:20:53,925 --> 00:20:56,429
Th-That's one of those
questions that, uh,
is gonna be revealed to us
452
00:20:56,429 --> 00:20:58,030
as we move forward.
453
00:20:58,030 --> 00:21:01,000
Uh, the delineation
of specific duties
454
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,036
is gonna be something
that is gonna require some,
455
00:21:04,036 --> 00:21:05,570
you know...
456
00:21:05,570 --> 00:21:08,607
live-and-learn
type of scenarios,
et cetera, et cetera.
457
00:21:08,607 --> 00:21:12,111
You know, a-at this moment,
I think it's probably best for,
458
00:21:12,111 --> 00:21:14,380
for Jerry to say a few words.
So, uh, Jerry West,
459
00:21:14,380 --> 00:21:17,210
why don't you talk,
uh, give us some
more insights on this.
460
00:21:17,210 --> 00:21:19,284
- Jerry West, everybody.
- (reporters shouting)
461
00:21:19,284 --> 00:21:22,091
- (camera shutters snapping)
- Go straighten this shit out!
462
00:21:22,391 --> 00:21:23,426
(mouthing)
463
00:21:24,660 --> 00:21:28,331
(shouting continues)
464
00:21:32,767 --> 00:21:35,433
Y-You look forward
to coaching again, Jer?
465
00:21:35,433 --> 00:21:36,901
(echoing)
Come on! Come on!
466
00:21:36,901 --> 00:21:38,270
Reporter 7:
Do you miss working
with the players?
467
00:21:38,270 --> 00:21:39,638
Jesus fuckin' Christ!
468
00:21:39,638 --> 00:21:41,073
Jerry, have you thought
about the fact
469
00:21:41,073 --> 00:21:42,741
that the Celtics
are reigning champs?
470
00:21:42,741 --> 00:21:44,943
And are you looking forward
to another finals re--
471
00:21:44,943 --> 00:21:47,245
- Fuck!
- (echoing bang)
472
00:21:47,245 --> 00:21:48,251
(camera shutters snap)
473
00:21:50,618 --> 00:21:53,618
Uh, (clears throat)
I'm gonna-- I'm gon'--
(clears throat) I'm gonna--
474
00:21:53,618 --> 00:21:56,088
I'd like to clear up
one small matter first.
475
00:21:56,088 --> 00:21:58,085
Okay?
476
00:21:58,085 --> 00:22:01,059
I will be working
for Pat Riley.
477
00:22:01,059 --> 00:22:02,427
I-Is that with or for?
478
00:22:02,427 --> 00:22:05,998
That's a--
That's with and for.
479
00:22:05,998 --> 00:22:08,968
Ho-Ho-Ho-Hopefully,
480
00:22:08,968 --> 00:22:10,803
that won't be too long-range.
481
00:22:10,803 --> 00:22:12,471
Reporter 8:
Meaning? Meaning what?
482
00:22:12,471 --> 00:22:16,075
- Pat?
- (reporters shouting)
483
00:22:16,075 --> 00:22:19,115
(camera shutters snapping)
484
00:22:22,183 --> 00:22:24,649
(shouting continues)
485
00:22:24,649 --> 00:22:26,452
Alright, hold on, hold on,
hold on. I can't...
486
00:22:26,452 --> 00:22:29,587
Reporter 9:
Pat! Pat, will you
take questions?
487
00:22:29,587 --> 00:22:31,624
Uh, yeah,
I have a few of my own,
488
00:22:31,624 --> 00:22:33,258
- but yeah, sure.
- (laughter)
489
00:22:33,258 --> 00:22:35,464
Reporter 10:
Have you thought
about any assistants?
490
00:22:35,731 --> 00:22:37,529
Assistant? Uh...
491
00:22:37,529 --> 00:22:39,431
I'm just thinking
about lunch, you know.
492
00:22:39,431 --> 00:22:42,238
- (laughter)
- Look, uh...
493
00:22:44,005 --> 00:22:46,209
It's not been
a very fun day for me.
494
00:22:49,344 --> 00:22:51,514
Paul is a friend.
495
00:22:53,515 --> 00:22:55,018
And, uh...
496
00:22:57,985 --> 00:23:01,986
You know, sometimes it takes
a left hook to get you going.
497
00:23:01,986 --> 00:23:05,794
And I think, uh,
we've all been dealt
that kind of blow.
498
00:23:06,493 --> 00:23:09,395
- Reporter: So, in-in your eyes,
are you making the decisions?
- Reporter 2: Would you say
499
00:23:09,395 --> 00:23:11,530
you're head coach,
interim coach,
or assistant coach?
500
00:23:11,530 --> 00:23:13,232
- Reporter 3:
Pat, are you the head coach?
- You're the coach.
501
00:23:13,232 --> 00:23:14,569
And the only
fuckin' coach.
502
00:23:14,935 --> 00:23:18,570
Hey! Hey, Pat! Hey, Pat!
You gonna keep combing
your hair all funny?
503
00:23:18,570 --> 00:23:20,743
- (laughs) Why, you like it?
- (laughter)
504
00:23:22,010 --> 00:23:24,042
Jerry Buss:
That was great.
Thank you, guys!
505
00:23:24,042 --> 00:23:27,179
- We'll talk some more!
We'll talk some more!
- (reporters shouting)
506
00:23:27,179 --> 00:23:30,815
(distant traffic noise)
507
00:23:30,815 --> 00:23:34,090
- (indistinct chatter)
- (office phones ringing)
508
00:23:44,233 --> 00:23:45,263
Riles!
509
00:23:45,263 --> 00:23:47,166
Huh? Oh! Fuckin' damn!
510
00:23:47,166 --> 00:23:49,304
Look at you, huh?
511
00:23:49,703 --> 00:23:52,572
A head coach,
if ever I've seen one.
512
00:23:52,572 --> 00:23:54,439
Okay.
513
00:23:54,439 --> 00:23:56,942
- Now, remember what I said.
- What's that?
514
00:23:56,942 --> 00:23:59,278
I'll be there, on the bench.
515
00:23:59,278 --> 00:24:01,208
I'll work with you
in case you want my advice,
516
00:24:01,208 --> 00:24:03,415
but that's it.
That's all. Okay?
517
00:24:03,415 --> 00:24:05,320
- Appreciate it.
- A Tonto to your Ranger.
518
00:24:05,887 --> 00:24:08,087
Okay, so don't be gettin'
ejected from no games...
519
00:24:08,087 --> 00:24:09,888
- Okay.
- ...'cause guess
who won't be there?
520
00:24:09,888 --> 00:24:12,090
Old West, that's who.
521
00:24:12,090 --> 00:24:14,025
Let 'em know where we are,
fellas! We're at the Forum!
522
00:24:14,025 --> 00:24:16,761
We're at home! Come on!
Where are you? Coop!
Coop, screens!
523
00:24:16,761 --> 00:24:18,563
I want you to focus on 'em!
Fight fuckin' through 'em!
524
00:24:18,563 --> 00:24:20,132
You find your man!
You find your man!
525
00:24:20,132 --> 00:24:22,067
Wilkes! I don't wanna see that
fuckin' shit from last week.
526
00:24:22,067 --> 00:24:23,635
- You be on your toes!
- Yes.
527
00:24:23,635 --> 00:24:25,805
Or you'll be on the fuckin'
bench with me, you got it?
528
00:24:25,805 --> 00:24:27,106
Cap!
529
00:24:27,106 --> 00:24:29,041
♪
530
00:24:29,041 --> 00:24:31,376
You have a good game, okay?
531
00:24:31,376 --> 00:24:33,640
What the fuck you
doin' back here lookin'
mousey for, Riles?
532
00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,982
Get in there! Don't be afraid
to light these fuckers up.
533
00:24:35,982 --> 00:24:38,417
Let 'em know who's boss!
Okay? Especially Johnson.
534
00:24:38,417 --> 00:24:39,818
At the right moment,
you find him,
535
00:24:39,818 --> 00:24:41,387
you take him aside,
you let him know
536
00:24:41,387 --> 00:24:42,955
you're not gonna be
his whipping boy, okay?
537
00:24:42,955 --> 00:24:45,490
- Like you know who.
- You sure about that?
538
00:24:45,490 --> 00:24:48,126
- What?
- I'm kidding. I'm just yours.
539
00:24:48,126 --> 00:24:50,890
Come on. Hey, guys!
Come on! Bring it in!
540
00:24:50,890 --> 00:24:53,332
- (clapping)
- Bring it in, let's go,
let's go, let's go, let's go.
541
00:24:53,332 --> 00:24:55,000
This is a special moment, right?
I want you to look me
in the eyes.
542
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,336
You know me,
and I know you.
543
00:24:57,336 --> 00:24:59,572
And we all know how
this team plays its best.
544
00:24:59,572 --> 00:25:01,176
Free and easy.
Loose, fun.
545
00:25:01,776 --> 00:25:04,643
I want everyone
to just go out there
546
00:25:04,643 --> 00:25:07,246
- and wing it.
Just like I am, alright?
- (excited murmuring)
547
00:25:07,246 --> 00:25:09,582
Let's just go have some fun
and wing it, alright?
548
00:25:09,582 --> 00:25:11,350
{\an8}Wing it on three. Let's go.
549
00:25:11,350 --> 00:25:12,652
- One, two, three.
- All: Wing it!
550
00:25:12,652 --> 00:25:16,655
(applause, cheering)
551
00:25:16,655 --> 00:25:18,824
It's showtime, baby!
Let's go!
552
00:25:18,824 --> 00:25:20,459
(cheering)
553
00:25:20,459 --> 00:25:22,160
Let's take it out there!
Dominate that fuckin' paint!
554
00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:24,162
Let's go! Come on,
come on, come on!
555
00:25:24,162 --> 00:25:28,100
Larry McKay (on speaker):
Ladies and gentlemen,
your Los Angeles Lakers!
556
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:31,637
- (muted applause)
- (crowd booing)
557
00:25:31,637 --> 00:25:33,440
Fan 1:
You suck, Magic!
558
00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,842
(booing, jeering)
559
00:25:35,842 --> 00:25:37,810
Fan 2:
25 million dollar crybaby!
560
00:25:37,810 --> 00:25:39,545
Fan 3:
Magic sucks!
561
00:25:39,545 --> 00:25:41,350
Fan 4:
Boo for 32!
562
00:25:42,884 --> 00:25:44,316
Hey, fuck 'em.
563
00:25:44,316 --> 00:25:46,318
Come on, brother.
Let's show 'em
what we can do.
564
00:25:46,318 --> 00:25:49,525
(booing continues)
565
00:25:49,858 --> 00:25:53,792
("Shadow Dancing"
by Andy Gibb playing)
566
00:25:53,792 --> 00:25:55,561
Announcer (on radio):
Big win for
the Lakers tonight.
567
00:25:55,561 --> 00:25:57,062
Magic Johnson was dazzling,
568
00:25:57,062 --> 00:26:00,699
{\an8}but you wouldn't know it
from the crowd's response.
569
00:26:00,699 --> 00:26:03,702
I can't believe it.
A winning coach is fired
570
00:26:03,702 --> 00:26:06,038
because an overpaid,
spoiled-rotten superstar
571
00:26:06,038 --> 00:26:07,973
has a temper tantrum?
572
00:26:07,973 --> 00:26:10,375
Magic Johnson does
perform magic tricks.
573
00:26:10,375 --> 00:26:12,310
- (dog panting)
- He makes coaches disappear.
574
00:26:12,310 --> 00:26:15,514
Announcer (on radio):
Who's supposed to keep this kid
in line now? Pat Riley?
575
00:26:15,514 --> 00:26:18,550
- Magic: You got it, Riles.
- Guys! Fuck.
576
00:26:18,550 --> 00:26:21,353
Announcer (on radio):
You see Kareem out there
last night? Checked out.
577
00:26:21,353 --> 00:26:23,488
- (reporters shouting)
- (camera shutters snapping)
578
00:26:23,488 --> 00:26:26,025
Jim Murray:
Un-American. Bolshevik.
579
00:26:26,025 --> 00:26:28,060
{\an8}Jerry Buss, you, sir,
are an unfit owner,
580
00:26:28,060 --> 00:26:30,562
a disgrace to sports,
581
00:26:30,562 --> 00:26:33,598
and you deserve everything
you got coming to you.
582
00:26:33,598 --> 00:26:35,200
♪ ...there's only you and I ♪
583
00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,371
♪ There ain't nothing
come between us in the end ♪
584
00:26:38,371 --> 00:26:40,605
Fuck!
585
00:26:40,605 --> 00:26:43,509
Why are you still
reading that shit?
586
00:26:43,509 --> 00:26:45,277
It's not shit.
It's Jim Murray.
587
00:26:45,277 --> 00:26:46,682
Honey Kaplan:
He sounds like a shit.
588
00:26:47,381 --> 00:26:49,109
He's one of the most respected
writers in the country.
589
00:26:49,109 --> 00:26:50,219
Everybody reads him.
590
00:26:50,919 --> 00:26:51,955
You think he's right?
591
00:26:52,821 --> 00:26:54,086
No, I don't think he's right.
592
00:26:54,086 --> 00:26:56,088
I did what I had to do.
I had no choice.
593
00:26:56,088 --> 00:26:58,190
But he's calling me
a fucking clown!
594
00:26:58,190 --> 00:26:59,925
Okay, well, so what did
he call you last year, Buss?
595
00:26:59,925 --> 00:27:01,293
A genius? It's just--
596
00:27:01,293 --> 00:27:03,332
It's my name! Okay?
597
00:27:04,966 --> 00:27:07,003
Fuck. (sighs)
598
00:27:08,303 --> 00:27:09,338
Goddammit.
599
00:27:17,579 --> 00:27:19,582
Don't be mad. (sighs)
600
00:27:26,321 --> 00:27:29,454
- I didn't ask for
this engagement ring.
- I'm sorry.
601
00:27:29,454 --> 00:27:32,695
- I'm sorry.
- If you want me to wear it,
602
00:27:34,262 --> 00:27:37,463
then I need you to
remember that all of
603
00:27:37,463 --> 00:27:40,503
- this shit...
- (papers rustling)
604
00:27:41,936 --> 00:27:43,569
isn't real.
605
00:27:43,569 --> 00:27:46,609
And it doesn't matter.
606
00:27:48,977 --> 00:27:49,878
(softly)
I love you.
607
00:27:53,648 --> 00:27:55,651
{\an8}- I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
608
00:28:00,456 --> 00:28:01,490
(sighs)
609
00:28:08,062 --> 00:28:10,066
(exhales sharply) Damn.
610
00:28:11,866 --> 00:28:14,366
Deejay (on speakers):
Everybody out there,
strap your skates on
611
00:28:14,366 --> 00:28:16,936
and get out there.
It's all-skate!
612
00:28:16,936 --> 00:28:18,465
♪ Let's groove tonight ♪
613
00:28:18,465 --> 00:28:20,672
Jerry Buss:
Oh, Captain, my Captain!
614
00:28:20,672 --> 00:28:22,975
- Cheryl Pistono: Hi, Doctor!
- Honey (laughing): Hi!
615
00:28:22,975 --> 00:28:25,711
Oh, my God! That rock!
616
00:28:25,711 --> 00:28:26,646
- Yeah.
- Come on, baby.
617
00:28:26,646 --> 00:28:28,180
He promises
I can sell it
618
00:28:28,180 --> 00:28:30,349
after the wedding
and give the money
to the ANC, right?
619
00:28:30,349 --> 00:28:32,951
Alright, you revolutionaries,
you promenade.
620
00:28:32,951 --> 00:28:34,654
Captain's on my dance card!
621
00:28:34,654 --> 00:28:36,021
Oh God.
I love coming here.
622
00:28:36,021 --> 00:28:38,157
♪ it's alright, alright ♪
623
00:28:38,157 --> 00:28:40,029
You're pretty nimble
on those puppies!
624
00:28:41,163 --> 00:28:42,627
♪ Let this groove... ♪
625
00:28:42,627 --> 00:28:45,564
Yeah. A little balance,
a little boogie, am I right?
626
00:28:45,564 --> 00:28:48,300
♪ Alright, alright ♪
627
00:28:48,300 --> 00:28:50,039
I don't wanna
let you go.
628
00:28:51,206 --> 00:28:52,875
You fired my coach.
629
00:28:53,575 --> 00:28:56,474
Well, my coach,
and it was a difficult decision.
630
00:28:56,474 --> 00:28:58,381
But all my advisers
were unanimous, so...
631
00:28:59,448 --> 00:29:00,744
Including Earvin?
632
00:29:01,850 --> 00:29:03,883
♪ All night ♪
633
00:29:03,883 --> 00:29:05,320
Look, Kareem.
634
00:29:06,354 --> 00:29:08,557
I know I stepped on some toes
with Earvin's deal.
635
00:29:10,425 --> 00:29:12,324
Now, I'm sorry about that.
I coulda handled that rollout
636
00:29:12,324 --> 00:29:13,629
a lot better in particular.
637
00:29:14,195 --> 00:29:16,561
What can I say?
The kid's like a son to me!
638
00:29:16,561 --> 00:29:19,302
Kareem, you're the father
of this team.
639
00:29:19,935 --> 00:29:22,495
That's why I wanna
roll you outta here
640
00:29:22,495 --> 00:29:24,403
as the highest-paid man
in sports.
641
00:29:24,403 --> 00:29:27,572
Two and a half million
plus access to the Forum.
642
00:29:27,572 --> 00:29:30,775
You can book any act you want,
and you keep the gate.
643
00:29:30,775 --> 00:29:33,579
That's gonna net you
at least another
three million right there.
644
00:29:33,579 --> 00:29:36,119
Nobody's got that!
Not Earvin, not nobody!
645
00:29:37,051 --> 00:29:38,584
You misunderstood me.
646
00:29:38,584 --> 00:29:40,223
You think I envy him.
647
00:29:41,156 --> 00:29:42,955
Oh, on the contrary.
648
00:29:42,955 --> 00:29:44,723
I'm sure you got him alone
just like this.
649
00:29:44,723 --> 00:29:46,858
Just a kid with a couple
of years of college
650
00:29:46,858 --> 00:29:48,795
- against a seasoned businessman.
- Oh, come on, now.
651
00:29:48,795 --> 00:29:50,462
That's not fair.
He came to me.
652
00:29:50,462 --> 00:29:52,264
And you took advantage.
653
00:29:52,264 --> 00:29:55,301
- He's naive.
- Well, I'm giving him
25 million dollars.
654
00:29:55,301 --> 00:29:57,737
(scoffs) Giving?
655
00:29:57,737 --> 00:29:59,371
You're giving him
a life sentence.
656
00:29:59,371 --> 00:30:01,406
And in five years,
you and I both know
657
00:30:01,406 --> 00:30:03,175
that'll be an average salary.
In 10 years,
658
00:30:03,175 --> 00:30:04,276
he'll be feeling like a fool.
659
00:30:04,276 --> 00:30:06,945
My problem is with you.
660
00:30:06,945 --> 00:30:09,685
The selfishness,
the superficiality.
661
00:30:10,251 --> 00:30:11,817
I honestly wondered
what was keeping me
662
00:30:11,817 --> 00:30:13,452
from signing
that extension.
663
00:30:13,452 --> 00:30:15,291
So, thank you
'cause now I know.
664
00:30:16,024 --> 00:30:17,484
It's you.
665
00:30:17,484 --> 00:30:20,092
♪ Stand up, alright ♪
666
00:30:20,092 --> 00:30:22,962
♪ Let this groove ♪
667
00:30:22,962 --> 00:30:24,934
♪ Get you to move... ♪
668
00:30:27,936 --> 00:30:29,372
Hey!
You're blocking me in.
669
00:30:29,838 --> 00:30:32,839
I know!
I wanted to talk to you!
Come here.
670
00:30:32,839 --> 00:30:34,106
- Jeanie Buss: No--
- (blender whirring)
671
00:30:34,106 --> 00:30:37,146
Could you move your car?
I gotta get to work!
672
00:30:39,381 --> 00:30:40,580
(blender stops)
673
00:30:40,580 --> 00:30:42,482
Honey:
I wanted to ask you
674
00:30:42,482 --> 00:30:44,750
if you wouldn't mind
675
00:30:44,750 --> 00:30:48,453
going easy on
your father. He's...
676
00:30:48,453 --> 00:30:50,623
under so much pressure
right now.
677
00:30:50,623 --> 00:30:53,662
I think what he needs most...
678
00:30:54,863 --> 00:30:58,467
is his two favorite girls'
love and support.
679
00:30:59,067 --> 00:31:01,600
- Have some.
- No, thank you.
680
00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,803
Everything that's
going on with the team,
681
00:31:04,803 --> 00:31:08,744
all the mishegoss,
the whole coaching thing,
it's...
682
00:31:09,344 --> 00:31:11,180
It's really taking
a toll on him.
683
00:31:13,315 --> 00:31:16,351
Look, I know it must feel
like I came out of nowhere.
684
00:31:17,351 --> 00:31:21,057
You walk through the door,
she's playing Monopoly...
685
00:31:22,591 --> 00:31:24,660
I get it.
686
00:31:25,894 --> 00:31:28,864
I really, really get it,
Jean-bean.
687
00:31:30,098 --> 00:31:32,368
I want you to feel like...
688
00:31:33,335 --> 00:31:36,005
you can come to me
any time you want.
689
00:31:41,505 --> 00:31:44,213
I'm marrying your father.
690
00:31:45,113 --> 00:31:47,383
I know.
I picked out the ring.
691
00:31:48,945 --> 00:31:51,851
Now can you move your car?
I gotta get to work!
692
00:31:51,851 --> 00:31:55,258
♪
693
00:32:03,064 --> 00:32:05,564
Hey, can you tell
your girlfriend--
694
00:32:05,564 --> 00:32:06,735
Oh, hey. Where's my dad?
695
00:32:07,802 --> 00:32:09,068
They said he wasn't coming in,
696
00:32:09,068 --> 00:32:11,707
so we was just
using his office.
697
00:32:12,140 --> 00:32:14,607
Hey!
Is this the new campaign?
698
00:32:14,607 --> 00:32:17,442
I'm feelin' 7-Up already.
699
00:32:17,442 --> 00:32:19,748
(weak laugh)
It was gonna be.
700
00:32:20,649 --> 00:32:22,385
Now, they all "wait and see."
701
00:32:23,284 --> 00:32:26,322
Eh, 7-Up
sucks anyways.
702
00:32:27,722 --> 00:32:30,592
My own fault, though.
Shoulda let shit be.
703
00:32:31,226 --> 00:32:34,530
We was winning.
Don't gotta be fun.
704
00:32:35,097 --> 00:32:37,629
Dude gave me
all the money there is,
705
00:32:37,629 --> 00:32:41,004
- and I go smack him
upside the head with it.
- (giggles) You're my hero.
706
00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:46,742
I just mean 'cause you...
707
00:32:47,343 --> 00:32:48,844
stood up to him.
708
00:32:50,412 --> 00:32:51,447
You know?
709
00:32:51,847 --> 00:32:54,350
Just glad somebody
fucking did for once.
710
00:32:55,250 --> 00:32:56,248
(slight chuckle)
711
00:32:56,248 --> 00:32:59,384
And he can't do
anything about it.
712
00:32:59,384 --> 00:33:02,691
He can't bully you,
can't beat you down.
713
00:33:04,692 --> 00:33:06,124
I'm sure he tried
to guilt you.
714
00:33:06,124 --> 00:33:08,660
- Oh, yeah. He tried. (laughs)
- (Jeanie giggles)
715
00:33:08,660 --> 00:33:11,200
- Did do that.
- But all his tricks fell flat.
716
00:33:14,169 --> 00:33:15,204
(sighs)
717
00:33:16,872 --> 00:33:19,071
Thank you.
718
00:33:19,071 --> 00:33:20,907
♪
719
00:33:20,907 --> 00:33:22,178
(soft laugh)
720
00:33:23,845 --> 00:33:26,515
You're welcome.
721
00:33:33,286 --> 00:33:35,683
Announcer (on radio):
Lakers drop their third
of the last four games.
722
00:33:35,683 --> 00:33:37,522
I said it when it happened.
723
00:33:37,522 --> 00:33:39,859
It was a bad decision
to can Westhead.
724
00:33:39,859 --> 00:33:41,527
Not 'cause he was so great,
725
00:33:41,527 --> 00:33:43,161
but you gotta do it
with a plan in mind.
726
00:33:43,161 --> 00:33:45,930
This Laker organization looks
like amateur hour right now.
727
00:33:45,930 --> 00:33:48,266
Here they go from
a million-dollar professor
728
00:33:48,266 --> 00:33:50,603
who doesn't have an answer,
to a sidekick who
everybody likes--
729
00:33:50,603 --> 00:33:52,337
- Shit!
- Chick Hearn: Yep.
730
00:33:52,337 --> 00:33:54,101
- (laughs) That's right.
- Jerry West: Yep.
- (Bill coughs)
731
00:33:54,101 --> 00:33:56,675
The fucking bloom is well
and truly off the rose.
732
00:33:56,675 --> 00:33:58,443
Well, don't look at me, fellas.
I love Patricia,
733
00:33:58,443 --> 00:33:59,778
- but, uh...
- But what?
734
00:33:59,778 --> 00:34:01,280
The honeymoon's over,
right, Billy?
735
00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:04,182
I mean, look, these men
need a firm hand, you know?
736
00:34:04,182 --> 00:34:06,552
- They don't need a bosom, buddy.
- That's what I fuckin' told him.
737
00:34:06,552 --> 00:34:09,120
- I said, Pat, put your foot up
some fuckin' ass.
- (Bill coughing)
738
00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:10,956
- That's right.
- Like you did in your
fuckin' playing days.
739
00:34:10,956 --> 00:34:12,857
- Chick: That's right!
- Jerry West:
I mean, hell, back then,
740
00:34:12,857 --> 00:34:14,793
he'd fight you over
the drop of a fuckin' hat.
741
00:34:14,793 --> 00:34:16,861
- But not this Pat.
Oh, fucking no. No.
- (Bill coughing)
742
00:34:16,861 --> 00:34:18,963
- He wants to earn the respect
with positive vibes.
- (Bill grunting)
743
00:34:18,963 --> 00:34:21,366
I mean, that wife of his,
this frou-frou horseshit.
744
00:34:21,366 --> 00:34:23,202
Chick:
Joining hands to get along.
745
00:34:23,202 --> 00:34:25,803
- Goddamn flower people
run this world now.
- (racking cough)
746
00:34:25,803 --> 00:34:28,040
- Jerry West:
Not his fucking nature.
- Well, I could've told you that
747
00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,741
from his sissy little voice.
748
00:34:29,741 --> 00:34:32,009
Well, he's never
been in a position
like this before, you know,
749
00:34:32,009 --> 00:34:34,011
- out the front of something.
- (Bill continues coughing)
750
00:34:34,011 --> 00:34:36,644
I mean, Bill,
I'm just for one am glad that
this is gonna be your call...
751
00:34:36,644 --> 00:34:38,050
- Chick: Billy?
- Bill!
752
00:34:38,050 --> 00:34:39,151
Jesus Christ.
753
00:34:39,151 --> 00:34:40,553
{\an8}Oh, my God!
754
00:34:40,553 --> 00:34:41,690
(Bill groaning)
755
00:34:43,958 --> 00:34:45,390
- Chris Riley: Hey!
- Hey.
756
00:34:45,390 --> 00:34:46,887
I thought you were
meeting with Bill.
757
00:34:46,887 --> 00:34:48,560
Pat:
He fucking fried
his vocal cord.
758
00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:50,362
Some kind of polyps
or something.
759
00:34:50,362 --> 00:34:53,566
He's in the hospital.
Guy lost his voice.
760
00:34:53,566 --> 00:34:54,734
Wow.
761
00:34:54,734 --> 00:34:56,405
- Crazy. You know?
- (opens drawer)
762
00:34:57,305 --> 00:34:58,570
- Fuck.
- (throws cigarettes)
763
00:34:58,570 --> 00:35:01,277
Guy's about to fire me,
God strikes him mute.
764
00:35:02,243 --> 00:35:03,412
You don't know that.
765
00:35:05,113 --> 00:35:07,111
This is it, Chris.
766
00:35:08,451 --> 00:35:09,985
I know this is it.
767
00:35:10,718 --> 00:35:14,615
A hundred thousand moments
had to break my way
to get me here.
768
00:35:14,615 --> 00:35:15,959
Top of the mountain.
769
00:35:17,791 --> 00:35:20,964
Now, I got one losing streak,
and they're gonna push me off.
770
00:35:23,597 --> 00:35:25,731
I don't know how
anybody lives like this.
771
00:35:25,731 --> 00:35:29,235
- You gotta stay positive.
- Yeah, I'm trying. I'm trying.
772
00:35:29,235 --> 00:35:31,569
That's all I do with the guys.
773
00:35:31,569 --> 00:35:34,374
Shower 'em
with encouragement.
774
00:35:34,374 --> 00:35:36,042
Empower.
775
00:35:36,042 --> 00:35:37,680
All the things you talk about.
776
00:35:39,748 --> 00:35:41,281
And when I need them to listen,
777
00:35:41,281 --> 00:35:43,049
they smile,
778
00:35:43,049 --> 00:35:44,749
and they muss me on the head,
779
00:35:44,749 --> 00:35:47,553
and they go do
what the fuck they wanna do.
780
00:35:47,553 --> 00:35:50,489
- Like another fuckin' Paul.
- No. They know you
better than that.
781
00:35:50,489 --> 00:35:52,224
Sure. Yeah, no.
They like me,
782
00:35:52,224 --> 00:35:54,263
but they don't respect me!
783
00:35:56,030 --> 00:35:58,334
They don't.
784
00:36:04,606 --> 00:36:06,673
I swear...
785
00:36:06,673 --> 00:36:08,406
man, for the first time
in my life,
786
00:36:08,406 --> 00:36:10,242
I look in the mirror,
787
00:36:10,242 --> 00:36:12,548
and I wish I was my father.
788
00:36:14,048 --> 00:36:16,315
Someone they would fear.
789
00:36:16,315 --> 00:36:20,085
Your father failed
because of who he was.
790
00:36:20,085 --> 00:36:22,254
He thought force was
the answer for everything,
791
00:36:22,254 --> 00:36:23,592
yelling and hitting
792
00:36:24,026 --> 00:36:25,524
when the words wouldn't come.
793
00:36:25,524 --> 00:36:27,426
And you sat there
as a little boy,
794
00:36:27,426 --> 00:36:30,466
wishing he could be the man
that you are now.
795
00:36:33,969 --> 00:36:35,199
Yeah, well...
796
00:36:37,405 --> 00:36:38,975
He had his 12 at-bats.
797
00:36:42,378 --> 00:36:43,707
Now I get mine.
798
00:36:44,307 --> 00:36:46,882
I'm doing great, by the way.
Thank you for asking.
799
00:36:48,984 --> 00:36:50,483
Sorry, Chris.
800
00:36:50,483 --> 00:36:52,055
(Chris scoffs)
801
00:36:54,222 --> 00:36:57,160
(Jerry Buss sighs)
802
00:36:59,728 --> 00:37:02,327
(door opens)
803
00:37:02,327 --> 00:37:04,730
- Hey.
- Hey. (clears throat)
804
00:37:04,730 --> 00:37:07,770
So... (clears throat)
805
00:37:09,871 --> 00:37:12,008
Bill wants to cut bait.
806
00:37:15,177 --> 00:37:17,413
I won't bother
sitting down then.
807
00:37:18,012 --> 00:37:20,179
He wants me to make a change
while there's still time
808
00:37:20,179 --> 00:37:21,384
to get the new guy up to speed.
809
00:37:23,018 --> 00:37:24,520
I see.
810
00:37:27,723 --> 00:37:29,959
But here's the thing, Pat.
811
00:37:32,126 --> 00:37:34,863
I'm fucking sick of this shit.
812
00:37:35,964 --> 00:37:37,466
All of this.
813
00:37:38,867 --> 00:37:40,598
I want some stability.
814
00:37:40,598 --> 00:37:43,139
I want something permanent.
I need that.
815
00:37:46,241 --> 00:37:48,207
So you tell me.
816
00:37:48,207 --> 00:37:51,647
Do you want to coach my team?
817
00:37:54,816 --> 00:37:56,652
Yes. (laughs)
818
00:37:58,486 --> 00:38:01,220
Hell yes. Are you kidding me?
Absolutely!
819
00:38:01,220 --> 00:38:03,856
So coach my fucking team.
820
00:38:03,856 --> 00:38:05,261
Right. (clears throat)
821
00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:07,663
- Figure it out.
- Yep.
822
00:38:08,930 --> 00:38:09,966
(quietly) Fuck yeah.
823
00:38:15,903 --> 00:38:17,937
Chick:
And after an ugly loss
at Golden State
824
00:38:17,937 --> 00:38:20,104
and an even uglier one
in the Big Apple,
825
00:38:20,104 --> 00:38:22,642
(on radio)
the Lakers limp into
our nation's capital,
826
00:38:22,642 --> 00:38:24,409
10 of their last 20...
827
00:38:24,409 --> 00:38:26,711
Jerry West:
Fifteen minutes, Riles!
Let's get it goin', huh?
828
00:38:26,711 --> 00:38:29,448
Eddie:
Riles, man,
that's a bad-ass shirt!
829
00:38:29,448 --> 00:38:32,145
Jim Brewer:
Ooh, Riles! Fly like that,
830
00:38:32,145 --> 00:38:34,157
y'all be coming out
with us tonight.
831
00:38:36,491 --> 00:38:38,323
Yo. Silk ain't helping
out on defense.
832
00:38:38,323 --> 00:38:39,759
Can you talk to him?
Thanks, Riles.
833
00:38:39,759 --> 00:38:41,393
(pats back)
834
00:38:41,393 --> 00:38:44,096
{\an8}Coop keeps drawing
his defenders on me.
835
00:38:44,096 --> 00:38:45,797
{\an8}Would you tell him to
clear out? Thanks, Riles.
836
00:38:45,797 --> 00:38:48,166
{\an8}- (pats back)
- Cap's big ass
needs to get open.
837
00:38:48,166 --> 00:38:51,170
{\an8}- Thanks, Riles.
- Storm needs to cut out
the bullshit and find me.
838
00:38:51,170 --> 00:38:52,770
{\an8}- (patting)
- Make it happen.
839
00:38:52,770 --> 00:38:55,107
{\an8}So I'ma break at 10,
come back at quarter,
840
00:38:55,107 --> 00:38:57,509
{\an8}- play the rest. Cool? Cool.
- Mark Landsberger: Hey, Riles.
841
00:38:57,509 --> 00:38:58,877
Me and the other guys
are gonna grab
842
00:38:58,877 --> 00:39:00,079
a couple beers after the game.
843
00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:01,647
I hear the strip clubs
got this sister...
844
00:39:01,647 --> 00:39:03,348
(indistinct chatter)
845
00:39:03,348 --> 00:39:05,583
(muffled)
What I'm trying to say is we
ain't usin' the dudes right.
846
00:39:05,583 --> 00:39:08,520
Okay, we need to get him
into the post...
847
00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:10,689
Hey, hey, hey.
Listen up now.
848
00:39:10,689 --> 00:39:13,358
(overlapping chatter)
849
00:39:13,358 --> 00:39:15,260
(Riley inaudibly mouthing)
850
00:39:15,260 --> 00:39:17,162
(punching hand)
851
00:39:17,162 --> 00:39:19,335
- (chatter continues)
- Listen up, now!
852
00:39:19,902 --> 00:39:21,301
(shouts)
853
00:39:21,301 --> 00:39:22,669
(items clatter)
854
00:39:22,669 --> 00:39:25,704
Fuck! Will you
shut the fuck up!
855
00:39:25,704 --> 00:39:28,040
(fluorescent lights buzzing)
856
00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:29,145
All of you!
857
00:39:30,578 --> 00:39:32,644
Nobody fucking listens!
Sit down!
858
00:39:32,644 --> 00:39:34,217
- Now you're gonna listen!
- (lighter clicks)
859
00:39:34,683 --> 00:39:36,315
You know what you're doing?
860
00:39:36,315 --> 00:39:37,486
- (drops lighter)
- Do you?
861
00:39:38,887 --> 00:39:42,222
Bitching, crying,
pointing fingers.
862
00:39:42,222 --> 00:39:43,992
Shit...
863
00:39:44,525 --> 00:39:47,226
Fucking champions my ass.
864
00:39:47,226 --> 00:39:49,461
You know why
you lost last year?
865
00:39:49,461 --> 00:39:51,291
'Cause of this shit!
'Cause you start
866
00:39:51,291 --> 00:39:53,499
fucking popping off
about each other. Coop!
867
00:39:53,499 --> 00:39:55,533
You sniping at Jamaal?
868
00:39:55,533 --> 00:39:58,204
What's your excuse for playing
like a fried turd? Hm?
869
00:39:58,204 --> 00:40:00,642
{\an8}I don't know where you got
the idea you're a star.
870
00:40:01,509 --> 00:40:03,375
- You're not.
- Norm: I know that's right.
871
00:40:03,375 --> 00:40:05,710
What? You think
you're a big man?
872
00:40:05,710 --> 00:40:08,314
So what?
You made an all-star team. Whoopee.
873
00:40:08,314 --> 00:40:09,481
You haven't played hard since.
874
00:40:09,481 --> 00:40:11,149
What, you take the rest
of the season off?
875
00:40:11,149 --> 00:40:13,819
Hm?
You out there chasing tail?
How's that going for you?
876
00:40:13,819 --> 00:40:15,387
Riles, I hurt my knee.
877
00:40:15,387 --> 00:40:17,590
You bitch again about Kareem,
you're done! You hear me?
878
00:40:17,590 --> 00:40:19,825
That goes for all of you.
879
00:40:19,825 --> 00:40:21,297
Well said.
880
00:40:22,397 --> 00:40:24,299
Cap. Where you been?
881
00:40:25,033 --> 00:40:27,265
Everybody's asking
when you're gonna retire.
882
00:40:27,265 --> 00:40:28,934
They're all trying to guess.
I'll tell you when.
883
00:40:28,934 --> 00:40:30,831
It was two months ago.
884
00:40:30,831 --> 00:40:33,339
(players murmur)
885
00:40:33,339 --> 00:40:35,874
Shut up!
Don't you show me
those fucking teeth.
886
00:40:35,874 --> 00:40:39,078
- You think I'm afraid of you?
- Huh?
887
00:40:39,078 --> 00:40:41,112
Nah, Riles,
it ain't even like that.
888
00:40:41,112 --> 00:40:44,049
There's no press here.
Come on,
let's tell it like it is.
889
00:40:44,049 --> 00:40:45,284
So fucking afraid
you lost a step,
890
00:40:45,284 --> 00:40:47,747
you pinned it on your coach.
I watched you.
891
00:40:47,747 --> 00:40:50,923
You turned on him.
Now, this whole team
is turning on itself!
892
00:40:50,923 --> 00:40:52,395
If you wanna win...
893
00:40:53,427 --> 00:40:54,998
you gotta be like this!
894
00:40:55,964 --> 00:40:57,395
Tight!
895
00:40:57,395 --> 00:40:59,936
Anyone has anything to say,
it gets said face-to-face.
896
00:41:01,337 --> 00:41:03,436
Man-to-man.
897
00:41:03,436 --> 00:41:04,840
♪
898
00:41:08,276 --> 00:41:10,875
Almost forgot.
McAdoo, you're outta
the starting line-up.
899
00:41:10,875 --> 00:41:13,445
- (snap fingers)
- Rambis. Wake up.
You're in.
900
00:41:13,445 --> 00:41:15,481
Jerry West:
The hippie? Pat! Pat.
Riles, Riles.
901
00:41:15,481 --> 00:41:18,416
I love the speech,
but the Doo is due,
902
00:41:18,416 --> 00:41:20,285
- You can't put
him on the bench.
- Pat: I just did.
903
00:41:20,285 --> 00:41:22,788
- And I'm taking you off.
- Riles--
904
00:41:22,788 --> 00:41:24,327
No more of this Riles shit!
905
00:41:25,027 --> 00:41:26,091
It's Coach.
906
00:41:26,091 --> 00:41:29,165
♪
907
00:41:35,103 --> 00:41:37,436
Alright, fellas.
Let's go play this game.
908
00:41:37,436 --> 00:41:38,604
Let's go!
909
00:41:38,604 --> 00:41:41,107
(clapping, chatter)
910
00:41:41,107 --> 00:41:42,575
Players:
Let's do it!
911
00:41:42,575 --> 00:41:44,780
Magic:
Coach on three.
912
00:41:46,314 --> 00:41:48,151
- Player 1: Come on.
- Player 2: Let's go, Coach.
913
00:41:52,621 --> 00:41:54,353
On three.
One, two, three.
914
00:41:54,353 --> 00:41:56,392
Players: Coach!
Come on. Get it.
915
00:41:58,393 --> 00:42:00,860
Jerry West:
Here we go.
Come on. Come on!
916
00:42:00,860 --> 00:42:02,695
- Alright, Cap.
- Let me see it.
917
00:42:02,695 --> 00:42:04,963
Looks broke.
I'll get the ice.
918
00:42:04,963 --> 00:42:07,099
Hey.
Don't you fucking dare.
919
00:42:07,099 --> 00:42:10,073
("Grease"
by Frankie Valli playing)
920
00:42:13,008 --> 00:42:15,912
(crowd cheering)
921
00:42:21,716 --> 00:42:23,982
(cheering)
922
00:42:23,982 --> 00:42:26,885
♪ We got a lovin' thing ♪
923
00:42:26,885 --> 00:42:28,720
I don't give a fuck!
We're gonna get past them!
924
00:42:28,720 --> 00:42:30,722
I want you to step on
their fucking necks!
925
00:42:30,722 --> 00:42:33,125
Get in their fucking heads!
This is showtime!
926
00:42:33,125 --> 00:42:35,694
- One, two, three!
- Players: Showtime! Let's go!
927
00:42:35,694 --> 00:42:38,129
♪ That we can be
who we are ♪
928
00:42:38,129 --> 00:42:40,299
Chick:
You know you're in Hollywood
when even the coach
929
00:42:40,299 --> 00:42:42,133
is leading man material.
930
00:42:42,133 --> 00:42:44,470
Keith Erickson:
Chick, it looks like
Dyan Cannon agrees with you.
931
00:42:44,470 --> 00:42:46,509
- (crowd cheering)
- Pat: It's showtime!
932
00:42:48,677 --> 00:42:53,049
♪
933
00:42:55,351 --> 00:42:56,215
(grunts)
934
00:42:56,215 --> 00:42:57,886
(crowd shouting)
935
00:43:02,122 --> 00:43:04,489
Chick:
Hey, there's that smile, folks.
Ever since breaking out
936
00:43:04,489 --> 00:43:07,059
and putting up 40 against
his hometown Pistons,
937
00:43:07,059 --> 00:43:08,993
this kid has shown
no signs of slowing down.
938
00:43:08,993 --> 00:43:11,096
Pat:
Magic, you know what you can do.
You go out there,
939
00:43:11,096 --> 00:43:12,832
- and you fucking prove that.
- Magic: I got you.
940
00:43:12,832 --> 00:43:14,399
Pat:
Don't be afraid to play hard!
941
00:43:14,399 --> 00:43:17,203
Do not give a shit!
You gotta foul? You foul!
942
00:43:17,203 --> 00:43:18,937
You get out there
and you fucking show that.
943
00:43:18,937 --> 00:43:21,239
They're here to see you!
944
00:43:21,239 --> 00:43:24,780
♪ Grease is the word,
is the word, is the word... ♪
945
00:43:27,616 --> 00:43:29,381
Frank Mariani:
Okay. World!
946
00:43:29,381 --> 00:43:33,619
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Buss!
947
00:43:33,619 --> 00:43:36,288
- (camera shutters snapping)
- (clapping, cheering)
948
00:43:36,288 --> 00:43:38,690
It's Doctor, Frank!
949
00:43:38,690 --> 00:43:40,793
Frank:
Just break the fucking cup!
950
00:43:40,793 --> 00:43:43,095
- (glass breaks)
- (cheering)
951
00:43:43,095 --> 00:43:44,763
Mazel tov!
952
00:43:44,763 --> 00:43:47,799
- (cheering)
- Jerry Buss:
Thanks, everybody.
953
00:43:47,799 --> 00:43:50,203
Thank you, Pat.
Let's get something
to drink now, huh?
954
00:43:50,203 --> 00:43:53,133
♪
955
00:43:53,133 --> 00:43:56,308
(chatter continues)
956
00:43:56,308 --> 00:43:58,644
Dick Stockton (on TV):
Oh! Slam dunk,
957
00:43:58,644 --> 00:44:00,412
Dr. Julius Erving,
958
00:44:00,412 --> 00:44:02,414
{\an8}and that puts this one
out of reach.
959
00:44:02,414 --> 00:44:04,650
{\an8}Folks hoping for
a Boston-LA matchup
960
00:44:04,650 --> 00:44:06,084
{\an8}have to wait another year.
961
00:44:06,084 --> 00:44:08,453
The Sixers are headed
once again
962
00:44:08,453 --> 00:44:10,322
to face the Lakers
in the finals.
963
00:44:10,322 --> 00:44:13,425
And these loyal Celtic fans,
here at a sold-out
Boston Garden,
964
00:44:13,425 --> 00:44:15,294
- will go home disappointed.
- Fans (chanting):
Beat LA! Beat LA!
965
00:44:15,294 --> 00:44:18,330
Dick: But hold on,
Boston fans are making noise.
966
00:44:18,330 --> 00:44:21,167
- A chant is building.
- Bill Russell (on TV):
What's that sound, Dick?
967
00:44:21,167 --> 00:44:23,067
You hear what these fans
are chanting?
968
00:44:23,067 --> 00:44:24,669
- Crowd (chanting):
Beat LA! Beat LA!
- Bill: Beat LA!
969
00:44:24,669 --> 00:44:26,472
Dick:
Well, now, sounds like
the Boston Celtic fans
970
00:44:26,472 --> 00:44:28,306
have a message
for this 76ers team
971
00:44:28,306 --> 00:44:31,176
that's about to eliminate
their own boys
from contention.
972
00:44:31,176 --> 00:44:32,444
- You hear that shit?
- Dick: They're about
973
00:44:32,444 --> 00:44:34,013
to face Los Angeles
for all the marbles.
974
00:44:34,013 --> 00:44:36,682
The Boston fans
have really picked a side.
975
00:44:36,682 --> 00:44:39,251
- With gusto!
- Bill: Best fans
in the game, Dick.
976
00:44:39,251 --> 00:44:41,286
{\an8}Best in the game.
977
00:44:41,286 --> 00:44:43,621
{\an8}Dick:
That must be music to
your Celtic ears, huh, Bill?
978
00:44:43,621 --> 00:44:46,793
Crowd (chanting):
Beat LA! Beat LA!
Beat LA!
979
00:44:46,793 --> 00:44:49,662
Beat LA! Beat LA!
980
00:44:49,662 --> 00:44:51,599
All:
Fuck Boston!
981
00:44:51,965 --> 00:44:55,238
("Keep On Loving You"
by REO Speedwagon playing)
982
00:44:56,071 --> 00:45:00,043
♪ 'Cause it's the only thing
I wanna do ♪
983
00:45:02,477 --> 00:45:05,177
♪ I don't wanna sleep ♪
984
00:45:05,177 --> 00:45:09,181
♪ I just wanna keep on
loving you ♪
985
00:45:09,181 --> 00:45:11,220
♪
986
00:45:36,177 --> 00:45:40,145
♪ And I meant
every word I said ♪
987
00:45:40,145 --> 00:45:43,082
♪ When I said
that I loved you ♪
988
00:45:43,082 --> 00:45:47,590
♪ I meant that
I love you forever ♪
989
00:45:50,124 --> 00:45:55,030
♪ And I'm gonna keep on
loving you ♪
990
00:45:56,030 --> 00:46:01,037
♪ 'Cause it's
the only thing I wanna do ♪
991
00:46:02,570 --> 00:46:05,137
♪ I don't wanna sleep ♪
992
00:46:05,137 --> 00:46:07,876
♪ I just wanna keep on... ♪