1 00:00:00,709 --> 00:00:01,626 HIDDEN CITIZENS: ♪ WE GET STRONGER AND FASTER ♪ 2 00:00:04,587 --> 00:00:06,548 ♪ ONE BLINK AND WE PASS YA ♪ 3 00:00:08,550 --> 00:00:10,301 ♪ NOW YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CATCH UP ♪ 4 00:00:10,343 --> 00:00:11,970 WOMAN: TIME! HIDDEN CITIZENS: ♪ MAKING MOVES, WE DON'T ASK YA ♪ 5 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:14,097 [PANTING] SO? 6 00:00:14,139 --> 00:00:16,099 HIDDEN CITIZENS: ♪ YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT NOW ♪ 7 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:20,603 WOMAN: 6:52. SIMONE: YES! YES. OH. 8 00:00:20,645 --> 00:00:21,771 WOMAN: COME CHECK THIS OUT. 9 00:00:25,817 --> 00:00:27,027 OPEN IT UP. 10 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:30,321 [ZIPPER UNZIPPING] 11 00:00:30,363 --> 00:00:31,656 [LAUGHS] 12 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:33,033 WOMAN: JUST A LITTLE DRIP SO YOU CAN 13 00:00:33,074 --> 00:00:34,701 LOOK AND FEEL YOUR BEST ON THE COURT. 14 00:00:34,743 --> 00:00:36,202 SIMONE: WOW, Y'ALL, THIS IS 15 00:00:36,244 --> 00:00:37,912 MORE THAN I COULD EVEN EVER IMAGINE. 16 00:00:37,954 --> 00:00:40,331 CONGRATS AGAIN ON OFFICIALLY MAKING THE SQUAD. 17 00:00:40,373 --> 00:00:42,459 HEY. 18 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:43,752 THANK YOU, Y'ALL. 19 00:01:03,396 --> 00:01:06,775 CAN'T BELIEVE WE LOST. AGAIN. 20 00:01:06,816 --> 00:01:08,818 I MEAN, ONLY BY A RUN, BRO. 21 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:09,944 LOOK, AT LEAST WE DIDN'T GET OUR 22 00:01:09,986 --> 00:01:11,529 ASSES WHOOPED, ALL RIGHT? 23 00:01:11,571 --> 00:01:13,198 IT'S PROGRESS. 24 00:01:13,239 --> 00:01:14,240 SANTIAGO: I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE 25 00:01:14,282 --> 00:01:16,743 LOSING I CAN TAKE. 26 00:01:16,785 --> 00:01:18,995 MARCUS: ALL RIGHT, CIRCLE UP, FELLAS. 27 00:01:19,037 --> 00:01:20,497 ENOUGH WITH THE POOR BODY LANGUAGE. 28 00:01:20,538 --> 00:01:22,290 HEADS UP, NOW. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M 29 00:01:22,332 --> 00:01:24,375 PROUD OF THE HARD WORK I SAW OUT THERE TODAY, GUYS. 30 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:26,920 AND WE STILL HAVE TIME TO TURN IT AROUND. 31 00:01:26,961 --> 00:01:28,379 SO, KEEP THEM DAMN HEADS UP, Y'ALL, 32 00:01:28,421 --> 00:01:29,839 AND LET'S GET BACK TO IT TOMORROW. 33 00:01:29,881 --> 00:01:31,091 ALL RIGHT. COME ON. 34 00:01:31,132 --> 00:01:32,217 PICK UP THE SPIRIT, NOW. COME ON. 35 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:35,512 J.R.: HEY, YO, COACH. MARCUS: WHAT'S UP? 36 00:01:35,553 --> 00:01:36,888 WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TEAM MORALE 37 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:38,640 BEING IN THE DIRT LIKE THIS. 38 00:01:38,681 --> 00:01:39,933 I MEAN, IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY GIVING UP 39 00:01:39,974 --> 00:01:41,559 BEFORE THE SEASON EVEN STARTS. 40 00:01:41,601 --> 00:01:43,019 HEY, THAT'S PART OF STARTING OVER, J.R., ALL RIGHT? 41 00:01:43,061 --> 00:01:44,687 BUILDING A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM BACK UP 42 00:01:44,729 --> 00:01:46,773 FROM THE GROUND IS GONNA HURT A LITTLE. OR A LOT. 43 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:48,691 AND WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP IT TO A LITTLE. 44 00:01:48,733 --> 00:01:50,235 WHAT ABOUT A NEW IMAGE? 45 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:51,611 DISCONNECT FROM THE OLD TEAM, 46 00:01:51,653 --> 00:01:53,530 ALL THE SCANDAL AND BAD VIBES. 47 00:01:53,571 --> 00:01:55,949 MAYBE LIKE SOME NEW UNIFORMS. FRESH EQUIPMENT. 48 00:01:55,990 --> 00:01:58,034 THAT COULD HELP TURN THE TEAM MOMENTUM BACK AROUND. 49 00:01:58,076 --> 00:02:00,662 THIS BASEBALL PROGRAM IS ALREADY ON THIN ICE. 50 00:02:00,703 --> 00:02:02,580 NO WAY THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US MORE MONEY. 51 00:02:02,622 --> 00:02:04,541 WHAT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS? 52 00:02:04,582 --> 00:02:06,376 COLLEGE ATHLETES, THEY CAN RECEIVE 53 00:02:06,417 --> 00:02:07,836 N.I.L. ENDORSEMENTS NOW. 54 00:02:07,877 --> 00:02:09,295 WE CAN PULL IN OUR OWN MONEY. 55 00:02:09,337 --> 00:02:10,755 I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAVING 56 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:12,298 A LITTLE PIECE OF THEIR OWN CHANGE, COACH, 57 00:02:12,340 --> 00:02:13,800 THAT CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. 58 00:02:13,842 --> 00:02:15,927 NO. DAMON, THE LAST THING WE NEED RIGHT NOW 59 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:17,470 IS AN ALREADY FRAGILE TEAM 60 00:02:17,512 --> 00:02:19,472 COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER FOR ATTENTION, MAN. 61 00:02:19,514 --> 00:02:20,598 ALL RIGHT? 62 00:02:24,352 --> 00:02:26,980 YOU'RE GONNA MAKE SOME CALLS ANYWAY, AREN'T YOU? 63 00:02:27,021 --> 00:02:29,107 IT'S JUST A FEW OLD CONTACTS. 64 00:02:29,149 --> 00:02:30,942 COACH SEEMED PRETTY ADAMANT HE WASN'T WITH IT. 65 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:32,360 I'M JUST GONNA CHECK THE PULSE 66 00:02:32,402 --> 00:02:33,736 TO SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN 67 00:02:33,778 --> 00:02:35,071 A FEW POTENTIAL SPONSORSHIPS. 68 00:02:35,113 --> 00:02:36,239 ALL RIGHT? I'LL WORRY ABOUT 69 00:02:36,281 --> 00:02:37,365 THE COACH MARCUS PART LATER. 70 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:50,003 DAMON: THE SPONSORSHIP WOULDN'T JUST BE FOR ME. 71 00:02:50,044 --> 00:02:51,254 IT'S ACTUALLY-- 72 00:02:53,381 --> 00:02:56,843 YES. MY MOM, SHE'S-- SHE'S FINE. 73 00:02:56,885 --> 00:02:58,469 BUT I WAS CALLING TO SEE IF YOU'D BE 74 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:00,305 INTERESTED IN CHECKING OUT THE WHOLE TEAM. 75 00:03:00,346 --> 00:03:02,265 WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR ENDORSEMENTS AND-- 76 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:06,519 [SIGH] UH-HUH. 77 00:03:06,561 --> 00:03:10,190 YEAH, THAT'S COOL. YOU CAN CALL ME BACK. THANKS. 78 00:03:12,775 --> 00:03:14,277 OK, SO, THE ONLY THINGS 79 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:15,695 THAT GET ME THAT STRESSED OUT 80 00:03:15,737 --> 00:03:18,698 ARE SPORTS AND FINANCIAL AID, SO, 81 00:03:18,740 --> 00:03:19,699 WHAT WAS ON WITH IT? 82 00:03:19,741 --> 00:03:21,743 UM...BOTH. 83 00:03:21,784 --> 00:03:22,869 I'VE BEEN CALLING AROUND 84 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:24,120 TO A FEW OF MY CONTACTS 85 00:03:24,162 --> 00:03:26,164 TO SEE IF THEY'D BE INTERESTED IN 86 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:27,957 SPONSORING SOME OF THE GUYS, BUT 87 00:03:27,999 --> 00:03:29,918 I AM STRIKING OUT. 88 00:03:29,959 --> 00:03:33,004 IT'S LIKE EITHER THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN HBCU SPORTS 89 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:34,797 OR THE ONES THAT ARE INTERESTED 90 00:03:34,839 --> 00:03:36,382 DON'T WANT TO BE TIED UP IN A TEAM 91 00:03:36,424 --> 00:03:38,134 FRESH OFF OF A CHEATING SCANDAL. 92 00:03:38,176 --> 00:03:40,136 I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU GUYS'LL FIND SOMETHING EVENTUALLY. 93 00:03:40,178 --> 00:03:42,055 YEAH. 94 00:03:42,096 --> 00:03:44,224 OH, SNAP. 95 00:03:44,265 --> 00:03:46,559 IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THE SPONSORS FOUND YOU. 96 00:03:46,601 --> 00:03:50,188 -OK. -MISS FANCY. NICE BAG. 97 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,940 I MEAN, I HOPE SO. 98 00:03:51,981 --> 00:03:54,025 THEY MADE ME SQUEEZE A MILE IN UNDER 7 MINUTES 99 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:55,401 JUST TO GET IT. 100 00:03:55,443 --> 00:03:57,028 -YOU SOUND EXCITED. -NO. I AM. 101 00:03:57,070 --> 00:03:59,280 -YOU SURE? -I AM, BUT 102 00:03:59,322 --> 00:04:00,448 YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THIS IS 103 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:02,283 THE FIRST OF MANY STEPS. 104 00:04:02,325 --> 00:04:04,244 I BARELY SQUEEZED INTO THE TENTH SPOT 105 00:04:04,285 --> 00:04:05,995 AND NOW I HAVE TO FOCUS ON 106 00:04:06,037 --> 00:04:07,956 CLIMBING THE RANKS OF THE TEAM, 107 00:04:07,997 --> 00:04:10,792 BECAUSE ONLY THE 6 TOP GET TO COMPETE, SO-- 108 00:04:10,833 --> 00:04:12,961 WHOA, HEY, HEY. 109 00:04:13,002 --> 00:04:14,712 YOU NEED TO RELAX, OK? 110 00:04:16,005 --> 00:04:17,173 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 111 00:04:18,716 --> 00:04:20,510 [EXHALES] 112 00:04:20,551 --> 00:04:23,680 YOU ARE A STEP FURTHER THAN YOU WERE BEFORE. 113 00:04:23,721 --> 00:04:25,932 YOU NEED TO STOP AND ENJOY THIS MOMENT. 114 00:04:25,974 --> 00:04:29,310 YOU'RE RIGHT. [EXHALES] 115 00:04:29,352 --> 00:04:33,439 MAYBE...I DON'T KNOW. FOCUS ON BONDING 116 00:04:33,481 --> 00:04:36,150 AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR TEAMMATES. 117 00:04:36,192 --> 00:04:38,820 I'M SORRY. YOU TAKE A COUPLE WEEKS 118 00:04:38,861 --> 00:04:40,405 TO GET TO KNOW YOUR TEAM AND 119 00:04:40,446 --> 00:04:42,949 ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'RE THE BONDING EXPERT. HMM. 120 00:04:42,991 --> 00:04:44,826 I MEAN, YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 121 00:04:44,867 --> 00:04:45,952 I'M A QUICK STUDY. 122 00:04:45,994 --> 00:04:47,161 BOY, PLEASE. 123 00:04:48,496 --> 00:04:50,665 SIMONE: NATE, I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH 124 00:04:50,707 --> 00:04:52,792 FOR LETTING ME CRASH HERE THESE COUPLE DAYS. 125 00:04:52,834 --> 00:04:54,377 ALL GOOD. 126 00:04:54,419 --> 00:04:55,920 NO SENSE IN STRESSING TRYING TO COMMUTE 127 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:57,380 BACK AND FORTH FROM YOUR AUNT AMARA'S 128 00:04:57,422 --> 00:04:59,590 WHEN THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE HERE. 129 00:04:59,632 --> 00:05:01,801 KEISHA: HELLO. COULD Y'ALL AT LEAST 130 00:05:01,843 --> 00:05:04,095 PRETEND NOT TO MAKE UNDERCOVER ARRANGEMENTS 131 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:05,138 IN FRONT OF YOUR R.A.? 132 00:05:05,179 --> 00:05:07,015 [LAUGHTER] 133 00:05:07,056 --> 00:05:08,641 NATE: YOU GOT A LOT GOING ON. 134 00:05:08,683 --> 00:05:10,184 ESPECIALLY SINCE MY GIRL 135 00:05:10,226 --> 00:05:12,895 DONE OFFICIALLY MADE THE TENNIS SQUAD. 136 00:05:12,937 --> 00:05:14,230 SIMONE: YEAH, BUT I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY'S 137 00:05:14,272 --> 00:05:15,606 TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT. 138 00:05:15,648 --> 00:05:17,442 I THOUGHT THEA AND I HAD A NICE MOMENT 139 00:05:17,483 --> 00:05:19,110 AFTER QUEEN OF THE COURT, BUT NOW SHE'S 140 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:21,321 BACK TO BEING MAD THAT I EVEN MADE THE TEAM. 141 00:05:21,362 --> 00:05:23,823 GIRL, DUH. YOU'RE HER BIGGEST COMPETITION. 142 00:05:23,865 --> 00:05:25,325 SHE'S JUST TRYING TO PSYCH YOU OUT. 143 00:05:25,366 --> 00:05:26,701 FORGET HER. WHAT SHE GON' DO? 144 00:05:26,743 --> 00:05:28,911 MAKE TENNIS A LIVING HELL. 145 00:05:28,953 --> 00:05:30,455 SHE'S THE TEAM CAPTAIN AND ALL THE GIRLS 146 00:05:30,496 --> 00:05:32,832 FOLLOW HER LEAD. THAT WIELDS THE POWER. 147 00:05:32,874 --> 00:05:35,376 OK, WELL, IF THEA STILL TRIPPING, 148 00:05:35,418 --> 00:05:37,920 I CAN JUST THROW THIS GIFT BAG IN THE TRASH. 149 00:05:37,962 --> 00:05:41,841 OR AT HER HEAD. WHICHEVER WORKS. MM. 150 00:05:41,883 --> 00:05:43,634 WHAT? I MAKE GIFT BAGS FOR ALL MY RESIDENTS 151 00:05:43,676 --> 00:05:45,345 WHEN THEIR BIRTHDAYS ARE COMING UP. 152 00:05:45,386 --> 00:05:46,929 THEA'S BIRTHDAY'S IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. 153 00:05:46,971 --> 00:05:48,264 [KNOCKING ON DOOR] 154 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:52,560 I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. 155 00:05:52,602 --> 00:05:53,686 OK. 156 00:05:59,609 --> 00:06:02,278 I THINK I JUST FIGURED OUT A WAY 157 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,197 TO BRING THEA AND I TOGETHER. 158 00:06:06,783 --> 00:06:08,618 J.R.: DON'T WORRY ABOUT A SPONSORSHIP, BRO. 159 00:06:08,659 --> 00:06:09,911 WE'LL FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY. 160 00:06:09,952 --> 00:06:11,746 I DON'T HAVE NO OTHER IDEAS, BRO. 161 00:06:11,788 --> 00:06:13,039 THERE'S ALL TYPES OF WAYS 162 00:06:13,081 --> 00:06:14,248 TO RAISE SOME EXTRA MONEY. 163 00:06:14,290 --> 00:06:16,334 YEAH, LIKE WHAT? 164 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:18,086 I MEAN, GIVE A BROTHER A MINUTE. 165 00:06:19,420 --> 00:06:21,881 WAIT, BRO. WHO'S THAT? 166 00:06:21,923 --> 00:06:23,424 DAMON: THAT'S ALDEN PEDERSON. 167 00:06:23,466 --> 00:06:25,301 THE HEAD SPONSOR FOR SPRINT FLEX. 168 00:06:26,719 --> 00:06:29,889 WHAT? I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU STRUCK OUT. 169 00:06:29,931 --> 00:06:31,224 YEAH. I DID. THAT MEANS 170 00:06:31,265 --> 00:06:32,642 SOMEBODY ELSE IS RESPONSIBLE. 171 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,063 BRO, IS THAT YOUR MOM? 172 00:06:37,105 --> 00:06:38,773 YEAH. 173 00:06:38,815 --> 00:06:40,775 SHE BROUGHT THE SPONSOR? 174 00:06:40,817 --> 00:06:42,485 I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT HELL WOULD FREEZE OVER 175 00:06:42,527 --> 00:06:44,153 BEFORE SHE HELPED YOU HERE AT BRINGSTON. 176 00:06:44,195 --> 00:06:45,363 YEAH, I DID. 177 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,208 DAMON'S MOTHER: SO, WHAT, YOU THOUGHT YOU WAS SLICK, 178 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:59,544 CALLING AROUND BEHIND MY BACK? 179 00:06:59,585 --> 00:07:02,338 THOSE SPONSORS ARE MY CONTACTS. 180 00:07:02,380 --> 00:07:04,173 YOU COULD'VE JUST ASKED FOR MY HELP. 181 00:07:04,215 --> 00:07:06,467 YEAH, WELL, I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D WANT TO HELP, CONSIDERING 182 00:07:06,509 --> 00:07:07,802 HOW MAD YOU GOT THAT I CHOSE 183 00:07:07,844 --> 00:07:09,137 NOT TO ENTER THE DRAFT. 184 00:07:09,178 --> 00:07:11,597 BABY, THAT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE. 185 00:07:11,639 --> 00:07:13,724 IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, 186 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:14,767 WE'RE GONNA DO IT RIGHT. 187 00:07:14,809 --> 00:07:16,436 NO, NO, MA, 188 00:07:16,477 --> 00:07:17,437 YOU CANNOT JUST COME IN HERE STEAMROLLING... 189 00:07:17,478 --> 00:07:18,729 I'M NOT STEAMROLLING. 190 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:20,398 THERE ARE PROTOCOLS, AND I JUST-- 191 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:21,399 I DON'T THINK COACH MARCUS IS 192 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:22,567 GONNA BE COOL WITH THIS. 193 00:07:22,608 --> 00:07:24,110 MARCUS: I'M NOT. 194 00:07:24,152 --> 00:07:25,528 I ALREADY EXPRESSED TO YOU HOW I FELT 195 00:07:25,570 --> 00:07:26,988 ABOUT THE SPONSOR THING, AND YOU WENT 196 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:28,698 BEHIND MY BACK AND CALLED YOUR MOM? 197 00:07:28,739 --> 00:07:29,866 COACH, THAT'S NOT WHAT-- 198 00:07:29,907 --> 00:07:31,367 EXCUSE ME. HI. 199 00:07:31,409 --> 00:07:34,287 COACH TURNER? DAMON ACTUALLY DIDN'T CALL ME. 200 00:07:34,328 --> 00:07:35,538 I HEARD ABOUT THE TEAM'S NEEDS 201 00:07:35,580 --> 00:07:37,123 AND DECIDED TO COME HELP MYSELF. 202 00:07:37,165 --> 00:07:38,749 LOOK, MS. SIMS, WHATEVER THIS IS, 203 00:07:38,791 --> 00:07:40,209 I DON'T WANT IT TO TURN INTO 204 00:07:40,251 --> 00:07:41,752 A DOG AND PONY SHOW AROUND DAMON. 205 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:43,171 OUR FOCUS IS THE TEAM 206 00:07:43,212 --> 00:07:44,380 AND WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF THEM. 207 00:07:44,422 --> 00:07:46,090 AGREED. WHICH IS WHY 208 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:47,884 PRESIDENT ALLEN APPROVED ME COMING HERE 209 00:07:47,925 --> 00:07:49,719 AND OFFERING MY SERVICES. 210 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,387 SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER ISSUES, 211 00:07:51,429 --> 00:07:52,889 I SUGGEST YOU TAKE THAT UP WITH HIM. 212 00:07:52,930 --> 00:07:54,098 I HAVE WORK TO DO. 213 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:56,642 MAN: ♪ ...OK, OK, OK ♪ 214 00:07:58,519 --> 00:08:00,813 ♪ YA, YA ♪ 215 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:04,567 ♪ KI, KI, KI, KI!... ♪ 216 00:08:04,609 --> 00:08:06,194 HEY, Y'ALL. 217 00:08:06,235 --> 00:08:07,612 DID YOU GUYS KNOW TOMORROW'S THEA'S BIRTHDAY? 218 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:09,238 WOMAN: YES. SIMONE: ARE WE GONNA 219 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:10,573 PLAN SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR HER AS A TEAM? 220 00:08:10,615 --> 00:08:11,991 THEA DOESN'T DO BIRTHDAYS. 221 00:08:12,033 --> 00:08:13,367 EVERYONE DOES BIRTHDAYS. 222 00:08:13,409 --> 00:08:14,869 IT'S LITERALLY CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTH. 223 00:08:14,911 --> 00:08:16,996 IF THEA WANTED HER BIRTH CELEBRATED, 224 00:08:17,038 --> 00:08:19,123 SHE WOULD TELL US, BUT SHE DIDN'T, 225 00:08:19,165 --> 00:08:20,458 SO, WE'RE NOT. 226 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:22,168 JUST LIKE WE DIDN'T LAST YEAR. 227 00:08:25,588 --> 00:08:27,340 LET ME GUESS. THEY DON'T HAVE PLANS? 228 00:08:27,381 --> 00:08:28,341 NOPE. 229 00:08:28,382 --> 00:08:29,842 WELL, THERE YOU GO. 230 00:08:29,884 --> 00:08:31,093 I THINK THAT'S MORE OF A REASON WHY 231 00:08:31,135 --> 00:08:32,762 WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING. 232 00:08:32,803 --> 00:08:34,222 MAYBE WE COULD THROW, LIKE, A LITTLE PARTY. 233 00:08:34,263 --> 00:08:35,890 I THINK YOU SHOULD JUST LET IT GO. 234 00:08:35,932 --> 00:08:37,266 SEE, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. 235 00:08:37,308 --> 00:08:38,935 EVERYONE'S SO INTIMIDATED BY THEA 236 00:08:38,976 --> 00:08:39,977 THAT NO ONE ACTUALLY WANTS TO DO 237 00:08:40,019 --> 00:08:41,145 ANYTHING NICE FOR HER. 238 00:08:41,187 --> 00:08:42,188 OR SHE'S JUST A RAGING BITCH 239 00:08:42,230 --> 00:08:43,814 AND THAT'S WHY. 240 00:08:43,856 --> 00:08:45,399 I'M JUST THROWING OUT ALL THE POSSIBILITIES HERE. 241 00:08:45,441 --> 00:08:47,777 WELL, I STILL THINK THAT WE SHOULD TRY. 242 00:08:47,818 --> 00:08:49,612 EVEN THOUGH SHE'S TOUGH ON THE SURFACE, 243 00:08:49,654 --> 00:08:51,364 EVERYONE DESERVES TO HAVE SOMEBODY SHOW UP FOR THEM. 244 00:08:51,405 --> 00:08:53,324 MAN: ♪ SO SAUCY, YA YA YA ♪ 245 00:08:53,366 --> 00:08:55,117 A FEW TIMES IN PARTICULAR, 246 00:08:55,159 --> 00:08:56,661 I'VE WRITTEN STORIES 247 00:08:56,702 --> 00:08:59,372 THAT I KNEW WOULD BE CONTROVERSIAL. 248 00:08:59,413 --> 00:09:01,832 MAN: YES. NATE: WHAT MADE YOU PUBLISH EVERY TIME? 249 00:09:01,874 --> 00:09:04,335 I ASKED MYSELF IF IT'S THE TRUTH 250 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:05,878 AND IF IT COULD HELP SOMEBODY. 251 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,922 ALTHOUGH WE AS JOURNALISTS 252 00:09:07,964 --> 00:09:10,299 MUST BEAR THE WEIGHT OF THOSE CONSEQUENCES, 253 00:09:10,341 --> 00:09:12,134 IT'S OUR JOB TO HIGHLIGHT AND DELIVER 254 00:09:12,176 --> 00:09:14,262 OBJECTIVE TRUTHS, NO MATTER WHAT. 255 00:09:14,303 --> 00:09:16,931 AMARA: THAT TAKES A CERTAIN STRENGTH OF CHARACTER. 256 00:09:16,973 --> 00:09:18,516 HOW'D YOU DEVELOP THAT? 257 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:20,351 SEE, NOW YOU JUST SHOWING OUT, DR. PAT. 258 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,061 I LEARNED IT IN THIS VERY CLASS 259 00:09:22,103 --> 00:09:23,563 A FEW YEARS AGO. THEY SHOULD RENAME IT 260 00:09:23,604 --> 00:09:24,855 STRENGTH OF CHARACTER 101. 261 00:09:24,897 --> 00:09:26,774 NATE: I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT. 262 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:27,942 AMARA: ALL RIGHT, CLASS, THAT IS 263 00:09:27,984 --> 00:09:29,151 ALL THE TIME WE HAVE. 264 00:09:29,193 --> 00:09:31,571 PLEASE SHOW MY FORMER STUDENT 265 00:09:31,612 --> 00:09:32,947 MR. RALPH WELLS SOME LOVE 266 00:09:32,989 --> 00:09:34,991 FOR BLESSING US WITH HIS TIME TODAY. 267 00:09:40,454 --> 00:09:42,915 OK. I SEE YOU ALL OUT HERE 268 00:09:42,957 --> 00:09:45,376 ON YOUR SOPHISTICATED, GROWN MAN STATUS, 269 00:09:45,418 --> 00:09:47,545 MR. "ATLANTA DAILY NEWS" JOURNALIST. 270 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:49,672 OK. WHATEVER. YOU KNOW I'M STILL 271 00:09:49,714 --> 00:09:50,965 SAME OLD RATCHET RALPH, 272 00:09:51,007 --> 00:09:52,800 JUST WITH A LITTLE CORPORATE TWIST. 273 00:09:52,842 --> 00:09:54,802 UH, HEY, IF YOU'RE FREE, WE SHOULD GRAB LUNCH. 274 00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:56,137 MAYBE CATCH UP. 275 00:09:56,178 --> 00:09:57,221 I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT, 276 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:58,848 BUT I HAVE OFFICE HOURS 277 00:09:58,889 --> 00:10:00,766 AND ONE MORE CLASS LEFT TODAY, 278 00:10:00,808 --> 00:10:03,227 AND ON TOP OF THAT, A TON OF PAPERS TO GRADE. 279 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:06,147 UH, LISTEN, NO PRESSURE, BUT MAYBE DINNER? 280 00:10:06,188 --> 00:10:07,565 YOU KNOW, KEEP IT LOW-KEY. 281 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:09,066 TAKEOUT IN THE OFFICE. 282 00:10:09,108 --> 00:10:11,736 I WILL EVEN HELP YOU GRADE PAPERS. 283 00:10:11,777 --> 00:10:13,863 OK. YOU KNOW WHAT? 284 00:10:13,904 --> 00:10:16,907 SINCE YOU ARE GOING TO HELP ME GRADE PAPERS, 285 00:10:16,949 --> 00:10:18,701 LEAST I CAN DO IS COOK. 286 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:20,202 HOW'S 8:30? 287 00:10:20,244 --> 00:10:22,288 RALPH: I'M IN. AMARA: ALL RIGHT. HA! 288 00:10:25,082 --> 00:10:26,751 YOU'VE REALLY ESTABLISHED YOURSELF 289 00:10:26,792 --> 00:10:28,878 A WHOLE NEW LIFE HERE. 290 00:10:28,919 --> 00:10:30,296 HOW'S IT GOING? 291 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:33,049 THE GUYS ARE BECOMING LIKE FAMILY. 292 00:10:33,090 --> 00:10:35,760 ENROLLING HERE WAS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT CALL. 293 00:10:35,801 --> 00:10:39,305 WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU. I AM. 294 00:10:39,347 --> 00:10:42,099 AND I'M EXCITED FOR TOMORROW. 295 00:10:42,141 --> 00:10:44,393 I SET UP A PRESENTATION FOR THE TEAM. 296 00:10:44,435 --> 00:10:46,395 WHEN OTHER SPONSORS HEARD ABOUT ALDEN, 297 00:10:46,437 --> 00:10:47,855 THEY DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THE CHANCE TO CAPITALIZE ON 298 00:10:47,897 --> 00:10:50,399 THE WHOLE HBCU THING, SO, 299 00:10:50,441 --> 00:10:51,776 ALDEN, A FEW OTHERS, 300 00:10:51,817 --> 00:10:53,152 AND SOME PRESS WILL BE HERE. 301 00:10:53,194 --> 00:10:56,697 DANG, MA. YOU REALLY GOING ALL OUT. 302 00:10:56,739 --> 00:10:58,157 YEAH. THERE'S GONNA BE 303 00:10:58,199 --> 00:10:59,909 A LOT OF ATTENTION ON THIS TEAM. 304 00:10:59,950 --> 00:11:01,869 WHICH MAKES IT THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY 305 00:11:01,911 --> 00:11:03,621 FOR SEVERAL PLAYERS TO REEL IN 306 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:05,498 PERSONAL ENDORSEMENTS. 307 00:11:05,539 --> 00:11:08,334 J.R.: HEY, D. YOU UP. 308 00:11:08,376 --> 00:11:09,794 [INDISTINCT]. 309 00:11:14,757 --> 00:11:15,966 HOW YOU DOING, MS. SIMS? 310 00:11:18,094 --> 00:11:20,429 J.R. WE KIND OF GOT OFF 311 00:11:20,471 --> 00:11:21,514 TO A BAD START LAST TIME. 312 00:11:21,555 --> 00:11:22,848 YEAH. NICE TO 313 00:11:22,890 --> 00:11:25,267 SEE YOU AGAIN, J.R. 314 00:11:25,309 --> 00:11:26,560 YOUR BOY'S A NATURAL. 315 00:11:26,602 --> 00:11:28,771 I RAISED HIM TO BE. 316 00:11:28,813 --> 00:11:30,690 TOOK A LOT OF WORK 'CAUSE HE HAS A HARD HEAD-- 317 00:11:30,731 --> 00:11:32,441 HEY, DAMON? 318 00:11:32,483 --> 00:11:33,943 SWITCH TO YOUR LEFT PROFILE. 319 00:11:35,444 --> 00:11:36,779 IS THAT SCAR A TESTAMENT 320 00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:37,905 OF HIS HARD-HEADEDNESS? 321 00:11:37,947 --> 00:11:39,782 PROBABLY. I DON'T REMEMBER 322 00:11:39,824 --> 00:11:41,158 EXACTLY WHEN HE GOT IT. 323 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,576 HE HAD IT SINCE HE WAS A BABY. 324 00:11:42,618 --> 00:11:43,703 EXCUSE ME. 325 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:46,789 HEY. 326 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:07,852 SO, YOUR MOM PULLED UP ON HER 327 00:12:07,893 --> 00:12:10,354 OLIVIA POPE ISH AND SHE SAVED THE DAY. HMM? 328 00:12:10,396 --> 00:12:13,065 UH, YEAH, SHE'S BEEN REAL SUPPORTIVE 329 00:12:13,107 --> 00:12:15,109 AND INVESTED IN THE TEAM. 330 00:12:15,151 --> 00:12:16,569 SEEMS LIKE SHE'S TURNING A NEW LEAF. 331 00:12:18,654 --> 00:12:20,573 REALLY? 332 00:12:20,614 --> 00:12:23,284 [CHUCKLES] WOW, UM, 333 00:12:23,325 --> 00:12:24,952 YOUR POKER FACE REALLY SUCKS. 334 00:12:26,203 --> 00:12:27,455 DAMON, DO YOU REALLY THINK YOUR MOM 335 00:12:27,496 --> 00:12:28,497 CHANGED THAT QUICKLY? 336 00:12:28,539 --> 00:12:29,957 YEAH. I MEAN, 337 00:12:29,999 --> 00:12:31,792 MAYBE IT TOOK ME LEAVING HOME 338 00:12:31,834 --> 00:12:33,127 AND MAKING MY OWN CHOICES FOR HER 339 00:12:33,169 --> 00:12:34,128 TO FINALLY ACCEPT IT. 340 00:12:34,170 --> 00:12:35,588 YEAH, BUT TO BE FAIR, 341 00:12:35,629 --> 00:12:37,298 IT WASN'T JUST ANY CHOICE. 342 00:12:37,339 --> 00:12:39,759 YOU LITERALLY THREW A WRENCH IN HER PLANS. 343 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,343 AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE GOING UP AGAINST A MOTHER 344 00:12:41,385 --> 00:12:42,553 WHO HAS PLANS FOR HER CHILD'S LIFE. 345 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:43,679 THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. 346 00:12:43,721 --> 00:12:45,890 OK, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, 347 00:12:45,931 --> 00:12:47,600 YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW HER. 348 00:12:47,641 --> 00:12:49,685 DAMON, OUR MOMS AREN'T THAT DIFFERENT. 349 00:12:49,727 --> 00:12:51,228 MY MOM AND I ARE AT ODDS BECAUSE 350 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:53,689 TINA HICKS REFUSES TO ACCEPT MY DECISIONS. 351 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:00,863 [CLOSES LAPTOP] 352 00:13:04,033 --> 00:13:06,994 YOU KNOW, I WAS SHARING FOR YOU TO LISTEN, 353 00:13:07,036 --> 00:13:08,496 NOT CRITICIZE MY MOM. 354 00:13:09,872 --> 00:13:11,373 [ZIPPER ZIPPING] 355 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:18,631 [R&B MUSIC PLAYING] 356 00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:21,258 I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE 357 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:23,385 I'M DRINKING WITH MY FORMER STUDENT. 358 00:13:23,427 --> 00:13:25,387 WELL, TO BE FAIR, I'M AN ADULT NOW. 359 00:13:25,429 --> 00:13:27,348 WELL, RALPH, YOU WERE ALWAYS AN ADULT. 360 00:13:27,389 --> 00:13:28,974 BUT NOW I'M GROWN, GROWN. 361 00:13:29,016 --> 00:13:30,726 I EVEN GOT THE BIG BOY JOB TO PROVE IT. 362 00:13:30,768 --> 00:13:32,019 HA! 363 00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:34,146 SO, HOW ARE THINGS AT BRINGSTON? 364 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:36,857 FINE. YOU KNOW, SAME OLD, SAME OLD. 365 00:13:36,899 --> 00:13:39,068 YEAH, OK. I'M REALLY SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE 366 00:13:39,109 --> 00:13:41,028 THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE? 367 00:13:41,070 --> 00:13:42,404 EXPOSING THAT BASEBALL SCANDAL 368 00:13:42,446 --> 00:13:43,739 ROCKED A LOT OF BOATS. 369 00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:47,576 WELL, THAT'S THE OTHER REASON WHY I CAME BACK. 370 00:13:47,618 --> 00:13:50,579 I HAVE A POTENTIAL JOB OFFER FOR YOU. 371 00:13:50,621 --> 00:13:52,248 BECAUSE LIKE YOU ALWAYS TAUGHT US, 372 00:13:52,289 --> 00:13:55,042 JOURNALISTS DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THINGS LYING DOWN. 373 00:13:56,460 --> 00:13:57,545 HMM. 374 00:14:05,261 --> 00:14:08,430 WOMAN: ♪ OH, YOU DESERVE IT... ♪ 375 00:14:08,472 --> 00:14:10,724 WOMAN: THIS FOR A PROGRAM OR SOMETHING? 376 00:14:10,766 --> 00:14:12,393 IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIRTHDAY THING 377 00:14:12,434 --> 00:14:14,019 I'M DOING FOR A FRIEND. 378 00:14:14,061 --> 00:14:15,813 I WAS PLANNING TO COME IN HERE AND STUDY. 379 00:14:17,356 --> 00:14:18,983 SIMONE: GO AHEAD. WOMAN: KIND OF HARD TO DO THAT 380 00:14:19,024 --> 00:14:20,609 WITH ALL OF THIS GOING ON. 381 00:14:20,651 --> 00:14:22,361 WELL, YOU KNOW YOU CAN STUDY IN YOUR ROOM. 382 00:14:22,403 --> 00:14:24,780 YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO ALL THIS IN YOUR ROOM. 383 00:14:24,822 --> 00:14:27,658 OR NATHANIEL'S, OR WHEREVER YOU LIVE. 384 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:29,618 OK. ONE OF THE GIRLS ON THE TEAM 385 00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:30,786 TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE THROWING ME 386 00:14:30,828 --> 00:14:32,121 A BIRTHDAY PARTY. 387 00:14:32,162 --> 00:14:34,081 WELL, DAMN. THERE GOES THE SURPRISE. 388 00:14:36,542 --> 00:14:37,710 CAN WE HELP YOU? 389 00:14:41,338 --> 00:14:43,507 OK, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? 390 00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:46,010 I'M TRYING TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR MY TEAMMATE. 391 00:14:46,051 --> 00:14:47,469 WHAT IS THIS? SOME KIND OF WEIRD 392 00:14:47,511 --> 00:14:49,138 "KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE" STRATEGY? 393 00:14:49,179 --> 00:14:51,181 HASN'T ANYONE EVER DONE SOMETHING NICE FOR YOU 394 00:14:51,223 --> 00:14:53,350 WITHOUT AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE? 395 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:55,019 YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER, 396 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:56,770 BECAUSE NOW THAT YOU TOLD EVERYONE ABOUT IT, 397 00:14:56,812 --> 00:14:59,273 I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SHOW UP 398 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,692 OR LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE BITCH. 399 00:15:01,734 --> 00:15:05,195 THEA, IT'LL BE FUN. TRUST ME. 400 00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:07,573 WHOLE TEAM WILL BE HERE. 401 00:15:07,615 --> 00:15:09,992 AT THE VERY LEAST, JUST 402 00:15:10,034 --> 00:15:11,327 LET US CELEBRATE YOU. 403 00:15:14,288 --> 00:15:15,873 YEAH. FINE. 404 00:15:17,374 --> 00:15:18,459 I'LL BE THERE. 405 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,261 DAMON: OH, EXCUSE ME. PRESIDENT ALLEN. 406 00:15:29,303 --> 00:15:30,429 HOW'S IT GOING, GENTLEMEN? 407 00:15:30,471 --> 00:15:32,264 GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. 408 00:15:32,306 --> 00:15:34,183 YOU WERE ACTUALLY ABOUT TO BE MY NEXT STOP, SIR. 409 00:15:34,224 --> 00:15:36,101 WHAT'S GOING ON? 410 00:15:36,143 --> 00:15:38,562 MY MOTHER AND COACH MARCUS. 411 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:40,856 THANK YOU AGAIN FOR APPROVING HER INVOLVEMENT 412 00:15:40,898 --> 00:15:43,776 IN THE SPONSORSHIP STUFF, BUT... 413 00:15:43,817 --> 00:15:45,402 COACH MARCUS ISN'T REALLY ON BOARD, 414 00:15:45,444 --> 00:15:47,154 AND I'M TRYING TO AVOID BLOODSHED HERE. 415 00:15:48,781 --> 00:15:50,032 WOULD YOU MIND GIVING US A MOMENT? 416 00:15:51,492 --> 00:15:54,495 OH! UH, SURE. I'LL, UM... 417 00:15:54,536 --> 00:15:55,829 I'LL GO START HELPING THE GUYS 418 00:15:55,871 --> 00:15:56,997 PREPARE FOR THE PRESENTATION. 419 00:15:57,039 --> 00:15:58,332 ALL RIGHT. [PATS ARM] 420 00:16:00,668 --> 00:16:02,419 I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. 421 00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:05,214 MARCUS TURNER IS OLD SCHOOL. 422 00:16:05,255 --> 00:16:06,757 DAMON: YEAH. ZEKE: BUT HE'LL COME AROUND 423 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:08,258 WHEN HE SEES THAT SOMETIMES 424 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:09,927 THE BEST THING FOR THE TEAM 425 00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:12,137 IS FOR THE LIGHT TO BE ON THE ONE SPECIAL PLAYER. 426 00:16:13,430 --> 00:16:14,932 YOU STEPPING INTO THE WORLD OF ENDORSEMENTS 427 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,934 WILL GIVE CREDIBILITY AND PUBLICITY 428 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:19,186 TO THE WHOLE TEAM AND THE UNIVERSITY. 429 00:16:19,228 --> 00:16:21,522 IT'S NOT JUST ME, SIR. 430 00:16:21,563 --> 00:16:23,524 MY MOM, SHE'S WORKING ON, LIKE, SPONSORSHIPS 431 00:16:23,565 --> 00:16:25,317 FOR, LIKE, ALL THE STARTING PLAYERS. 432 00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:26,735 IT'S A TEAM THING. 433 00:16:26,777 --> 00:16:30,197 I THINK YOU MISUNDERSTOOD, SON. 434 00:16:30,239 --> 00:16:32,449 CHECK THESE OUT. HMM. 435 00:16:32,491 --> 00:16:33,701 YOUR VERY OWN LOGO. 436 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:37,287 AND JUST BE PREPARED. WHEN THIS DROPS TONIGHT, 437 00:16:37,329 --> 00:16:39,415 YOU ARE GONNA HAVE A STORM OF SPONSORS 438 00:16:39,456 --> 00:16:40,541 FLOODING YOUR INBOX. 439 00:16:41,917 --> 00:16:44,086 NO NEED TO BE NERVOUS. 440 00:16:44,128 --> 00:16:46,046 YOU WERE BORN FOR THIS. 441 00:16:46,088 --> 00:16:47,464 I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA MAKE YOUR TEAM 442 00:16:47,506 --> 00:16:49,466 AND THE UNIVERSITY PROUD TONIGHT. 443 00:17:00,352 --> 00:17:01,645 THE FACE YOU'RE MAKING IS GIVING 444 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,022 "I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE." 445 00:17:05,733 --> 00:17:08,152 CAN YOU AT LEAST PRETEND TO BE SURPRISED, THEA? 446 00:17:10,988 --> 00:17:12,698 [SIGH] [SOFTLY] YUP. 447 00:17:14,158 --> 00:17:15,325 YES. OK. 448 00:17:19,830 --> 00:17:20,956 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 449 00:17:20,998 --> 00:17:22,416 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 450 00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:24,126 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 451 00:17:24,168 --> 00:17:25,794 SEE, THIS IS WHY I DIDN'T 452 00:17:25,836 --> 00:17:27,254 WANT TO HAVE A PARTY. 453 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,507 I KNEW NO ONE WOULD SHOW. 454 00:17:40,809 --> 00:17:41,769 SIMONE: WHY DIDN'T Y'ALL TELL ME 455 00:17:41,810 --> 00:17:43,604 NOBODY SHOWED UP? 456 00:17:43,645 --> 00:17:45,898 WOMAN: KEISHA, CAN I TALK TO YOU? 457 00:17:45,939 --> 00:17:47,441 CAN IT WAIT? 458 00:17:47,483 --> 00:17:49,193 I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW, WILINDA. 459 00:17:49,234 --> 00:17:51,487 I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. 460 00:17:51,528 --> 00:17:54,531 I KNOW SHE'S BEEN STAYING HERE IN HIS ROOM, 461 00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:55,908 AND HE DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO RISK 462 00:17:55,949 --> 00:17:57,451 THE SAFETY OF OTHER RESIDENTS 463 00:17:57,493 --> 00:17:59,119 BY LETTING RANDOM PEOPLE SHACK UP IN OUR DORMS, 464 00:17:59,161 --> 00:18:01,288 USING UP OUR RESOURCES. 465 00:18:01,330 --> 00:18:04,458 SIMONE: FIRST OF ALL, IT'S SHE. 466 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:06,418 SECONDLY, WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? 467 00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:08,504 NATE: SIMONE. KEISHA: COME ON. 468 00:18:08,545 --> 00:18:11,256 IF YOU WANNA FILE A COMPLAINT, I HAVE THE PAPERWORK. 469 00:18:11,298 --> 00:18:12,466 AFTER YOU. 470 00:18:19,681 --> 00:18:21,517 WHY DO YOU LET HER DISRESPECT YOU LIKE THAT? 471 00:18:21,558 --> 00:18:23,977 SHE'S JUST TRYING TO STIR ME UP. 472 00:18:24,019 --> 00:18:25,604 I KNOW WHO I AM. 473 00:18:25,646 --> 00:18:27,272 IF I SAT AROUND HERE AND TRIED TO CORRECT 474 00:18:27,314 --> 00:18:29,650 EVERY PERSON THAT MISGENDERED ME, 475 00:18:29,691 --> 00:18:31,068 I'D PROBABLY RUN OUT OF AIR. 476 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:32,778 WELL, IT'S STILL NOT COOL. 477 00:18:32,820 --> 00:18:34,571 AND SHE'S ACTING LIKE A DAMN KAREN. 478 00:18:34,613 --> 00:18:36,782 AND HONESTLY, IF YOU DON'T HANDLE IT, THEN I WILL. 479 00:18:36,824 --> 00:18:38,367 SIMONE, ENOUGH! 480 00:18:38,408 --> 00:18:40,202 LET IT GO. 481 00:18:40,244 --> 00:18:41,745 YOU NEED TO START LISTENING TO PEOPLE 482 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,914 WHEN THEY TELL YOU WHAT THEY WANT. 483 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:45,332 HAD YOU LISTENED TO THEA, 484 00:18:45,374 --> 00:18:46,583 YOU WOULD'VE SAVED HER THE EMBARRASSMENT 485 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:49,586 OF THIS--THIS NONEXISTENT PARTY. 486 00:18:54,716 --> 00:18:56,135 MARCUS: THE WHOLE N.I.L. SPONSOR THING 487 00:18:56,176 --> 00:18:58,387 STILL DOESN'T SIT RIGHT WITH ME. 488 00:18:58,428 --> 00:19:00,139 I DON'T WANT MONEY AND SPOTLIGHT RUINING 489 00:19:00,180 --> 00:19:02,266 THE INTEGRITY OF OUR TEAM. 490 00:19:02,307 --> 00:19:04,518 WE GOT ENOUGH OF A STAIN TO GET RID OF. 491 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,521 I HEAR YOU. BUT TO BE FAIR, 492 00:19:07,563 --> 00:19:10,607 IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE ATHLETES TO BE 493 00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:12,067 COMPENSATED FOR THEIR HARD WORK 494 00:19:12,109 --> 00:19:13,735 AFTER BEING EXPLOITED FOR DECADES. 495 00:19:13,777 --> 00:19:16,738 TRUE. EXCEPT ALL PLAYERS AREN'T CREATED EQUAL. 496 00:19:16,780 --> 00:19:18,031 SO, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOME 497 00:19:18,073 --> 00:19:19,449 GET ENDORSEMENTS AND OTHERS DON'T? 498 00:19:19,491 --> 00:19:21,285 YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL IT HAPPENS. 499 00:19:21,326 --> 00:19:23,495 AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. 500 00:19:23,537 --> 00:19:24,913 TIMES ARE CHANGING, MARCUS, 501 00:19:24,955 --> 00:19:27,207 WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, SO, 502 00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:29,710 JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND. S'ALL I'M SAYING. 503 00:19:32,671 --> 00:19:36,049 SPEAKING OF CHANGING TIMES AND OPEN MINDS, 504 00:19:36,091 --> 00:19:38,010 I RECEIVED AN OFFER FOR 505 00:19:38,051 --> 00:19:39,386 A FULL-TIME JOURNALIST POSITION 506 00:19:39,428 --> 00:19:41,972 AT THE "ATLANTA DAILY NEWS." 507 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:44,308 CONGRATS. WOW. 508 00:19:44,349 --> 00:19:45,475 SO, HOW ARE YOU GONNA JUGGLE YOUR WORKLOAD 509 00:19:45,517 --> 00:19:47,102 WITH YOUR CLASSES? 510 00:19:47,144 --> 00:19:48,562 I WOULDN'T. 511 00:19:48,604 --> 00:19:50,272 IT MEANS LEAVING BRINGSTON, 512 00:19:50,314 --> 00:19:52,357 BUT CONSIDERING THE WAY EVERYTHING'S GOING, 513 00:19:52,399 --> 00:19:54,902 NOT SURE THERE'S MUCH LEFT FOR ME HERE ANYWAY. 514 00:19:54,943 --> 00:19:56,153 WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT. 515 00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:57,946 WHAT? 516 00:19:57,988 --> 00:19:59,448 I KNOW THIS IS HARD, BUT AMARA-- 517 00:19:59,489 --> 00:20:01,867 THEY POSTPONED MY TENURE HEARING. 518 00:20:01,909 --> 00:20:03,243 SINCE WHEN? 519 00:20:03,285 --> 00:20:05,078 FOUND OUT EARLIER THIS WEEK. 520 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:07,331 I HAVEN'T TOLD ANYONE, BUT WE BOTH KNOW 521 00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:08,749 THIS IS MORE FALLOUT FROM ME 522 00:20:08,790 --> 00:20:10,334 BEING A WHISTLEBLOWER. 523 00:20:10,375 --> 00:20:12,085 MARCUS, IF THEY'RE WILLING TO 524 00:20:12,127 --> 00:20:14,213 GO AS FAR AS MESSING WITH MY TENURE, 525 00:20:14,254 --> 00:20:15,631 WHY AM I STAYING? 526 00:20:15,672 --> 00:20:18,258 LOOK, AMARA, DON'T DO IT, OK? 527 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:20,093 THERE'S SO MUCH LEFT FOR YOU HERE. 528 00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:22,638 AT BRINGSTON. 529 00:20:24,097 --> 00:20:25,515 SIMONE: HEY. 530 00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:27,726 AMARA: HEY. MARCUS: HEY, SIMONE. 531 00:20:27,768 --> 00:20:29,102 HEY. 532 00:20:29,144 --> 00:20:30,479 WE'LL TALK LATER. 533 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,485 SIMONE: THAT SEEMED PRETTY TENSE. 534 00:20:36,526 --> 00:20:38,654 DID YOU AND COACH MARCUS USED TO DATE? 535 00:20:38,695 --> 00:20:40,113 BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE GIVING VIBES. 536 00:20:40,155 --> 00:20:42,115 SIMONE HICKS. NOW, I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU 537 00:20:42,157 --> 00:20:43,533 SINCE YOU WERE A TODDLER-- 538 00:20:43,575 --> 00:20:45,535 STAY OUT OF GROWN FOLKS' BUSINESS. 539 00:20:45,577 --> 00:20:47,537 SORRY. BEEN GETTING 540 00:20:47,579 --> 00:20:49,039 A LOT OF THAT LATELY. 541 00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:50,832 ARE YOU OK? 542 00:20:50,874 --> 00:20:53,669 OK. NICE DEFLECT, AUNTIE. 543 00:20:53,710 --> 00:20:55,796 BUT YOU CAN EITHER TELL ME ABOUT COACH MARCUS NOW 544 00:20:55,837 --> 00:20:57,172 OR I COULD JUST BUG YOU TO DEATH 545 00:20:57,214 --> 00:20:58,382 IN FRONT OF EVERYONE AT FAMILY DINNER. 546 00:20:58,423 --> 00:21:02,678 FINE. YES, THE RUMORS ARE TRUE. 547 00:21:02,719 --> 00:21:04,471 MAN, Y'ALL ARE NOSY! 548 00:21:04,513 --> 00:21:06,431 SO, WHY'D Y'ALL BREAK UP? 549 00:21:06,473 --> 00:21:09,351 WE HAD A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. 550 00:21:09,393 --> 00:21:12,729 SOMETHING DEEPLY PERSONAL TO BOTH OF US. 551 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:14,398 I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT. 552 00:21:18,735 --> 00:21:22,197 J.R.: AND I APPRECIATE WHAT DAMON DID... 553 00:21:23,490 --> 00:21:24,825 WHO ELSE Y'ALL THINK MIGHT BE THERE TONIGHT? 554 00:21:24,866 --> 00:21:26,702 SANTIAGO: STEEL PACE. MEN: OOH! 555 00:21:26,743 --> 00:21:28,745 MAN: AND THIS TEAM? MEN: HEY! 556 00:21:28,787 --> 00:21:30,872 MAN: DRILL TEAM? [MEN CHEERING] 557 00:21:34,459 --> 00:21:36,545 [LAUGHTER] 558 00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:46,138 DAMON: HEY, COACH. YOU GOT A SEC? 559 00:21:46,179 --> 00:21:47,806 ALL EARS. WHAT'S GOING ON, SON? 560 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:54,730 IT'S ABOUT THE, UM...AHEM. 561 00:21:54,771 --> 00:21:56,398 SPONSOR PRESENTATION TONIGHT. 562 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,611 IT ISN'T FOR YOUR WHOLE TEAM. 563 00:22:01,653 --> 00:22:03,363 IT'S JUST GONNA BE FOCUSED ON ME. 564 00:22:03,405 --> 00:22:05,699 MARCUS: WAIT, WHAT? DAMON: PRESIDENT ALLEN, HE-- 565 00:22:05,741 --> 00:22:07,117 HE CONFIRMED IT EARLIER TODAY. 566 00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:08,577 THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I 567 00:22:08,618 --> 00:22:10,120 DIDN'T WANT YOUR MOM INVOLVED. 568 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:12,080 DAMN IT, DAMON! 569 00:22:12,122 --> 00:22:14,374 I WISH YOU'D LISTENED TO ME FROM THE GATE. 570 00:22:14,416 --> 00:22:15,792 IF YOU THOUGHT THOSE BROTHERS WAS GONNA BE 571 00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:17,336 DISCOURAGED BEFORE, THIS 572 00:22:17,377 --> 00:22:18,962 IS GONNA SHATTER TEAM MORALE, SON. 573 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:21,423 COACH, I'M SORRY. I GENUINELY WANTED 574 00:22:21,465 --> 00:22:23,759 TO PUT THE GUYS ON AND FOR ALL OF US TO WIN. 575 00:22:25,761 --> 00:22:28,221 INSTEAD, MY MOM, SHE LIED TO MY FACE. 576 00:22:36,021 --> 00:22:38,607 I DON'T WANT THE GUYS TO BE BLINDSIDED 577 00:22:38,648 --> 00:22:40,984 WHEN THEY WALK OUT THERE TONIGHT. 578 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:42,444 I KNOW IT'LL DESTROY THEM BUT-- 579 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:48,909 WHAT SHOULD I DO? 580 00:22:48,950 --> 00:22:50,952 BE HONEST, SON. 581 00:22:50,994 --> 00:22:52,454 TALK TO YOUR TEAM, SON. 582 00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:05,133 [DAMON SIGHS] 583 00:23:07,344 --> 00:23:10,347 UH, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. 584 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,981 ACTUALLY...ONE SECOND. COME ON UP HERE, FELLAS. 585 00:23:29,741 --> 00:23:32,619 ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT I CHOSE BRINGSTON 586 00:23:32,661 --> 00:23:35,122 WAS ITS RICH HISTORY, ITS RESILIENCE, 587 00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:36,415 ITS CULTURE. 588 00:23:36,456 --> 00:23:37,791 SOMETHING NOTHING OR NO ONE 589 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:40,001 CAN EVER TAKE AWAY FROM IT. 590 00:23:40,043 --> 00:23:41,461 NOW, WHILE OTHER ATHLETES 591 00:23:41,503 --> 00:23:44,339 MIGHT BE CHASING A BAG... 592 00:23:44,381 --> 00:23:47,259 MY TEAMMATES AND I, WE'RE CHASING OUR LEGACY. 593 00:23:47,300 --> 00:23:51,179 WHILE THE LEGACY OF BRINGSTON BASEBALL... 594 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:52,389 MAY BE TARNISHED... 595 00:23:53,223 --> 00:23:56,268 BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU GUYS THAT WE'RE HERE TO BRING IT BACK. 596 00:23:57,811 --> 00:24:00,021 NOW, YOU ALL KNOW ME-- 597 00:24:00,063 --> 00:24:03,400 DAMON SIMS, STAR PITCHER, MLB HOPEFUL. 598 00:24:05,402 --> 00:24:06,945 BUT TONIGHT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ME. 599 00:24:09,156 --> 00:24:11,616 IT'S ABOUT MY TEAMMATES. 600 00:24:11,658 --> 00:24:13,702 THE MEN WHO ARE BRINGING THAT LEGACY BACK 601 00:24:13,743 --> 00:24:15,745 EVERY SINGLE DAY. 602 00:24:15,787 --> 00:24:17,205 AND I WANT Y'ALL TO GET TO KNOW 'EM. 603 00:24:20,041 --> 00:24:21,960 SANTIAGO: SANTIAGO REYES. 604 00:24:22,002 --> 00:24:23,545 I LOVE BEING AN ATHLETE, 605 00:24:23,587 --> 00:24:24,838 BUT NOT JUST BECAUSE IT'S DOPE 606 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,257 TO COMPETE AT AN ELITE LEVEL. 607 00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:31,052 I'M THE OLDEST OF 6 KIDS, ALL BOYS, 608 00:24:31,094 --> 00:24:34,306 WHO PRETTY MUCH COPY EVERYTHING I DO. 609 00:24:34,347 --> 00:24:35,640 SO, IT'S ABOUT BEING A ROLE MODEL, 610 00:24:35,682 --> 00:24:37,851 BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, 611 00:24:37,893 --> 00:24:41,271 FOR THEM AND EVERY OTHER COLOMBIAN DREAMER 612 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:44,357 THAT I AM PROUD TO CARRY ON MY SHOULDERS. 613 00:24:46,109 --> 00:24:47,652 I'M POSSIBILITY. 614 00:24:47,694 --> 00:24:50,238 MAN: COLE HIGGINS. I'M REDEMPTION. 615 00:24:52,032 --> 00:24:55,118 I LOST MY POPS JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. 616 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,038 DEPRESSION HIT. MY GPA PLUMMETED. 617 00:24:58,079 --> 00:24:59,998 NO COLLEGE WOULD ADMIT ME. 618 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:02,542 EXCEPT BRINGSTON. 619 00:25:03,919 --> 00:25:05,629 BASEBALL KEPT ME ALIVE AND BRINGSTON 620 00:25:05,670 --> 00:25:07,172 GAVE ME A FRESH START. 621 00:25:07,214 --> 00:25:08,882 I'M THE POSTER CHILD FOR LEGACY. 622 00:25:08,924 --> 00:25:10,842 THIS TEAM IS A PART OF MY DIRECT LINEAGE, 623 00:25:10,884 --> 00:25:12,594 BUILT ON THE SHOULDERS OF PLAYERS WHO ULTIMATELY 624 00:25:12,636 --> 00:25:15,096 FORGED THEIR OWN PATH THROUGH THE NEGRO LEAGUES, 625 00:25:15,138 --> 00:25:16,640 DOWN TO MY GRANDFATHER AND FATHER, 626 00:25:16,681 --> 00:25:19,476 WHO BOTH PLAYED BASEBALL HERE AT BRINGSTON. 627 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,520 I PLAY TO HONOR ALL THOSE GREAT MEN. 628 00:25:21,561 --> 00:25:23,021 I PLAY TO REMIND THE NEXT GENERATION 629 00:25:23,063 --> 00:25:24,564 THAT WE BELONG IN THIS SPORT. 630 00:25:24,606 --> 00:25:26,149 AND I'M KEEPING THE LEGACY GOING 631 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:28,944 SO MY FUTURE SON, AND YOUR SON, AND ANY SON, 632 00:25:28,985 --> 00:25:31,154 CAN ONE DAY CONTINUE THE TRADITION 633 00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:33,114 AND PLAY BASEBALL HERE AT BRINGSTON. 634 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:38,745 MAN ON VIDEO: WELCOME TO BRINGSTON UNIVERSITY. [ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING] 635 00:25:46,628 --> 00:25:48,380 MAN: I AM! PEOPLE: I AM! 636 00:25:48,421 --> 00:25:49,839 MAN: I AM! PEOPLE: I AM! 637 00:25:49,881 --> 00:25:51,299 MAN: BRILLIANT! PEOPLE: BRILLIANT! 638 00:25:51,341 --> 00:25:52,551 MAN: BRILLIANT! PEOPLE: BRILLIANT! 639 00:25:52,592 --> 00:25:53,802 MAN: I AM! PEOPLE: I AM! 640 00:25:53,843 --> 00:25:55,053 MAN: I AM! PEOPLE: I AM! 641 00:25:55,095 --> 00:25:56,304 MAN: A LEADER! PEOPLE: A LEADER! 642 00:25:56,346 --> 00:25:57,556 MAN: A LEADER! PEOPLE: A LEADER! 643 00:25:57,597 --> 00:25:59,140 MAN: I AM! PEOPLE: I AM! 644 00:25:59,182 --> 00:26:00,517 MAN: BLACK EXCELLENCE! PEOPLE: BLACK EXCELLENCE! 645 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:02,060 MAN: WE ARE... PEOPLE: WE ARE... 646 00:26:02,102 --> 00:26:03,770 MAN: BRINGSTON LIONS. PEOPLE: BRINGSTON LIONS. 647 00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:07,065 MAN: AND CAN'T NOBODY MESS WITH OUR PRIDE. 648 00:26:07,107 --> 00:26:09,192 [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] 649 00:26:14,864 --> 00:26:17,534 AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. 650 00:26:20,829 --> 00:26:23,915 I GOTTA BE HONEST. I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT. 651 00:26:23,957 --> 00:26:25,625 IMPRESSED THE HELL OUTTA ME. 652 00:26:25,667 --> 00:26:27,085 THANK YOU, SIR. 653 00:26:27,127 --> 00:26:28,295 I'LL BE IN TOUCH. 654 00:26:29,879 --> 00:26:31,673 YO, I CAN'T BELIEVE WE JUST DID THAT. 655 00:26:31,715 --> 00:26:32,924 WE JUST LANDED ONE OF THE BIGGEST 656 00:26:32,966 --> 00:26:34,301 SPONSORS POSSIBLE, BRO. 657 00:26:34,342 --> 00:26:37,262 NO, ACTUALLY, WE DIDN'T, BRO. 658 00:26:38,638 --> 00:26:39,931 WHAT? 659 00:26:39,973 --> 00:26:42,017 BRO, HE JUST SAID HE'LL BE IN TOUCH. 660 00:26:43,226 --> 00:26:44,769 YEAH, I'VE SEEN THIS ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT 661 00:26:44,811 --> 00:26:46,813 WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, "I'LL BE IN TOUCH," 662 00:26:46,855 --> 00:26:48,189 THAT ACTUALLY MEANS THAT THEY WON'T. 663 00:26:59,659 --> 00:27:02,662 WILINDA: BUT I WAS THINKING, LIKE, MAYBE WE CAN GO SHOPPING. 664 00:27:02,704 --> 00:27:04,039 I'LL CATCH YOU LATER. 665 00:27:06,791 --> 00:27:10,712 INSTEAD OF LURKING AROUND BOTHERING MY FRIENDS, 666 00:27:10,754 --> 00:27:11,963 WHY DON'T YOU ADDRESS THE PERSON 667 00:27:12,005 --> 00:27:13,423 YOU REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH? 668 00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:14,966 I JUST DON'T RESPECT CERTAIN PEOPLE 669 00:27:15,008 --> 00:27:16,259 GETTING SPECIAL TREATMENT. 670 00:27:18,678 --> 00:27:20,388 AND WHAT'S THAT GOTTA DO WITH ME? 671 00:27:22,515 --> 00:27:24,100 YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN A SPECIAL ROOM 672 00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:25,685 WITH ITS OWN BATHROOM, 673 00:27:25,727 --> 00:27:27,020 WHILE THE REST OF US HAVE TO SHARE 674 00:27:27,062 --> 00:27:28,271 GROSS COMMUNAL ONES. 675 00:27:28,313 --> 00:27:29,981 WILINDA, HONESTLY, 676 00:27:30,023 --> 00:27:32,233 DO YOU REALLY WANNA SHARE A BATHROOM WITH ME? 677 00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,528 THE UNIVERSITY ASSIGNED ME THIS ROOM 678 00:27:35,570 --> 00:27:36,946 FOR THIS VERY REASON. 679 00:27:36,988 --> 00:27:39,449 THE UNIVERSITY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. 680 00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:42,035 THAT ROOM IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR R.A.s. 681 00:27:42,077 --> 00:27:43,536 THE ONLY REASON YOU HAVE IT IS 'CAUSE 682 00:27:43,578 --> 00:27:46,665 YOUR BESTIE KEISHA USED HER R.A. PRIVILEGES 683 00:27:46,706 --> 00:27:48,208 TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT IT. 684 00:27:48,249 --> 00:27:49,626 HOW IS THAT FAIR JUST BECAUSE YOU 685 00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:50,919 WANNA BE DIFFERENT? 686 00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:02,555 [DOOR OPENS] 687 00:28:04,182 --> 00:28:05,850 [DOOR CLOSES] 688 00:28:05,892 --> 00:28:07,852 I KNOW THE PRESENTATION DIDN'T GO AS PLANNED. 689 00:28:09,229 --> 00:28:11,398 BUT I'LL SAVE THE SPEECH AND GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. 690 00:28:12,691 --> 00:28:15,443 AFTER SOME REFLECTING OF MY OWN, I DECIDED TO 691 00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:17,529 SEND THE TEAM VIDEO OUT TO SOME LOCAL SPONSORS 692 00:28:17,570 --> 00:28:19,197 HERE IN ATLANTA EARLIER TODAY. 693 00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:23,993 SEVERAL LOCAL BUSINESSES WANT TO SPONSOR MULTIPLE PLAYERS. 694 00:28:24,035 --> 00:28:26,079 [PLAYERS CHEERING] 695 00:28:26,121 --> 00:28:29,290 MAN: LET'S GO! DANG, COACH! 696 00:28:29,332 --> 00:28:32,085 YOU REALLY CAME THROUGH. WHAT CHANGED YOUR MIND? 697 00:28:33,837 --> 00:28:36,089 THE LEADERSHIP I SAW OUT THERE TONIGHT. 698 00:28:36,131 --> 00:28:38,007 ALL AROUND. Y'ALL HAD EACH OTHER'S BACKS 699 00:28:38,049 --> 00:28:40,009 IN THE BEST WAY. 700 00:28:40,051 --> 00:28:42,303 CHANGE IS SCARY, OK, I ADMIT. 701 00:28:42,345 --> 00:28:45,849 BUT SOMETIMES, IT TAKES A LITTLE CONVINCING AND PERSPECTIVE 702 00:28:45,890 --> 00:28:48,768 TO REALIZE WHEN IT'S FOR THE BETTER. 703 00:28:48,810 --> 00:28:52,230 NOW, EVERYBODY MAY NOT HAVE SECURED AN ENDORSEMENT YET, 704 00:28:52,272 --> 00:28:55,442 BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU ALL WON'T, ALL RIGHT? 705 00:28:55,483 --> 00:28:57,026 THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING NOW. 706 00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:01,448 AND UNTIL THEN, I GOT ANOTHER SUGGESTION. 707 00:29:01,489 --> 00:29:03,783 WHAT IF WE TAKE OUR INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS 708 00:29:03,825 --> 00:29:05,660 AND CREATE A TEAM FUND? 709 00:29:05,702 --> 00:29:07,287 PAY FOR ALL THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED 710 00:29:07,328 --> 00:29:08,913 WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THE BUDGET. 711 00:29:11,332 --> 00:29:13,084 THAT WAY, EVERYBODY WINS. 712 00:29:13,126 --> 00:29:14,502 THAT'S UP TO THE TEAM. 713 00:29:15,628 --> 00:29:17,088 VOTE BY A SHOW OF HANDS. 714 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,428 IT'S A DEAL. 715 00:29:23,470 --> 00:29:26,222 [PLAYERS CHEERING] 716 00:29:26,264 --> 00:29:28,808 PROUD OF YOU, MAN, PROUD OF YOU. 717 00:29:28,850 --> 00:29:30,769 DAMON: MAN, THAT WENT GREAT. 718 00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:36,649 I'MMA SEE Y'ALL. HEY, UH, CAN WE TALK? 719 00:29:36,691 --> 00:29:39,235 WELL, I WAS ON MY WAY TO GO FIND THEA, BUT 720 00:29:39,277 --> 00:29:42,822 YEAH, UM, I WANTED TO TALK, TOO. 721 00:29:42,864 --> 00:29:44,991 LOOK, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR 722 00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:47,243 PROJECTING MY MOMMY ISSUES ONTO YOU. 723 00:29:47,285 --> 00:29:50,246 THAT'S JUST IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. 724 00:29:52,540 --> 00:29:54,876 YOU WERE RIGHT. I GUESS I JUST 725 00:29:54,918 --> 00:29:57,295 WANTED TO SEE THE BEST IN HER, YOU KNOW? 726 00:29:57,337 --> 00:29:59,881 BUT YOU CAN'T FORCE SOMETHING TO BE TRUE. 727 00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:01,633 NO, YOU CAN'T, 728 00:30:01,674 --> 00:30:03,635 BUT YOUR INSTINCT ON WANTING TO FIX THINGS 729 00:30:03,676 --> 00:30:05,261 WITH YOUR MOM IS NOT WRONG, 730 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:06,554 AND I THINK YOU STILL SHOULD BEFORE 731 00:30:06,596 --> 00:30:08,306 SHE HEADS BACK TO CHICAGO. 732 00:30:08,348 --> 00:30:10,683 YOU GOTTA MAKE HER HEAR YOU, DAMON. 733 00:30:10,725 --> 00:30:13,436 FOR SOME OF US, IT JUST TAKES A COUPLE TRIES. 734 00:30:29,661 --> 00:30:30,745 HEY. 735 00:30:32,747 --> 00:30:35,124 LOOK, I WASN'T TRYING TO RUIN YOUR BIRTHDAY. 736 00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:36,668 I REALLY DID JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU 737 00:30:36,709 --> 00:30:38,586 WITH YOUR FRIENDS. 738 00:30:38,628 --> 00:30:40,630 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ME WITH FRIENDS? 739 00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:44,843 AND THE GIRLS FROM THE TEAM DON'T COUNT. 740 00:30:44,884 --> 00:30:46,427 THEY ONLY TOLERATE ME. 741 00:30:46,469 --> 00:30:48,471 'CAUSE OF WHO I AM TO THE TEAM. 742 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:50,598 MY PARENTS PAID FOR THE DAMN 743 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:51,933 TENNIS FACILITY. 744 00:30:54,352 --> 00:30:58,606 BUT IF THEY HAD THE CHOICE, AS YOU SAW, 745 00:30:58,648 --> 00:30:59,983 NONE OF THEM WOULD ACTUALLY CHOOSE 746 00:31:00,024 --> 00:31:02,110 TO HANG OUT WITH ME OUTSIDE OF TENNIS. 747 00:31:02,151 --> 00:31:03,611 WELL, MAYBE THEY DIDN'T COME BECAUSE 748 00:31:03,653 --> 00:31:04,988 THEY THOUGHT YOU WOULDN'T COME. 749 00:31:06,531 --> 00:31:08,324 [THEA SIGHS] SIMONE: YOU KNOW WHAT? 750 00:31:10,285 --> 00:31:11,911 I MESSED UP. 751 00:31:11,953 --> 00:31:15,331 OK, I LOVE BIRTHDAYS. WHEN IT'S MINE, I WANT 752 00:31:15,373 --> 00:31:17,458 ALL THE BIRTHDAY SHENANIGANS. 753 00:31:17,500 --> 00:31:20,503 PARTIES, BALLOONS, 754 00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:23,089 IMPROMPTU DANCING AND SINGING. 755 00:31:23,131 --> 00:31:25,008 AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. 756 00:31:25,049 --> 00:31:26,467 I TOOK OVER YOUR BIRTHDAY 757 00:31:26,509 --> 00:31:27,510 AND GAVE YOU THE BIRTHDAY 758 00:31:27,552 --> 00:31:29,637 THAT I WOULD'VE WANTED 759 00:31:29,679 --> 00:31:31,431 INSTEAD OF JUST LISTENING TO YOU. 760 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,310 THEA, I'M SORRY. 761 00:31:39,147 --> 00:31:40,857 WELL, AT LEAST YOU TRIED. 762 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,153 THAT'S...COMMENDABLE. 763 00:31:48,907 --> 00:31:51,743 WELL, THE DAY'S NOT OVER YET, SO... 764 00:31:52,952 --> 00:31:55,121 HOW DO YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE 765 00:31:55,163 --> 00:31:56,706 THE REST OF YOUR SPECIAL DAY? 766 00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:58,499 WELL, I AM KINDA HUNGRY. 767 00:31:58,541 --> 00:32:02,128 WELL, I THINK I KNOW THE PERFECT PLACE. 768 00:32:08,217 --> 00:32:09,636 [KNOCKING ON DOOR] 769 00:32:13,556 --> 00:32:17,894 GREAT. ANOTHER WRITTEN COMPLAINT. 770 00:32:17,936 --> 00:32:20,188 I SPOKE TO SOME OF THE OTHER RESIDENTS 771 00:32:20,229 --> 00:32:22,065 AND COME TO FIND OUT WILINDA HERE 772 00:32:22,106 --> 00:32:23,566 HAS BEEN SNEAKING HER BOYFRIEND 773 00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:26,194 IN AND OUT OF THE DORMS AFTER HOURS. 774 00:32:26,235 --> 00:32:28,655 NO, WAIT. THAT'S NOT FACTUALLY ACCURATE. 775 00:32:28,696 --> 00:32:30,782 YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? 776 00:32:30,823 --> 00:32:32,992 I HAVE THEIR SIGNATURES HERE AS WITNESSES. 777 00:32:40,249 --> 00:32:41,542 HEY, WILINDA? 778 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:47,423 WE'RE GONNA BE FRIENDS ONE DAY. 779 00:32:47,465 --> 00:32:48,716 IT'S A PROMISE. 780 00:32:55,098 --> 00:32:57,517 SIMS. ALL RIGHT, J.R., THAT'S YOU. 781 00:32:57,558 --> 00:33:00,395 ZEKE: CONGRATULATIONS, COACH. 782 00:33:00,436 --> 00:33:01,938 YOU DID IT. 783 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,606 NO. THEY DID IT, MAN. 784 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:04,941 I HEARD. 785 00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:06,401 GOT WORD THE BASEBALL TEAM IS 786 00:33:06,442 --> 00:33:08,444 BUZZING WITH INTERESTED SPONSORS. 787 00:33:08,486 --> 00:33:10,238 YOU KNOW UNDER GEORGIA LAW, 788 00:33:10,279 --> 00:33:11,864 WE CAN REQUIRE THE PLAYERS TO SHARE 789 00:33:11,906 --> 00:33:13,199 UP TO 75% OF THEIR MONEY WITH 790 00:33:13,241 --> 00:33:14,492 THE UNIVERSITY'S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. 791 00:33:14,534 --> 00:33:17,370 ZEKE, NO DISRESPECT, BUT HELL NO. 792 00:33:17,412 --> 00:33:19,080 MY BOYS SUCCESSFULLY CIRCUMNAVIGATED 793 00:33:19,122 --> 00:33:21,165 THAT DAMN COMMERCIAL CIRCUS YOU AND KEENA SIMS 794 00:33:21,207 --> 00:33:23,543 DRAGGED THEM INTO, AND THAT WILL BE THE LAST TIME. 795 00:33:23,584 --> 00:33:25,628 ZEKE: EXCUSE ME? MARCUS: BRINGSTON IS GONNA LOSE 796 00:33:25,670 --> 00:33:28,006 EVERY GREAT THING IT HAS GOING FOR IT IF YOU DON'T STOP 797 00:33:28,047 --> 00:33:29,632 SHUCKIN' AND JIVIN' FOR THESE TRUSTEES 798 00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:30,925 AND STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. 799 00:33:30,967 --> 00:33:32,427 YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO INSINUATE 800 00:33:32,468 --> 00:33:34,387 I'M A SELLOUT? 801 00:33:34,429 --> 00:33:39,058 DO NOT GET TOO COMFORTABLE, COACH. 802 00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:41,144 OR ELSE WHAT? YOU'LL SHUFFLE ME UP OUTTA HERE 803 00:33:41,185 --> 00:33:42,520 LIKE Y'ALL TRYING TO DO WITH AMARA? 804 00:33:42,562 --> 00:33:43,604 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 805 00:33:43,646 --> 00:33:44,772 WITHHOLDING HER TENURE. 806 00:33:44,814 --> 00:33:47,734 WHAT? EVERYTHING IS ON PAUSE. 807 00:33:47,775 --> 00:33:49,694 ALL THE PROFESSORS' TENURE IS POSTPONED, 808 00:33:49,736 --> 00:33:50,778 NOT JUST HERS. 809 00:33:50,820 --> 00:33:52,697 ALL PROFESSORS? 810 00:33:52,739 --> 00:33:53,740 WAIT A MINUTE. WHY? 811 00:33:53,781 --> 00:33:54,991 WHAT'S GOING ON, ZEKE? 812 00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:58,036 I DON'T OWE YOU AN EXPLANATION. 813 00:33:58,077 --> 00:34:00,705 YOUR JOB, COACH, IS JUST THAT. 814 00:34:00,747 --> 00:34:01,914 I SUGGEST YOU STAY IN YOUR LANE. 815 00:34:01,956 --> 00:34:02,915 DON'T GET INVOLVED IN BUSINESS 816 00:34:02,957 --> 00:34:04,333 YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. 817 00:34:13,968 --> 00:34:18,890 KEENA: I CAN'T LIE. I AM IMPRESSED. 818 00:34:18,931 --> 00:34:20,308 YOU FIGURED OUT MY PLAN 819 00:34:20,349 --> 00:34:21,934 AND YOU FLIPPED THE SCRIPT. 820 00:34:23,186 --> 00:34:25,438 THAT SPEAKS TO A STRONG BUSINESS MIND. 821 00:34:32,028 --> 00:34:33,571 WHAT'S THE PROBLEM NOW? 822 00:34:33,613 --> 00:34:34,864 THE PROBLEM IS THAT 823 00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,366 I DON'T WANT A RELATIONSHIP WITH-- 824 00:34:37,408 --> 00:34:39,660 ME AND MY MOM, WHERE WE HAVE TO FLIP THE SCRIPT 825 00:34:39,702 --> 00:34:41,579 AND FIGHT EACH OTHER OVER BUSINESS. 826 00:34:41,621 --> 00:34:42,789 DAMON, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. 827 00:34:49,045 --> 00:34:50,213 I'M LISTENING. 828 00:34:55,343 --> 00:34:57,220 I LOVE YOU, MA. YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT? 829 00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:08,940 AND THAT'S WHY I GOTTA... 830 00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:14,112 I GOTTA FIRE YOU AS MY UNOFFICIAL MANAGER. 831 00:35:15,488 --> 00:35:18,950 LOOK, MA, I AM AN ADULT NOW. 832 00:35:18,991 --> 00:35:20,284 I'M IN COLLEGE. 833 00:35:21,577 --> 00:35:24,163 AND MY BASEBALL CAREER IS JUST THAT NOW-- 834 00:35:24,205 --> 00:35:25,873 IT IS MINE. 835 00:35:25,915 --> 00:35:28,000 I WANT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP 836 00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:30,586 WHERE IT IS JUST US. 837 00:35:30,628 --> 00:35:34,257 ME AND YOU. MOTHER AND SON. 838 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:35,508 NOTHING ELSE. 839 00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:38,970 I NEED MY MOTHER. 840 00:35:41,389 --> 00:35:42,640 I'M SORRY. 841 00:35:45,017 --> 00:35:48,521 I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN 842 00:35:48,563 --> 00:35:51,607 THE LINES GOT BLURRED, BUT... 843 00:35:51,649 --> 00:35:52,942 CLEARLY, THEY DID. 844 00:35:56,070 --> 00:35:59,031 NOTHING, NOTHING 845 00:35:59,073 --> 00:36:02,577 MAKES ME HAPPIER THAN BEING YOUR MOM. 846 00:36:02,618 --> 00:36:07,290 HEY. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU 847 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:09,542 MORE THAN ANYTHING. 848 00:36:09,584 --> 00:36:11,085 AND I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU. 849 00:36:12,587 --> 00:36:16,465 SO, WHATEVER YOU WANT... I'LL DO. 850 00:36:18,384 --> 00:36:19,594 WHATEVER YOU WANT. 851 00:36:20,803 --> 00:36:21,888 COME HERE. 852 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,812 MARCUS: HE SLIPPED AND SAID ALL TENURE-TRACK 853 00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:31,022 PROFESSORS' HEARING HAS BEEN 854 00:36:31,063 --> 00:36:32,773 POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. 855 00:36:32,815 --> 00:36:34,609 SO, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. 856 00:36:34,650 --> 00:36:36,277 AMARA, THAT'S A GOOD THING. 857 00:36:36,319 --> 00:36:38,779 IT MEANS YOU'RE NOT BEING TARGETED. 858 00:36:38,821 --> 00:36:40,114 AT LEAST NOT THIS TIME. 859 00:36:40,156 --> 00:36:42,617 YEAH, I'M GLAD IT'S NOT PERSONAL, BUT 860 00:36:42,658 --> 00:36:44,160 I DON'T KNOW. 861 00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:45,995 A UNIVERSITY WOULD ONLY DO SOMETHING 862 00:36:46,037 --> 00:36:48,456 THAT AGGRESSIVE FOR ONE REASON. 863 00:36:48,497 --> 00:36:50,041 BRINGSTON MUST BE IN A LOT MORE 864 00:36:50,082 --> 00:36:52,960 FINANCIAL TROUBLE THAN WE INITIALLY THOUGHT. 865 00:36:53,002 --> 00:36:54,212 SIMONE: HEY, AUNTIE. 866 00:36:54,253 --> 00:36:55,630 HEY, BABY. 867 00:36:55,671 --> 00:36:58,466 OH, HEY, THEA. WELCOME. 868 00:36:58,507 --> 00:37:00,343 I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT. 869 00:37:00,384 --> 00:37:02,261 OH, COME ON IN. 870 00:37:02,303 --> 00:37:04,597 AMARA: I'M GONNA MAKE A QUICK CALL. SIMONE: OK. 871 00:37:04,639 --> 00:37:08,643 MAN: WHAT'S GOIN' ON, BABY? LOOKIN' GOOD... 872 00:37:11,437 --> 00:37:13,522 HEY, RALPH. 873 00:37:13,564 --> 00:37:15,483 THANK YOU FOR THE JOB OPPORTUNITY, 874 00:37:15,524 --> 00:37:17,777 BUT I'M GONNA RIDE THINGS OUT HERE AT BRINGSTON. 875 00:37:19,153 --> 00:37:20,238 I KNOW. 876 00:37:23,699 --> 00:37:26,827 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT A FREELANCE FOR THE PUBLICATION? 877 00:37:26,869 --> 00:37:28,412 I MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL STORY. 878 00:37:32,625 --> 00:37:34,502 DAMN, SIS. ABOUT TIME. 879 00:37:34,543 --> 00:37:36,629 I NEED TO TALK TO YOU REAL QUICK. 880 00:37:36,671 --> 00:37:38,506 YOU SOUND LIKE WILINDA NOW. 881 00:37:40,216 --> 00:37:42,343 THIS IS SERIOUS. 882 00:37:44,679 --> 00:37:48,724 LOOK. I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING OUT FOR ME, 883 00:37:48,766 --> 00:37:51,560 BUT I DON'T NEED YOU GOING BEHIND MY BACK 884 00:37:51,602 --> 00:37:53,896 AND FIGHTING MY BATTLES. 885 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:55,356 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 886 00:37:55,398 --> 00:37:57,942 WILINDA TOLD ME ABOUT MY ROOM SITUATION. 887 00:37:59,777 --> 00:38:01,153 KEISHA: OH. NATE: HERE I WAS THINKING 888 00:38:01,195 --> 00:38:03,531 THE UNIVERSITY WAS BEING INCLUSIVE, 889 00:38:03,572 --> 00:38:05,074 ONLY TO FIND OUT 890 00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:06,826 YOU MADE IT ALL HAPPEN 891 00:38:06,867 --> 00:38:09,120 SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO ENCOUNTER IGNORANCE 892 00:38:09,161 --> 00:38:12,623 FROM THE DORMMATES IN THE COMMUNAL BATHROOM. 893 00:38:12,665 --> 00:38:14,834 I JUST WANTED YOU TO FEEL SAFE 894 00:38:14,875 --> 00:38:17,128 AND COMFORTABLE. 895 00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:20,214 I KNOW. 896 00:38:22,341 --> 00:38:24,385 AND I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT 897 00:38:24,427 --> 00:38:26,804 IN THE REAL WORLD, I WON'T ALWAYS 898 00:38:26,846 --> 00:38:27,972 HAVE MY, UM... 899 00:38:30,725 --> 00:38:31,934 MY KEISHA SHIELD. 900 00:38:33,894 --> 00:38:36,689 AND I NEED TO FIGHT THESE BATTLES NOW 901 00:38:36,731 --> 00:38:38,983 SO I CAN CREATE A SPACE FOR MYSELF 902 00:38:39,025 --> 00:38:40,276 IN THIS WORLD. 903 00:38:42,778 --> 00:38:44,530 WHETHER IT'S OVER MY RIGHT TO STAY 904 00:38:44,572 --> 00:38:47,116 IN THE GIRLS' WING OR THE BOYS' WING 905 00:38:47,158 --> 00:38:48,784 OR WHATEVER. 906 00:38:52,788 --> 00:38:54,457 [CRYING] THESE ARE THE BATTLES I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT 907 00:38:54,498 --> 00:38:56,083 OUTSIDE OF BRINGSTON ONE DAY. 908 00:38:58,127 --> 00:39:00,546 AND I JUST NEED TO BE PREPARED. 909 00:39:00,588 --> 00:39:01,839 I'M SORRY. 910 00:39:01,881 --> 00:39:03,174 [SNIFFLES] 911 00:39:03,215 --> 00:39:05,801 AND I...I HEAR YOU. 912 00:39:08,054 --> 00:39:09,221 NO MORE KEISHA SHIELD. 913 00:39:10,931 --> 00:39:12,767 UNTIL YOU TELL ME YOU NEED ME TO BEAT SOMEBODY'S ASS. 914 00:39:12,808 --> 00:39:15,269 [LAUGHTER] 915 00:39:15,311 --> 00:39:16,979 I LOVE YOU. 916 00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:20,441 WOMAN: ♪ ...TO LEAVE THIS CROSS BEHIND ♪ 917 00:39:20,483 --> 00:39:22,485 [LAUGHTER] 918 00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:24,362 WOW. SO, YOU GUYS, LIKE, 919 00:39:24,403 --> 00:39:25,988 SERIOUSLY DO THIS EVERY WEEK. 920 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:28,199 NATE: EVERY WEEK. THIS IS WHAT GETS US THROUGH. 921 00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:31,952 [RAP MUSIC PLAYING] 922 00:39:31,994 --> 00:39:34,330 WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT THEM LIKE THAT? 923 00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:35,956 HUH? 924 00:39:35,998 --> 00:39:37,166 I'M JUST SAYING. YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE YOU'RE 925 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:38,250 TRYING TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT, 926 00:39:38,292 --> 00:39:39,585 OR SOMEONE. 927 00:39:42,129 --> 00:39:44,006 LOOK, I GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY, 928 00:39:44,048 --> 00:39:46,008 'CAUSE I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. 929 00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:48,552 BUT THIS HAS TO STAY BETWEEN US. 930 00:39:48,594 --> 00:39:49,678 OK. 931 00:39:54,475 --> 00:39:55,601 AHEM. 932 00:39:58,354 --> 00:40:00,356 LOOK, I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND CRAZY, BUT... 933 00:40:01,816 --> 00:40:03,526 I THINK DAMON MIGHT BE MY BROTHER. 934 00:40:04,819 --> 00:40:06,779 SIMONE: WAIT, WHAT? J.R.: YEAH. 935 00:40:06,821 --> 00:40:08,239 LIKE HOW? 936 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:09,782 LOOK, WHEN I WAS A TODDLER, I SWEAR 937 00:40:09,824 --> 00:40:11,534 MY PARENTS HAD ANOTHER BABY, 938 00:40:11,575 --> 00:40:13,744 AND THEN ONE DAY, THE BABY WAS JUST GONE, 939 00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:16,038 AND EVERYBODY ACTED LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. 940 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,124 AND I WOULD'VE THOUGHT I JUST MADE IT UP, 941 00:40:18,165 --> 00:40:19,834 EXCEPT A COUPLE YEARS AGO, 942 00:40:19,875 --> 00:40:21,252 I FOUND A PICTURE OF THAT BABY 943 00:40:21,293 --> 00:40:23,421 IN A BIBLE THAT MY MOM GAVE ME, 944 00:40:23,462 --> 00:40:25,965 AND THAT BABY LOOKED A LOT LIKE DAMON, 945 00:40:26,006 --> 00:40:27,174 RIGHT DOWN TO THE SCAR. 946 00:40:29,218 --> 00:40:30,761 OH, MY GOD. 947 00:40:30,803 --> 00:40:32,346 AND HIS BIRTH PARENTS WENT TO BRINGSTON. 948 00:40:32,388 --> 00:40:33,347 SO DID MINE. 949 00:40:33,389 --> 00:40:34,348 OK, BUT, 950 00:40:34,390 --> 00:40:35,599 SO DID OTHER PEOPLE. 951 00:40:36,851 --> 00:40:38,561 I KNOW, BUT... 952 00:40:38,602 --> 00:40:39,937 I MEAN, SO DID MY AUNT 953 00:40:39,979 --> 00:40:41,105 AND COACH MARCUS. 954 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:43,858 AND THEY WERE A SERIOUS COUPLE 955 00:40:43,899 --> 00:40:46,110 UNTIL SOMETHING SUPER PERSONAL 956 00:40:46,152 --> 00:40:47,278 BROKE THEM UP. 957 00:40:48,446 --> 00:40:51,323 WAIT. YOU DON'T THINK THAT-- 958 00:40:51,365 --> 00:40:52,616 THAT WHAT? 959 00:40:52,658 --> 00:40:53,659 COACH MARCUS AND YOUR AUNT 960 00:40:53,701 --> 00:40:55,703 ARE HIS BIRTH PARENTS? 961 00:40:55,744 --> 00:40:57,037 SIMONE, THAT'S CRAZY. 962 00:40:57,079 --> 00:40:58,247 WHAT, CRAZIER THAN YOU THINKING HE'S 963 00:40:58,289 --> 00:40:59,957 A BABY PHANTOM FROM YOUR PAST? 964 00:41:01,125 --> 00:41:03,210 LOOK, I KNOW THIS WHOLE THING IS WILD. 965 00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:04,587 BUT MAYBE WE BOTH JUST JUMPING TO 966 00:41:04,628 --> 00:41:05,921 CRAZY CONCLUSIONS. 967 00:41:05,963 --> 00:41:07,506 OR MAYBE ONE OF US IS ACTUALLY RIGHT. 968 00:41:09,842 --> 00:41:11,886 POLE DANCING IS ABSOLUTELY A SPORT. 969 00:41:11,927 --> 00:41:14,472 OK, THANK YOU. PLEASE. TELL THEM. 970 00:41:14,513 --> 00:41:15,681 YOU GOING HARD FOR POLE DANCERS 971 00:41:15,723 --> 00:41:17,224 LIKE YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE. 972 00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:19,602 NO, I HAVEN'T, BUT... 973 00:41:19,643 --> 00:41:23,147 TO BE HONEST, I'VE ALWAYS, LIKE, WANTED TO. 974 00:41:23,189 --> 00:41:26,025 GIRL, SAY LESS, 975 00:41:26,066 --> 00:41:27,485 'CAUSE IF YOU FOR REAL, I HAVE 976 00:41:27,526 --> 00:41:29,195 THE PERFECT CAP FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. 977 00:41:29,236 --> 00:41:31,322 RAE SREMMURD: ♪ SOMEBODY COME TIP HER ♪ 978 00:41:31,363 --> 00:41:34,533 ♪ SHE'S DANCING LIKE A STRIPPER ♪ 979 00:41:34,575 --> 00:41:39,455 ♪ SOMEBODY COME GET HER, SHE'S FEELING ALL THE LIQUOR ♪ 980 00:42:18,744 --> 00:42:20,079 MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.