1 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:23,940 Jack? 2 00:00:25,358 --> 00:00:29,237 Jack, you were supposed to meet me at the club for doubles. 3 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,741 Those insurance fellas clobbered me. 4 00:00:32,824 --> 00:00:34,868 You know, one day off isn't gonna kill you. 5 00:00:36,828 --> 00:00:38,455 -Oh hey. -Hey. 6 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:42,041 Pat I was just borrowing Jack's Betamax. 7 00:00:42,125 --> 00:00:45,128 What happened? Jack stood you up? 8 00:00:45,211 --> 00:00:47,672 Yeah. Have you seen him? 9 00:00:47,756 --> 00:00:50,091 -Hm, no. -I called his house. 10 00:00:50,175 --> 00:00:53,678 I figured maybe inspiration struck and he came here. 11 00:00:53,762 --> 00:00:55,555 Man's not really one for a day off, you know? 12 00:00:55,638 --> 00:00:58,391 Hey, you're welcome to take a load off. 13 00:00:58,475 --> 00:01:00,310 You can listen to me get my 27 words in. 14 00:01:00,393 --> 00:01:02,103 -Twenty-seven, huh? -Mm-hmm. 15 00:01:02,187 --> 00:01:04,689 Chick choked on his vodka at commercial. 16 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:07,358 -That sounds like a divine intervention. -Yeah, well. 17 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:10,111 For a second there, I had a whole flash of panic. 18 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:11,613 I was like... 19 00:01:11,696 --> 00:01:13,072 what happens if he drops dead? 20 00:01:13,156 --> 00:01:16,075 I mean, I'm gonna have to finish the whole game on my own. 21 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:18,328 The apprentice's dilemma. 22 00:01:18,411 --> 00:01:20,872 -What's that? -It's a little... 23 00:01:20,955 --> 00:01:22,415 lecture I used to give. 24 00:01:22,499 --> 00:01:24,167 Well, I love a good lecture. 25 00:01:24,250 --> 00:01:25,627 You can I ask my wife. 26 00:01:25,710 --> 00:01:27,670 Let me get the tequila. You want some? 27 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:29,005 -Yeah, alright. 28 00:01:29,088 --> 00:01:30,924 Tudor England. 29 00:01:31,007 --> 00:01:34,177 The entire economy split into two tiers. 30 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:36,346 Apprentices and masters. 31 00:01:36,429 --> 00:01:38,890 The idea was that any apprentice worth his salt 32 00:01:38,973 --> 00:01:41,476 is climbing up that ladder, turns into a master 33 00:01:41,559 --> 00:01:43,269 when he comes of age. 34 00:01:43,353 --> 00:01:45,688 So, we're too old to share an office? 35 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:47,482 Not if you ask Hamlet. See, 36 00:01:47,565 --> 00:01:49,317 you got the whole of Denmark telling this prince 37 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,820 he's destined to be king. But, you know what? 38 00:01:51,903 --> 00:01:53,863 He didn't want it. 39 00:01:53,947 --> 00:01:57,742 -He wasn't built for it. -Mm-hmm. 40 00:01:57,826 --> 00:02:00,829 Paul I think that I spent, uh... 41 00:02:00,912 --> 00:02:04,624 a very long time feeling like a failure 42 00:02:04,707 --> 00:02:07,168 because the best thing that I know how to do 43 00:02:08,127 --> 00:02:11,548 is help another guy be great. 44 00:02:11,631 --> 00:02:13,591 But what I'm starting to realize 45 00:02:13,675 --> 00:02:16,928 is that maybe... 46 00:02:17,011 --> 00:02:21,266 'tis better be a noble prince than hapless king? 47 00:02:21,349 --> 00:02:22,767 Maybe I ought to read more Shakespeare. 48 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:24,894 Always. 49 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:27,772 But that was a Paul Westhead original. 50 00:02:29,357 --> 00:02:31,776 -Good one. 51 00:02:31,860 --> 00:02:33,361 Well, hello, Jack. 52 00:02:33,444 --> 00:02:34,779 -Cassie. -Cassie Westhead ...he's in ICU. 53 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:36,781 -Cassie, slow down. -It's Jack! 54 00:02:36,865 --> 00:02:38,199 Jack's in the emergency room. 55 00:02:38,283 --> 00:02:39,534 Okay, which hospital? 56 00:02:39,617 --> 00:02:41,244 Little Company of Mary. T-Torrance. 57 00:02:41,327 --> 00:02:43,037 Yeah. Okay, I'll be right there. 58 00:02:44,455 --> 00:02:47,041 ("My Favorite Mutiny" by The Coup playing 59 00:04:14,921 --> 00:04:16,547 Your name. 60 00:04:16,631 --> 00:04:19,008 Most precious thing you've got. 61 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:21,719 That's why it's our job to protect it. 62 00:04:21,803 --> 00:04:24,263 Keep it synonymous with success, 63 00:04:24,347 --> 00:04:25,932 on the floor and off. 64 00:04:26,015 --> 00:04:29,102 And I can promise, when folks see you in our shoes, they'll say, 65 00:04:29,185 --> 00:04:32,188 "There goes a Converse All-Star." 66 00:04:32,271 --> 00:04:34,107 "Adidas, the shoe of champions." 67 00:04:34,190 --> 00:04:35,650 He's cool, he's fun, and... 68 00:04:35,733 --> 00:04:37,986 -A quality fit. That's Puma. -...of course, he's rich. 69 00:04:38,069 --> 00:04:39,445 We need to think about your feet. 70 00:04:39,529 --> 00:04:40,989 You need to think about your pocketbook. 71 00:04:41,072 --> 00:04:42,407 -Your legacy. -Your feet. 72 00:04:42,490 --> 00:04:44,492 You wanna be as American as apple pie. 73 00:04:44,575 --> 00:04:45,702 That's the makings of a legend. 74 00:04:45,785 --> 00:04:47,537 ...and everyone will want a piece... 75 00:04:47,620 --> 00:04:50,039 -...Magic, Mr. Magic. -The Magic Man! 76 00:04:50,123 --> 00:04:51,791 It's Earvin, actually. 77 00:04:51,874 --> 00:04:53,418 Converse Not anymore! Earvin-- 78 00:04:53,501 --> 00:04:55,712 -Earvin will be gone someday. -Maybe he already is. 79 00:04:55,795 --> 00:04:56,963 Magic is immortal. 80 00:04:57,046 --> 00:04:58,339 Converse If you choose wisely... 81 00:04:58,423 --> 00:05:00,133 -...this could be... -If you choose us... 82 00:05:00,216 --> 00:05:02,468 Right on the soles of the next generation... 83 00:05:02,552 --> 00:05:04,387 -If you choose us... -This could be 84 00:05:04,470 --> 00:05:06,889 -the most important choice of your season. -...of your entire life. 85 00:05:06,973 --> 00:05:08,933 Well, uh... yeah. 86 00:05:10,018 --> 00:05:12,729 Thanks. Got a lot to think on. 87 00:05:12,812 --> 00:05:14,647 -Take your time but, just so you know... -Sleep on it. 88 00:05:14,731 --> 00:05:17,942 -Just so you know, Converse already has... -...a verbal commitment... 89 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:19,736 -...from your friend Larry Bird. -...Larry Bird. 90 00:05:21,863 --> 00:05:22,864 Oh. 91 00:05:22,947 --> 00:05:24,866 That's Magic Johnson! 92 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:29,162 Hope you had your fill of bullshit. 93 00:05:29,245 --> 00:05:30,496 Those guys keep on shoveling 94 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:33,249 till you're just another stallion in the stable. 95 00:05:33,332 --> 00:05:35,418 Phil. Phil Knight. 96 00:05:35,501 --> 00:05:37,962 Hey, Phil. You... you on the schedule? 97 00:05:38,046 --> 00:05:39,422 Me? Heck no. 98 00:05:39,505 --> 00:05:42,341 Front Office seems to have you under lock and key. 99 00:05:42,425 --> 00:05:43,718 Big dogs only. 100 00:05:43,801 --> 00:05:46,387 Fact is, I-I'm sort of a rookie myself. 101 00:05:46,471 --> 00:05:48,264 Let me be straight as an arrow with you, Earvin. 102 00:05:48,347 --> 00:05:49,766 C-can I call you Earvin? 103 00:05:49,849 --> 00:05:51,476 I wish somebody would. 104 00:05:51,559 --> 00:05:53,478 Good 'cause I'm an athlete, too. Ran track at Oregon. 105 00:05:53,561 --> 00:05:56,856 Mediocre talent. Not like you. But, my coach and me, 106 00:05:56,939 --> 00:05:59,233 my partner now, we figured out a nifty trick. 107 00:05:59,317 --> 00:06:00,651 If we could shave just one ounce 108 00:06:00,735 --> 00:06:03,196 off of our shoes, it made us 55 pounds lighter every mile. 109 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:04,697 You run an average of three miles a game. 110 00:06:04,781 --> 00:06:07,950 Think how much faster you would be without any extra weight. 111 00:06:08,034 --> 00:06:09,577 What, you tellin' me to play barefoot? 112 00:06:09,660 --> 00:06:12,705 I'm telling you to play... in these. 113 00:06:30,348 --> 00:06:33,476 -Y'all making me a special pair? -Every pair. 114 00:06:33,559 --> 00:06:36,687 The Nike Magic. 115 00:06:36,771 --> 00:06:39,941 A new label for a whole new line. 116 00:06:41,859 --> 00:06:45,738 -Y'all talking to Larry Bird, too? -I'm talking to you. 117 00:06:45,822 --> 00:06:48,366 We need more than just a smile on a poster. 118 00:06:48,449 --> 00:06:50,576 We need a partner. 119 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:53,830 -How much we talking? -You mean 120 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:55,706 can I give you what those other guys are offering. 121 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:58,709 Where's that sitting right now? Sixty, 70 grand a year? 122 00:06:58,793 --> 00:07:00,044 Eighty. 123 00:07:01,087 --> 00:07:04,507 Wow. I'm offering a dollar. 124 00:07:04,590 --> 00:07:05,967 One for every pair we ship, 125 00:07:06,050 --> 00:07:07,844 plus 100,000 in stock options. 126 00:07:07,927 --> 00:07:10,012 Right now, that's 18 cents a share. 127 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:12,473 But the sky's the limit, Earvin. 128 00:07:13,099 --> 00:07:14,433 Bet on us, 129 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:17,895 you're betting on yourself. 130 00:07:17,979 --> 00:07:19,522 Proposal's in the shoe. Look it over, 131 00:07:19,605 --> 00:07:20,898 I'll be in town all week. 132 00:07:22,358 --> 00:07:24,735 Ah! Sign with us, you get the right one, too! 133 00:07:40,042 --> 00:07:41,878 Oh, good lord. 134 00:07:45,047 --> 00:07:46,966 Is he... 135 00:07:48,634 --> 00:07:50,761 Oh, no! I mean, he... 136 00:07:50,845 --> 00:07:53,014 Wow, he looks really good. 137 00:07:53,097 --> 00:07:56,058 -Actually... -Okay, let's go. Let's go get some air. 138 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:58,728 -Paul's here now. -I'm here. I'm sorry. 139 00:07:58,811 --> 00:08:00,771 Hey, Cran, it's gonna be okay. 140 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:03,316 -- Come on, Cran. Let's get some air. -- I'm here. 141 00:08:03,399 --> 00:08:06,110 Hey, I got this. We're going to be fine. 142 00:08:19,957 --> 00:08:22,710 Goddammit, Jack. 143 00:08:22,793 --> 00:08:25,004 You were supposed to meet me for tennis, man. 144 00:08:27,673 --> 00:08:29,508 -Okay. -Good afternoon. 145 00:08:29,592 --> 00:08:30,635 Hi. Hey. 146 00:08:30,718 --> 00:08:32,803 -Are you family? -Um, if you could... 147 00:08:32,887 --> 00:08:34,805 just give me the information, please. 148 00:08:34,889 --> 00:08:37,016 Well, we were able to dress his wounds, 149 00:08:37,099 --> 00:08:39,227 but the inflammation in his brain is worrisome. Are... 150 00:08:40,394 --> 00:08:41,938 Are you authorized to make decisions? 151 00:08:42,021 --> 00:08:44,357 -We may need to discuss goals of care. -Okay. 152 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,108 My goal is to get him up and walking out of here 153 00:08:46,192 --> 00:08:48,027 -as good as new, right? -Of course. 154 00:08:48,110 --> 00:08:50,363 That's our north star, 155 00:08:50,446 --> 00:08:52,031 but an injury severe as this, 156 00:08:52,114 --> 00:08:55,117 sometimes, the discussion moves to quality of life. 157 00:08:56,452 --> 00:08:59,914 Quality of life? He's head coach of the Lakers. 158 00:08:59,997 --> 00:09:01,999 He's living his dr-- All he did was take a tumble 159 00:09:02,083 --> 00:09:04,669 -off of a goddamn bike! -The trauma he's endured-- 160 00:09:04,752 --> 00:09:06,254 It's not gonna happen! If that's your attitude, 161 00:09:06,337 --> 00:09:08,297 we're going to need another doctor. Just... 162 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:15,263 That's Jack McKinney. He's my best friend. So, 163 00:09:15,346 --> 00:09:17,306 what I need to hear from you 164 00:09:17,390 --> 00:09:19,642 is what you're gonna do to fix him up 165 00:09:19,725 --> 00:09:21,811 because we have a fucking game tomorrow! 166 00:09:41,539 --> 00:09:43,291 Jerry Well, well, well. 167 00:09:43,374 --> 00:09:47,211 -What do we have here? -It's from the signore. 168 00:09:47,295 --> 00:09:49,088 It's on me, pal. 169 00:09:50,965 --> 00:09:53,968 Jack. You shouldn't have! 170 00:09:54,051 --> 00:09:56,345 I had to comp his season tickets to get him to do that. 171 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:58,472 He's our biggest fan. It's crazy. 172 00:09:58,556 --> 00:10:00,683 We got two seats right next to him. 173 00:10:00,766 --> 00:10:02,476 Reserved for Great Western Bank. 174 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:05,980 Hot damn! The wife is gonna plotz. 175 00:10:06,063 --> 00:10:08,649 You know, Dr. Buss put chairs right on the floor 176 00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:11,110 -because it's great for television. 177 00:10:11,193 --> 00:10:13,070 Yeah. We don't pick that up in Sacramento. 178 00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:15,156 All they pick up in Sacramento is the clap, 179 00:10:15,239 --> 00:10:17,742 which, incidentally, is exactly how this is spreading. 180 00:10:17,825 --> 00:10:19,493 We're 13 games in. 181 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:20,828 We got lightning in a bottle. 182 00:10:20,911 --> 00:10:22,997 We got a genius coach, young phenom, 183 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,833 coupled with the greatest player in the league, 184 00:10:25,916 --> 00:10:27,585 right here, smack dab in the heart 185 00:10:27,668 --> 00:10:29,503 of the entertainment capital of the world. 186 00:10:29,587 --> 00:10:30,880 Mr. Buss, 187 00:10:30,963 --> 00:10:32,840 we are a banking institution, 188 00:10:32,923 --> 00:10:34,258 and your loan matures tomorrow. 189 00:10:34,342 --> 00:10:37,053 Though I presume from your request to meet that we're here 190 00:10:37,136 --> 00:10:38,721 to talk about a payment plan. 191 00:10:38,804 --> 00:10:42,099 You're darn tootin'. Frank, tell him our plan. 192 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:44,977 We don't plan to pay. 193 00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:50,858 We're giving you an opportunity. 194 00:10:52,068 --> 00:10:54,612 The Lakers are the team of the 1980s, 195 00:10:54,695 --> 00:10:57,573 and the Great Western Bank can be the official banking partner 196 00:10:57,656 --> 00:10:59,617 of the Los Angeles Lakers. 197 00:10:59,700 --> 00:11:01,369 But we're gonna need a continuation 198 00:11:01,452 --> 00:11:04,538 of the current loan through June to the end of the season, 199 00:11:04,622 --> 00:11:06,040 plus a fresh line of credit, 200 00:11:06,123 --> 00:11:07,541 so we can keep investing in the business. 201 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:09,752 Together. 202 00:11:09,835 --> 00:11:13,130 And if we demand our money now? 203 00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:15,883 Well then, Mariani, Buss, and Associates 204 00:11:15,966 --> 00:11:17,885 is going to file for bankruptcy. 205 00:11:17,968 --> 00:11:21,472 And you can take the two of us for everything we got. 206 00:11:21,555 --> 00:11:23,474 Which, right now, is... 207 00:11:23,557 --> 00:11:25,267 I don't know, Frank, what do we got? 208 00:11:30,481 --> 00:11:31,899 -$72. -Oh, 209 00:11:31,982 --> 00:11:33,859 and this fine bottle of bubbly. Don't forget that. 210 00:11:33,943 --> 00:11:37,571 And, of course, the team. The team is worth plenty. 211 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:39,448 N...ope! 212 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:41,700 My mother is a genius, by the way. 213 00:11:41,784 --> 00:11:44,161 My ex-wife wanted something gold, 214 00:11:44,245 --> 00:11:46,205 so I gave her the team. 215 00:11:46,288 --> 00:11:48,290 All that's in her name now. 216 00:11:48,374 --> 00:11:52,128 So, you can shake us down and come up with pocket lint, 217 00:11:52,211 --> 00:11:54,755 or you can dig down deep 218 00:11:54,839 --> 00:11:56,799 into those fancy suits you got, 219 00:11:56,882 --> 00:11:59,009 try to find the balls 220 00:11:59,093 --> 00:12:01,220 to stay in business with the Lakers. 221 00:12:01,303 --> 00:12:02,555 And then, my friends, 222 00:12:02,638 --> 00:12:05,891 that bank is gonna raise a statue of you two 223 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:08,394 right there in downtown Sacramento someday. Trust me. 224 00:12:08,477 --> 00:12:10,104 Listen, I'd love to stay and chitchat, 225 00:12:10,187 --> 00:12:12,690 but I have a very horny 22-year-old upstairs 226 00:12:12,773 --> 00:12:13,899 just waiting for me. So, 227 00:12:13,983 --> 00:12:16,402 take our projections, spend the day with them, 228 00:12:16,485 --> 00:12:19,071 and then come to the club tonight and tell us we got a deal. 229 00:12:19,155 --> 00:12:20,781 The Jacksons are gonna pack that place. 230 00:12:20,865 --> 00:12:22,867 But don't worry. We got your comp tickets. 231 00:12:22,950 --> 00:12:24,118 Listen, 232 00:12:24,201 --> 00:12:26,662 it's clear skies from here on out. 233 00:12:26,745 --> 00:12:29,331 Pleasure doing business with you. Frank. 234 00:12:33,669 --> 00:12:35,254 Frank Oh, boy, oh boy, oh boy. 235 00:12:35,337 --> 00:12:36,630 You think they're gonna go for it? 236 00:12:36,714 --> 00:12:38,257 Of course, they're gonna go for it. 237 00:12:38,340 --> 00:12:40,342 They'd be fools not to. We got 'em by the short and curlies. 238 00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:42,178 -Hello, gentlemen. -Claire? 239 00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:44,096 -What are you doing here? -I'm waiting for you. 240 00:12:44,180 --> 00:12:45,514 On my day off. 241 00:12:45,598 --> 00:12:47,183 Was supposed to be at the zoo with my grandson, 242 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:49,935 -but there's a problem with food and beverage. -What's that? 243 00:12:50,019 --> 00:12:51,520 -There isn't any. -Fuck. 244 00:12:51,604 --> 00:12:53,063 He hears me on the phone. Kid's like a parrot. 245 00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:54,940 The deliveries were never made because your bookkeeper 246 00:12:55,024 --> 00:12:57,776 sent bad checks to all my vendors. 247 00:12:57,860 --> 00:13:00,154 -- None of the vendors have been paid? -Claire - No. 248 00:13:01,363 --> 00:13:04,116 Th-th-- This is an old account. 249 00:13:05,451 --> 00:13:07,077 She's an old bookkeeper. 250 00:13:10,206 --> 00:13:12,458 Cindy I was telling Earvin that it is some luck 251 00:13:12,541 --> 00:13:15,669 that you're in town. You know, your head for business. 252 00:13:15,753 --> 00:13:17,421 These shoe companies are comin' at him 253 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:20,799 pretty hard for an endorsement deal. 254 00:13:20,883 --> 00:13:23,052 I can imagine. Promise you the world. 255 00:13:23,135 --> 00:13:25,137 The question is, will they deliver? 256 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:27,014 Earvin Yeah. 257 00:13:27,097 --> 00:13:29,058 Whole lot of numbers, but... 258 00:13:29,141 --> 00:13:32,686 Have you been talking to anybody else about this? A professional? 259 00:13:32,770 --> 00:13:36,148 Um, Pops got Mr. Bowman outta D-Town. 260 00:13:36,232 --> 00:13:39,026 He's a fine attorney for a Michigan attorney. 261 00:13:40,319 --> 00:13:41,445 And for this? 262 00:13:41,529 --> 00:13:44,073 Don't know his dick from a doorknob. 263 00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:48,536 Guess you could say the same thing about me, too. 264 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:50,955 I wouldn't. 265 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:53,207 Look ... 266 00:13:53,290 --> 00:13:54,959 Let me pose a question 267 00:13:55,042 --> 00:13:57,503 that I pose to all my clients, okay? 268 00:13:57,586 --> 00:14:00,756 Five years, 10 years, 50. 269 00:14:00,839 --> 00:14:04,176 What do you want out of your future? 270 00:14:07,721 --> 00:14:09,265 Um... 271 00:14:09,348 --> 00:14:11,642 everything. 272 00:14:11,725 --> 00:14:13,852 Okay. That's big business. 273 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:15,563 Something for everybody. 274 00:14:15,646 --> 00:14:16,730 Kinda like Coca-Cola. 275 00:14:16,814 --> 00:14:18,232 That's right! Yeah! Just-- 276 00:14:18,315 --> 00:14:19,650 That's exactly what I'm talking about! 277 00:14:19,733 --> 00:14:21,402 Good, so now we know what we building here, right? 278 00:14:21,485 --> 00:14:23,737 -Our promised land. -Right. 279 00:14:23,821 --> 00:14:25,447 We need our 10 Commandments. 280 00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:27,408 Pitfalls to avoid. 281 00:14:27,491 --> 00:14:29,660 Choices that Earvin might make 282 00:14:29,743 --> 00:14:32,454 that would be bad for Magic Johnson. 283 00:14:36,375 --> 00:14:38,877 You ain't gotta worry about that with me. 284 00:14:38,961 --> 00:14:40,170 I don't drink none, 285 00:14:40,254 --> 00:14:42,965 and I don't touch that narcotic either. 286 00:14:44,508 --> 00:14:47,386 -Some Coca-Cola for you. 287 00:14:50,180 --> 00:14:52,224 And women? 288 00:14:53,767 --> 00:14:56,395 You gotta be smarter. 289 00:14:57,396 --> 00:14:58,731 Quieter. 290 00:14:58,814 --> 00:15:01,442 Keep everybody happy. 291 00:15:05,529 --> 00:15:08,282 -Want another cup, Pops? -Better not, baby girl. 292 00:15:08,365 --> 00:15:11,201 The jet-lag is beating me down. So, 293 00:15:11,285 --> 00:15:14,163 why don't I take a closer look at these, Earvin? 294 00:15:14,246 --> 00:15:17,124 You know, we could talk at the game tomorrow. 295 00:15:17,207 --> 00:15:19,251 Cindy here has promised me some good seats. 296 00:15:19,335 --> 00:15:22,212 You see, my man takes care of family. 297 00:15:22,296 --> 00:15:25,215 Yeah. Hey, Doc, actually, you d-- you don't gotta... 298 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:29,470 It's not a problem at all. Trust me. 299 00:15:29,553 --> 00:15:31,388 -Let's go. -You got everything, Dad? 300 00:15:31,472 --> 00:15:33,349 Dr. Thomas I do, sweetheart. Walk me out. 301 00:15:45,861 --> 00:15:47,279 -Ma! 302 00:15:47,363 --> 00:15:49,823 Jessie No, no, no! Don't close that! 303 00:15:49,907 --> 00:15:51,241 -Ma! 304 00:15:51,325 --> 00:15:54,078 -- Oh my god, my god... -Jeanie - How bad is it? 305 00:15:54,161 --> 00:15:55,996 -Move this. We need to get... 306 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:58,040 -Dad! Sorry! I couldn't hear you! -The hell is going on? 307 00:15:58,123 --> 00:16:01,377 -If that's Gerald, tell him to get in here! -I can't smell it. 308 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:04,380 -- Smell what!? -- She doesn't know the smell of death. 309 00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:06,965 -I do. Don't close that door! 310 00:16:07,049 --> 00:16:09,885 There's something rotting in the walls! 311 00:16:09,968 --> 00:16:11,595 You put me in here with vermin! 312 00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:13,389 -No! Leave that open! -Ma. What are you doing? 313 00:16:13,472 --> 00:16:14,973 -We need the air! -There's no smell! 314 00:16:15,057 --> 00:16:17,017 Nonsense! Gerald, get all this down! 315 00:16:17,101 --> 00:16:19,228 -It's up here! I know it! -Will you forget about that shit 316 00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:20,396 and look at these? 317 00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:21,730 You paid all the vendors 318 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:24,066 with checks from Crocker! 319 00:16:24,149 --> 00:16:27,444 Ma, we left Crocker five years ago! 320 00:16:27,528 --> 00:16:29,488 You're the one who closed the account! 321 00:16:31,198 --> 00:16:35,536 Oh, well, there we have it. Blame it on me. That's rich. 322 00:16:35,619 --> 00:16:39,081 We'll just write new checks. We'll sort all of this out. 323 00:16:47,172 --> 00:16:49,591 -What is this? -What? 324 00:16:51,552 --> 00:16:52,678 This. 325 00:16:56,014 --> 00:16:59,852 Mom, this is the transfer of ownership paperwork. 326 00:17:01,603 --> 00:17:03,772 They were supposed to be filed with the state a month ago, Ma. 327 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:05,774 I know that. 328 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,860 Then what is it doing in my fucking hand? 329 00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:13,574 The loan is due tomorrow! 330 00:17:13,657 --> 00:17:16,243 And now, these fucking bankers have me over a barrel, 331 00:17:16,326 --> 00:17:17,786 and they're gonna take it all! 332 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:20,748 No, I don't understand! I don't understand. 333 00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:23,625 -I don't understand what he's saying! 334 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:25,377 -You're okay. 335 00:17:25,461 --> 00:17:27,546 -Hello? 336 00:17:27,629 --> 00:17:28,630 Hey, Bill. 337 00:17:28,714 --> 00:17:31,175 -I know. 338 00:17:31,258 --> 00:17:32,134 What? 339 00:17:32,217 --> 00:17:34,011 Bill, what hospital are you at? 340 00:17:34,094 --> 00:17:36,472 I'm coming. I'm coming. Okay. Clean this place up 341 00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:38,140 and take care of her. I have somewhere to be. 342 00:17:41,518 --> 00:17:42,978 -It's gonna be okay. 343 00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:48,942 -Bill Dr. Buss. -Hey, Bill. There you are. 344 00:17:51,570 --> 00:17:53,614 -So? -He's still under the knife. 345 00:17:53,697 --> 00:17:55,449 Shit. 346 00:17:55,532 --> 00:17:57,618 -How long has he been in there? -I don't know. 347 00:17:57,701 --> 00:18:00,037 He came in as a John Doe. Cranny found him here. 348 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:02,664 The fuck was he doing on a bike, Bill? 349 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:04,374 It clears his head. It clears-- 350 00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:06,251 Gentlemen. 351 00:18:06,335 --> 00:18:08,045 Jack is just out of surgery. 352 00:18:08,128 --> 00:18:10,172 -Bob Kerlan, team physician. -Hey, Bob. 353 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:11,882 Sorry to meet under these circumstances. 354 00:18:11,965 --> 00:18:14,593 He's out of surgery? Sorry. He's, uh, he's awake? 355 00:18:14,676 --> 00:18:16,053 Oh, I certainly hope not. 356 00:18:16,136 --> 00:18:18,096 The top of his skull is sitting in a freezer. 357 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:20,182 Jesus fucking Christ. 358 00:18:20,265 --> 00:18:21,975 -Fuck. -Well, just temporarily. 359 00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:24,102 They'll pop it back on once the swelling 360 00:18:24,186 --> 00:18:25,270 in his brain goes down. 361 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:28,148 -Is he gonna make it? -You said it was temporary. 362 00:18:28,232 --> 00:18:31,819 Well, everything is, but the next few hours will be crucial. 363 00:18:31,902 --> 00:18:34,404 I'll be on call. Bill. 364 00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:35,656 Bob. 365 00:18:37,115 --> 00:18:40,494 -I should call them the league, talk about postponing-- -No! 366 00:18:40,577 --> 00:18:42,621 Do not call anybody. 367 00:18:42,704 --> 00:18:44,665 -What do we tell the press? -Nothing. 368 00:18:44,748 --> 00:18:46,750 -We don't need anybody panicking. -But what happens 369 00:18:46,834 --> 00:18:49,545 -when Jack's not in the locker room tomorrow? -Bill... 370 00:18:49,628 --> 00:18:52,756 you tell them he fell off his fucking bike. 371 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:54,675 'Cause that's the truth, isn't it? 372 00:18:54,758 --> 00:18:57,219 -Yeah. -Alright. So, listen to me. 373 00:18:57,302 --> 00:18:59,304 This is the exact words you're gonna use. 374 00:18:59,388 --> 00:19:02,015 "We are erring on the side of caution." 375 00:19:02,099 --> 00:19:03,475 You tell the same thing to the players. 376 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:06,520 Pete, you're coaching the game tomorrow. 377 00:19:06,603 --> 00:19:08,188 -Paul. -Huh? 378 00:19:08,272 --> 00:19:10,232 Um, wrong apostle. Um, you said Pete, my name-- 379 00:19:10,315 --> 00:19:12,985 Hey, hey. Get your head outta your ass. 380 00:19:13,068 --> 00:19:16,196 -Can you coach the goddamn game or not? -No. 381 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,031 Yes. Sure. 382 00:19:18,115 --> 00:19:20,117 Look, I do the scouting, I do the prep work anyway, 383 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,411 so I can probably coach one game. 384 00:19:22,494 --> 00:19:25,205 Dr. Buss, we should discuss this. 385 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:27,082 Don't lose. 386 00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:35,048 Just take it easy. 387 00:19:35,132 --> 00:19:36,675 Easy? 388 00:19:37,426 --> 00:19:39,177 I'm fucking cursed. 389 00:19:39,261 --> 00:19:40,470 Yeah, but nobody knows. 390 00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:42,014 -Not yet! -Right! 391 00:19:42,097 --> 00:19:44,516 So, by the time the suits from the bank find out about this, 392 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,560 we're gonna have it signed, sealed, delivered, right? 393 00:19:46,643 --> 00:19:48,562 Unless they walk in here now 394 00:19:48,645 --> 00:19:51,231 -and see you l-like this. -Got a bad feeling, Frank. 395 00:19:51,315 --> 00:19:53,066 Come on. Look at me. 396 00:19:53,150 --> 00:19:55,110 Look at me. 397 00:19:55,193 --> 00:19:56,403 You're Gene Kelly. 398 00:19:56,486 --> 00:19:58,864 Y-you're Fred Astaire, man. 399 00:19:58,947 --> 00:20:00,782 You're Ginger Rogers. 400 00:20:00,866 --> 00:20:02,201 So, tonight, 401 00:20:02,284 --> 00:20:04,703 tonight, you gotta do what? 402 00:20:09,958 --> 00:20:11,668 Okay. 403 00:20:11,752 --> 00:20:13,795 I'm gonna put on my taps and I'm gonna dance. 404 00:20:13,879 --> 00:20:16,798 That's right, baby. Dance your heart out. 405 00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:19,217 Hey now! You didn't say this was a fruit bar. 406 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:22,095 A fruit bar! 407 00:20:22,179 --> 00:20:23,805 How about that Michael? He can sure boogie, huh? 408 00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:25,641 He's just the appetizer, boys. 409 00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:27,726 You're about to have the main course. 410 00:20:27,809 --> 00:20:30,187 Welcome to the Forum Club. Come on in! 411 00:20:49,498 --> 00:20:50,791 You put that up your nose? 412 00:20:50,874 --> 00:20:53,752 Not this. You smoke it. No more sniffles. 413 00:20:53,835 --> 00:20:56,296 This'll make you feel like you can fix the world. 414 00:20:57,297 --> 00:20:58,966 -Have a little taste. 415 00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:03,845 Uh, no thank you. We're from Lansing. 416 00:21:03,929 --> 00:21:06,848 Shit, the only thing Country touches is Coca-Cola. 417 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:08,642 You already know what my answer's gonna be. 418 00:21:08,725 --> 00:21:11,019 -I'll stick with yoga. -Yeah, hell no. 419 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:12,604 -Man, keep that shit away from me. -Dr. I thought so. 420 00:21:12,688 --> 00:21:15,023 Spencer is a vegetarian. 421 00:21:17,693 --> 00:21:20,153 Vegetarian? So he don't eat pussy? 422 00:21:22,447 --> 00:21:25,450 So you must be Magic Johnson, teeth that white. 423 00:21:25,534 --> 00:21:27,202 Richard Pryor, man! 424 00:21:27,285 --> 00:21:29,413 I was at the studio where they shot "Car Wash." 425 00:21:29,496 --> 00:21:31,498 Hey, Young Buck's about to be on TV, too. 426 00:21:31,581 --> 00:21:34,793 -About to be the white man's shadow. -Man, it's "White Shadow." 427 00:21:34,876 --> 00:21:37,379 And y'all just jealous 'cause it's prime time. 428 00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:40,007 Richard They jealous 'cause they don't know what it is! 429 00:21:40,090 --> 00:21:42,175 See, y'all is nigga famous. 430 00:21:42,259 --> 00:21:45,220 Me and Magic here, we're dealing with white famous. 431 00:21:45,303 --> 00:21:47,556 I'm talkin' about, "old cracker granny 432 00:21:47,639 --> 00:21:49,224 "see your Black ass in the grocery store, 433 00:21:49,307 --> 00:21:51,351 don't have to clutch her kid," famous. 434 00:21:51,435 --> 00:21:53,645 Hell, she mighta ask for a autograph. 435 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:58,066 Say, let me talk to you. 436 00:21:58,150 --> 00:22:00,360 Uh, yeah, yeah, one sec. 437 00:22:00,444 --> 00:22:02,446 -Oh. Okay. Okay! -Okay? 438 00:22:02,529 --> 00:22:05,574 You know all this fame shit ain't natural. 439 00:22:05,657 --> 00:22:07,451 That's the problem. 440 00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:10,704 We ain't born for it. 441 00:22:10,787 --> 00:22:12,122 And we ain't made for it. 442 00:22:12,205 --> 00:22:15,459 And definitely ain't ready for that shit when it hit us. 443 00:22:15,542 --> 00:22:18,253 But you best believe, everybody else is. 444 00:22:18,336 --> 00:22:21,256 They all hang around you like a mojo. 445 00:22:21,339 --> 00:22:24,509 They been waitin'... to pounce on your ass. 446 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:29,931 What's your real name, Magic? 447 00:22:30,015 --> 00:22:33,560 -Earvin. -Say "presto" to that motherfucker. 448 00:22:33,643 --> 00:22:35,395 He's gone. 449 00:22:35,479 --> 00:22:38,398 That's the first cost of doin' business 450 00:22:38,482 --> 00:22:40,108 with the white man. 451 00:22:41,234 --> 00:22:43,320 Magic! Magic, come on over! 452 00:22:43,403 --> 00:22:45,947 I wanna introduce you to somebody! 453 00:22:46,031 --> 00:22:47,657 You're gonna love him. Such a sweet kid. 454 00:22:47,741 --> 00:22:49,701 Run along. Whitey needs his shadow. 455 00:22:49,785 --> 00:22:52,329 Magic, these are some important friends of mine. 456 00:22:52,412 --> 00:22:54,331 -Gents, this is Magic Johnson. -Hello. 457 00:22:54,414 --> 00:22:56,833 Let me tell you something about this kid. 458 00:22:56,917 --> 00:22:59,294 Every company in the S&P 459 00:22:59,377 --> 00:23:01,171 is banging down his door 460 00:23:01,254 --> 00:23:04,966 to try to get that smile in their ads. 461 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:07,094 But, guess what? 462 00:23:07,177 --> 00:23:09,096 -He's all ours. 463 00:23:09,179 --> 00:23:11,014 Those pearly whites are Lakers property. 464 00:23:11,098 --> 00:23:12,974 Now, I'm no banker. 465 00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:14,893 But, that seems like a pretty substantial asset, 466 00:23:14,976 --> 00:23:16,520 if you ask me. 467 00:23:16,603 --> 00:23:18,522 What is it this week, kid? 468 00:23:18,605 --> 00:23:20,524 Soda pop? Chewing gum? 469 00:23:20,607 --> 00:23:22,275 -Shoes. -Shoes? 470 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,444 Footwear. That's an evergreen sector. 471 00:23:24,528 --> 00:23:26,530 Yeah, yeah. I was actually talking 472 00:23:26,613 --> 00:23:28,156 to this funny cat from Nike. 473 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:29,991 Oh. Hope you dodged that bullet. 474 00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:33,453 Huckster showed up at the main branch, hawking his wares. 475 00:23:33,537 --> 00:23:35,163 It'll be lucky to survive the quarter. 476 00:23:35,247 --> 00:23:36,498 Yeah. Right. 477 00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:40,252 He's just another fraud with a pipe dream. 478 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:44,005 Listen, hotshot, we've kept you long enough. 479 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:47,092 The ladies are gettin' restless. We'll let you go. 480 00:23:47,175 --> 00:23:48,552 Hi. 481 00:23:48,635 --> 00:23:51,054 -Hello, sweetheart, how are you? -You gonna introduce me? 482 00:23:51,138 --> 00:23:53,473 -Well, actually, I was about to-- -Cindy Day. 483 00:23:53,557 --> 00:23:55,767 -Cindy Day. Enchanté. -Frank. 484 00:23:55,851 --> 00:23:58,687 -Enchanté. -You guys know each other? 485 00:23:58,770 --> 00:24:00,564 Yeah, she's my date for the night. 486 00:24:00,647 --> 00:24:02,732 -Fantastic. -I'm his date for the night. Okay. 487 00:24:02,816 --> 00:24:06,486 -Yeah. -Did you tell them I wash your little drawers? 488 00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:08,321 -Cindy. -I also wash his plate. It's okay. 489 00:24:08,405 --> 00:24:11,408 -Cindy, I just met them-- -It's okay. Do y'all have children? 490 00:24:11,491 --> 00:24:13,785 -- Yes. Yes. -- Yes. We, uh, 491 00:24:13,869 --> 00:24:16,830 we should start signing autographs, right? 492 00:24:16,913 --> 00:24:18,999 That's actually a great idea, Cindy. 493 00:24:19,082 --> 00:24:20,500 You guys want a couple autographs? 494 00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:21,918 -That'd be great. -Sure. 495 00:24:22,002 --> 00:24:23,044 -Okay. -You don't mind, do you? 496 00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:25,172 -Of course not. -Alright, cool. 497 00:24:25,255 --> 00:24:28,383 -I'll get some menus over here. -Yeah... 498 00:24:28,466 --> 00:24:31,511 -Do anybody got a pen? -I got a pen. 499 00:24:31,595 --> 00:24:32,846 -She has a pen. -Look at that. 500 00:24:32,929 --> 00:24:35,557 -Y'all got some paper? 501 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,018 You're about the prettiest publicist I've ever met. 502 00:24:39,769 --> 00:24:41,688 -Somethin' else. 503 00:24:41,771 --> 00:24:43,315 -We? We-- 504 00:24:43,398 --> 00:24:45,525 We signing autographs now? Fuck you famous for? 'Cause I musta forgot. 505 00:24:45,609 --> 00:24:48,069 Calm-- calm down, okay, I was-- I was only trying to help. 506 00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:50,197 Ain't ask for your help! 507 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:51,364 I ain't need it! 508 00:24:51,448 --> 00:24:52,574 You and your pops both. 509 00:24:52,657 --> 00:24:54,451 -Coming all this way to visit. 510 00:24:54,534 --> 00:24:57,204 -Just trying to lock me down. -To what? 511 00:24:57,287 --> 00:24:58,371 You heard him. 512 00:24:58,455 --> 00:25:00,624 One minute, we talkin' business. 513 00:25:00,707 --> 00:25:03,168 The next, he on about you and me, talking about... 514 00:25:03,251 --> 00:25:05,253 "Be smarter and keep everybody happy." 515 00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:07,839 I didn't put him up to that. I sw-- I swear! 516 00:25:07,923 --> 00:25:11,551 The trouble ain't me! It's all y'all wanting a piece! 517 00:25:11,635 --> 00:25:13,929 -I don't want anything. -Like hell you don't! 518 00:25:14,012 --> 00:25:16,514 You won't Magic just like everybody else. 519 00:25:16,598 --> 00:25:19,309 Sell they shit. Impress your daddy. 520 00:25:19,392 --> 00:25:21,686 -At least be real about this shit! -I want you. 521 00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:24,481 Earvin. 522 00:25:26,274 --> 00:25:27,901 Earvin, I... 523 00:25:27,984 --> 00:25:29,694 Earvin, I love you. Earvin-- 524 00:25:29,778 --> 00:25:31,947 How the fuck you love me when you don't even know me?! 525 00:25:33,782 --> 00:25:37,827 If I was picking up trash in Lansing, you think you'd still be here? 526 00:25:37,911 --> 00:25:40,705 Washing my dishes, cleaning my drawers? 527 00:25:40,789 --> 00:25:43,959 All while I'm in the other room, talking to Cookie? 528 00:25:48,255 --> 00:25:49,881 Uh-huh. Hm. 529 00:25:50,966 --> 00:25:53,760 How's she doin'? 530 00:25:53,843 --> 00:25:55,345 That's the man you lov-- 531 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,598 That's the man you love. 532 00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:04,145 Leave me the fuck alone! 533 00:26:12,153 --> 00:26:14,698 Yeah. 534 00:26:14,781 --> 00:26:17,242 Yeah, that's the man I love. 535 00:26:23,498 --> 00:26:26,042 -- Cindy... -- Mm-hm? 536 00:26:26,126 --> 00:26:27,585 Why? 537 00:26:37,595 --> 00:26:39,055 Because I see what you don't. 538 00:26:44,144 --> 00:26:46,980 Hey. Look at me. 539 00:26:51,234 --> 00:26:52,569 I see you. 540 00:27:40,158 --> 00:27:44,371 -I love you. 541 00:28:24,035 --> 00:28:25,412 Magic! 542 00:28:33,336 --> 00:28:35,672 You want to win friends and influence people? 543 00:28:35,755 --> 00:28:37,382 Read the book. 544 00:28:37,465 --> 00:28:40,218 You want to sell the Great Western Bank on basketball? 545 00:28:40,301 --> 00:28:42,137 Just get 'em laid. 546 00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:43,388 Hey! 547 00:28:43,471 --> 00:28:45,974 -Look what I got here! -Alright. 548 00:28:47,767 --> 00:28:50,437 Okay, so this is what I can offer you, Mister-- 549 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,397 Ah! Ah! Ah! Doctor. 550 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,232 -Doctor. -Thank you. 551 00:28:54,315 --> 00:28:56,526 Dr. Buss. 552 00:28:57,444 --> 00:28:59,028 Six-month extension. 553 00:29:01,614 --> 00:29:03,324 What'd I tell you? 554 00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:05,660 At 30%. 555 00:29:07,704 --> 00:29:09,539 That's a million bucks in vig. 556 00:29:09,622 --> 00:29:12,625 Mm, yeah, which is why if you're the businessman 557 00:29:12,709 --> 00:29:16,171 that you say you are, then you'll turn us down, 558 00:29:16,254 --> 00:29:19,799 and we'll see you in bankruptcy. 559 00:29:21,801 --> 00:29:23,595 I'll tell you what. 560 00:29:23,678 --> 00:29:27,599 You make it June, and we got a deal. 561 00:29:27,682 --> 00:29:29,851 Can I ask why? 562 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:31,227 Because in May, 563 00:29:31,311 --> 00:29:33,021 we're gonna win the Championship. 564 00:29:33,104 --> 00:29:34,314 Mm... 565 00:29:34,397 --> 00:29:36,774 And then, I'm gonna need a couple weeks' vacation 566 00:29:36,858 --> 00:29:39,444 before I take a flight to Sacramento, 567 00:29:39,527 --> 00:29:41,321 walk into your office, 568 00:29:41,404 --> 00:29:44,407 and make you beg to keep our business. 569 00:29:49,579 --> 00:29:50,705 Well... 570 00:29:54,417 --> 00:29:56,252 I hope you keep winning. 571 00:29:57,670 --> 00:29:59,589 Count on it. 572 00:30:03,051 --> 00:30:05,178 -Come on. -Thank you, Wes. 573 00:30:06,513 --> 00:30:09,641 You see? Not a problem. 574 00:30:16,105 --> 00:30:18,900 What the fuck is this clown doing? 575 00:30:18,983 --> 00:30:20,944 Oh, you got to be-- Come on, you got me! 576 00:30:21,027 --> 00:30:22,946 The buzzards catch you out here with that sad sack look 577 00:30:23,029 --> 00:30:25,156 on your fuckin' face, you'll be in tomorrow's paper. 578 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,991 -It was kind of a tough night. -Yeah, well, 579 00:30:27,075 --> 00:30:29,619 I hate to break it to you, but there's a shit storm blowing in. 580 00:30:29,702 --> 00:30:31,162 Bill's asked me to walk you through it. 581 00:30:31,246 --> 00:30:33,164 Fuckin' hurry up! You're not a duck! Come on. 582 00:30:33,248 --> 00:30:35,416 -Put this on. That's Missoni. -Alright. 583 00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:38,086 Jerry Fuck, don't stretch it. It's cashmere. Come on-- 584 00:30:38,169 --> 00:30:40,922 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Jerry, the hounds are waiting. 585 00:30:41,005 --> 00:30:43,091 It's a stakeout. 586 00:30:43,174 --> 00:30:45,760 You always meet the buzzards on your own terms. 587 00:30:45,843 --> 00:30:49,389 Here we go. The important thing is to project a sense of calm. 588 00:30:49,472 --> 00:30:50,890 You're not just talking to the media. 589 00:30:50,974 --> 00:30:53,017 You're talking to the team, plus every other motherfucking 590 00:30:53,101 --> 00:30:54,185 up-and-comer in the league. 591 00:30:54,269 --> 00:30:56,020 They're smelling blood, and we're the meat. 592 00:30:56,104 --> 00:30:57,480 Well, they don't know Jack McKinney. 593 00:30:57,564 --> 00:31:00,149 He's gonna be up and yelling at that radio by halftime. 594 00:31:00,233 --> 00:31:02,318 You got your fucking degree from where, Doc? 595 00:31:02,402 --> 00:31:04,195 -Huh? Oh, hang on. -Huh? 596 00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:06,072 "Assistant coach promises quick return." 597 00:31:06,155 --> 00:31:07,282 Boom! There's your headline! 598 00:31:07,365 --> 00:31:09,075 And then tomorrow, when he's not there, what then? 599 00:31:09,158 --> 00:31:10,493 Boom! Panic! Chaos! 600 00:31:10,577 --> 00:31:12,662 Then buzzards are fucking you in your fat little ass! 601 00:31:12,745 --> 00:31:15,164 -I don't wanna be buzzard-fucked. -No! 602 00:31:15,248 --> 00:31:16,332 Don't oversell. 603 00:31:16,416 --> 00:31:18,793 -But what am I supposed to say? -As little as possible. 604 00:31:18,876 --> 00:31:20,378 Jack is in the best of hands, okay? 605 00:31:20,461 --> 00:31:22,338 Jack is on the mend, and in the meantime, 606 00:31:22,422 --> 00:31:23,798 I'm holding down the fort, 607 00:31:23,881 --> 00:31:26,175 confident that the team is behind the both of us, 608 00:31:26,259 --> 00:31:29,262 110%. Yeah, just like that. 609 00:31:29,345 --> 00:31:30,888 -Okay. -You want to do it? 610 00:31:30,972 --> 00:31:33,558 Fuck no! You out of your fucking... 611 00:31:33,641 --> 00:31:35,810 No, just look, you know... 612 00:31:35,893 --> 00:31:37,520 Take it easy, okay? 613 00:31:37,604 --> 00:31:40,315 Alright? You're a natural. 614 00:31:40,398 --> 00:31:43,026 And if the press happen to hang you up on anything, just, well, 615 00:31:43,109 --> 00:31:45,153 go to your comfort zone. 616 00:31:45,236 --> 00:31:46,946 What's that? 617 00:31:52,702 --> 00:31:54,162 Jack McKinney is on the mend. 618 00:31:56,289 --> 00:31:57,540 I'm holding down the fort, 619 00:31:57,624 --> 00:32:00,376 and I know that the franchise is behind us all. 620 00:32:00,460 --> 00:32:02,587 -Both of us... 621 00:32:02,670 --> 00:32:04,547 Franchise is behind us both 100%. 622 00:32:04,631 --> 00:32:06,257 So, there's nothing to the reports that he's in a coma? 623 00:32:06,341 --> 00:32:08,343 -How about these rumors that Jack's fighting for his life? -Rumors? 624 00:32:08,426 --> 00:32:10,219 You know what? I'm not gonna get caught up in rumors. 625 00:32:10,303 --> 00:32:13,556 We're going to focus on the task ahead. 626 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,392 And for me right now, the task ahead 627 00:32:16,476 --> 00:32:17,769 well, it's Denver. 628 00:32:17,852 --> 00:32:20,229 And, uh, Skywalker Thompson. 629 00:32:20,313 --> 00:32:23,107 -He went on a tear last night in Utah. 630 00:32:23,191 --> 00:32:24,525 Yeah, he sure did. 631 00:32:24,609 --> 00:32:26,527 I think that's probably why, uh, 632 00:32:26,611 --> 00:32:29,530 that's probably why Jack McKinney is playing hooky 633 00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:31,699 because, uh, he wants to avoid a repeat. 634 00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:33,451 So, you and Jack talked about the Utah game? 635 00:32:33,534 --> 00:32:35,828 -Does that mean he's conscious? -That's after the accident? 636 00:32:38,247 --> 00:32:39,666 -What are you not telling us? -I'm not saying-- 637 00:32:39,749 --> 00:32:41,542 Jack McKinney is on the mend. 638 00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:44,045 -What'd you tell him to say? -I didn't tell him to say shit. 639 00:32:44,128 --> 00:32:46,422 -Is he in critical condition? -Paul, you gotta give us something. 640 00:32:46,506 --> 00:32:48,716 Is he in a vegetable state or what? 641 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:50,301 I... 642 00:32:50,385 --> 00:32:53,262 -What do we tell the fans? -Just tell them... 643 00:32:58,976 --> 00:33:01,479 "If it be now, 644 00:33:01,562 --> 00:33:03,398 "'tis not to come. 645 00:33:05,191 --> 00:33:07,527 "If it be not to come 646 00:33:07,610 --> 00:33:09,070 "it will be now. 647 00:33:11,030 --> 00:33:13,533 "If it not be now, 648 00:33:13,616 --> 00:33:16,411 yet it will come." 649 00:33:17,286 --> 00:33:19,622 -Come on, Paul. 650 00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:21,874 "The readiness... 651 00:33:22,458 --> 00:33:24,377 is all." 652 00:33:24,460 --> 00:33:26,421 -Get up there. Get him off the stage now. -Thank you. 653 00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:27,797 Okay! Okay! 654 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:30,299 We'll see you all at the game tonight, huh? 655 00:33:30,383 --> 00:33:32,260 What the fuck was that? 656 00:33:32,343 --> 00:33:34,929 -My comfort zone. -Will he be able to coach again? 657 00:33:35,012 --> 00:33:37,390 -That's it, folks, thank you. -Wow... 658 00:33:37,473 --> 00:33:39,308 Reporter Wise words from Jack McKinney's substitute. 659 00:33:39,392 --> 00:33:41,853 This time last year, he was teaching Shakespeare. 660 00:33:41,936 --> 00:33:45,690 -Tonight, he steps in as-- -Oh, that oughta keep 'em chasing their tails. 661 00:33:45,773 --> 00:33:47,442 Yeah, well, I wish they were the only ones. 662 00:33:47,525 --> 00:33:49,318 I spent all night 663 00:33:49,402 --> 00:33:51,279 trying to decipher 664 00:33:51,362 --> 00:33:53,740 what the hunting pattern of the Bengal tiger 665 00:33:53,823 --> 00:33:57,952 has to do with keeping Thompson out of the lane. 666 00:33:58,035 --> 00:34:00,997 -Well, you stick one there, he'll probably avoid it. 667 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:02,248 Thanks. 668 00:34:02,331 --> 00:34:04,083 This is Jack shit. Alright? It's not for you. 669 00:34:04,167 --> 00:34:05,626 -Come on! Goddammit. -Let it go. 670 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:08,171 Let it go. What would you do? 671 00:34:09,338 --> 00:34:11,299 -What I would do... -Your show. 672 00:34:14,093 --> 00:34:16,971 If it was me, I would-- I would do something off the wall. 673 00:34:17,054 --> 00:34:20,308 -I would-- I would start Cooper. -Great. 674 00:34:20,391 --> 00:34:21,768 No, you know what? I would play it safe, 675 00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:23,603 and I would stick with Haywood. 676 00:34:25,354 --> 00:34:26,981 Alright. 677 00:34:28,691 --> 00:34:30,401 No, Cooper. 678 00:34:31,194 --> 00:34:32,820 Or Haywood? 679 00:34:33,863 --> 00:34:35,782 That's a good idea. 680 00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:40,495 Fuck! 681 00:34:40,578 --> 00:34:41,954 You want the job? 682 00:34:49,003 --> 00:34:51,088 Jack Mc You know what you could do with Thompson? 683 00:34:51,172 --> 00:34:54,175 Drive him baseline to his weak hand for the trap. 684 00:34:54,258 --> 00:34:56,135 Haywood and Cooper double-team. 685 00:34:56,219 --> 00:34:58,012 He's weaker when he moves to the left, 686 00:34:58,096 --> 00:34:59,514 so you force him that way. 687 00:34:59,597 --> 00:35:01,516 Overplay the passing lanes. 688 00:35:03,392 --> 00:35:06,562 You know what... You know what you could do with Thompson? 689 00:35:11,567 --> 00:35:13,027 The team is here. 690 00:35:13,110 --> 00:35:14,278 Okay. 691 00:35:14,362 --> 00:35:15,404 Oh... 692 00:35:15,488 --> 00:35:17,615 -I'm going to take Cran home. -Yeah. 693 00:35:17,698 --> 00:35:19,992 Yeah, she-- She definitely needs a break. 694 00:35:20,076 --> 00:35:21,994 -You do, too. -Yeah. 695 00:35:26,916 --> 00:35:28,584 Nothing good can come from sitting here, 696 00:35:28,668 --> 00:35:31,212 watching him like this. 697 00:35:31,295 --> 00:35:35,216 "I make as much use of it as many a man doth... 698 00:35:36,050 --> 00:35:37,969 a memento mori." 699 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:40,388 It's a Death's Head. 700 00:35:40,471 --> 00:35:42,890 Elizabethans used to put it everywhere 701 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:46,936 with that inscription. Memento mori. "Remember... 702 00:35:47,979 --> 00:35:50,273 you will die." 703 00:35:50,356 --> 00:35:51,858 Shakespeare sealed the words in wax 704 00:35:51,941 --> 00:35:54,652 on everything he wrote after his son died. 705 00:35:54,735 --> 00:35:57,488 No, there's something beautiful in that. 706 00:35:57,572 --> 00:36:00,324 Life is fleeting, so make every moment count. 707 00:36:01,284 --> 00:36:03,494 It meant the opposite. 708 00:36:03,578 --> 00:36:05,997 Life is meaningless. 709 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,124 All earthly things are vanity. 710 00:36:08,207 --> 00:36:10,418 Well, that's less cheerful. 711 00:36:11,669 --> 00:36:13,337 I, uh... 712 00:36:16,799 --> 00:36:19,093 I can't believe I have to coach this game. 713 00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:22,847 You can do it. 714 00:36:26,684 --> 00:36:29,103 Spencer You shakin' like a flea-bit dog. 715 00:36:29,186 --> 00:36:30,771 Michael It's all over. 716 00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:33,274 Man, you don't know that. Coach could pull through. 717 00:36:33,357 --> 00:36:35,443 No, not-not Coach. 718 00:36:35,526 --> 00:36:36,903 It's just... 719 00:36:36,986 --> 00:36:39,906 Me, man. Westhead ain't no fan. 720 00:36:39,989 --> 00:36:41,407 What makes you say that? 721 00:36:41,490 --> 00:36:43,993 I seen it in camp. The way he was looking at me, 722 00:36:44,076 --> 00:36:45,828 like I was a loose thread on a sweater. 723 00:36:45,912 --> 00:36:48,414 I bet you he can't wait to cut me off. 724 00:36:48,497 --> 00:36:49,790 Is that right? 725 00:36:50,374 --> 00:36:52,126 Hm. Brother, 726 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:55,254 I ain't known you but a minute, but what I can say 727 00:36:55,338 --> 00:36:56,589 is you are the nervousest cat 728 00:36:56,672 --> 00:36:59,342 in a building full of people dying. 729 00:36:59,425 --> 00:37:02,595 Didn't nobody end up in the NBA by accident. 730 00:37:02,678 --> 00:37:04,722 I don't know, Spence. Maybe I'm the first. 731 00:37:04,805 --> 00:37:09,101 No, you're not. You supposed to be here. You understand? 732 00:37:09,185 --> 00:37:11,020 McKinney or no McKinney. 733 00:37:11,103 --> 00:37:12,813 Coach is just a coach. 734 00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:14,815 All the damn talent you got? 735 00:37:14,899 --> 00:37:17,652 Any fool could see it! Even Westhead! 736 00:37:25,868 --> 00:37:28,454 Hey. Uh... 737 00:37:28,537 --> 00:37:31,624 Wanna thank you all for coming. Um... 738 00:37:31,707 --> 00:37:33,793 I know that it's going to mean a lot to Jack. 739 00:37:34,877 --> 00:37:36,337 How is he? 740 00:37:37,672 --> 00:37:39,340 He's better. He's better. Thank you. 741 00:37:39,423 --> 00:37:42,677 Um, he's probably not well enough for visitors 742 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,054 just yet. So, let's keep him in our thoughts 743 00:37:45,137 --> 00:37:47,431 and, uh, I'll see you at the game. 744 00:37:54,230 --> 00:37:55,481 Oh... 745 00:37:55,564 --> 00:37:59,986 I-I'm sorry. I hope I'm not, uh, interrupting. 746 00:38:00,069 --> 00:38:01,696 These are from Magic. 747 00:38:01,779 --> 00:38:04,323 He is so sorry that he couldn't be here, 748 00:38:04,407 --> 00:38:06,117 but he just wanted to make sure 749 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,327 that Coach McKinney knows 750 00:38:08,411 --> 00:38:10,538 how much he means to us. 751 00:38:10,621 --> 00:38:13,749 So, you know, there's some eucalyptus in there, so... 752 00:38:13,833 --> 00:38:16,002 that's good for his breathing. 753 00:38:27,805 --> 00:38:30,850 Dr. I think you're making a wise choice. 754 00:38:30,933 --> 00:38:34,353 So what I'm supposed to say to the ones I ain't going with? 755 00:38:34,437 --> 00:38:35,813 Nothing. 756 00:38:35,896 --> 00:38:37,857 You can't muddy up that million-dollar smile 757 00:38:37,940 --> 00:38:39,942 -delivering bad news. -Alright. 758 00:38:40,026 --> 00:38:42,737 -Right on! -That can be my job. 759 00:38:49,535 --> 00:38:51,704 Gentlemen! Welcome. 760 00:38:51,787 --> 00:38:54,206 Come on in! Son, 761 00:38:54,290 --> 00:38:55,583 on behalf of Converse, 762 00:38:55,666 --> 00:38:58,586 we are just thrilled to welcome you into our stable. 763 00:38:59,879 --> 00:39:02,381 I think we are gonna make a lot of hay. 764 00:39:02,465 --> 00:39:03,966 Before we put pen to paper, 765 00:39:04,050 --> 00:39:06,135 I took the liberty of making some adjustments. 766 00:39:06,218 --> 00:39:09,472 For starters, we've learned that Larry Bird has agreed 767 00:39:09,555 --> 00:39:11,932 to $90,000, and we believe 768 00:39:12,016 --> 00:39:13,684 we should command 100. 769 00:39:16,353 --> 00:39:18,898 -Well, that's quite an ask. -Well... 770 00:39:18,981 --> 00:39:21,233 my man is quite an athlete. 771 00:39:21,317 --> 00:39:23,152 Well, you drive a hard bargain, 772 00:39:23,235 --> 00:39:24,945 but you got yourself a deal. 773 00:39:27,490 --> 00:39:28,783 That's what I'm talkin' about! 774 00:39:28,866 --> 00:39:31,160 -Yeah. -Some notes. 775 00:39:31,243 --> 00:39:34,371 So, I was thinking... 776 00:39:34,455 --> 00:39:37,083 We put my name right there on the shoe. 777 00:39:37,166 --> 00:39:38,459 I'm thinking... 778 00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:41,128 "The Magic." 779 00:39:43,672 --> 00:39:46,717 I see it. Look, "The Magic." 780 00:39:46,801 --> 00:39:48,886 Ain't no one else done that! 781 00:39:48,969 --> 00:39:50,262 Al Well, that's an idea! 782 00:39:50,346 --> 00:39:52,765 We'll run it up the flagpole back at corporate. 783 00:39:52,848 --> 00:39:56,477 But first, let's get you on the dotted line. 784 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:58,020 Dr. To Magic. 785 00:39:58,104 --> 00:39:59,396 You won't regret it. 786 00:40:09,615 --> 00:40:10,741 He regrets it. 787 00:40:21,001 --> 00:40:23,587 My father Lydus was a genius. 788 00:40:25,256 --> 00:40:28,008 He had a head for numbers. 789 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:29,885 I think he liked numbers more than he liked people, 790 00:40:29,969 --> 00:40:31,595 far as I can tell. 791 00:40:31,679 --> 00:40:34,265 Definitely liked numbers more than he liked me. 792 00:40:36,851 --> 00:40:39,228 Left us high and dry when I was born. 793 00:40:40,437 --> 00:40:42,773 Mom was 19. 794 00:40:42,857 --> 00:40:45,568 No high school education. 795 00:40:45,651 --> 00:40:47,862 Now, she's got this kid to raise. 796 00:40:49,530 --> 00:40:51,740 Middle of the fucking Dust Bowl. 797 00:40:55,619 --> 00:40:57,288 But, she got us here. 798 00:40:59,039 --> 00:41:00,708 She got us here. 799 00:41:00,791 --> 00:41:04,170 -That's one tough broad. -Dr. Buss? 800 00:41:04,837 --> 00:41:05,921 Hey. 801 00:41:07,464 --> 00:41:08,674 How's she doin'? 802 00:41:08,757 --> 00:41:10,801 Exhausted, but coherent. 803 00:41:10,885 --> 00:41:13,053 There's no outward sign of trauma. 804 00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:16,056 Oh, good. Good. Yeah. Right? 805 00:41:16,140 --> 00:41:17,892 Yeah... 806 00:41:17,975 --> 00:41:20,936 I figured she just forgot to eat. 807 00:41:21,020 --> 00:41:23,856 -Could be. 808 00:41:23,939 --> 00:41:26,442 Why don't you bring her by for a full workup? 809 00:41:26,525 --> 00:41:28,652 In the meantime, 810 00:41:28,736 --> 00:41:30,863 take care of yourself, too. 811 00:41:30,946 --> 00:41:32,239 You look tired. 812 00:41:32,323 --> 00:41:34,408 See if you can keep it to a pack a day. 813 00:41:35,784 --> 00:41:37,244 Sure thing, Doc. 814 00:41:40,372 --> 00:41:41,999 See? 815 00:41:42,082 --> 00:41:43,584 She's gonna be fine. 816 00:41:43,667 --> 00:41:46,086 I always wanted to go out with a bang. 817 00:41:48,005 --> 00:41:50,799 Instead, I seem to be rotting. 818 00:41:50,883 --> 00:41:53,552 No. Bullshit. 819 00:41:53,636 --> 00:41:55,679 Alcohol is a preservative. 820 00:41:58,474 --> 00:42:01,435 Well, at least I taught you to laugh. 821 00:42:01,518 --> 00:42:03,938 I know I fucked up everything else. 822 00:42:04,021 --> 00:42:05,522 Come on. 823 00:42:07,316 --> 00:42:09,026 Don't talk like that. 824 00:42:10,611 --> 00:42:12,738 You got me where I am today. 825 00:42:13,656 --> 00:42:15,241 Hm... 826 00:42:23,082 --> 00:42:24,833 Sorry, I'll wait outside. 827 00:42:40,766 --> 00:42:42,393 It's my fault. 828 00:42:46,772 --> 00:42:48,357 Just a spell. 829 00:42:49,858 --> 00:42:52,319 No, it wasn't the first time. 830 00:42:53,570 --> 00:42:56,115 Opening night, she didn't know what day it was. 831 00:42:57,741 --> 00:42:59,493 She was out of it. 832 00:43:02,037 --> 00:43:05,457 I should've told you, but I didn't want to ruin your big day. 833 00:43:09,837 --> 00:43:11,463 Jeanie. 834 00:43:12,923 --> 00:43:14,300 Get it together. 835 00:43:14,383 --> 00:43:16,218 -She's gonna be okay. 836 00:44:16,362 --> 00:44:17,696 What's goin' on, Coach? 837 00:44:19,365 --> 00:44:20,908 Game day. Hey. 838 00:44:20,991 --> 00:44:22,701 Okay. 839 00:44:23,619 --> 00:44:25,120 Gentlemen... 840 00:44:29,792 --> 00:44:33,212 I know that it's hard right now. 841 00:44:33,295 --> 00:44:35,506 I know that our hearts are heavy. 842 00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:40,302 But, we got a job to do. 843 00:44:40,386 --> 00:44:42,596 And there is nothing-- There is nothing! 844 00:44:42,679 --> 00:44:46,558 That Jack McKinney would want more than a win. 845 00:44:46,642 --> 00:44:48,394 -That's right. -Yep! 846 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:52,022 So, let's take a minute. Let's take a minute. 847 00:44:54,441 --> 00:44:56,735 "Give sorrow words. 848 00:44:56,819 --> 00:44:58,570 "The grief that does not speak, 849 00:44:58,654 --> 00:45:02,199 whispers the o'erfraught heart and bids it break." 850 00:45:03,992 --> 00:45:05,536 Hm? 851 00:45:06,495 --> 00:45:08,288 So, Coach dead? 852 00:45:08,372 --> 00:45:09,706 No. No, no, no. 853 00:45:09,790 --> 00:45:12,751 -No. No, no. Not at all. 854 00:45:12,835 --> 00:45:15,295 Yeah. Who's guarding Thompson? 855 00:45:15,379 --> 00:45:17,881 -I got him, Coach. -Hell no. You the slowest in conditioning. 856 00:45:17,965 --> 00:45:19,925 -Who you talking about? -Jim Bunny is your man. 857 00:45:20,008 --> 00:45:21,176 -You crazy. -Cooper. 858 00:45:22,845 --> 00:45:24,805 You're starting at four. 859 00:45:24,888 --> 00:45:28,100 -Jim, you're next in the rotation. -What? 860 00:45:28,183 --> 00:45:30,644 Where that put me, Coach? 861 00:45:30,727 --> 00:45:32,479 It puts you on the bench. 862 00:45:32,563 --> 00:45:34,064 -Whoa. -Brutal. 863 00:45:34,148 --> 00:45:35,357 Everybody else, 864 00:45:35,441 --> 00:45:36,900 same as usual. Okay? 865 00:45:36,984 --> 00:45:39,778 -Alright, come on, bring it in. Bring it in! 866 00:45:39,862 --> 00:45:42,197 Jack on three! One, two, three. 867 00:45:42,281 --> 00:45:43,657 Jack! 868 00:45:43,740 --> 00:45:45,617 -Hey. Hey, Paul? 869 00:45:45,701 --> 00:45:47,536 I can take Thompson. Whoo! 870 00:45:47,619 --> 00:45:49,163 Is there a problem? 871 00:45:49,246 --> 00:45:51,790 Well, I'm not sure if you heard what I said back at the hospital 872 00:45:51,874 --> 00:45:53,333 between me and the young blood, 873 00:45:53,417 --> 00:45:56,044 but if it's putting us off on the wrong foot... 874 00:45:56,128 --> 00:45:57,880 Oh... 875 00:45:57,963 --> 00:46:00,757 No, no. This is a-- This is a basketball decision. 876 00:46:01,550 --> 00:46:02,926 It's nothing personal. 877 00:46:04,845 --> 00:46:06,263 Okay? 878 00:46:08,474 --> 00:46:10,350 Hey, uh, Young Buck? 879 00:46:10,434 --> 00:46:13,103 You gonna play this one, or you gonna let your girl do it for you? 880 00:46:14,730 --> 00:46:16,231 Girl? 881 00:46:16,315 --> 00:46:18,150 Jamaal You gonna send your squeeze to the hospital 882 00:46:18,233 --> 00:46:19,234 and think we ain't gonna say? 883 00:46:19,318 --> 00:46:20,819 Fine ol' redbone, too. 884 00:46:20,903 --> 00:46:22,446 You lucky I ain't holler at her. 885 00:46:22,529 --> 00:46:25,616 -Norman Well, she sat next to me, so... -Cindy? 886 00:46:25,699 --> 00:46:27,242 I ain't even know she went to the hospital. 887 00:46:27,326 --> 00:46:29,786 With 10 funerals of flowers. 888 00:46:29,870 --> 00:46:31,455 Rip Van Winkle ever wake up, 889 00:46:31,538 --> 00:46:33,248 -he gonna think he in a garden. 890 00:46:33,332 --> 00:46:34,875 Nice touch, Young Blood. 891 00:46:34,958 --> 00:46:37,294 Not as nice as showing up yourself though. 892 00:46:37,377 --> 00:46:39,254 Say it again, Cap. 893 00:46:45,427 --> 00:46:47,804 I'd like to be friends with her! 894 00:46:47,888 --> 00:46:49,306 Hey, babe. 895 00:46:51,141 --> 00:46:52,267 Hey. 896 00:46:52,351 --> 00:46:54,061 What's... What's wrong? 897 00:46:54,144 --> 00:46:56,021 Y'all brought too many flowers. 898 00:46:56,104 --> 00:46:57,689 -I ain't asked you to do that. -Well, I was-- 899 00:46:57,773 --> 00:46:59,691 You got me up in there looking crazy 900 00:46:59,775 --> 00:47:00,984 in front of all my teammates. 901 00:47:01,068 --> 00:47:02,402 I was just trying to be gracious. 902 00:47:02,486 --> 00:47:05,113 -I was representing you-- -Dr. There he is! 903 00:47:05,197 --> 00:47:06,782 The Converse Man. 904 00:47:06,865 --> 00:47:09,243 The lovely young Miss Buss has been giving me the tour. 905 00:47:10,285 --> 00:47:12,204 Nice shoes. Congratulations. 906 00:47:12,287 --> 00:47:14,623 Thanks. I got some good advice. 907 00:47:14,706 --> 00:47:16,583 Nonsense. He's a natural. Between the three of you, 908 00:47:16,667 --> 00:47:18,961 our future is in good hands. 909 00:47:21,505 --> 00:47:23,757 Why don't I, uh, show you to your seats? 910 00:47:23,840 --> 00:47:24,925 Thank you. 911 00:47:26,176 --> 00:47:27,553 Hey, Doc. You got a minute? 912 00:47:27,636 --> 00:47:29,471 Dr. Something the matter, son? 913 00:47:30,264 --> 00:47:31,473 Nah... 914 00:47:31,557 --> 00:47:34,560 Look... Yeah. 915 00:47:35,227 --> 00:47:36,728 Look, 916 00:47:36,812 --> 00:47:38,772 I appreciate you, 917 00:47:38,855 --> 00:47:40,857 and everything you done did for me. 918 00:47:40,941 --> 00:47:43,735 And Cindy is a great girl, 919 00:47:43,819 --> 00:47:45,487 really, really sweet. 920 00:47:45,571 --> 00:47:46,697 But, 921 00:47:46,780 --> 00:47:49,157 if you think we be more than what we be... 922 00:47:49,241 --> 00:47:51,493 And what would that be? 923 00:47:51,577 --> 00:47:53,537 You helping me with business and all. 924 00:47:53,620 --> 00:47:56,081 That make you an agent? 925 00:47:56,164 --> 00:47:57,833 I prefer to be a friend. 926 00:47:57,916 --> 00:48:00,294 How much cut a friend get? 927 00:48:00,377 --> 00:48:03,380 The only thing I want that you can give me is your trust. 928 00:48:03,463 --> 00:48:06,300 We can let the money come in time, 929 00:48:06,383 --> 00:48:08,468 once you've made plenty more. 930 00:48:11,555 --> 00:48:13,140 And Cindy? 931 00:48:14,975 --> 00:48:17,019 I ain't ready to settle down yet. 932 00:48:20,314 --> 00:48:23,066 Son, I love my daughter more than anyone. 933 00:48:23,150 --> 00:48:26,028 I want her to be happy. But, me and you? 934 00:48:26,111 --> 00:48:28,614 Well, that's another thing now, isn't it? 935 00:48:29,531 --> 00:48:31,617 -Business. -That it is. 936 00:48:31,700 --> 00:48:33,619 And I don't see why the end of one relationship 937 00:48:33,702 --> 00:48:35,537 should sacrifice the other. 938 00:48:38,040 --> 00:48:39,499 Right on. 939 00:48:40,542 --> 00:48:42,336 Think you could tell her for me? 940 00:48:43,378 --> 00:48:45,714 Hey, like you said. 941 00:48:45,797 --> 00:48:49,343 Magic ain't supposed to be the one to give 'em bad news. 942 00:48:56,099 --> 00:48:58,101 I'll let her down light. 943 00:49:03,273 --> 00:49:06,068 Yeah, those is the Lakers, not the Fakers. 944 00:49:06,151 --> 00:49:07,694 Hey, Black man, Black man, 945 00:49:07,778 --> 00:49:09,946 -Black man. -Spencer, my main man. 946 00:49:10,030 --> 00:49:12,366 -Oh man. -I know you've been living like a saint these days, 947 00:49:12,449 --> 00:49:14,534 but if you wanna celebrate after the game, 948 00:49:14,618 --> 00:49:16,328 party's at my place in the hills. 949 00:49:16,411 --> 00:49:17,746 Come on up, man. We got it all. 950 00:49:17,829 --> 00:49:20,832 Man, we got white bitches, 7-Up, and cocaine. 951 00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:26,004 -Know what I mean? Know what I mean, Jack? -Maybe so. 952 00:49:26,088 --> 00:49:32,052 Announcer Introducing your Los Angeles Lakers! 953 00:49:51,029 --> 00:49:52,322 -Hey, Bill. -Jerry. 954 00:49:56,576 --> 00:49:58,787 Some fuckin' day, huh? 955 00:50:00,122 --> 00:50:01,623 Yes, sir. 956 00:50:01,707 --> 00:50:03,750 Chick Hearn Chick Hearn along with Pat Riley 957 00:50:03,834 --> 00:50:06,169 here for another game of Lakers basketball. 958 00:50:06,253 --> 00:50:09,840 Tonight, the team will not be joined by head coach Jack McKinney. 959 00:50:09,923 --> 00:50:12,008 Our prayers are with him. But, let's hope the Lakers 960 00:50:12,092 --> 00:50:13,427 won't be needing any of their own. 961 00:50:13,510 --> 00:50:15,637 The man filling in for him on the sidelines 962 00:50:15,721 --> 00:50:17,889 will be his assistant. First name Paul, 963 00:50:17,973 --> 00:50:19,725 last name Westhead. 964 00:50:19,808 --> 00:50:22,269 A few months ago, this guy was teaching Shakespeare 965 00:50:22,352 --> 00:50:24,229 at La Salle College in Philadelphia. 966 00:50:24,312 --> 00:50:27,733 Now here he is, coaching one of the NBA's marquee teams 967 00:50:27,816 --> 00:50:31,069 and trying to hold down the fort for his friend and mentor, 968 00:50:31,153 --> 00:50:32,904 who, we are told, is on the mend. 969 00:50:32,988 --> 00:50:35,532 -Well, this one's for you, Jack. 970 00:50:35,615 --> 00:50:38,076 Okay, now both teams in the center circle. 971 00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:41,788 Here's the tip controlled by Kareem and this contest is underway. 972 00:50:41,872 --> 00:50:43,957 Magic brings the ball down the floor. 973 00:51:00,265 --> 00:51:01,600 Jack? 974 00:51:03,894 --> 00:51:06,480 Hey. Jack? 975 00:51:12,611 --> 00:51:14,404 No, Jack. 976 00:51:14,488 --> 00:51:16,114 Help! Jack! 977 00:51:17,908 --> 00:51:19,493 Wake up. 978 00:51:19,576 --> 00:51:20,619 Jack! 979 00:51:20,702 --> 00:51:23,413 Somebody come help us! Please! Nurse! 980 00:51:23,497 --> 00:51:26,208 Jack! Help us! Jack! 981 00:51:26,291 --> 00:51:29,002 You know what you could do with Thompson? 982 00:51:29,085 --> 00:51:32,005 Drive him baseline to his weak hand for the trap. 983 00:51:32,088 --> 00:51:34,216 Haywood and Cooper double-team. 984 00:51:34,299 --> 00:51:36,009 He's weaker when he goes to the left, 985 00:51:36,092 --> 00:51:37,511 so you force him that way. 986 00:51:37,594 --> 00:51:39,554 You overplay the passing lanes, 987 00:51:39,638 --> 00:51:41,014 beat 'em on the turnovers. 988 00:51:41,097 --> 00:51:43,809 Of course, he won't pass if Issel's camped out 989 00:51:43,892 --> 00:51:46,853 under the bucket for the put-back, so you go big! 990 00:51:46,937 --> 00:51:48,480 You put a big man on his ass! 991 00:51:48,563 --> 00:51:50,106 That's why we got Haywood! 992 00:51:50,190 --> 00:51:52,359 So... box out Issel. 993 00:51:54,027 --> 00:51:56,488 Thompson can't beat us himself. 994 00:51:56,571 --> 00:51:58,865 -Like that, see? -What difference would that make? 995 00:51:58,949 --> 00:52:00,534 You see? 996 00:52:04,037 --> 00:52:06,164 I'd rather talk about Denver. 997 00:52:27,060 --> 00:52:30,564 -Paul, Paul! He's asking for you. -Okay, okay, okay! 998 00:52:30,647 --> 00:52:31,648 Jack! 999 00:52:31,731 --> 00:52:33,775 Hey. Hi. 1000 00:52:33,859 --> 00:52:35,861 Go big... 1001 00:52:35,944 --> 00:52:37,654 Sorry, what, Jack? 1002 00:52:37,737 --> 00:52:39,489 Go big... 1003 00:52:39,573 --> 00:52:42,450 Go big against... 1004 00:52:43,368 --> 00:52:46,413 against Thompson. 1005 00:52:46,496 --> 00:52:48,206 Denver, go big. 1006 00:52:52,878 --> 00:52:55,088 We, we already played them, Jack. 1007 00:52:57,257 --> 00:52:59,384 Denver was two weeks ago. 1008 00:53:03,013 --> 00:53:05,098 Fuck my dick. 1009 00:53:07,183 --> 00:53:09,019 Fuck... I came back. 1010 00:53:09,102 --> 00:53:10,937 -I know, I know... -I came back. 1011 00:53:11,021 --> 00:53:13,231 I know... I know... 1012 00:53:15,817 --> 00:53:17,694 Do you guys wanna sign up? 1013 00:53:17,777 --> 00:53:19,613 I think so, when they migrated to Detroit. 1014 00:53:19,696 --> 00:53:21,907 -Dr. Ms. Kelly! 1015 00:53:23,491 --> 00:53:24,701 Dr. Day? 1016 00:53:35,128 --> 00:53:36,671 -What's this? -Tickets. 1017 00:53:36,755 --> 00:53:38,214 The Lakers are coming to Detroit, 1018 00:53:38,298 --> 00:53:40,759 and Earvin would love to have you. 1019 00:53:42,344 --> 00:53:43,970 He would, would he? 1020 00:53:46,014 --> 00:53:48,224 Thought he would be having your daughter. 1021 00:53:48,725 --> 00:53:50,352 Hm. 1022 00:53:50,435 --> 00:53:53,647 All I can say, young man has the world at his feet. 1023 00:53:53,730 --> 00:53:56,775 He asked me to come here and give those to you. 1024 00:53:56,858 --> 00:53:58,485 You make of that what you will. 1025 00:54:04,157 --> 00:54:05,408 Girl, 1026 00:54:05,492 --> 00:54:07,619 if you don't say yes, I will. 1027 00:54:12,666 --> 00:54:16,670 -- Tell Earvin I'll think about it! -Dr. - Mm-hmm. 1028 00:54:16,753 --> 00:54:19,047 You have a good day now.