1 00:00:00,710 --> 00:00:03,003 [bright music] 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,509 [gentle music] 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:10,302 --> 00:00:13,764 No one in the United States picks up a basketball to go play overseas. 6 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:16,559 You pick up a basketball to play in the NBA. 7 00:00:19,603 --> 00:00:20,938 Basketball is life, man. 8 00:00:22,606 --> 00:00:24,775 It is that real to people, right? 9 00:00:24,859 --> 00:00:27,445 And it is that real for me where the only thing 10 00:00:27,528 --> 00:00:29,905 that's satisfying enough is playing in the NBA. 11 00:00:29,989 --> 00:00:32,366 [dramatic music] 12 00:00:32,450 --> 00:00:35,369 Those two games I got last year, that shit felt right. 13 00:00:35,453 --> 00:00:36,328 - [net whooshing] - [faded cheering] 14 00:00:36,662 --> 00:00:38,831 I'm playing against James Harden, and I'm playing Kyrie. 15 00:00:38,914 --> 00:00:39,957 I'm playing Kevin Durant. 16 00:00:40,207 --> 00:00:43,210 [announcer] To Durant on the rack attack. 17 00:00:44,837 --> 00:00:48,591 So in the second game I'm about to come in at the scorer's table, and he's walking 18 00:00:48,674 --> 00:00:50,384 from the free throw line towards the scorer's table. 19 00:00:51,010 --> 00:00:53,137 You always hear things about, like, guys coming 20 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:56,223 into the league on a 10-day or two-way contract, whatever, 21 00:00:56,307 --> 00:00:58,267 and stars are looking at the back of their jerseys, like, 22 00:00:58,350 --> 00:01:01,687 "Oh, yeah, I'm about to have 40 on you," or, "Yeah, I'm 'bout to do you dirty," 23 00:01:01,771 --> 00:01:04,815 like, just trying to get in people's minds from the jump. 24 00:01:05,775 --> 00:01:07,943 So I thought he was gonna come over there and try and big-boy me. 25 00:01:08,027 --> 00:01:10,279 I was just going, "All right, man, yep, you got it." 26 00:01:10,362 --> 00:01:12,656 Like, you know, you not gonna bark with KD. 27 00:01:12,740 --> 00:01:15,034 [laughing] And so he just came up to me. He's like, "Hey, man." 28 00:01:15,117 --> 00:01:17,203 He's like, "I seen what it took to get here. 29 00:01:17,536 --> 00:01:20,039 - I seen that shit, like, congrats." - [dramatic music swells] 30 00:01:20,122 --> 00:01:21,832 And I really wanted to give him a hug at that point, 31 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:23,167 like, "Damn, man, I appreciate that." 32 00:01:23,250 --> 00:01:25,544 Like, he had no business needing to come up to me 33 00:01:25,628 --> 00:01:28,214 and talk to me, like, Kevin Durant. 34 00:01:28,297 --> 00:01:30,508 But getting on that court, playing against those guys, 35 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:31,967 being able to defend those guys, 36 00:01:32,051 --> 00:01:34,428 score on those guys was like, that shit felt right. 37 00:01:34,512 --> 00:01:37,973 And so I just knew I had to come back and try again. 38 00:01:39,517 --> 00:01:43,103 [dramatic music continues] 39 00:01:47,274 --> 00:01:49,235 - [distorted squeaks] - [music intensifies] 40 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:55,533 - [street noise] - [music continues] 41 00:01:58,994 --> 00:02:00,704 [echoed dribbling] 42 00:02:00,788 --> 00:02:03,332 In any section of life, when you're on the margins, 43 00:02:03,749 --> 00:02:07,962 you have to make sure that you do every little thing necessary to gain an edge 44 00:02:08,045 --> 00:02:09,505 and to get to where you want to go. 45 00:02:11,131 --> 00:02:12,633 We got, what, 500 people in the NBA? 46 00:02:12,716 --> 00:02:13,759 [echoed cheering] 47 00:02:13,843 --> 00:02:16,136 There's probably another 500 people or so in the world 48 00:02:16,220 --> 00:02:19,265 that could play with us, right? So there's probably 1,000 people 49 00:02:19,473 --> 00:02:22,476 that may or may not deserve to be in the NBA right now. 50 00:02:22,977 --> 00:02:26,480 So it's about understanding how fragile your situation is 51 00:02:27,022 --> 00:02:28,732 and how many people are trying to fit through that bump. 52 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:30,776 - [audience cheering] - [dramatic music continues] 53 00:02:31,068 --> 00:02:34,363 You know, the G League, everyone's fighting for their life out there… 54 00:02:34,738 --> 00:02:37,491 Um, to put food on they tables, whatever it is. 55 00:02:38,325 --> 00:02:40,369 So you gotta embrace all that. 56 00:02:40,452 --> 00:02:44,206 Whatever you going through, embrace it all because you not there. 57 00:02:44,915 --> 00:02:46,083 You not in the NBA yet. 58 00:02:47,126 --> 00:02:48,878 - So you better work. - [music intensifies] 59 00:02:49,879 --> 00:02:52,339 In the G League, mental is the biggest challenge… 60 00:02:52,798 --> 00:02:54,300 and not everybody gets through it. 61 00:02:54,383 --> 00:02:57,303 It's all guys really just fighting for a couple jobs 62 00:02:57,386 --> 00:02:59,305 at the highest level, so you have teammates 63 00:02:59,388 --> 00:03:02,433 that you're also competing with. Mentally, it is tough. 64 00:03:02,516 --> 00:03:04,810 It wears on you, it grinds on you 'cause you work so hard. 65 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:07,938 I've had a lot of teammates who just gave up on the game 66 00:03:08,022 --> 00:03:09,231 'cause they weren't really seeing the fruit 67 00:03:09,315 --> 00:03:10,900 of all the labor they were putting in. 68 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:12,359 [distorted humming] 69 00:03:12,526 --> 00:03:14,486 That journey in the G League is just preparation, 70 00:03:14,570 --> 00:03:17,281 you know, for the right opportunity and the right timing, 71 00:03:17,364 --> 00:03:19,783 you know, just to come out and show the team 72 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:23,579 - that I can help 'em win games. - [dramatic music continues] 73 00:03:23,662 --> 00:03:24,747 At the end of the day… 74 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:30,044 there's only so many undeniable Giannis-level superstars. 75 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:36,634 There are a lot more guys between 300 to 700. 76 00:03:38,385 --> 00:03:44,016 There's that margin that is hair thin where some make it, some don't. 77 00:03:44,391 --> 00:03:46,602 The G League's just kind of a microcosm of that. 78 00:03:47,102 --> 00:03:50,022 [dramatic music continues] 79 00:03:55,611 --> 00:03:56,779 [music fades] 80 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:02,785 [gentle music] 81 00:04:03,285 --> 00:04:04,370 The Winter Showcase… 82 00:04:04,453 --> 00:04:08,624 everybody from every team in the G League is there in one hotel. 83 00:04:09,959 --> 00:04:11,460 We play in one gym. 84 00:04:12,044 --> 00:04:14,213 People from all over the world, you know, coming out 85 00:04:14,463 --> 00:04:16,215 and playing in this league, and everybody's playing, 86 00:04:16,298 --> 00:04:17,758 you know, for the same reason. 87 00:04:17,841 --> 00:04:21,053 They all love it, and they're all trying to, you know, make the NBA. 88 00:04:23,055 --> 00:04:24,306 The G is tough. 89 00:04:24,390 --> 00:04:26,850 You know, obviously I'm not gonna say like guys that's in the league 90 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:29,812 are just a little bit better than the guys that's in the G League, 91 00:04:29,895 --> 00:04:32,439 but it's pretty close. Guys that's in the G League, 92 00:04:32,523 --> 00:04:33,732 some of 'em could be in the league. 93 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,777 - [shoes squeaking] - [audience cheering] 94 00:04:37,486 --> 00:04:38,862 [announcer] Pass is good for Matt McClung. 95 00:04:38,946 --> 00:04:43,325 Every single team is here, the GMs, [laughing] the assistants, the owners, 96 00:04:43,409 --> 00:04:47,121 vice presidents, presidents, they're all here trying to watch all of us play. 97 00:04:47,538 --> 00:04:49,456 [players grunting] 98 00:04:50,124 --> 00:04:51,000 [net whooshing] 99 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:53,168 [Denzel] It's a lot on the line between winning 100 00:04:53,252 --> 00:04:55,295 between, you know, NBA call-ups. 101 00:04:56,046 --> 00:04:57,214 - [net whooshing] - [audience cheering] 102 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:58,549 [hyped] Whoo. 103 00:04:58,882 --> 00:05:00,634 Whoever the case may be, it's a lot of pressure. 104 00:05:02,970 --> 00:05:04,346 [dramatic music continues] 105 00:05:08,267 --> 00:05:11,353 [footsteps plodding] 106 00:05:13,939 --> 00:05:15,232 [music fades] 107 00:05:18,277 --> 00:05:19,111 [crew] Okay, here? 108 00:05:21,864 --> 00:05:23,282 [announcer off screen] Henderson, little shake-and-bake. 109 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:25,617 Don't reach on him. Don't reach on him… 110 00:05:25,701 --> 00:05:28,162 'cause Scoot Henderson will do that on you. 111 00:05:28,829 --> 00:05:31,415 You reach, Scoot Henderson will teach. 112 00:05:31,874 --> 00:05:34,501 I'm Scoot Henderson. I'm 18 years old. 113 00:05:35,044 --> 00:05:36,837 I play for NBA, G League, Ignite. 114 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,173 - What's going on, man? - What's going on, dude? 115 00:05:39,256 --> 00:05:42,092 - [Scoot] Great. What's this? - Chicken strips. 116 00:05:42,176 --> 00:05:43,927 - Got chicken strips, mac and cheese. - And mac and cheese. 117 00:05:44,011 --> 00:05:45,345 Sweet potato fries. 118 00:05:45,471 --> 00:05:46,847 - It's kinda outta my diet. - [crew 2] It's a present for you. 119 00:05:47,431 --> 00:05:49,641 Basketball has always been big in my life. 120 00:05:49,725 --> 00:05:51,143 Like, sports have always been big in my life, 121 00:05:51,226 --> 00:05:54,897 but I feel like basketball is just like, it's like a religion in my family. 122 00:05:55,397 --> 00:05:56,440 - [dramatic music] - [shoes squeaking] 123 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:59,568 It kept me busy. It kept me always doing something. 124 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:03,155 My dad always wanted us to find something we were great at, 125 00:06:03,489 --> 00:06:04,573 and he wanted to continue to work on it. 126 00:06:04,948 --> 00:06:07,951 - [announcer speaking indistinctly] - [crowd cheering] 127 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:10,621 [triumphant music] 128 00:06:13,207 --> 00:06:15,959 My dad had always embedded in me and my siblings 129 00:06:16,043 --> 00:06:18,003 to always be strong and confident. 130 00:06:18,087 --> 00:06:20,005 He'd always just try to put that into our mind, 131 00:06:20,089 --> 00:06:22,508 to have that fight in you, have that edge in you 132 00:06:22,591 --> 00:06:25,010 'cause you playing for something. You playing for my last name, so. 133 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,679 [announcer] Here we go. It's showtime. 134 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:32,935 Scoot Henderson, learn the name. 135 00:06:33,018 --> 00:06:35,604 [dramatic music continues] 136 00:06:35,938 --> 00:06:37,397 [interviewer] So you became a big-time recruit, 137 00:06:37,481 --> 00:06:40,776 took the journey a little bit different than other young men have done, 138 00:06:40,859 --> 00:06:43,445 and you went for the NBA G League Ignite team. 139 00:06:43,529 --> 00:06:44,863 How's it paid off for you? 140 00:06:45,197 --> 00:06:49,451 You know, offers started to come in, like, around, like, 10th grade summer 141 00:06:49,535 --> 00:06:51,203 going into 11th, around that time. 142 00:06:51,662 --> 00:06:54,915 But I never imagined myself, like, playing for college. 143 00:06:55,624 --> 00:06:57,543 When it was college, it was more of football. 144 00:06:57,626 --> 00:06:59,336 So I never really dreamed about being 145 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:01,505 on that college basketball court or anything like that. 146 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:03,632 My main goal was to get to the league. 147 00:07:03,715 --> 00:07:05,884 I was trying to play the highest level of competition 148 00:07:05,968 --> 00:07:07,845 I could possibly play at, you know, 17. 149 00:07:08,262 --> 00:07:10,472 And I was blessed to get the chance to come here, 150 00:07:10,556 --> 00:07:12,683 so here, and I'm trying to get drafted. 151 00:07:14,143 --> 00:07:17,062 [announcer] Scoot Henderson, you're projected number two overall pick 152 00:07:17,146 --> 00:07:18,647 in this upcoming NBA draft. 153 00:07:18,730 --> 00:07:21,525 That's because of a certain Victor Wembanyama… 154 00:07:21,942 --> 00:07:22,776 [camera clicking] 155 00:07:22,985 --> 00:07:26,113 7'3" out of France 'cause in any other year… 156 00:07:26,572 --> 00:07:28,198 Scoot Henderson would be the top pick. 157 00:07:29,491 --> 00:07:33,745 Not that I listen to 'em a whole bunch, but the critics were saying, too young 158 00:07:34,037 --> 00:07:36,456 or, like, "He should have went to college,"… 159 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:42,296 even the critics saying anything about my shooting or my leader ability. 160 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:44,673 [announcer] Ignite with a chance, Henderson, yes. 161 00:07:44,756 --> 00:07:45,632 [cheering roars] 162 00:07:45,757 --> 00:07:47,759 Now, I went in here and continuing to work. 163 00:07:48,135 --> 00:07:50,220 You know, it's just all starting to pay off a little bit, 164 00:07:50,304 --> 00:07:52,097 and I'm gonna continue to work, too. 165 00:07:52,264 --> 00:07:54,016 [announcer] So Henderson looking to run. He'll challenge. 166 00:07:54,141 --> 00:07:56,059 He'll get all the way to the basket. 167 00:07:56,143 --> 00:07:58,061 [announcer 2] Look at the body on that guy… 168 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:01,231 - [net whooshing] - [dramatic music continues] 169 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:05,527 I put a lot of pressure on myself, just wanting to be great… 170 00:08:05,611 --> 00:08:09,281 so I'm just trying to maximize my talent, 171 00:08:09,364 --> 00:08:11,200 so you know, just gotta work. 172 00:08:12,951 --> 00:08:14,411 [rim clattering] 173 00:08:14,745 --> 00:08:17,623 The basketball God's gonna pay you back. That's what my dad always say. 174 00:08:17,706 --> 00:08:21,752 So, like, as long as you work, you know, and work hard… 175 00:08:23,003 --> 00:08:25,130 - [net whooshing] - the basketball God's gonna always know. 176 00:08:28,217 --> 00:08:29,551 [dramatic sting] 177 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:36,141 - [net whooshing] - [ball thudding] 178 00:08:41,647 --> 00:08:44,691 [announcer] York for the win. Ball game. 179 00:08:44,775 --> 00:08:48,445 - [audience cheering] - [announcer] Go time. Gabe York. 180 00:08:48,987 --> 00:08:51,240 Gabe York is a human torch. 181 00:08:52,074 --> 00:08:55,827 My name's Gabe York, 29 years old, play for the Fort Wayne, Mad Ants. 182 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:59,331 This is my eighth year pro, so I've been all over the world, 183 00:08:59,456 --> 00:09:03,293 played in Greece, France, Germany, Italy, and Israel. 184 00:09:04,795 --> 00:09:06,255 Some people get it at 20 years old, 185 00:09:06,338 --> 00:09:07,798 and they only have to do one year of college, 186 00:09:07,923 --> 00:09:10,425 and it just works out that way for some people. 187 00:09:10,509 --> 00:09:13,720 And that's great, but for me, you know, my journey was a lot different. 188 00:09:13,804 --> 00:09:19,559 [interviewer] And lastly, 29, basketball is kind of, it's older, people would say. 189 00:09:19,643 --> 00:09:21,728 [dramatic music swells] 190 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:25,565 I had an opportunity to go to Spain this year, and a lot of people say Spain's 191 00:09:25,649 --> 00:09:27,693 the second-best domestic league in the world, 192 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:31,738 and I had an opportunity to go out there, and it didn't feel right. 193 00:09:33,657 --> 00:09:35,409 You know, I didn't pick up a basketball 194 00:09:35,492 --> 00:09:38,495 at three years old, and my mom's not showing me pictures 195 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:41,581 of me at three years old sleeping with a basketball to go play overseas. 196 00:09:46,169 --> 00:09:50,424 I could care less about the bread. It's what basketball means for me. 197 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,387 My game has proven over the last two years' showcase 198 00:09:55,637 --> 00:09:57,472 that, you know, I belong where I belong. 199 00:09:58,348 --> 00:10:00,392 I know I'm an NBA player, I know I belong there, 200 00:10:00,517 --> 00:10:03,520 and it's just a matter of one team giving me that opportunity to be like, 201 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,856 "Here, go ahead and showcase what you can do." 202 00:10:06,273 --> 00:10:09,401 [announcer] And now, the starters for the Fort Wayne, Mad Ants. 203 00:10:09,735 --> 00:10:11,111 [announcer continues speaking faintly] 204 00:10:11,278 --> 00:10:12,863 [Gabe continues off screen] But it's crazy how this shit works out, man, 205 00:10:12,988 --> 00:10:15,699 because you know, I've been playing so well this year, 206 00:10:15,866 --> 00:10:19,328 changed my body type, changed everything, and these two games were supposed to be 207 00:10:19,411 --> 00:10:21,872 the focal point to show GMs, owners, 208 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,333 all these NBA teams for the improvement to this year. 209 00:10:24,416 --> 00:10:26,835 [gentle music continues] 210 00:10:28,170 --> 00:10:29,004 - [shoes squeaking] - [ball thudding] 211 00:10:29,087 --> 00:10:33,300 [announcer] Gabe York, the leading scorer for the Mad Ants, averaging 25 a game, 212 00:10:33,383 --> 00:10:35,677 he is out due to a non-COVID illness. 213 00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:39,806 That's kind of the nature of the G League, next man up. 214 00:10:39,890 --> 00:10:41,558 [music swells] 215 00:10:42,351 --> 00:10:44,227 [footsteps plodding] 216 00:10:44,728 --> 00:10:48,440 That's fucked up, man. It's hard for me to come here and 217 00:10:48,523 --> 00:10:52,486 knowing where I'm at in my career, knowing that these games 218 00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:54,571 are something that I can't take lightly, 219 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:57,282 I can't take for granted, and to not be out there today 220 00:10:57,366 --> 00:10:59,910 and still be there, though, it was very hard for me today. 221 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:04,998 - [coughing] - [phone buzzing] 222 00:11:07,250 --> 00:11:08,418 [Adina over phone] Are you feeling better? 223 00:11:08,543 --> 00:11:10,629 - [Gabe] Feeling better. - [Adina] That's good. 224 00:11:11,088 --> 00:11:14,841 I was able to hold down the food today, so that's a plus, 225 00:11:14,925 --> 00:11:17,677 but all I had was a banana and some pudding, so. 226 00:11:17,761 --> 00:11:21,390 - Yeah, you should get some ginger shots. - [Gabe] Ginger shots will help? 227 00:11:21,473 --> 00:11:23,683 - Yeah. - Appreciate it, doc. 228 00:11:23,767 --> 00:11:27,521 You're welcome. [laughs] I'll fix you. 229 00:11:27,604 --> 00:11:31,066 - [net whooshing] - [balls thudding] 230 00:11:31,274 --> 00:11:33,485 - [unintelligible chatter] - Let's go, man. 231 00:11:35,070 --> 00:11:36,822 Let's bring the most energy, get the fuck outta here. 232 00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:37,906 - [player] Yeah. - [player 2] Yes, sir. 233 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:41,451 Let's go, man, come on. Another day the office, boy, come on. 234 00:11:41,535 --> 00:11:43,245 [buzzer sounds] 235 00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:44,830 [announcer] Here's Gabe York… 236 00:11:44,913 --> 00:11:46,164 - [rim clattering] - [shoes squeaking] 237 00:11:46,248 --> 00:11:47,457 [announcer] He's missed his first two shots. 238 00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:49,251 - [audience cheering] - [unintelligible chatter] 239 00:11:49,501 --> 00:11:51,169 - [announcer] York… - [player] Hey. 240 00:11:51,253 --> 00:11:53,713 [announcer] He is trying to fight back from that illness he had. 241 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:55,465 He's 0 for 5. 242 00:11:55,632 --> 00:11:57,676 [dramatic music swells] 243 00:11:58,552 --> 00:11:59,719 Fuck. 244 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:02,806 Can't fucking breathe. 245 00:12:03,890 --> 00:12:05,684 - I'm moving dead weight out there. - [music intensifies] 246 00:12:09,980 --> 00:12:11,857 Over the last eight years, I've just had to learn patience, 247 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:14,568 had to learn that, like, whatever I want for myself, 248 00:12:14,651 --> 00:12:16,111 like, it's not gonna come right then and there. 249 00:12:16,194 --> 00:12:19,239 Like, whenever God's timing wants me to have 250 00:12:19,322 --> 00:12:20,866 what is meant for me, it's going to be there. 251 00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:28,373 [singing in Hebrew] 252 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:37,632 How would I put my basketball dream in words? 253 00:12:37,716 --> 00:12:41,219 [continue singing] 254 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:44,639 To try to inspire people to be proud of who they are. 255 00:12:46,558 --> 00:12:48,268 My name is Ryan Turell. 256 00:12:48,393 --> 00:12:51,646 I am 23 years old, and I play for the Motor City Cruise. 257 00:12:52,063 --> 00:12:53,899 [announcer off screen] Ryan Turell, he's trying to be 258 00:12:53,982 --> 00:12:57,235 the first-ever Orthodox Jew to play in the NBA. 259 00:12:57,319 --> 00:13:00,780 Amongst all levels of collegiate basketball last year, 260 00:13:00,864 --> 00:13:02,782 he led the country in scoring. 261 00:13:03,033 --> 00:13:05,619 This is the number one question from all my teammates 262 00:13:05,827 --> 00:13:07,120 in the past and all the people. 263 00:13:07,204 --> 00:13:09,164 "How the heck does that stay on your head?" 264 00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:12,334 We got clips on the inside. 265 00:13:12,459 --> 00:13:13,877 - [Coach] Cut, get a piece. - [whistle blows] 266 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,379 - [overlapping chatter] - Go to work, go to work, stay at it. 267 00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:18,131 - [Coach] Eight, seven… - [players] Shoot it, shoot it. 268 00:13:18,882 --> 00:13:20,842 - [shoes squeaking] - [Coach] Just shoot. 269 00:13:23,053 --> 00:13:27,557 The G League is a very competitive basketball league. 270 00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:30,393 I mean, it was a hell of a transition. 271 00:13:30,477 --> 00:13:31,895 - [unintelligible chatter] - [uptempo music] 272 00:13:32,062 --> 00:13:33,939 - [Coach] Good stop, good stop. - [player] Come on, come on, Cruise. 273 00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:36,691 I went from a division-three school, you know, 274 00:13:36,775 --> 00:13:40,445 which is very half-court basketball to, you know, the G League, 275 00:13:40,529 --> 00:13:43,990 which is [laughs] one of the fastest 276 00:13:44,074 --> 00:13:46,409 if not the fastest-paced basketball in the world. 277 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,870 [overlapping chatter] 278 00:13:49,579 --> 00:13:53,083 Athleticism would be one of my weaknesses, 279 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:56,044 so it took me a little bit to get used to the speed. 280 00:13:57,254 --> 00:14:02,592 Strength would be one of my weaknesses. I'm 195, so I gotta get my weight up… 281 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:04,803 but you know, my strength is shooting. 282 00:14:05,262 --> 00:14:07,472 [announcer] All right, Turell pops it again. 283 00:14:07,556 --> 00:14:09,349 - [net whooshing] - [announcer 2] Whoa, what was that? 284 00:14:09,474 --> 00:14:13,478 - That was from outta this world. - He shot that from Space Jam planet. 285 00:14:14,604 --> 00:14:17,440 "Three" and "D" will be my ticket into the next level. 286 00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:18,358 - [announcer] Puts it in. - [audience cheering] 287 00:14:18,441 --> 00:14:21,152 Gotta be able to knock down shots, and gotta be able to defend people. 288 00:14:21,278 --> 00:14:25,615 And I think I'm starting to get closer to my stride, and as time progresses, 289 00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:28,910 I'm gonna start getting comfortable and start playing better. 290 00:14:28,994 --> 00:14:30,787 - [Laurel] Pass it. - [unintelligible chatter] 291 00:14:31,162 --> 00:14:35,041 Come on, baby, come on. Oh! Yeah, baby. 292 00:14:35,125 --> 00:14:37,752 - [cheering] Yeah, baby, yeah. - [cheering] Good shot. 293 00:14:38,503 --> 00:14:42,924 My mom has always been at every game since I was four or five years old, 294 00:14:43,008 --> 00:14:47,095 - cheering her head off. - I get excited. [laughs] 295 00:14:47,304 --> 00:14:49,431 - [game sounds] - Here we go. 296 00:14:49,681 --> 00:14:52,267 [Ryan] My dad, you know, he's my biggest fan 297 00:14:52,350 --> 00:14:54,227 and biggest critique at the same time. 298 00:14:54,311 --> 00:14:56,980 [Brad] Oh, shoot it… [yells] shoot it. 299 00:14:57,314 --> 00:14:58,690 [clapping] 300 00:14:59,065 --> 00:15:01,901 In my 51-point game in college, he had some critique. 301 00:15:01,985 --> 00:15:04,571 "Okay, on this shot, you didn't square your shoulders as much." 302 00:15:05,322 --> 00:15:07,741 - You gotta shoot that. Don't you think? - [Laurel] Yeah. 303 00:15:08,450 --> 00:15:10,243 Jews love basketball, [laughs] you know, 304 00:15:10,327 --> 00:15:14,205 and to have such an amazing foundation and support system 305 00:15:14,289 --> 00:15:19,127 - in my parents and the Jewish fan base… - [Laurel] That's pretty cool. [laughs] 306 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:20,086 It's awesome. 307 00:15:20,337 --> 00:15:21,713 - [audience cheering] - [unintelligible chatter] 308 00:15:21,796 --> 00:15:26,509 Hey, how does it feel to, like, be one of the most popular players in the G? 309 00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:29,929 - [dramatic whooshing] - [overlapping fans chatter] 310 00:15:30,805 --> 00:15:33,808 - I'm just a player, man. - You gotta know it. [laughs] 311 00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:36,770 10 years down the line, I hope to see, you know, 312 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:38,980 a few yarmulkes on the court in an NBA game. 313 00:15:39,064 --> 00:15:41,358 That would be the ultimate dream and goal. 314 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:44,027 Oy vey is, like, what we like to say. 315 00:15:44,402 --> 00:15:48,365 [Laurel] The announcers go "mazel tov". Well, that's- 316 00:15:48,448 --> 00:15:51,368 [relative] Yes, it's hilarious. Like, when you make a shot, hearing the… 317 00:15:51,451 --> 00:15:53,244 - "Mazel tov". - [relative] broadcaster, "L'chaim." 318 00:15:54,204 --> 00:15:55,872 - Happy Hanukkah, everybody. - Happy Hanukkah. 319 00:15:56,247 --> 00:15:58,375 - [Laurel] Happy Hanukkah, happy Hanukkah. - [Ryan] Yeah, right. 320 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:03,880 Gotta get this treatment. You know what I mean? 321 00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:08,259 It's very important, very vital to being consistent on and off the court. 322 00:16:08,343 --> 00:16:11,805 Like Giannis say, "It's lonely at the top". [laughing] 323 00:16:14,057 --> 00:16:17,310 Just trying to be great, man. [laughing] 324 00:16:17,435 --> 00:16:20,355 [announcer] Mason Jones with a hand in his face, there's a three. 325 00:16:20,438 --> 00:16:23,942 [announcer 2] He is a killer offensively. I'm telling you. 326 00:16:24,025 --> 00:16:27,112 My name is Mason Jones. I'm 24. 327 00:16:27,612 --> 00:16:30,240 I play for the Mexico City Capitanes. 328 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:31,491 [buzzer blaring] 329 00:16:31,574 --> 00:16:33,618 [announcer 3] Friday night in Mexico City. 330 00:16:34,744 --> 00:16:39,332 [Mason] I like Mexico City. The way they love basketball. 331 00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:42,043 I can see an NBA team being in Mexico City 332 00:16:42,127 --> 00:16:45,004 just 'cause how the fans support their team so much. 333 00:16:45,130 --> 00:16:48,007 - [announcer 3] Mason Jones taking over. - [net whooshing] 334 00:16:48,133 --> 00:16:51,678 Nobody better in the G League right now than Mason Jones. 335 00:16:52,595 --> 00:16:54,597 I am the best player in the G. 336 00:16:54,723 --> 00:16:57,100 In the G League, I feel like I can get wherever I want, 337 00:16:57,183 --> 00:16:59,394 and I feel like a lot of people know I'm very good. 338 00:16:59,477 --> 00:17:01,896 A lot of people know that I can do this in the NBA. 339 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:05,066 It's just about, like, the other things, like I said, how do they define you? 340 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,027 [weights clanging] 341 00:17:08,111 --> 00:17:10,155 [continues off screen] Basketball was a big thing in our family. 342 00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,909 I had a brother that was a McDonald's all-American. 343 00:17:14,993 --> 00:17:16,995 I had a sister that was a McDonald's all-American… 344 00:17:17,746 --> 00:17:22,917 and I was like the fat kid that ran around and just tried to play at timeouts. 345 00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:25,378 [uptempo music] 346 00:17:25,503 --> 00:17:28,840 Coming from where I was, you know, I mean, I always had people telling me 347 00:17:28,923 --> 00:17:32,844 I was Matt Jones's little brother. I was Jordan Jones's little brother… 348 00:17:32,927 --> 00:17:35,430 and I always carried that with a chip on my shoulder. 349 00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:40,477 My sister, two-time defensive player of the year SEC, only person to do that. 350 00:17:40,977 --> 00:17:42,771 My brother, he ended up taking a scholarship 351 00:17:42,854 --> 00:17:45,106 to Duke University, so just seeing him go there, 352 00:17:45,190 --> 00:17:48,276 and fulfill his goal, and win a national championship. 353 00:17:49,319 --> 00:17:51,738 But then the older I got, I just feel like… 354 00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:55,408 I'm not out here to try to play for them no more. 355 00:17:55,492 --> 00:17:57,702 I'm not out here trying to prove people wrong. 356 00:17:57,911 --> 00:17:59,954 I'm just out here trying to prove myself right. 357 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:01,873 - [feet thudding] - [inspirational music] 358 00:18:02,165 --> 00:18:04,667 You know I mean? I feel like if I can wake up at 4 a.m…. 359 00:18:04,751 --> 00:18:07,086 work out, work out again, work out again, 360 00:18:07,337 --> 00:18:10,131 I feel like that gives me the chance to showcase 361 00:18:10,215 --> 00:18:12,342 the things that some people have questions about. 362 00:18:13,927 --> 00:18:16,721 [announcer 4] And we see Mason take a deep three. 363 00:18:16,971 --> 00:18:18,598 [announcer 3] He is unstoppable. 364 00:18:20,141 --> 00:18:21,935 [announcer 5] The SEC's leading scorer. 365 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:24,187 [Mason] I played for the Arkansas Razorbacks. 366 00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:26,439 [announcer 6] How does he do it? 367 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:31,027 [Mason] I went undrafted. I signed with the Rockets. 368 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:33,488 [announcer] The three ball from Jones. 369 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:35,532 My first year in the NBA, I didn't do no G League. 370 00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:38,159 That was my goal for all first year. 371 00:18:38,243 --> 00:18:41,412 Even though I was undrafted, I wanted to show that I'm able to stay on the roster. 372 00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:44,249 I'm capable to know that, when my opportunity's called, I'm ready. 373 00:18:44,666 --> 00:18:47,961 - [crowd chants] Defense, defense. - [net whooshing] 374 00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:50,421 [announcer] Dead-on three ball, Mason Jones. 375 00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:53,258 I played with the Rockets till half the season, 376 00:18:53,758 --> 00:18:57,136 and I got cut 'cause I started asking too many questions, 377 00:18:57,220 --> 00:19:00,473 like, "Why am I not playing?" or like, "How can I get better?" 378 00:19:00,598 --> 00:19:04,060 where I shoulda just stayed in the back and continued to work hard, 379 00:19:04,185 --> 00:19:06,896 continued to do the right things as being a professional. 380 00:19:07,564 --> 00:19:09,065 Following year, I went to the Lakers. 381 00:19:09,232 --> 00:19:10,650 - [announcer] Jones gonna stop the clock. - [announcer 2] Wow. 382 00:19:10,733 --> 00:19:11,568 - [net whooshing] - [audience cheering] 383 00:19:11,734 --> 00:19:13,319 [announcer] Good playing by Jones. 384 00:19:13,528 --> 00:19:16,114 [announcer 2] A slap on the hand from LeBron James. 385 00:19:16,197 --> 00:19:18,283 They was like, "We gonna start you off G League." 386 00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:19,909 And I just knew like, "Oh, okay," you know what I mean? 387 00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:23,705 I feel like every position God puts you in, you learn from it. 388 00:19:23,830 --> 00:19:25,415 "Oh, okay, let's put you in LA. 389 00:19:25,498 --> 00:19:27,917 You just was in Houston. Let's see if you learn from it. 390 00:19:28,042 --> 00:19:31,796 Okay, you learned from it in LA, but we feel like you're still not ready. 391 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:34,632 Let's send you to Mexico City, see if you pout, 392 00:19:34,757 --> 00:19:37,176 or let's see if you like, 'Oh, they doing me wrong.'" 393 00:19:37,260 --> 00:19:41,097 That's not how I look at it. Day by day, I continue to get better and better. 394 00:19:41,431 --> 00:19:43,099 - [ball thudding] - [shoes squeaking] 395 00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:45,435 Like LeBron always said, you gotta have a little luck in this game. 396 00:19:45,518 --> 00:19:49,480 You know what I mean? For me to continue to really stay firm 397 00:19:49,564 --> 00:19:52,775 and know what I wanna do in his life, I feel like my luck's gonna come. 398 00:19:53,151 --> 00:19:55,695 - [ball thudding] - [echoed chatter] 399 00:19:56,321 --> 00:19:57,739 - [hard slap] - [player yells] Foul! 400 00:19:57,822 --> 00:19:59,198 [Coach] That's a foul. 401 00:20:00,617 --> 00:20:01,743 [announcer] Shot clock's at four. 402 00:20:01,826 --> 00:20:05,371 Valentine takes a peak, spins, throws it up. That is good. 403 00:20:06,581 --> 00:20:10,168 Valentine, [cheers], put that on the highlight reel. 404 00:20:11,002 --> 00:20:12,837 - [overlapping chatter] - [player] Hey. 405 00:20:13,296 --> 00:20:17,800 [announcer groans] Denzel Valentine, he's not playing around. 406 00:20:20,136 --> 00:20:21,554 I'm Denzel Valentine. 407 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:25,433 I'm 29 years old, and I play for the Maine Celtics. 408 00:20:26,434 --> 00:20:28,519 My pro career has definitely been a journey. 409 00:20:28,603 --> 00:20:31,731 [announcer] The Chicago Bulls select Denzel Valentine 410 00:20:31,814 --> 00:20:34,525 from Michigan State University. 411 00:20:34,609 --> 00:20:37,028 Yeah, we got young Michael, we got young Michael in the making. 412 00:20:37,111 --> 00:20:38,655 This guy's right here. [laughing] Look at him, look at him. 413 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:39,572 [shoes squeaking] 414 00:20:39,697 --> 00:20:41,491 [announcer] Now, Valentine wheeling out. 415 00:20:41,783 --> 00:20:43,451 - Outside, Valentine. - [net whooshing] 416 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:44,744 - [overlapping chatter] - [shoes squeaking] 417 00:20:44,827 --> 00:20:45,745 [announcer] That was gold. 418 00:20:46,079 --> 00:20:49,832 Played in the NBA for multiple years, and then now I have to come back down. 419 00:20:50,333 --> 00:20:51,334 [overlapping chatter] 420 00:20:51,751 --> 00:20:53,962 [Daniel] I don't hear y'all now. Fuck outta' here. 421 00:20:54,337 --> 00:20:58,466 Just emotions, you know a couple bad injuries, frustrations. 422 00:20:58,549 --> 00:20:59,509 Get a fucking stop. 423 00:21:00,468 --> 00:21:03,262 Just everything that comes along with being a NBA player… 424 00:21:03,805 --> 00:21:07,350 um, you know, that kinda led me to where I am right now. 425 00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:11,437 [Preacher through TV] That was in the elevator. 426 00:21:11,521 --> 00:21:14,524 When the doors opened, an older lady stepped out. 427 00:21:14,857 --> 00:21:19,195 I hadn't seen her in years, but I always knew that she prayed for me. 428 00:21:19,404 --> 00:21:23,616 Coming in, you kind of gotta put your pride to the side, 429 00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:28,788 put your ego down, and just kinda relearn how to be successful at the highest level, 430 00:21:28,871 --> 00:21:31,374 and you gotta kinda just figure it out. 431 00:21:32,041 --> 00:21:34,127 I'm just happy we got some sunshine, man. 432 00:21:35,253 --> 00:21:37,171 We don't get a lot of sunshine in Maine. 433 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:38,381 It's gonna be difficult. 434 00:21:38,464 --> 00:21:40,091 You're gonna have ups, you're gonna have downs, 435 00:21:40,174 --> 00:21:42,135 but you definitely just gotta stick with it. 436 00:21:42,218 --> 00:21:45,013 Yeah, it's all in here. I mean, we're all good, 437 00:21:45,096 --> 00:21:48,057 especially if you get to this level. We are all, like, successful, 438 00:21:48,141 --> 00:21:51,769 so it's pretty much just about the mindset. 439 00:21:52,145 --> 00:21:53,980 [Preacher continues] I heard God saying, 440 00:21:54,063 --> 00:21:57,483 "Whatever you're worried about is going to be fine." 441 00:21:57,984 --> 00:22:00,486 What he starts, he finishes. 442 00:22:00,570 --> 00:22:02,864 [Denzel grunting] Definitely. 443 00:22:04,407 --> 00:22:06,826 [door clattering] 444 00:22:07,285 --> 00:22:10,788 In the G League, everybody may not believe in you. 445 00:22:10,913 --> 00:22:12,582 You have to believe in yourself. 446 00:22:13,374 --> 00:22:16,377 [elevator bell chiming] 447 00:22:16,794 --> 00:22:19,255 I know my goal of mine is to be back in the NBA, 448 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:22,425 - so if it happens… - [buzzer blaring] 449 00:22:22,717 --> 00:22:23,801 [Denzel continues] I will be ready. 450 00:22:23,926 --> 00:22:25,970 - [player] Win on three, one, two, three. - [all players] Win. 451 00:22:26,054 --> 00:22:29,599 - [overlapping chatter] - [ball thudding] 452 00:22:29,891 --> 00:22:31,976 - [player] Man, fuck. - [net whooshing] 453 00:22:32,226 --> 00:22:35,521 - [gentle music] - Hell naw, hell naw. 454 00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:37,607 [continues off screen] Every year, I watch the finals… 455 00:22:38,566 --> 00:22:44,739 And I just, like, envision myself playing on that stage, and hitting big shots, 456 00:22:44,822 --> 00:22:50,995 and playing big defense, and winning the championship… 457 00:22:51,204 --> 00:22:53,372 and that's definitely one of my dreams. 458 00:22:53,456 --> 00:22:54,540 - [whistle blows] - What? 459 00:22:54,624 --> 00:22:55,917 [continues off screen] To win an NBA championship. 460 00:22:56,292 --> 00:22:58,711 We right here. It's a lot of game left. Come on. 461 00:22:59,837 --> 00:23:01,839 - [ball thudding] - [whistle blows] 462 00:23:02,215 --> 00:23:03,716 - [music fades] - [overlapping chatter] 463 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,259 - [player] Ref! - Fuck. 464 00:23:05,593 --> 00:23:07,261 [buzzer blaring] 465 00:23:08,513 --> 00:23:13,518 [announcer] Ball game… Clippers win 124-112. 466 00:23:16,187 --> 00:23:19,857 If you have a dream, and you really believe in something, 467 00:23:20,358 --> 00:23:22,235 no matter what happens in your journey, 468 00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:24,779 I just believe you just gotta just keep going… 469 00:23:26,405 --> 00:23:28,157 and no matter what people say, "Ah, you can't do it. 470 00:23:28,241 --> 00:23:30,034 You had your shot," or whatever they may say, 471 00:23:30,118 --> 00:23:33,746 just keep believing in yourself in no matter what your circumstances are. 472 00:23:33,871 --> 00:23:35,414 Keep going. Um… 473 00:23:35,498 --> 00:23:40,211 The storm can't last forever, so you just wake up, you know, 474 00:23:40,294 --> 00:23:43,840 don't fight it, just take the punches, and just keep going. 475 00:23:44,048 --> 00:23:45,174 [announcer] Payton the second of the other run, 476 00:23:45,258 --> 00:23:47,426 - and he dunks it with authority. - [net whooshing] 477 00:23:47,802 --> 00:23:49,428 There's gonna be a light at the end of that, 478 00:23:49,637 --> 00:23:51,848 but you gotta just chop wood every day. 479 00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:54,851 You gotta do the same thing over, and over, and over, 480 00:23:54,934 --> 00:23:57,520 and over again, but you're working towards something, 481 00:23:57,770 --> 00:23:59,939 and sooner or later, it's for sure gonna pay off. 482 00:24:00,064 --> 00:24:04,694 [announcer] Quickly up to Payton… [cheers] Gary Payton with the flush. 483 00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:07,446 - [audience cheering] - [music intensifies] 484 00:24:07,864 --> 00:24:10,074 [Spencer] Sometimes in life you can't let go of the rope. 485 00:24:10,324 --> 00:24:12,368 [announcer] Spencer Dinwiddie dribbles to the right elbow, 486 00:24:12,451 --> 00:24:14,453 puts up a jump shot, knocks it down. 487 00:24:14,579 --> 00:24:20,042 And I think one of the truest tests of mental security and confidence is, like, 488 00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:21,711 not letting go of the rope. 489 00:24:22,170 --> 00:24:26,465 [announcer] Dinwiddie pulls one over White, and it's good, Dinwiddie. 490 00:24:26,591 --> 00:24:31,053 [Jalen] Just grinding, all of us is just grinding, and we we're working. 491 00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:33,973 [announcer 2] Jalen Green getting to the rim. 492 00:24:35,057 --> 00:24:36,642 That's what built us and got us ready. 493 00:24:37,018 --> 00:24:41,355 We all took our mentality, our work ethic to, like, a whole nother level. 494 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,524 [announcer 2] Green on the attack, Jalen Green. 495 00:24:43,608 --> 00:24:45,193 [audience cheering] 496 00:24:45,318 --> 00:24:46,194 [alarm blaring] 497 00:24:46,277 --> 00:24:48,487 It was a grind every single day to get up, go to practice, 498 00:24:48,738 --> 00:24:51,741 go to games, the travel, obviously, tough at times, 499 00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:55,369 playing back to backs, flying commercial. That's not where you wanna be long term. 500 00:24:55,536 --> 00:24:57,330 - [shoes squeaking] - [announcer] Curry. 501 00:24:57,413 --> 00:24:59,957 [announcer 2] Oh, he's rolling now, the hot hand. 502 00:25:00,082 --> 00:25:02,793 Just you want to make the most of it and move on from it. 503 00:25:02,877 --> 00:25:05,129 That's part of the motivation of working up every day, 504 00:25:05,213 --> 00:25:07,298 going to practice, going to those daily league games is 505 00:25:07,381 --> 00:25:10,384 I want this to be in my past, not where I am forever. 506 00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:16,182 [announcer] Curry! You bet! Flames from Seth. 507 00:25:16,724 --> 00:25:18,976 [overlapping grunting] 508 00:25:19,185 --> 00:25:20,603 [Spencer continues off screen] Too many people think it's physical. 509 00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:23,189 It's not just physical, man. It's all of it. 510 00:25:23,731 --> 00:25:26,359 You're in that position to learn something. 511 00:25:26,442 --> 00:25:28,194 There's something that you need to learn 512 00:25:28,277 --> 00:25:31,322 in that environment for you to come out of it. 513 00:25:31,447 --> 00:25:33,908 You know what I'm saying? Or God, or if you're not religious, 514 00:25:33,991 --> 00:25:35,284 the universe wouldn't have put you there, right? 515 00:25:35,368 --> 00:25:39,205 So, the grind can be mental, the grind could be spiritual, 516 00:25:39,372 --> 00:25:42,208 the grind could be physical as well, so it's about, like, 517 00:25:42,291 --> 00:25:45,962 embracing all of those challenges could just be to test 518 00:25:46,045 --> 00:25:49,382 how resolute you are in your will to keep going forward. 519 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:52,551 [dramatic music] 520 00:25:54,679 --> 00:25:57,640 - [switches clicking] - [lights hum] 521 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:01,811 [thematic music] 522 00:26:06,816 --> 00:26:10,069 - [shoes squeaking] - [balls thudding] 523 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,531 [Jason] The next step is not physical. It's the mental. 524 00:26:13,614 --> 00:26:16,575 Oh, my God. I told him it was mental from the beginning. 525 00:26:16,659 --> 00:26:18,035 [Jason] Yeah, but he learning that, though. 526 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,788 I told him yesterday, I said, "Get used to it. 527 00:26:20,871 --> 00:26:23,207 - You not getting drafted to the Bucks." - Right. 528 00:26:23,332 --> 00:26:26,585 You might have to build patience, character, leadership skills. 529 00:26:27,837 --> 00:26:29,463 Even during the game, I had to tell, I was, like, 530 00:26:29,547 --> 00:26:31,007 "Forget the play, I gotta talk to you"… 531 00:26:31,173 --> 00:26:33,259 - Right. - "'cause you getting frustrated." 532 00:26:33,342 --> 00:26:35,136 - Right. - You got a lot frustrating nights. 533 00:26:35,261 --> 00:26:36,387 - Oh. - [music builds] 534 00:26:36,512 --> 00:26:39,974 But 'cause he be so killer, I coach him like he 26. 535 00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:41,642 - I be forgetting he 18. - Yeah, for real. 536 00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:46,022 First met Scoot, um, he was a quiet, shy kid… 537 00:26:46,897 --> 00:26:49,942 and then, um, he got on the court, and I couldn't believe it 538 00:26:50,151 --> 00:26:52,611 'cause I've been around basketball a long time, 539 00:26:52,820 --> 00:26:57,742 and I had never seen nobody that good at 17 years old. 540 00:26:57,867 --> 00:27:02,204 So I knew it was something special. And then watching his work ethic, 541 00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:04,749 that made me think he was a different breed. 542 00:27:04,915 --> 00:27:05,958 [thematic music continues] 543 00:27:06,125 --> 00:27:08,169 - [net whooshing] - [ball thudding] 544 00:27:08,252 --> 00:27:09,879 I mean if you're trying to make it to a place 545 00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:12,965 where it's only 400 slots for the whole wide world 546 00:27:13,090 --> 00:27:17,136 to put all your eggs in this basket and try to make your dream come true, 547 00:27:17,219 --> 00:27:21,349 then if you not really working insanely, you're wasting your time. 548 00:27:22,183 --> 00:27:24,810 College is a great game. I went to college for four years, 549 00:27:24,894 --> 00:27:27,813 but, the Ignite offers a program to where you can really focus 550 00:27:27,897 --> 00:27:31,400 - and hone into your dreams earlier. - [net whooshing] 551 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:34,987 And so the young men that we bring here trying to chase that dream, 552 00:27:35,321 --> 00:27:38,032 they understand that they gotta come in and work 553 00:27:38,115 --> 00:27:42,161 at an uncomfortable level. And I think that he starts with Scoot. 554 00:27:43,454 --> 00:27:45,206 - [chair clattering] - Hey. 555 00:27:45,790 --> 00:27:48,125 Some of the personnel has changed since we played 'em last. 556 00:27:48,292 --> 00:27:52,380 We just gonna watch, try to get used to what we playing against. 557 00:27:52,463 --> 00:27:53,756 And then, fellas, this is our practice. 558 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:56,425 Yeah, the G League's been, you know, just a whole bunch 559 00:27:56,509 --> 00:27:58,469 of growth day by day, game by game, 560 00:27:58,552 --> 00:28:01,639 like, practice by practice, film session by film session, 561 00:28:01,764 --> 00:28:04,100 playing against guys that are really skilled 562 00:28:04,183 --> 00:28:06,519 and getting a different look every night. 563 00:28:06,685 --> 00:28:07,770 [unintelligible chatter] 564 00:28:07,937 --> 00:28:11,273 Things I needed to work on coming here was mainly like talking. 565 00:28:11,357 --> 00:28:12,858 If I'm calling a play, and somebody over here, 566 00:28:12,942 --> 00:28:13,859 and they supposed to be over there, 567 00:28:13,943 --> 00:28:15,820 I gotta be able to put the players in the right position 568 00:28:15,903 --> 00:28:18,030 every single play. The G League teaches you that. 569 00:28:18,114 --> 00:28:20,616 If you telling, "Hey, Leonard, you got head," 570 00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:22,743 - oh, I gotta be on my shit, too. - Yeah. 571 00:28:22,827 --> 00:28:25,454 You gotta remind 'em. Remember I told you. I sent you had a little clip. 572 00:28:25,538 --> 00:28:27,248 - Yeah. - I said, "Draymond, hey, who got here? 573 00:28:27,331 --> 00:28:29,083 You got here. Leonard, you heading, you heading, dawg. 574 00:28:29,166 --> 00:28:30,918 Hey, Mo, Mo, Mo, watch yours, watch yours." 575 00:28:31,001 --> 00:28:32,628 - Yeah. - Gotta do that, hard work, 576 00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:33,671 but it's our position. 577 00:28:33,754 --> 00:28:36,048 [continues off screen] I throw so much at him because he can handle it, 578 00:28:36,132 --> 00:28:39,427 and, um, I think he's doing a admirable job, 579 00:28:39,510 --> 00:28:41,887 and he's only going to continue to get better, 580 00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:44,432 and I gotta remind myself he's still 18 years old. 581 00:28:44,515 --> 00:28:47,268 - [gentle music] - [unintelligible chatter] 582 00:28:52,148 --> 00:28:55,234 - What you doing today? - Uh… 583 00:28:55,443 --> 00:29:00,239 When I first met Scoot, and I was, like, "Wait, hold on, hold on. 584 00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:04,994 Hey, bro, I'm 20 years older than you? Like, I'm 20 years older than you?" 585 00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:08,330 And that's when it really hit me, and I was like, "Wow." 586 00:29:08,414 --> 00:29:13,627 The type of talent and type of gift that God has given Scoot was more, like, 587 00:29:14,170 --> 00:29:15,838 "Okay, I know why I'm here." 588 00:29:17,047 --> 00:29:21,093 - When do the 49ers play again? - [unintelligible chatter] 589 00:29:22,261 --> 00:29:24,680 - What's that on? - January 14th. 590 00:29:25,014 --> 00:29:27,308 - What, this? - Yeah. 591 00:29:27,391 --> 00:29:29,852 - Siri. - On Instagram? 592 00:29:30,186 --> 00:29:33,355 - No, you just hold it up. - Oh, my gosh. 593 00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:35,983 - Hey, come on now. - Oh, man. 594 00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:38,360 - I don't have… - Why you don't have Siri, though? 595 00:29:38,444 --> 00:29:40,696 - You got an iPhone? - Yeah, I got an iPhone. 596 00:29:41,197 --> 00:29:44,450 - You was on Instagram. - Uh-huh, it's any app. 597 00:29:44,533 --> 00:29:47,203 - Hey, Siri. - You gotta enable it. 598 00:29:47,286 --> 00:29:49,830 - You gotta go back to the settings. - Hey, Siri. 599 00:29:50,831 --> 00:29:54,752 - Hey, Siri… Hey. - Hey, Siri. 600 00:29:56,587 --> 00:29:57,421 Hey, Siri. 601 00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:01,509 - Try to hold… - My phone, I got a ghetto phone. 602 00:30:01,592 --> 00:30:03,594 - You do got a ghetto phone. - So, I say, hey, Shaquita. 603 00:30:03,677 --> 00:30:06,180 - [laughing] No. - Shaquita. 604 00:30:06,263 --> 00:30:08,390 - No, that's… - Hey, Shaquita. 605 00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:12,061 - This is incredible. - No, this dude is funny, bro. 606 00:30:12,311 --> 00:30:16,440 - Hey, Siri acting like one of my kids. - [Scoot laughing] 607 00:30:16,565 --> 00:30:19,193 [gentle music] 608 00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:26,033 I am Eugene "Pooh" Jeter, III… 609 00:30:27,743 --> 00:30:32,164 and this is my second year playing with Ignite but 17 overall, 610 00:30:32,873 --> 00:30:37,878 and I am the oldest player in the G League, the point guard, 611 00:30:37,962 --> 00:30:41,257 the veteran, the coach, the connector. 612 00:30:43,968 --> 00:30:46,512 Like, with Scoot, when he comes out of the game, 613 00:30:46,595 --> 00:30:49,598 and I'm on the bench, he comes and sit next to me. 614 00:30:49,682 --> 00:30:50,766 That's just how we are. 615 00:30:51,141 --> 00:30:55,688 And I feel every NBA team should have a vet like this. 616 00:30:55,771 --> 00:30:57,856 Every NBA team should have a vet like me 617 00:30:57,940 --> 00:31:00,651 that are able to be that type of player-coach. 618 00:31:01,277 --> 00:31:04,655 You feel me? Like, you know, if I'm gonna be that OG… 619 00:31:05,447 --> 00:31:08,576 you know, I'm gonna make sure that these young'uns is on the right mission, 620 00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:11,370 you feel me, like, making sure they do the right things 621 00:31:11,453 --> 00:31:13,289 for them to be better than me. 622 00:31:13,622 --> 00:31:17,376 - [street sounds] - [gentle music continues] 623 00:31:20,462 --> 00:31:23,757 This is my bro, Steve. Well, I be calling him Lil' Steve to this day. 624 00:31:24,216 --> 00:31:25,301 - I'm big Steve now. - You feel me? 625 00:31:25,676 --> 00:31:28,304 Oh, we grew together. I've been knowing Pooh's since… 626 00:31:28,721 --> 00:31:30,889 - like, five, six years old. - [Eugene laughing] 627 00:31:31,098 --> 00:31:32,808 I used to love going to Pooh's games just to hear 628 00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:35,102 his dad say, "We love free throws." 629 00:31:35,185 --> 00:31:38,355 - [laughs] Why? - [both] 'Cause they free. 630 00:31:39,273 --> 00:31:41,233 I'm really excited about watching this game 631 00:31:41,317 --> 00:31:43,027 because of MarJon Beauchamp, right? 632 00:31:43,110 --> 00:31:47,364 MarJon Beauchamp was with us last year. 633 00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:53,495 I'm waiting for MarJon to come in. Matter of fact, he's in the game. 634 00:31:54,663 --> 00:31:56,332 Okay, MarJon is in. 635 00:31:56,415 --> 00:31:58,626 Here go that, uh-huh. Kick it to him. 636 00:31:59,710 --> 00:32:02,212 Okay, okay, oh, yes, sir. 637 00:32:03,213 --> 00:32:04,715 [laughing] Yes. 638 00:32:06,342 --> 00:32:09,762 Look at him. Come on, MarJon. This is perfect timing. 639 00:32:10,095 --> 00:32:11,472 [gentle music] 640 00:32:11,555 --> 00:32:14,516 I told Scoot today that I'm gonna be at the draft. 641 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,478 Like, I told him, I said, "I'm gonna be at that draft, bro." Um… 642 00:32:18,395 --> 00:32:22,024 And we have, like, a little thing going on to see 643 00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:24,193 - if he's gonna cry or not, you know? - [Steve laughing] 644 00:32:24,652 --> 00:32:27,488 But I was like, "I don't know. Man, I dunno if Scoot gonna be crying 645 00:32:27,571 --> 00:32:30,741 - when he get on that stage." - I'm gonna be ready. 646 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:32,618 - I'm gonna be like- - [Eugene] Finally. 647 00:32:32,701 --> 00:32:35,871 - Damn, where you been at? - For real. 648 00:32:36,163 --> 00:32:38,874 [gentle music continues] 649 00:32:39,083 --> 00:32:41,669 [Eugene] Us having this amazing relationship, 650 00:32:41,835 --> 00:32:44,838 I'm gonna be sad, you know, when he leave. 651 00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:48,842 You know it's, like, "Job well done." 652 00:32:49,927 --> 00:32:52,680 [dramatic music] 653 00:32:56,016 --> 00:32:56,934 [Andee] How did you feel 654 00:32:57,017 --> 00:32:58,769 when they announced that you got player of the month? 655 00:32:59,228 --> 00:33:00,688 - [echoed cheering] - [music swells] 656 00:33:01,522 --> 00:33:04,650 [announcer] Mason Jones taking over this first half. 657 00:33:04,775 --> 00:33:06,110 [audience cheering] 658 00:33:06,902 --> 00:33:09,655 [announcer 2] He can turn it on in a heartbeat. 659 00:33:11,532 --> 00:33:13,534 - [net whooshing] - [audience cheering] 660 00:33:13,784 --> 00:33:16,537 At the end of the day, I won that last year, 661 00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:19,415 and you know, my expectations is higher than that. 662 00:33:19,498 --> 00:33:22,668 So going into this game, I think I'm more locked in. 663 00:33:22,751 --> 00:33:25,337 Maybe tonight you guys can get up and down, 664 00:33:25,462 --> 00:33:28,382 lot of fast breaks, play your style. 665 00:33:28,549 --> 00:33:31,385 Yeah, I text you at every halftime, every game. 666 00:33:31,468 --> 00:33:34,179 Like, "What do you see?" And I know you always texting me, 667 00:33:34,304 --> 00:33:35,514 - "Leave the refs alone." - [Andee laughing] 668 00:33:35,639 --> 00:33:37,850 - Yep, yep. - Shoot the open threes. 669 00:33:37,933 --> 00:33:39,893 'Cause you're emotional, but your energy does change 670 00:33:39,977 --> 00:33:42,396 - the dynamic of the game. - That is true. 671 00:33:42,479 --> 00:33:47,317 I feel like I'm the best player in the G, first team all-NBA G League last year. 672 00:33:47,443 --> 00:33:51,280 I'm on the same path this year. I feel like I should get MVP. 673 00:33:51,947 --> 00:33:53,615 How are you feeling for tonight? 674 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:56,744 Um, tonight's gonna be a very big game 675 00:33:56,827 --> 00:34:00,164 'cause also it's on ESPNU, me against Scoot Henderson. 676 00:34:00,247 --> 00:34:03,375 That's the top-two pick, and then you got me, 677 00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:05,586 - high-profile player in the G. - Yeah. 678 00:34:05,669 --> 00:34:08,380 I think that people's gonna get their money worth. 679 00:34:10,424 --> 00:34:13,051 [dramatic music] 680 00:34:15,345 --> 00:34:19,475 The G League is full of tough players that you might not know… 681 00:34:21,602 --> 00:34:23,604 guys that's been to college already, 682 00:34:23,687 --> 00:34:26,523 guys that experienced the league multiple times already, 683 00:34:26,940 --> 00:34:29,651 having a whole family and, you know, trying to feed them. 684 00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:33,697 But I got a family that I'm trying to feed one day, too. 685 00:34:35,574 --> 00:34:39,286 That's why I just try to come in with that same killer mindset. 686 00:34:39,703 --> 00:34:42,122 Knowing I'm about to kill whoever's in front of me. 687 00:34:45,501 --> 00:34:46,877 [Scoot grunting] 688 00:34:48,796 --> 00:34:50,964 All right, man, let's win this game. 689 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:54,468 I feel like this is where another test is being performed… 690 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:59,223 two of the most highly respected players in the G League going at each other. 691 00:34:59,306 --> 00:35:02,726 When you get that, that's like a LeBron-versus-KD in the NBA matchup. 692 00:35:05,187 --> 00:35:07,564 Top teams, you know they're gonna be tough to us 693 00:35:07,648 --> 00:35:09,316 'cause, obviously, we're younger. 694 00:35:09,399 --> 00:35:12,444 You know we have, like, that target on our back almost. 695 00:35:13,946 --> 00:35:17,950 [announcer] Mason Jones went undrafted in 2020, the star out of Arkansas. 696 00:35:18,075 --> 00:35:20,786 Mason Jones with a hand in his face. There's a three. 697 00:35:20,869 --> 00:35:22,412 [Tom] I thought you were gonna say Scoot Henderson. 698 00:35:22,496 --> 00:35:23,997 [announcer] Well, it's always Scoot Henderson, Tom. 699 00:35:24,081 --> 00:35:25,457 Here he is going to the bucket. 700 00:35:25,541 --> 00:35:28,168 Take a sec, like talk, talk, talk, talk. 701 00:35:28,627 --> 00:35:31,922 I feel like this year I'm kind of stepping into that leadership ability. 702 00:35:32,756 --> 00:35:34,633 Trying to continue to talk every possession, 703 00:35:34,716 --> 00:35:36,426 like, repeatedly every possession. 704 00:35:37,386 --> 00:35:40,264 Hey, you're by yourself. You're by yourself. 705 00:35:41,431 --> 00:35:44,268 [announcer] He's practicing how to be more vocal on the court. 706 00:35:44,351 --> 00:35:46,311 [Tom] And for some guys that comes natural. 707 00:35:46,395 --> 00:35:48,564 Some guys, they have to really work on it. 708 00:35:48,939 --> 00:35:50,482 - [dramatic music swells] - [shoes squeaking] 709 00:35:50,691 --> 00:35:52,150 - [Mason] Down low. - [squeaking continues] 710 00:35:54,278 --> 00:35:58,115 - [audience cheering] - Damn, come on man. 711 00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:02,494 You better get out that hedge. You better get out that hedge, coach. 712 00:36:04,121 --> 00:36:08,292 What I was saying is you can't do that. You gotta stay, you going to a solid team, 713 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:12,004 so your part of your development is staying with it, bro. 714 00:36:12,087 --> 00:36:13,964 God didn't bless me to go to be a franchise player. 715 00:36:14,047 --> 00:36:17,467 That's you, so when it ain't going good, bro, you can't go south. 716 00:36:17,551 --> 00:36:20,053 - [Coach] Heads up, doc, right, right. - [Tom] Mason, John, telling you, 717 00:36:20,137 --> 00:36:21,930 he's a scoring machine now. 718 00:36:22,890 --> 00:36:23,932 [net whooshing] 719 00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:26,518 People know I'm a very good basketball player, 720 00:36:26,602 --> 00:36:29,563 but they wanna to see, like, how do Mason carry his demeanor? 721 00:36:29,938 --> 00:36:33,025 Ref, he's grabbing my whole arm. 722 00:36:33,108 --> 00:36:35,402 Yeah, you hit my whole arm, but they don't wanna gimme no fouls 723 00:36:35,485 --> 00:36:38,196 'cause they feel like every, they say I'm the best player in the G, 724 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:40,282 so they be, like, I can't get no foul. 725 00:36:40,365 --> 00:36:43,785 The label they put on me is, like, "Do we have an attitude problem? 726 00:36:43,869 --> 00:36:46,830 No, he doesn't have an attitude problem." I think I just love to win. 727 00:36:46,997 --> 00:36:48,832 - [panting] Cut, left, cut. - [music swells] 728 00:36:49,124 --> 00:36:51,251 [game sounds] 729 00:36:51,460 --> 00:36:53,337 - [whistle blows] - [player] Yes, sir. 730 00:36:54,963 --> 00:36:58,675 What do you want me to do? What you talking about? 731 00:36:59,968 --> 00:37:02,012 Kyle been turning the ball all game. Shut the fuck up. 732 00:37:03,096 --> 00:37:04,014 That's a foul. 733 00:37:05,849 --> 00:37:07,059 [music fades] 734 00:37:08,268 --> 00:37:09,394 [faint game sounds] 735 00:37:12,022 --> 00:37:13,690 [dramatic music swells] 736 00:37:14,274 --> 00:37:17,653 I feel like my style of play is, like, whatever it take to win. 737 00:37:19,488 --> 00:37:20,822 [announcer] He's got the clear out against Pacheco. 738 00:37:20,906 --> 00:37:23,158 - Scoot Henderson, have some. - [cheering] 739 00:37:24,409 --> 00:37:26,286 When I get in that mode, it's like I'm in that mode, 740 00:37:26,495 --> 00:37:27,913 and I'm not gonna back down for nobody. 741 00:37:28,205 --> 00:37:29,748 - [players grunting] - [whistle blows] 742 00:37:33,335 --> 00:37:34,628 You're too little. 743 00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:36,588 [announcer] And he starts flexing on him. 744 00:37:36,713 --> 00:37:39,466 They cannot guard Scoot Henderson tonight. 745 00:37:40,801 --> 00:37:43,637 I guess it's, like, that dog in me, you know. 746 00:37:44,888 --> 00:37:46,139 - [music swells] - [bodies thudding] 747 00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:47,849 [unintelligible chattering] 748 00:37:48,308 --> 00:37:49,685 [continues off sceen] I got that dog in me for real. 749 00:37:50,477 --> 00:37:51,520 Y'all ain't got no more timeouts, right? 750 00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:54,106 And it's gonna come out when it need to come out for sure. 751 00:37:54,856 --> 00:37:56,274 [audience cheering] 752 00:37:56,692 --> 00:37:59,027 - [whistle blows] - [announcer] That's the ball game. 753 00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:05,075 Ignite will hold on for a 123-122 win over Mexico City. 754 00:38:05,826 --> 00:38:07,536 [music intensifies] 755 00:38:08,495 --> 00:38:11,581 Fellas, we got a good enough team where we can win games. 756 00:38:11,665 --> 00:38:14,710 We don't have to come out like Buster. You can come out and fight just like that. 757 00:38:15,127 --> 00:38:17,295 Then, you gotta tighten up the second half. 758 00:38:17,379 --> 00:38:21,008 [Eugene] Yeah, I tell them, like, yo, Scoot, just show them you. 759 00:38:21,091 --> 00:38:23,010 Even though it is a lot of things going on 760 00:38:23,093 --> 00:38:26,596 between him and Victor, who's one by one, number two, 761 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,223 you know, show 'em that you can run that team 762 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:31,393 but also be explosive and be the person you are 763 00:38:31,476 --> 00:38:33,061 no matter where you get drafted. 764 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:38,150 [Scoot] It is gonna be a great day. 765 00:38:38,692 --> 00:38:39,526 [net whooshing] 766 00:38:39,693 --> 00:38:42,404 So just walk up on that stage and get ready for the next level. 767 00:38:46,366 --> 00:38:49,703 [announcer] Good evening and welcome to the NBA draft. 768 00:38:51,163 --> 00:38:53,957 - Next season starts tonight. - [dramatic music] 769 00:38:54,041 --> 00:38:57,377 Draft night was crazy. My range was 10 through 20, 770 00:38:57,502 --> 00:38:59,212 and I didn't know where I was gonna go. 771 00:38:59,838 --> 00:39:02,758 I think it was an hour and a half from, like, when the program started 772 00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:05,969 till I got drafted, and it felt like five hours. 773 00:39:06,094 --> 00:39:08,430 It was so long, and every pick, it was just like, 774 00:39:08,513 --> 00:39:10,182 "Oh, my God, when is it gonna happen?" 775 00:39:11,141 --> 00:39:13,935 My senior year, I wasn't on no draft boards. 776 00:39:14,019 --> 00:39:17,355 You may have saw me on, like, one or two, maybe, like, late second round. 777 00:39:17,898 --> 00:39:18,857 [music intensifies] 778 00:39:19,232 --> 00:39:21,818 But then we played Kansas in Chicago for the Champions Classic. 779 00:39:22,152 --> 00:39:23,153 [announcer] Yeah, look at that. 780 00:39:23,236 --> 00:39:25,572 [announcer 2] He's like the guard version of Draymond Green. 781 00:39:25,655 --> 00:39:27,365 He could just do so many different things for them. 782 00:39:27,491 --> 00:39:29,159 - [announcer] Yeah. - [announcer 2] Valentine. 783 00:39:29,242 --> 00:39:33,872 Yes, it's the Valentine show. Michigan State has the victory. 784 00:39:33,955 --> 00:39:36,541 [Denzel] And I had a triple double against Kansas, and then 785 00:39:36,625 --> 00:39:40,921 I literally went from being barely on any draft boards to lottery pick. 786 00:39:41,004 --> 00:39:43,799 Denzel Valentine right now the player of the year. 787 00:39:43,882 --> 00:39:46,927 [Denzel] And then from that point on, my confidence went straight to the roof. 788 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,387 - [audience cheering] - [dramatic sting] 789 00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:56,394 With the 14th pick in the 2016 NBA draft, 790 00:39:56,478 --> 00:39:57,938 the Chicago Bull select… 791 00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:00,732 - Denzel Valentine… - [audience cheering] 792 00:40:00,816 --> 00:40:03,151 [announcer continues] from Michigan State University. 793 00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:06,571 Once they said my name, I jumped up, and I kind of screamed. 794 00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:09,366 The reaction was just so organic. 795 00:40:09,449 --> 00:40:11,868 And as I'm walking up, I get the hat, I'm going up there, 796 00:40:11,993 --> 00:40:15,372 I'm just, like, damn near shaking. Like, it feels fake. 797 00:40:15,455 --> 00:40:18,542 Every day as a little boy, I used to sit and think about it. 798 00:40:18,625 --> 00:40:22,295 And for this moment finally to come, it was like, 799 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:24,756 it was definitely just a blessing and a dream come true. 800 00:40:24,881 --> 00:40:27,592 [continues off screen] Ooh, I was getting nervous there, you know, just, you know, 801 00:40:27,676 --> 00:40:30,178 pick after pick, and you're just kind of sitting there wondering, 802 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:33,014 and you know, I'm just so glad 803 00:40:33,098 --> 00:40:35,725 I'm going to the Bulls, and I'm gonna give them my all, 804 00:40:35,809 --> 00:40:39,271 and I'm just glad to get this process going. 805 00:40:39,688 --> 00:40:42,274 [gentle music] 806 00:40:44,484 --> 00:40:46,862 When I was in Chicago doing my thing, I'm drafted, 807 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:49,239 you know, everybody wants a part of you. Everybody's talking to you. 808 00:40:49,322 --> 00:40:50,907 Everybody's reaching out. "How you doing?" 809 00:40:50,991 --> 00:40:53,535 Everybody's commenting on your Instagram, your Snapchat, 810 00:40:53,910 --> 00:40:56,997 your this, your that. Now, I don't get the same likes. 811 00:40:57,080 --> 00:41:00,959 I don't get the same attention. I don't get the same feedback. 812 00:41:01,084 --> 00:41:03,003 But my family never switched up. 813 00:41:03,837 --> 00:41:05,630 I talk to my parents damn near every day. 814 00:41:05,755 --> 00:41:08,049 They always say, "You're gonna be back in the NBA. 815 00:41:08,133 --> 00:41:10,010 You can do it. Your time is coming. 816 00:41:10,093 --> 00:41:12,721 Like, it's always been that way. Like, Valentines, we're tough." 817 00:41:14,014 --> 00:41:17,434 I keep everything where I need it to be at 818 00:41:17,517 --> 00:41:20,812 just in case a team call. I'll be ready to go in 15 minutes. 819 00:41:23,523 --> 00:41:27,736 So we had Denzel at the end of last year after he'd gotten cut, and you know, 820 00:41:28,028 --> 00:41:30,780 I think he was a little weary of like, "Man, the G League." 821 00:41:30,864 --> 00:41:32,616 Like, I haven't spent a whole lot of time here. 822 00:41:32,699 --> 00:41:35,035 I think he played, like, two or three games when he was with the Bulls 823 00:41:35,118 --> 00:41:37,495 in his whole career in the G League, and they were all just… 824 00:41:37,787 --> 00:41:39,789 send him down for a day, play the game, come back up. 825 00:41:40,123 --> 00:41:41,750 [gentle music continues] 826 00:41:41,875 --> 00:41:44,502 [Alex continues] If you don't love basketball, this is a hard place to be. 827 00:41:45,378 --> 00:41:48,340 You're not gonna love those four-hour layovers in airports 828 00:41:48,423 --> 00:41:50,383 and staying at not-as-nice hotels, 829 00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:53,595 having to get up at 7:30 to work out at eight before you go on a flight. 830 00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:56,848 If you love basketball, the G League's a good spot to grind. 831 00:41:56,932 --> 00:41:59,059 If you don't, it's gonna be tough for you. 832 00:41:59,809 --> 00:42:02,145 - [upbeat music] - [shoes squeaking] 833 00:42:02,229 --> 00:42:03,355 [whistle blows] 834 00:42:04,105 --> 00:42:06,816 [Denzel] Just being in the NBA was definitely challenging. 835 00:42:06,983 --> 00:42:09,319 - [announcer] Denzel Valentine. - [audience roars] 836 00:42:09,486 --> 00:42:12,864 [Denzel] A lot of times where I was rolling, I'll get an injury, 837 00:42:13,198 --> 00:42:15,700 and it'll kind of set me back a little bit. 838 00:42:15,784 --> 00:42:18,370 I learned a lot from that experience. I got to play. 839 00:42:18,453 --> 00:42:19,871 I got to show what I could do. 840 00:42:21,081 --> 00:42:23,208 [announcer] Valentine for three. That's good. 841 00:42:23,291 --> 00:42:24,709 [Denzel] I had a lot of really good games. 842 00:42:24,834 --> 00:42:27,170 [announcer 2] His best game as a Bull. Here he is again. 843 00:42:27,337 --> 00:42:28,588 [all grunt, cheering] 844 00:42:28,797 --> 00:42:29,923 Gimme the hot sauce. 845 00:42:30,298 --> 00:42:31,758 [Tom] Gimme the hot sauce, Denzel. 846 00:42:32,676 --> 00:42:34,469 [Denzel] But it was definitely up and down. 847 00:42:35,553 --> 00:42:37,264 My last year with the Bulls I probably would say 848 00:42:37,347 --> 00:42:39,599 that was probably my worst year ever in basketball. 849 00:42:40,225 --> 00:42:42,936 [announcer] Oh, my goodness, Valentine. Whoa no! 850 00:42:43,019 --> 00:42:45,814 - [announcer 2] No, no, no. - [announcer] That is not the shot 851 00:42:45,897 --> 00:42:48,817 - at that moment. - [announcer 2] That's a horrible shot. 852 00:42:49,859 --> 00:42:51,611 [player] That shit outta here. 853 00:42:53,029 --> 00:42:55,282 I know I belong at the NBA level. 854 00:42:55,615 --> 00:42:57,617 - [net whooshing] - That's good basketball. 855 00:42:58,618 --> 00:43:00,412 [continues off screen] I got a lot more basketball, 856 00:43:00,495 --> 00:43:04,291 a lot more dreams to accomplish, so I just, it's not over. 857 00:43:09,504 --> 00:43:10,964 [music fades] 858 00:43:15,010 --> 00:43:16,344 [utensil clinking] 859 00:43:16,428 --> 00:43:19,389 Would you make a 100 million dollars and be on a championship team 860 00:43:19,472 --> 00:43:22,726 or make 250 and be on a bum team, be, like, the guy? 861 00:43:22,809 --> 00:43:27,731 Yeah, the money good, man. But was up 60 games in a season. 862 00:43:27,814 --> 00:43:29,566 - Man, I don't know, man. - Yeah. 863 00:43:29,649 --> 00:43:31,234 I don't know. That's gonna be hard. 864 00:43:31,318 --> 00:43:33,153 Yeah, as a competitor that would piss me off. 865 00:43:33,486 --> 00:43:36,448 - [unintelligible stuttering] - 250, that's a lot of money. 866 00:43:36,531 --> 00:43:37,532 - Yeah, yeah… - [Denzel laughing] 867 00:43:37,615 --> 00:43:39,576 of course, you can go to Cabo after the loss. 868 00:43:39,659 --> 00:43:41,745 Yeah, you can go get the Rolls Royce, of course, 869 00:43:42,078 --> 00:43:43,955 like, real, like, James Bond shit. 870 00:43:44,039 --> 00:43:46,124 Bro, I remember after a road trip, bro, it's like, you know, 871 00:43:46,207 --> 00:43:49,336 landing in LA or whatever town at two in the morning. 872 00:43:49,419 --> 00:43:51,963 We land, bro. I get off the plane. 873 00:43:52,047 --> 00:43:54,966 I look to my left, I'd hear [imitating rotors whirring]. 874 00:43:55,300 --> 00:43:56,426 I'm like, "What?" 875 00:43:56,551 --> 00:44:00,180 The chopper right there taking Carter back to San Diego at that day. 876 00:44:00,263 --> 00:44:02,349 I was just like, "Wow." 877 00:44:02,432 --> 00:44:06,311 I'm out here calling Uber to take me just 20 minutes, you know, outside the airport. 878 00:44:06,436 --> 00:44:08,438 There's real levels to this. 879 00:44:09,064 --> 00:44:10,398 [Denzel] So, like, coming out, 880 00:44:10,482 --> 00:44:12,359 did you knew you was gonna be a first-rounder or like what? 881 00:44:12,484 --> 00:44:15,612 So they said, "You less than 1% chance lottery… 882 00:44:16,863 --> 00:44:21,743 Um… "11% chance first round, 42% chance second round." 883 00:44:21,826 --> 00:44:23,870 It was less than 5% chance getting undrafted. 884 00:44:23,953 --> 00:44:27,749 But when I saw 11% chance first round, I'm like, 885 00:44:27,832 --> 00:44:29,834 "They told me I had 1% chance to go college," 886 00:44:29,918 --> 00:44:33,588 where you was like body of work. Like, you did it all, player of the year. 887 00:44:33,671 --> 00:44:36,216 - Tight shit. - It was pretty easy. 888 00:44:36,299 --> 00:44:38,426 Mine was like I still had a lot of prove in college. 889 00:44:38,510 --> 00:44:39,344 - Right. - But you was like, 890 00:44:39,427 --> 00:44:40,929 I remember when you kissed the floor in your last year, 891 00:44:41,012 --> 00:44:42,806 - I'm like, "Yeah, he's done." - Yeah. 892 00:44:42,889 --> 00:44:44,224 He's over with. Like, I watched that game. 893 00:44:44,307 --> 00:44:45,975 - I remember that game. It was over with. - [Denzel laughing] 894 00:44:46,059 --> 00:44:46,893 So it was crazy. 895 00:44:47,727 --> 00:44:49,979 - Yeah, that's… - That shit was nothing in it… 896 00:44:50,063 --> 00:44:51,106 - That was dope. - At all, man. 897 00:44:51,231 --> 00:44:53,358 [dramatic music] 898 00:44:55,527 --> 00:44:59,406 I've always sat there and questioned, like, what did I do wrong? 899 00:44:59,489 --> 00:45:01,282 Or I kind of overthink the whole situation, 900 00:45:01,366 --> 00:45:04,285 and sometimes you just can't do anything about it. 901 00:45:07,038 --> 00:45:08,873 It always doesn't work out the way you think, you know. 902 00:45:08,957 --> 00:45:11,793 You think you can come up here and match up with these guys, 903 00:45:11,876 --> 00:45:13,420 and you know, do this every day, 904 00:45:13,503 --> 00:45:16,798 and takes a toll on your mental and your physical health. 905 00:45:17,215 --> 00:45:20,343 It's very hard, you know. It just takes dedication, work, 906 00:45:21,094 --> 00:45:23,263 and you know, you just gotta stick with it. 907 00:45:24,722 --> 00:45:25,849 [music fades] 908 00:45:28,059 --> 00:45:30,395 [match hissing] 909 00:45:34,023 --> 00:45:35,358 [soft praying] 910 00:45:36,067 --> 00:45:37,485 [sniffles] 911 00:45:37,861 --> 00:45:41,656 Good Shabbos, good Shabbos, good Shabbos. 912 00:45:41,739 --> 00:45:43,992 - Good Shabbos. - Good Shabbos. 913 00:45:44,826 --> 00:45:47,996 [sings] ♪ Shabbat shalom, hey shabbat shalom, hey ♪ 914 00:45:48,496 --> 00:45:51,166 ♪ Shabbat, shabbat, shabbat, shalom, hey ♪♪ 915 00:45:51,875 --> 00:45:54,043 [dramatic music swells] 916 00:45:55,003 --> 00:45:58,214 [Ryan] Grew up an Orthodox Jew that loved playing basketball. 917 00:45:58,298 --> 00:46:00,383 - [spectator] Yeah, go Ryan. - [unintelligible chatter] 918 00:46:00,467 --> 00:46:03,970 I went to Jewish schools my whole life while playing basketball at the same time. 919 00:46:05,263 --> 00:46:09,767 The two have been intertwined when I was five years old all the way until now. 920 00:46:11,352 --> 00:46:15,982 I said when Ryan was, like, seven, eight, 921 00:46:16,065 --> 00:46:20,528 I thought he was gonna go to the NBA and they'd laugh at me. 922 00:46:20,612 --> 00:46:22,113 In fact, Ryan used to say to me, 923 00:46:22,197 --> 00:46:24,824 "Mom, stop. You know, you're putting that kind of pressure on me," 924 00:46:24,908 --> 00:46:28,912 and I'm going, "I just know that's where you're gonna go. Look out." 925 00:46:29,162 --> 00:46:31,498 - [game sounds] - [unintelligible chatter] 926 00:46:31,915 --> 00:46:34,000 [Ryan] I had a bunch of Big West, Ivy League, 927 00:46:34,083 --> 00:46:36,377 and Patriot League division-one offers. 928 00:46:36,794 --> 00:46:37,629 [music continues] 929 00:46:38,296 --> 00:46:43,218 Ryan was recruited by West Point, right, Army basketball, 930 00:46:43,676 --> 00:46:47,514 and they sent him a handwritten note every day 931 00:46:47,597 --> 00:46:49,432 how much they wanted Ryan. 932 00:46:49,516 --> 00:46:52,644 I actually verbally committed my junior year, 933 00:46:52,727 --> 00:46:57,607 but we had a anonymous call to the Chabad rabbi there, 934 00:46:57,690 --> 00:46:59,859 and he eventually pretty much said, 935 00:46:59,943 --> 00:47:02,362 "If you're an Orthodox Jew, it's not likely you're gonna be 936 00:47:02,445 --> 00:47:06,115 an Orthodox Jew when you're at West Point. It's gonna be tough." 937 00:47:07,033 --> 00:47:09,244 We were making a plan for Ryan to go to West Point 938 00:47:09,369 --> 00:47:12,872 on a visit, and he said, "I really have to tell you something." 939 00:47:12,956 --> 00:47:17,627 And he goes, "I've changed my mind, 940 00:47:17,710 --> 00:47:22,882 and I've decided to go to Yeshiva University instead of West Point." 941 00:47:23,758 --> 00:47:28,388 I said, "Why?" And he said, "I wanna be a Jewish hero." 942 00:47:28,471 --> 00:47:30,932 [upbeat song plays] 943 00:47:34,102 --> 00:47:36,104 You know, I keep Shabbos. I keep kosher. 944 00:47:36,521 --> 00:47:40,191 This is who I am. This is really important to me. 945 00:47:40,275 --> 00:47:43,111 And at the end of the day, I don't wanna sacrifice that 946 00:47:43,236 --> 00:47:45,238 just to say I played division-one basketball. 947 00:47:45,321 --> 00:47:49,993 [announcer] Turell, three pointer. Bang, Ryan Turell is on fire. 948 00:47:50,076 --> 00:47:54,247 He felt like this Jewish world didn't have a sports hero 949 00:47:54,330 --> 00:47:57,709 that wore a yarmulke and said that I'm devoted to the religion. 950 00:47:58,459 --> 00:47:59,961 [announcer] What a performance. 951 00:48:00,044 --> 00:48:03,965 Turell again, there it is, 51 points for Ryan Turell. 952 00:48:04,048 --> 00:48:06,634 This is NBA-esque performance. 953 00:48:06,759 --> 00:48:09,262 [song continues] 954 00:48:09,554 --> 00:48:12,640 February 4th, the Long Island Nets game, 955 00:48:12,974 --> 00:48:15,476 the Yeshiva fan base is gonna come out to that game, 956 00:48:15,560 --> 00:48:18,646 and the New York Jewish community is gonna come out to that game. 957 00:48:19,564 --> 00:48:21,024 - [music thuds] - [cheering] 958 00:48:23,776 --> 00:48:25,445 [audience chanting] We want Ryan. 959 00:48:26,654 --> 00:48:29,407 - We want Ryan. - [fans clapping] 960 00:48:29,532 --> 00:48:31,659 [chanting] 961 00:48:32,535 --> 00:48:33,620 We want Ryan. 962 00:48:35,163 --> 00:48:37,790 [fans chanting indistinctly] 963 00:48:43,838 --> 00:48:45,173 [audience cheering] 964 00:48:45,256 --> 00:48:48,092 [announcer] And a big roar as Ryan Turell will come 965 00:48:48,176 --> 00:48:50,553 into the game for the first time for Motor City, 966 00:48:50,637 --> 00:48:54,515 and he has a big-time fan club here at the Coliseum. 967 00:48:54,641 --> 00:48:56,017 [audience cheering] 968 00:48:56,893 --> 00:49:00,855 [announcer 2] Trying to become the first Orthodox Jewish player to play in the NBA. 969 00:49:00,938 --> 00:49:02,440 [announcer] He is the first Orthodox Jewish player 970 00:49:02,523 --> 00:49:05,109 - in the NBA G League, so step one. - [announcer 2] There you go. 971 00:49:05,193 --> 00:49:07,445 [fans chanting] RT, RT. 972 00:49:08,196 --> 00:49:09,030 RT, RT. 973 00:49:10,073 --> 00:49:13,117 - He's got, ugh. - [Ryan] That's good D, check, check. 974 00:49:14,118 --> 00:49:16,871 - [unintelligible chatter] - [game sounds] 975 00:49:18,456 --> 00:49:19,666 [rim clattering] 976 00:49:20,249 --> 00:49:23,294 [Brad] It wasn't close. He's nervous. 977 00:49:24,545 --> 00:49:27,423 [Laurel] Down, Ryan, shut 'em down, baby. 978 00:49:27,507 --> 00:49:29,217 - [Brad] Doing good. - [Laurel] Shut 'em down. 979 00:49:29,300 --> 00:49:32,679 - [Coach] Yeah, yeah, good D. - [buzzer blaring] 980 00:49:33,888 --> 00:49:37,016 - Fuck yeah, the coach liked that. - The coach said good D to him. 981 00:49:37,100 --> 00:49:38,267 [Coach] Yes. 982 00:49:39,477 --> 00:49:43,022 [announcer] ShawnDre' Jones in the game, finds Turell in the corner. 983 00:49:43,189 --> 00:49:46,526 - [net whooshing] - [audience cheering] 984 00:49:48,569 --> 00:49:51,572 - [gentle music swells] - [crowd cheers] 985 00:49:53,700 --> 00:49:57,995 [announcer] Turell, inside, nice move from Ryan Turell. 986 00:49:58,746 --> 00:50:00,790 Oh, I'm low, I'm low, I'm low. 987 00:50:01,124 --> 00:50:03,876 Let's go. Let's go RT. 988 00:50:06,504 --> 00:50:11,175 - [announcer] He knocks it down. - [fans chanting indistinctly] 989 00:50:14,595 --> 00:50:17,056 [audience cheering] 990 00:50:17,724 --> 00:50:20,435 It's beautiful to see. We were sitting with people. 991 00:50:20,518 --> 00:50:23,938 They live an hour from here, and the guy said, 992 00:50:24,063 --> 00:50:28,317 "Because of Ryan, every kid on our team now where's a yarmulke." 993 00:50:29,152 --> 00:50:31,112 He's a folk hero to New York City. 994 00:50:32,113 --> 00:50:34,407 This person, who's my brother, means a lot to me 995 00:50:34,490 --> 00:50:36,826 but it also means a lot to so many people. 996 00:50:37,368 --> 00:50:38,995 [fans chatter indistinctly] 997 00:50:39,871 --> 00:50:41,289 [camera clicking] 998 00:50:44,083 --> 00:50:46,294 [audience cheering] 999 00:50:46,461 --> 00:50:49,213 10 years ago, long-ass time ago… 1000 00:50:50,840 --> 00:50:52,133 high school comes around. 1001 00:50:54,343 --> 00:50:58,598 I go out there and start hooping, and people start recognizing who I am, 1002 00:50:58,681 --> 00:51:02,435 starting to dunk on people as a freshman. I had cameras following me, 1003 00:51:02,518 --> 00:51:04,937 Ballislife watching every game I played in, 1004 00:51:05,396 --> 00:51:06,647 people from the Philippines, 1005 00:51:06,731 --> 00:51:09,525 people from China sending me messages on Instagram. 1006 00:51:09,609 --> 00:51:11,736 Like, "Hey, like, you're my favorite player." 1007 00:51:12,445 --> 00:51:16,407 - [announcer] Boom. - [cheering] 1008 00:51:16,574 --> 00:51:20,661 That mix tape got ranked top 10 of mix tapes all time. 1009 00:51:20,745 --> 00:51:22,038 Think I was number 10. 1010 00:51:23,539 --> 00:51:25,917 [interviewer] If you could go back and talk to that Gabe York, 1011 00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:29,170 - what would you tell him? - [sighs] Man, I would let him know 1012 00:51:29,253 --> 00:51:32,632 that the journey's not gonna be as beautiful as it was in high school. 1013 00:51:34,258 --> 00:51:35,676 [dramatic music] 1014 00:51:36,594 --> 00:51:38,638 [water sloshing] 1015 00:51:43,935 --> 00:51:47,438 - [Gabe] The G League… - [utensil clanking] 1016 00:51:48,606 --> 00:51:49,941 is unpredictable. 1017 00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:54,153 You never know what's gonna happen on a day-to-day basis. 1018 00:51:54,237 --> 00:51:56,489 You never know what roster spot's gonna change. 1019 00:51:56,572 --> 00:51:58,950 You never know who's gonna get a call-up, where you might go. 1020 00:51:59,033 --> 00:52:01,619 Like, I'm playing for the Mad Ants. I might get a call tomorrow, like, 1021 00:52:01,702 --> 00:52:04,330 "Yo, you gonna go play for the Bulls." You know what I'm saying? 1022 00:52:04,413 --> 00:52:06,332 It's very unpredictable. 1023 00:52:06,415 --> 00:52:11,546 Last year, our last game I think was, like, April 4th, 1024 00:52:11,671 --> 00:52:14,298 and on April 4th right after the game, they're like, 1025 00:52:14,382 --> 00:52:17,009 "All right, y'all got one week, and it's wrap." 1026 00:52:17,093 --> 00:52:18,928 - Time to get out. - That's it. 1027 00:52:19,053 --> 00:52:21,055 That's all y'all get, one week after the season. 1028 00:52:21,347 --> 00:52:23,099 [train roars] 1029 00:52:23,641 --> 00:52:26,769 But you know, that's how it goes. You know, that's the profession we chose, 1030 00:52:26,853 --> 00:52:30,940 so you don't have a lot of security. It's one year. 1031 00:52:31,023 --> 00:52:33,693 It's not even a year, right? It's six months, so you got six months 1032 00:52:33,776 --> 00:52:35,611 to try and make something shake, and if not, 1033 00:52:35,695 --> 00:52:38,531 it's right back to kind of whatever's next for you. 1034 00:52:42,118 --> 00:52:44,912 This is my first year ever as a professional 1035 00:52:44,996 --> 00:52:47,498 coming back to a team for a second time. 1036 00:52:47,582 --> 00:52:52,587 If you look at my career, it's Italy, D-League, Germany, 1037 00:52:52,712 --> 00:52:57,925 Lakeland, France, Fort Wayne, and then Fort Wayne. 1038 00:52:58,050 --> 00:53:01,596 So it's the only time that I've done something back to back. 1039 00:53:03,347 --> 00:53:06,267 The coaches, the GMs, everybody, they know me. 1040 00:53:06,350 --> 00:53:09,145 They know what I bring to the table. They know the work ethic. 1041 00:53:09,228 --> 00:53:11,689 They know the game that I bring, and so it wasn't like, 1042 00:53:11,772 --> 00:53:14,734 "Damn, I'm coming somewhere and having to start over new in year eight." 1043 00:53:14,817 --> 00:53:18,404 She makes everything happen over here. Trust me on that. 1044 00:53:18,988 --> 00:53:26,287 And she always have Panera for lunch, kale smoothie with a squash soup 1045 00:53:26,370 --> 00:53:30,541 and a turkey BLT sandwich without the bacon. 1046 00:53:31,125 --> 00:53:33,127 - Is that right? Okay. - Right, yes. 1047 00:53:34,587 --> 00:53:37,757 Just knowing what I've already done this year 1048 00:53:37,840 --> 00:53:42,553 and what I've been capable of doing, I think I've hit a stride. 1049 00:53:44,055 --> 00:53:46,891 - Couple nights ago, I had 41. - [net whooshing] 1050 00:53:48,517 --> 00:53:50,645 - Night before that, I had 38. - [net whooshing] 1051 00:53:50,728 --> 00:53:51,604 [audience cheering] 1052 00:53:51,896 --> 00:53:53,648 And now it's just a matter of staying consistent, 1053 00:53:53,731 --> 00:53:57,401 and going out there on a nightly basis, and trying to prove that. 1054 00:53:57,485 --> 00:53:59,737 - [ball thudding] - [indistinct chatter] 1055 00:54:00,154 --> 00:54:02,573 Hey, real quick guys, in this business, it's rare we get 1056 00:54:02,657 --> 00:54:05,284 to celebrate saying first time in franchise history, right? 1057 00:54:05,368 --> 00:54:07,119 So when we do, we gotta come together as a group… 1058 00:54:07,203 --> 00:54:08,913 - Celebrate. - celebrate those moments. 1059 00:54:08,996 --> 00:54:11,332 So after a week of going four and one, 1060 00:54:11,415 --> 00:54:14,251 one after 32 a game, first time in franchise history, 1061 00:54:14,335 --> 00:54:17,296 three time in one season, player the week… Gabe York. 1062 00:54:17,380 --> 00:54:18,214 [cheering] 1063 00:54:18,297 --> 00:54:19,298 - Congrats, man. - [Gabe] Appreciate it. 1064 00:54:20,091 --> 00:54:20,925 [player] Yes, sir, yes sir. 1065 00:54:21,175 --> 00:54:23,260 - [player 2] Hot again. - [Gabe] Thanks, y'all. Appreciate that. 1066 00:54:23,344 --> 00:54:25,805 [Tom] Hurry up. Call it up, Gabe. Let's get five lines on the baseline. 1067 00:54:25,888 --> 00:54:27,306 [Gabe] Family on me, family on three. One, two, three. 1068 00:54:27,390 --> 00:54:28,516 - [all] Family. - [Tom] Here we go. 1069 00:54:29,141 --> 00:54:30,810 [Gabe] There we go. I'm on the back, I'm on the back. 1070 00:54:30,893 --> 00:54:31,811 Start ball side. 1071 00:54:32,311 --> 00:54:35,856 Gabe's just, he's a great kid that works extremely hard. 1072 00:54:35,940 --> 00:54:37,274 - [ball thudding] - [Tom] Shoot it. 1073 00:54:38,275 --> 00:54:40,528 He's a YouTube legend basically in high school. 1074 00:54:40,611 --> 00:54:41,612 Everybody knows who he is. 1075 00:54:41,946 --> 00:54:43,781 [Gabe] I love it. Y'all can still do that, yep. 1076 00:54:44,156 --> 00:54:45,408 He's an excellent player. 1077 00:54:45,491 --> 00:54:48,160 He just needs to catch a break with the right NBA franchise 1078 00:54:48,244 --> 00:54:52,206 that needs his skillset and size at his position. 1079 00:54:52,415 --> 00:54:53,874 [player] You're going to the rim. 1080 00:54:54,375 --> 00:54:57,753 What's going against him? He's a little bit undersized for his size, 1081 00:54:57,837 --> 00:54:59,046 and he's a little bit older. 1082 00:54:59,463 --> 00:55:01,882 [player] Go, go, go, good. 1083 00:55:03,342 --> 00:55:06,929 [Tom] When NBA teams want guys that are kind of at the end of their bench, 1084 00:55:07,054 --> 00:55:09,348 they wanna get younger guys that they think they can develop. 1085 00:55:09,598 --> 00:55:13,102 Oh, shit, oh, shit, look who it is. 1086 00:55:13,477 --> 00:55:16,313 Boy, old superman. Come here, hold up, dawg, you good? 1087 00:55:16,439 --> 00:55:17,523 - I'm good. - Good to see you, man. 1088 00:55:17,606 --> 00:55:20,443 That shit tough. Look at him. You see him? 1089 00:55:20,526 --> 00:55:22,653 You see what it is, yeah. 1090 00:55:24,155 --> 00:55:27,575 [player] Shoot, shoot, there you go. There you go. 1091 00:55:28,951 --> 00:55:31,662 My name is Trevelin Queen, one and only. 1092 00:55:31,746 --> 00:55:34,373 I'm 25 years old, play for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. 1093 00:55:34,457 --> 00:55:36,625 I'm on two-way currently with Indiana Pacers. 1094 00:55:41,172 --> 00:55:43,924 TQ, he is an NBA talent. 1095 00:55:44,175 --> 00:55:46,510 You know, he was MVP of the G League last year. 1096 00:55:46,594 --> 00:55:49,972 [announcer] Trevelin Queen dribbling, look at his eyes up the entire time, 1097 00:55:50,056 --> 00:55:53,809 spin move, lay it in. Okay, Trevelin Queen, we see you. 1098 00:55:54,727 --> 00:55:58,731 [Tom] He can play multiple positions. He's got elite speed. 1099 00:55:58,814 --> 00:56:00,900 So I think he's right on the verge. 1100 00:56:01,776 --> 00:56:06,113 Every team I've been on, I've always kept my little plaque thing, so I walk in here, 1101 00:56:06,197 --> 00:56:08,824 always feel amazed by it. You know what I mean? 1102 00:56:08,908 --> 00:56:10,951 It's a blessing to even walk in here and see my name. 1103 00:56:11,077 --> 00:56:14,497 I don't really do much in here game day. I'm usually in the arena locker room, 1104 00:56:14,580 --> 00:56:16,040 so I just come here and see if they grabbed my shoes 1105 00:56:16,123 --> 00:56:17,541 'cause you know, life of a two-way. 1106 00:56:17,625 --> 00:56:19,752 They don't really do everything for you, you know what I mean, so. 1107 00:56:19,835 --> 00:56:23,672 Light broke. They gave me the locker with a broken light, 1108 00:56:23,756 --> 00:56:25,466 but I'm gonna still shine anyways. 1109 00:56:26,592 --> 00:56:29,553 I've been with the big boys for about eight, nine days, 10 days, 1110 00:56:29,637 --> 00:56:30,971 so it's been a nice little road trip. 1111 00:56:31,055 --> 00:56:32,723 Gotta play two, you gotta play two. That's you, yeah, shift, shift, shift. 1112 00:56:32,848 --> 00:56:34,475 Shift, shift, shot. 1113 00:56:34,683 --> 00:56:37,394 Mad Ants, they've been my guys all year. Like, I've been with them. 1114 00:56:37,478 --> 00:56:41,065 I've been going through more stuff with them than I have so with the guys up top. 1115 00:56:41,148 --> 00:56:42,858 I'm watching 'em on TV, and I see that they're doing 1116 00:56:42,942 --> 00:56:45,486 so much good when I'm not there, so seeing them again, 1117 00:56:45,569 --> 00:56:49,281 just being able to acknowledge them for that is just a great feeling. 1118 00:56:50,616 --> 00:56:52,284 - [Coach] Grab, grab. - [net whooshing] 1119 00:56:52,368 --> 00:56:53,202 You got it. 1120 00:56:53,285 --> 00:56:54,495 The human torch, bro. 1121 00:56:55,287 --> 00:56:58,749 Shout out Gabe York, man. Wish I could be just as cool as him. 1122 00:56:59,708 --> 00:57:01,585 - It's the man right there. - [Gabe] Weak rip. 1123 00:57:03,546 --> 00:57:07,216 It's a torch, literally a human torch. Like, it's not surprising at all. 1124 00:57:07,299 --> 00:57:11,178 What'd he have, 48 and 41, and then 39? Like, that's his OD numbers, man, 1125 00:57:11,262 --> 00:57:15,516 but he's been doing that his whole career, so I'm not understanding the NBA part 1126 00:57:15,599 --> 00:57:16,809 of him not being able to get the shot 1127 00:57:16,892 --> 00:57:20,146 when a whole bunch of team needs a scorer and a shooter, so. 1128 00:57:20,229 --> 00:57:22,439 Right this, right, right, right, right, right. 1129 00:57:22,523 --> 00:57:23,607 - [Tom] There you go. - [Gabe] Shift, shift, shift. 1130 00:57:23,691 --> 00:57:24,984 - [Tom] Good job. - [Gabe] Shift. 1131 00:57:25,067 --> 00:57:26,527 Good job. 1132 00:57:26,610 --> 00:57:29,655 When TQ is with us, I feel bad for Gabe 1133 00:57:29,738 --> 00:57:33,576 because he doesn't get the opportunities offensively 1134 00:57:33,659 --> 00:57:36,120 that he does when TQ's not here. 1135 00:57:36,203 --> 00:57:38,122 - Back. - [Tom] Good job. Everybody down here. 1136 00:57:38,247 --> 00:57:40,457 It has hurt him, and he's had some games 1137 00:57:40,541 --> 00:57:43,169 when TQ's here where he only gets eight or nine shots, 1138 00:57:43,377 --> 00:57:46,005 and he's usually getting 15 to 20. 1139 00:57:46,297 --> 00:57:49,049 [dramatic music] 1140 00:57:54,471 --> 00:57:57,057 [engine humming] 1141 00:57:58,475 --> 00:58:02,479 [players chatting indistinctly] 1142 00:58:07,484 --> 00:58:09,445 He's standing in my way, and I'm standing in his way. 1143 00:58:10,779 --> 00:58:13,782 And that's how it works for him. He's a two-way, so he's already got 1144 00:58:13,866 --> 00:58:16,118 a edge up, a step up on me. 1145 00:58:18,996 --> 00:58:22,875 And so it's like you take that to heart, and it's not like, 1146 00:58:22,958 --> 00:58:26,837 I don't wish no bad will. I don't wish nothing bad for you. 1147 00:58:28,422 --> 00:58:30,716 I hope you prosper. I hope you get everything 1148 00:58:30,841 --> 00:58:31,800 that you're looking for in your life, 1149 00:58:31,884 --> 00:58:34,762 but at the end of the day, I hope it happens for me, too. 1150 00:58:35,387 --> 00:58:39,725 [announcer] Queen on the breakout. Queen to Bay, Queen again. 1151 00:58:39,808 --> 00:58:41,685 He is feeling it. 1152 00:58:41,769 --> 00:58:45,105 I want it to happen for me just as much as I want it to happen for the next guy. 1153 00:58:45,189 --> 00:58:50,277 And so what does that do? It just creates an environment of competitive nature… 1154 00:58:51,779 --> 00:58:54,907 where, if you're not in your right mindset, it could be detrimental. 1155 00:58:56,283 --> 00:58:57,910 [train horn blaring] 1156 00:58:57,993 --> 00:59:00,955 [dramatic music] 1157 00:59:12,925 --> 00:59:15,761 - [shoes squeaking] - [grunting] 1158 00:59:21,725 --> 00:59:24,353 [announcer] York, his three is good. 1159 00:59:25,479 --> 00:59:28,190 Two guys in the face on him, and he drains his first three of the game. 1160 00:59:28,274 --> 00:59:32,945 Heat check from York, and he drains it, three for three from the three-point line. 1161 00:59:33,028 --> 00:59:35,948 [announcer 2] He's one of those guys that he can hit 10 threes tonight. 1162 00:59:36,031 --> 00:59:38,784 [announcer] Past week, he averaged 31.8 points per game, 1163 00:59:38,867 --> 00:59:41,036 shot over 47% in the game. 1164 00:59:41,161 --> 00:59:45,582 - [announcer 2] Gabe York. - [whistle blows] 1165 00:59:47,251 --> 00:59:52,381 I'm the only one on a game-to-game basis that gets defended the way I get defended. 1166 00:59:52,840 --> 00:59:55,634 There's nothing I can say to you as a GM. 1167 00:59:55,718 --> 01:00:00,639 Like, my game has proven in leaps and bounds 1168 01:00:00,723 --> 01:00:05,102 over the last two years, showcased that, you know, I belong where I belong. 1169 01:00:05,227 --> 01:00:07,438 If you're a GM, I'm just like, you gotta go watch tape, 1170 01:00:07,521 --> 01:00:09,690 and if you don't believe it, then that's on you. 1171 01:00:09,773 --> 01:00:11,650 - [shoes squeaking] - [unintelligible chatter] 1172 01:00:12,860 --> 01:00:16,196 - [rim clattering] - [audience cheering] 1173 01:00:16,280 --> 01:00:17,740 [Gabe] And that's my point. 1174 01:00:18,532 --> 01:00:20,659 [player] Ain't got to do him like, man. That's dirty. 1175 01:00:21,285 --> 01:00:23,620 [announcer] NBA G League player of the week… 1176 01:00:24,538 --> 01:00:26,081 impressing yet again tonight. 1177 01:00:26,165 --> 01:00:27,666 [announcer 2] What does that show, what does that tell you 1178 01:00:27,750 --> 01:00:29,877 - about who Gabe York is? - [whistle blows] 1179 01:00:30,669 --> 01:00:35,215 [announcer] Gabe York another 35-plus-point game, 1180 01:00:35,341 --> 01:00:37,760 his seventh of the season. 1181 01:00:39,219 --> 01:00:40,888 [announcer 2] He doesn't belong here. 1182 01:00:42,056 --> 01:00:45,809 Mentally, it is tough. It wears on you. It grinds on you 'cause you work so hard. 1183 01:00:45,893 --> 01:00:47,686 So it's like, am I ever really gonna get an opportunity 1184 01:00:47,770 --> 01:00:49,772 to show what I can do and play? 1185 01:00:49,897 --> 01:00:52,524 So you just kind of working and waiting for the opportunity 1186 01:00:52,608 --> 01:00:56,236 at the next level to prove yourself in front of the NBA community. 1187 01:00:57,112 --> 01:01:00,032 [dramatic music] 1188 01:01:04,370 --> 01:01:07,039 [announcer] McClung is the first G League player ever 1189 01:01:07,164 --> 01:01:10,417 to participate in the slam dunk competition. 1190 01:01:10,542 --> 01:01:15,339 He was signed this week by the 76ers to a two-way contract. 1191 01:01:15,422 --> 01:01:19,259 [announcer] Mac McClung has to come up with something unique 1192 01:01:19,343 --> 01:01:23,514 because the first reaction's gonna be like, "Who?" 1193 01:01:25,265 --> 01:01:27,351 - [audience cheering] - [hip-hop music playing] 1194 01:01:43,534 --> 01:01:46,578 [announcer] Mac McClung has saved the dunk contest. 1195 01:01:46,662 --> 01:01:47,955 [cheering, laughing] 1196 01:01:48,080 --> 01:01:51,417 [announcer] A G Leaguer has saved the dunk contest. 1197 01:01:51,500 --> 01:01:53,710 - He's got a prop here. - [announcer 2] High school jersey. 1198 01:01:53,794 --> 01:01:54,878 [announcer] Yeah. 1199 01:01:55,003 --> 01:01:56,380 - [rim clattering] - [roaring cheer] 1200 01:01:56,588 --> 01:01:58,006 - [announcer ]It's over… - [announcer 2] It's a wrap. 1201 01:01:58,090 --> 01:02:02,302 - It is over, ladies and gentlemen. - [announcer 2] That's a wrap. 1202 01:02:02,386 --> 01:02:03,637 - [music continues] - [cheering continues] 1203 01:02:08,100 --> 01:02:10,811 [audience cheering] 1204 01:02:15,858 --> 01:02:19,278 - [unintelligible chatter] - [cheering continues] 1205 01:02:19,611 --> 01:02:21,029 Oh, my goodness. 1206 01:02:22,156 --> 01:02:23,824 [dramatic sting] 1207 01:02:24,241 --> 01:02:27,077 [street sounds] 1208 01:02:31,498 --> 01:02:33,542 I seen Mac last night in the club. He was lit. 1209 01:02:33,667 --> 01:02:35,711 - I bet he was. [laughing] - Turnt up over the dunk contest. 1210 01:02:35,794 --> 01:02:37,713 - Boy, he deserved it, though. - Yeah. 1211 01:02:37,796 --> 01:02:40,591 That was the first, like, actually, like, good dunks 1212 01:02:40,674 --> 01:02:42,217 - I've seen since Aaron Gordon… - Wow. 1213 01:02:42,301 --> 01:02:44,136 - Zach LaVine, like, excitement. - Yeah. 1214 01:02:44,219 --> 01:02:47,014 So it was cool. Good for him, good for the G League. 1215 01:02:47,139 --> 01:02:50,559 Who woulda thought I'd be in the All-Star events, though? 1216 01:02:50,642 --> 01:02:51,810 I mean, it's not the real NBA one, 1217 01:02:51,894 --> 01:02:54,938 but it's still participating in the All-Star event. 1218 01:02:55,022 --> 01:02:56,064 Took you work to get there. 1219 01:02:56,523 --> 01:02:58,817 Hope my knee don't hurt when I get to this gym, though. 1220 01:02:58,901 --> 01:03:02,237 If my knee don't hurt, I'm going for MVP. My shit hurt, I don't know. 1221 01:03:04,490 --> 01:03:06,909 [Gabe] It's good to be here, another opportunity. 1222 01:03:06,992 --> 01:03:10,829 NBA Scouts execs, they get to see me, see what I bring to the table. 1223 01:03:11,538 --> 01:03:12,956 [thematic music] 1224 01:03:13,624 --> 01:03:14,833 I'm trying to get there. 1225 01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:18,962 [announcer] This is NBA All-Star weekend. 1226 01:03:19,046 --> 01:03:24,051 Everybody does not get to play, so just to even be here is a big deal. 1227 01:03:24,968 --> 01:03:28,764 [music intensifies] 1228 01:03:37,189 --> 01:03:39,274 [music continues] 1229 01:03:44,655 --> 01:03:47,658 [buzzer blaring] 1230 01:03:47,741 --> 01:03:51,245 [announcer continues] Ball's in play, and captain Scoot Henderson 1231 01:03:51,328 --> 01:03:53,372 starts things off for team Scoot. 1232 01:03:53,455 --> 01:03:54,998 [Scoot yells] Hey. 1233 01:03:55,082 --> 01:03:56,583 [hip hop music plays] 1234 01:04:06,385 --> 01:04:07,386 - [players yell] - Nah. 1235 01:04:09,638 --> 01:04:11,431 - [announcer] Mac making history. - [buzzer blaring] 1236 01:04:11,598 --> 01:04:14,768 As a G Leaguer, you have so much to represent out there. 1237 01:04:14,851 --> 01:04:16,270 Oh, I mean, I felt like it was a privilege. 1238 01:04:16,353 --> 01:04:20,315 I really wanted to show out for the G League, and I haven't taken it all in. 1239 01:04:20,399 --> 01:04:23,402 It's kind of a blur right now. So just trying to enjoy the moment. 1240 01:04:23,485 --> 01:04:24,403 - [music continues] - [buzzer] 1241 01:04:26,238 --> 01:04:27,114 - [net whooshing] - [cheering] 1242 01:04:30,492 --> 01:04:33,412 [announcer] Feverish pace here, through the legs 1243 01:04:33,495 --> 01:04:36,123 and off the backboard to Scoot Henderson. 1244 01:04:36,206 --> 01:04:38,834 [audience cheering] 1245 01:04:38,917 --> 01:04:40,877 [announcer 2] They gave us a dunk contest to end the game. 1246 01:04:42,004 --> 01:04:42,963 [music continues] 1247 01:04:44,756 --> 01:04:50,721 [announcer] And that will do it. Team Luka wins it, your final score 178 to 162. 1248 01:04:50,846 --> 01:04:53,765 - Yes, sir, I'm ready. - Good luck to you the rest of the season. 1249 01:04:55,142 --> 01:04:58,145 [audience cheering] 1250 01:05:01,064 --> 01:05:03,525 [street noise] 1251 01:05:04,943 --> 01:05:06,612 [thematic music] 1252 01:05:08,739 --> 01:05:11,199 The next up game was an opportunity to showcase my talent, 1253 01:05:11,283 --> 01:05:13,744 and I wanted to be in it just to say I was in it. 1254 01:05:15,454 --> 01:05:18,582 I feel like I was on a path to get signed at All-Star break, 1255 01:05:18,665 --> 01:05:20,626 and I broke my ankle. 1256 01:05:21,752 --> 01:05:25,297 [announcer] Uh-oh, Mason Jones goes down, and he is in pain. 1257 01:05:25,422 --> 01:05:28,425 And I was on a fast break, and the player just stuck his foot out. 1258 01:05:28,675 --> 01:05:31,762 I tried to avoid his foot, and I just heard a pop. 1259 01:05:31,845 --> 01:05:34,097 That thing got swelling real, real quick. 1260 01:05:34,181 --> 01:05:37,643 Went to go get an MRI, found out I broke a bone in my foot. 1261 01:05:37,934 --> 01:05:39,519 [dramatic music continues] 1262 01:05:39,603 --> 01:05:40,812 I was on a great path this year. 1263 01:05:40,896 --> 01:05:42,397 I know a lot of people was texting my agent, 1264 01:05:42,481 --> 01:05:46,026 and a lot of people was telling me, like, "You're real, real, real, real close, 1265 01:05:46,109 --> 01:05:50,155 not just being in the NBA but to sticking." 1266 01:05:59,414 --> 01:06:02,167 It's real hard right now just knowing that I wanna come back, I wanna play, 1267 01:06:02,250 --> 01:06:04,711 but it's something I can't rush back. 1268 01:06:04,795 --> 01:06:07,714 Already tried to play a game, and it didn't go well. 1269 01:06:07,798 --> 01:06:10,634 My ankle wasn't really responding like I thought it would so. 1270 01:06:12,594 --> 01:06:13,762 [announcer through phone] Huge impact right now, 1271 01:06:13,845 --> 01:06:17,891 he's made his last seven shots. He's got Arkansas within two. 1272 01:06:18,016 --> 01:06:22,729 Jayhawks with the ball and the lead, trip to the Sweet 16 on the line… 1273 01:06:23,146 --> 01:06:26,149 Okay, you down two. Get to 149. 1274 01:06:26,274 --> 01:06:28,485 [announcer continues] Razorbacks a team with so much talent, 1275 01:06:28,568 --> 01:06:29,736 and as Eric Musselman said, 1276 01:06:29,820 --> 01:06:32,572 "We have the kind of team we can beat anybody anytime." 1277 01:06:32,698 --> 01:06:35,492 Then, my NBA dream was sparked my junior year in college 1278 01:06:35,575 --> 01:06:38,161 with Coach Musselman and Arkansas Razorbacks. 1279 01:06:38,578 --> 01:06:39,955 [announcer continues] Davis, oh, he scores it. 1280 01:06:40,038 --> 01:06:41,873 Okay, okay, Devo. 1281 01:06:42,833 --> 01:06:45,001 - [announcer] We're tied at 61. - Come on. 1282 01:06:45,085 --> 01:06:46,461 He came in the locker room, he was like, 1283 01:06:46,545 --> 01:06:50,006 "Mase, I'm not gonna give you anything. I want players in that gym," 1284 01:06:50,090 --> 01:06:51,299 'cause in my head, that's how I knew, 1285 01:06:51,383 --> 01:06:54,344 "Okay, I think this is a coach that's gonna take me to the next step." 1286 01:06:56,221 --> 01:06:58,682 [announcer] Boy, Mason Jones steps up from long range. 1287 01:06:59,641 --> 01:07:02,728 And Jones just continues to dominate. 1288 01:07:03,061 --> 01:07:04,396 From that day forward, I was like, 1289 01:07:04,479 --> 01:07:07,274 "Okay, Mus, I'm gonna do everything you ask me to do. 1290 01:07:07,357 --> 01:07:09,151 I'm gonna wake up in the morning and be in the gym," 1291 01:07:09,276 --> 01:07:10,235 and it paid off. 1292 01:07:11,153 --> 01:07:14,573 [announcer] Jones for three. He makes it in. 1293 01:07:14,906 --> 01:07:16,658 [audience cheering] 1294 01:07:16,742 --> 01:07:18,744 [Mason] I end up being the SEC player of year. 1295 01:07:18,910 --> 01:07:19,745 [audience chanting] 1296 01:07:19,911 --> 01:07:21,872 [announcer] And the crowd speaks its mind. 1297 01:07:22,622 --> 01:07:24,166 [thematic music] 1298 01:07:24,416 --> 01:07:26,793 [announcer through phone] And Arkansas can add to their lead. 1299 01:07:27,085 --> 01:07:29,921 Me and Mus always talk. We talked this morning. 1300 01:07:30,005 --> 01:07:32,215 I sent him a message at 5:00. 1301 01:07:33,341 --> 01:07:35,093 - [interviewer] What'd you say? - Another day to be great. 1302 01:07:35,427 --> 01:07:38,138 [announcer continues] Three seconds to go, Arkansas by two, 1303 01:07:38,221 --> 01:07:40,849 Hit's the bank. Arkansas gets it in… 1304 01:07:41,057 --> 01:07:43,518 Three seconds left. Yes. 1305 01:07:43,602 --> 01:07:45,896 [announcer continues] Oh, that's it, and the Razorbacks… 1306 01:07:45,979 --> 01:07:47,147 Oh, we won. 1307 01:07:47,522 --> 01:07:49,441 [announcer continues] survive and advance… 1308 01:07:49,524 --> 01:07:51,860 - Ah, we won. - [announcer continues] to the Sweet 16. 1309 01:07:52,694 --> 01:07:55,197 - Arkansas wins it. - [cheering fades] 1310 01:07:55,781 --> 01:07:58,575 - [mellow music] - See what I'm saying? 1311 01:07:58,658 --> 01:08:03,121 That's why you got pesos… just to give away. 1312 01:08:04,122 --> 01:08:08,960 Kindness is the best form of life. 1313 01:08:09,294 --> 01:08:11,713 [festive music] 1314 01:08:14,883 --> 01:08:16,426 [unintelligible chatter] 1315 01:08:19,888 --> 01:08:21,973 Here you go, little man, this for you. 1316 01:08:23,433 --> 01:08:24,434 Always. 1317 01:08:30,565 --> 01:08:31,691 Oh, look at the dog. 1318 01:08:33,068 --> 01:08:37,531 Oh, Mexico a different vibe. You gotta come see it for yourself. 1319 01:08:40,909 --> 01:08:42,744 Can I get M and J? 1320 01:08:44,996 --> 01:08:48,166 MJ… For me, MJ. 1321 01:08:49,042 --> 01:08:51,253 - [paper rustling] - [music continues] 1322 01:08:51,419 --> 01:08:52,254 Oh, my God. 1323 01:08:53,839 --> 01:08:55,006 [continues off screen] It's crazy that I get this much love 1324 01:08:55,090 --> 01:08:56,633 out here in Mexico knowing that I'm new. 1325 01:08:56,967 --> 01:08:58,301 Thank you. 1326 01:08:58,385 --> 01:09:02,305 This all came from helping the Capitanes, just being able to play in front of them 1327 01:09:02,389 --> 01:09:04,558 and also just being able to display who I am 1328 01:09:04,641 --> 01:09:06,226 off the court and on the court. 1329 01:09:07,644 --> 01:09:10,188 I feel like Mexico City is phenomenal, really. 1330 01:09:10,522 --> 01:09:12,399 And I'm from Dallas, Texas. 1331 01:09:12,524 --> 01:09:14,609 Now, I'm playing with the Mexico City Capitanes. 1332 01:09:15,318 --> 01:09:16,278 [music fades] 1333 01:09:16,820 --> 01:09:17,654 Yes, sir, Mus. 1334 01:09:17,737 --> 01:09:20,490 Look, Mus, and I've been doing this film watching the game. 1335 01:09:20,574 --> 01:09:24,452 You just gotta get a shout out to them. You gotta say what's up to the film. 1336 01:09:24,536 --> 01:09:29,207 This is my guy, Mus, Sweet 16, [yells] baby! 1337 01:09:29,291 --> 01:09:30,333 [continues yelling] 1338 01:09:31,084 --> 01:09:33,378 Yes, sir, coach, that's all I needed. 1339 01:09:34,045 --> 01:09:38,466 Yes, sir. Whoo, whoo. 1340 01:09:39,426 --> 01:09:41,136 [upbeat music] 1341 01:09:41,261 --> 01:09:42,178 Whoo. 1342 01:09:43,221 --> 01:09:45,015 [upbeat music continues] 1343 01:09:45,098 --> 01:09:46,266 Whoo. 1344 01:09:46,391 --> 01:09:48,018 [upbeat music continues] 1345 01:09:48,143 --> 01:09:51,521 Whoo team! Let's go, Caps. 1346 01:09:51,605 --> 01:09:53,940 [chants] Capitanes. 1347 01:09:54,566 --> 01:09:55,984 [cheering swells] 1348 01:09:56,610 --> 01:10:02,073 [announcer] The Capitanes leading scorer, Mason Jones, again sidelined in this game. 1349 01:10:03,199 --> 01:10:04,492 [overlapping chatter] 1350 01:10:05,285 --> 01:10:06,411 Oh, good pass, G. 1351 01:10:06,494 --> 01:10:08,455 [announcer 2] One thing that Mason Jones has not stopped doing 1352 01:10:08,538 --> 01:10:10,457 was being a part of this team. 1353 01:10:10,540 --> 01:10:12,417 Justin, you know what you got. You got zero. 1354 01:10:12,500 --> 01:10:15,754 [announcer 2] If his body's not ready, he mentally is ready to come back. 1355 01:10:16,254 --> 01:10:18,089 - [announcer] The Capitanes miss him. - [fades] 1356 01:10:18,632 --> 01:10:21,176 [gentle music] 1357 01:10:23,470 --> 01:10:25,305 [leaves rustling] 1358 01:10:27,265 --> 01:10:28,099 [wind gusting] 1359 01:10:29,559 --> 01:10:30,477 [Scoot yells] Mommy! 1360 01:10:30,602 --> 01:10:32,062 - What? - What's the Wi-Fi? 1361 01:10:32,562 --> 01:10:33,897 [Crystal] Um, let me ask C.J. 1362 01:10:35,732 --> 01:10:38,109 - C.J. know all the Wi-Fi passwords. - He does know all the Wi-Fi. 1363 01:10:40,445 --> 01:10:42,322 Let me see. I think it's… 1364 01:10:42,405 --> 01:10:44,282 - That's not sweet, though. - Can I share it with somebody? 1365 01:10:44,407 --> 01:10:47,285 That's not mom's cake. That's just a cake that I bought. 1366 01:10:47,369 --> 01:10:50,330 - Yeah, that's not mom's. I can tell. - I'm sorry. 1367 01:10:50,705 --> 01:10:52,082 What's the Wi-Fi, C.J.? 1368 01:10:53,375 --> 01:10:57,420 Hello. I'm at the house in Vegas. 1369 01:10:57,504 --> 01:10:59,547 - [Scoot] Why are you screaming, though? - Because I, 1370 01:11:01,758 --> 01:11:05,261 Okay. Can you look it up now? See? 1371 01:11:06,721 --> 01:11:08,098 We got the same password. 1372 01:11:08,181 --> 01:11:10,892 Yeah, so I don't understand why people keep changing it 1373 01:11:10,976 --> 01:11:13,853 because it makes my life very difficult. 1374 01:11:13,979 --> 01:11:15,730 - Did that work? - No. 1375 01:11:16,147 --> 01:11:17,565 Actually, it might have. 1376 01:11:17,691 --> 01:11:19,859 - Oh, it did work. - See? I'm great. 1377 01:11:19,943 --> 01:11:22,237 - Good job. - All right. 1378 01:11:23,238 --> 01:11:24,072 - Okay. - Thanks. 1379 01:11:24,155 --> 01:11:24,990 You good? 1380 01:11:25,073 --> 01:11:25,949 [audience cheering through computer] 1381 01:11:26,032 --> 01:11:28,243 - [Scoot] Whoa. - [announcer] That's rude, folks. 1382 01:11:28,410 --> 01:11:29,828 [Scoot] Thanks. [laughs] 1383 01:11:30,078 --> 01:11:31,037 What is this? 1384 01:11:31,162 --> 01:11:32,789 - Russell Westbrook. - And who? 1385 01:11:32,872 --> 01:11:33,707 Just him. 1386 01:11:33,790 --> 01:11:34,749 - [Crystal] Oh. - [Scoot] Being him. 1387 01:11:34,833 --> 01:11:37,127 - [Crystal] Him being him? [laughs] - [Scoot] Oh, my. 1388 01:11:37,419 --> 01:11:39,629 He just go with emphasis every time… 1389 01:11:41,214 --> 01:11:44,342 every time, whether it's a layup, pass. 1390 01:11:44,467 --> 01:11:47,053 [announcer] Westbrook, shows the basketball, goes to the rim. 1391 01:11:47,470 --> 01:11:49,472 - [roaring applause] - [announcer 2] Wow, that is nasty, man. 1392 01:11:51,349 --> 01:11:53,226 You don't have to watch it. It's 17 minutes. 1393 01:11:53,309 --> 01:11:54,310 All right. 1394 01:11:55,145 --> 01:11:55,979 Good job. 1395 01:11:56,730 --> 01:11:57,939 I've always been around my family, you know. 1396 01:11:58,273 --> 01:12:00,233 I'm just a family-oriented person. 1397 01:12:01,443 --> 01:12:06,990 Sometimes last year, when I was only 17, I was in my hotel room just by myself 1398 01:12:07,449 --> 01:12:09,117 not really having anybody to talk to 1399 01:12:09,200 --> 01:12:12,579 'cause after the game it'd be, like, 2:00 in Georgia, 1400 01:12:12,662 --> 01:12:14,998 so I couldn't call my folks or anything. 1401 01:12:16,499 --> 01:12:18,418 You know, it was a tough time for sure, 1402 01:12:18,501 --> 01:12:20,503 just trying to handle it on my own and really just trying 1403 01:12:20,587 --> 01:12:22,047 to just breathe through it 1404 01:12:22,130 --> 01:12:24,466 and keep my head where it's supposed to be. 1405 01:12:25,925 --> 01:12:27,969 [interviewer] Pretend like we don't know anything about you. 1406 01:12:28,053 --> 01:12:29,387 Who is Scoot Henderson? 1407 01:12:30,513 --> 01:12:35,101 Scoot Henderson is, you know, just a kid 1408 01:12:35,185 --> 01:12:40,190 from Marietta, Georgia, that had a dream to feed his family 1409 01:12:40,356 --> 01:12:42,734 and to have generational wealth. 1410 01:12:46,821 --> 01:12:49,657 - You know, that's a new one. - Which one is that? 1411 01:12:49,741 --> 01:12:53,912 Ooh-ee, I was asking for the white with the red, too. 1412 01:12:54,412 --> 01:12:56,915 - What's the interior? What the interior… - It's a red interior. 1413 01:12:57,332 --> 01:12:59,959 I've always wanted to get my mom and dad, like, a house. 1414 01:13:00,043 --> 01:13:03,463 Get whatever my sisters want, whatever my brothers want. 1415 01:13:03,546 --> 01:13:09,219 They always like, "I want this." I'm like, "Bet, like, bet, got you." 1416 01:13:09,344 --> 01:13:10,804 - I don't know about that. - Which one you getting? 1417 01:13:10,887 --> 01:13:11,805 [Crystal] Nothing. We not getting nothing. 1418 01:13:11,888 --> 01:13:12,931 - The Vette? - A Vette? 1419 01:13:13,014 --> 01:13:14,224 What am I gonna do with a Vette? 1420 01:13:14,307 --> 01:13:18,061 - Nothing, but that's what you was saying. - Nah, I said a McLaren. 1421 01:13:18,144 --> 01:13:19,687 - I can't own no Vette. - Oh, actually, you said McLaren. 1422 01:13:19,771 --> 01:13:22,357 - No. - I can't own no Vette. For what? 1423 01:13:22,440 --> 01:13:24,609 - What'd you do with a McLaren? - [Crystal] Nothing. 1424 01:13:24,734 --> 01:13:27,237 - Something better than a Vette. - All right, y'all good with me? 1425 01:13:27,320 --> 01:13:29,364 - I wanna a McLaren. You get one. - [Chris] Nah. 1426 01:13:29,447 --> 01:13:31,157 - What you really needs a… - [Scoot] I need something. 1427 01:13:31,241 --> 01:13:32,909 - [Chris] Prius. - No, bro, no, no. 1428 01:13:32,992 --> 01:13:34,661 - [Crystal laughing] - You be real low key. 1429 01:13:35,829 --> 01:13:38,331 Nah, I ain't never been low key. 1430 01:13:39,207 --> 01:13:42,877 - I know, but you gonna have to. - [dramatic music swells] 1431 01:13:42,961 --> 01:13:45,004 I'm excited when we get at these boys in the league. 1432 01:13:45,088 --> 01:13:47,132 Let these boys know what time is. 1433 01:13:47,215 --> 01:13:48,967 - Action. - Tear they ass up. 1434 01:13:49,759 --> 01:13:52,178 - [announcer] On the take Henderson. - [cheering, laughing] 1435 01:13:52,303 --> 01:13:53,638 [announcer] Oh, my goodness… 1436 01:13:53,930 --> 01:13:57,892 Ignite is, like, the center of attention. Every other G League team hated us. 1437 01:13:57,976 --> 01:14:01,146 [announcer] National TV is here because of Scoot Henderson, because of Ignite. 1438 01:14:01,229 --> 01:14:04,232 The teams who come and play, they know that, too. 1439 01:14:04,315 --> 01:14:07,277 [Jalen] Just because you had those young guys, and we trying to get drafted. 1440 01:14:07,402 --> 01:14:09,612 - [announcer] But Scoot Henderson hacked. - [whistle] 1441 01:14:10,697 --> 01:14:12,198 [Jalen] People trying to come at us, embarrass us. 1442 01:14:12,282 --> 01:14:13,575 - Hey! - [overlapping chatter] 1443 01:14:13,658 --> 01:14:15,910 Every chance that they had got, they tried to, you know, get at us. 1444 01:14:16,161 --> 01:14:18,037 - [whistle] - [Jalen continues] It was good, though. 1445 01:14:18,121 --> 01:14:22,667 It helped us because when you get to the NBA, it's only gonna get times 10. 1446 01:14:24,043 --> 01:14:27,964 Nothing compares to this path, man. Like, we have a lot of eyes on us, 1447 01:14:28,047 --> 01:14:30,383 and you know, what better chance for someone 1448 01:14:30,466 --> 01:14:32,135 that's trying to go back to the league 1449 01:14:32,260 --> 01:14:35,054 than to play us where all the eyes are, where all the scouts are watching. 1450 01:14:35,430 --> 01:14:37,682 You know, I've went against player that's trying to kill 1451 01:14:37,765 --> 01:14:39,684 every time down the floor, that's gonna try to stop me, 1452 01:14:39,809 --> 01:14:42,770 so that's kinda how I grew these past few years. 1453 01:14:44,189 --> 01:14:48,484 - [faded fans cheering] - [air whooshing] 1454 01:14:53,948 --> 01:14:56,034 - [shoes squeaking] - [ball thudding] 1455 01:14:56,409 --> 01:15:00,038 We got nine games left. We're two games outta the playoffs. 1456 01:15:00,121 --> 01:15:01,122 Like, there's a small margin for error. 1457 01:15:01,206 --> 01:15:03,666 We've done such a good job these first 23 games, right? 1458 01:15:03,750 --> 01:15:06,878 Reward yourselves with these last nine games, right? 1459 01:15:06,961 --> 01:15:08,963 - All right, bring it in. - [overlapping chatter] 1460 01:15:09,047 --> 01:15:10,965 - [player] Let's do it, y'all. - [player 2] All right, together on three. 1461 01:15:11,090 --> 01:15:13,301 - One, two, three. - [all] Together. 1462 01:15:14,928 --> 01:15:17,639 - Just, right underneath the kneecap. - [Therapist] Yeah. 1463 01:15:18,181 --> 01:15:19,224 [unintelligible practice chatter[ 1464 01:15:19,807 --> 01:15:22,936 Bro, just 'cause the cameras are here doesn't mean you gotta… 1465 01:15:23,019 --> 01:15:25,021 get some treatment or whatever this is, bro. 1466 01:15:25,146 --> 01:15:27,357 [Denzel laughing] Bro. 1467 01:15:28,650 --> 01:15:31,611 - [Alex] You old, bro. - I'm a old head in the G League for real. 1468 01:15:31,694 --> 01:15:35,865 Yesterday, one of they players, he funny for this… 1469 01:15:36,950 --> 01:15:39,994 - he talking about, "So who got OG?" - [all laughing] 1470 01:15:40,620 --> 01:15:44,374 He was talking about me. I'm like, "Ah, I'm a OG, okay, all right." 1471 01:15:44,791 --> 01:15:48,461 It was, like, one of those slick, disrespectful type shit. 1472 01:15:48,544 --> 01:15:51,839 I was like, "That's a funny one. That's a funny one." 1473 01:15:51,923 --> 01:15:55,510 [dramatic music swells] 1474 01:15:59,681 --> 01:16:01,599 [Alex] I think the biggest thing for Denzel this year is 1475 01:16:01,683 --> 01:16:04,686 that he's realized what he needs to do to get back to the NBA. 1476 01:16:06,896 --> 01:16:09,816 He's gotta be a bit of a different player than he was 1477 01:16:09,899 --> 01:16:12,652 when he was in the NBA and when he got drafted out of Michigan State. 1478 01:16:14,946 --> 01:16:16,155 [music intensifies] 1479 01:16:17,615 --> 01:16:20,451 - Go, go, go, go, go. - [player] Go, man, going to the left. 1480 01:16:20,910 --> 01:16:23,288 [Alex] They all know he can play-make and play off others. 1481 01:16:23,538 --> 01:16:25,707 - [net whooshing] - [cheering] 1482 01:16:26,791 --> 01:16:30,003 [announcer] Beautiful feed from Valentine. His vision is impeccable. 1483 01:16:30,128 --> 01:16:32,255 We can't just assume they're making shots. 1484 01:16:32,338 --> 01:16:36,217 Like, literally guard 'em like that. Like, absolutely disrespect them. 1485 01:16:36,384 --> 01:16:38,803 [continues] His meal ticket to get back to the NBA is to show that he can guard. 1486 01:16:38,886 --> 01:16:42,557 - [player] Hey. - [Alex] No, oh, my God. 1487 01:16:42,640 --> 01:16:44,350 [continues off screen] And he can make an open shot. 1488 01:16:44,559 --> 01:16:47,270 [announcer] Out to Valentine, left open for three straight away. 1489 01:16:47,353 --> 01:16:50,023 - It won't go, rebound tipped out white. - Fuck. 1490 01:16:52,775 --> 01:16:53,693 [thematic music] 1491 01:16:53,776 --> 01:16:55,194 [Alex] We tell the guys all the time, 1492 01:16:55,278 --> 01:16:57,989 the Boston Celtics aren't looking necessarily for the best player. 1493 01:16:58,364 --> 01:17:00,491 They're not. They're looking for the guy from the G League 1494 01:17:00,908 --> 01:17:03,578 that can help them win and impact winning. 1495 01:17:05,121 --> 01:17:06,664 Every possession matters… 1496 01:17:07,623 --> 01:17:10,376 - [player groans] - [music intensifies] 1497 01:17:11,294 --> 01:17:12,920 [Alex] He knows that. 1498 01:17:13,296 --> 01:17:15,131 [Denzel] Fuck, man. 1499 01:17:15,298 --> 01:17:21,512 [announcer] So the Lakers take two here, winning this one tonight 114-98. 1500 01:17:24,682 --> 01:17:26,351 [Denzel] I can just take it day by day. 1501 01:17:28,269 --> 01:17:30,355 And I'm human, so I deal with emotions and feelings, 1502 01:17:30,438 --> 01:17:33,066 but I don't know, you gotta take the good with the bad. 1503 01:17:33,149 --> 01:17:34,359 You know, we're out here for a week. 1504 01:17:34,484 --> 01:17:38,613 We're gonna enjoy it, enjoy the weather, enjoy the vibes, and make the most of it. 1505 01:17:40,865 --> 01:17:44,035 Just kind of just get my mind on basketball. 1506 01:17:46,788 --> 01:17:48,998 [interviewer] Does basketball come up in your music a lot? 1507 01:17:49,082 --> 01:17:50,291 - Yeah. - Yeah? 1508 01:17:50,375 --> 01:17:54,003 I rap about, like, when I'm going through, like, stuff that I'm doing. 1509 01:17:54,087 --> 01:17:58,299 So it's just a way for me to vent and kinda just like, 1510 01:17:58,383 --> 01:18:00,385 I feel like when I make music I'm fully present. 1511 01:18:00,510 --> 01:18:02,512 Like, I ain't think about nothing else. 1512 01:18:02,970 --> 01:18:05,139 When I'm in that booth, and I'm just like, got 1513 01:18:05,223 --> 01:18:08,893 the headphones in, I'm in my zone, like, I ain't thinking about nothing, 1514 01:18:09,018 --> 01:18:12,188 so that's where I feel peace at is like being in the booth, 1515 01:18:12,271 --> 01:18:14,524 - being in the studio with my friends. - [Brandon] It's like an escape. 1516 01:18:14,732 --> 01:18:15,900 Yeah, it's like an escape. 1517 01:18:16,818 --> 01:18:17,944 [practicing lyrics] ♪ Playing like I'm Popovich ♪ 1518 01:18:18,027 --> 01:18:19,946 ♪ I'm coming to play Like I'm pop ♪♪ 1519 01:18:22,407 --> 01:18:23,408 [all groaning] 1520 01:18:23,491 --> 01:18:26,285 One more time, one more time, ah, one more time. 1521 01:18:27,829 --> 01:18:30,289 [off tune] ♪ Time, is that itty bitch for the dog ♪ 1522 01:18:30,373 --> 01:18:32,667 [Brandon] 'Cause I wanna go back in like that. 1523 01:18:32,750 --> 01:18:34,961 - That's hard. - [Brandon] That's hard as hell. 1524 01:18:35,169 --> 01:18:37,296 [laughs, sings] ♪ Is that itty bitch for the dog ♪♪ 1525 01:18:37,422 --> 01:18:40,883 - [both laughing] - [Denzel] Oh, shit. 1526 01:18:41,217 --> 01:18:44,053 Like, me being in LA is because of him, you know. 1527 01:18:44,137 --> 01:18:46,639 Me traveling the world, seeing new things, 1528 01:18:46,722 --> 01:18:50,143 experiencing new things is because of him having faith in me 1529 01:18:50,226 --> 01:18:52,353 and just being a good friend to him. 1530 01:18:52,437 --> 01:18:54,856 I thought about, like, maybe, like, one day in the future, 1531 01:18:54,939 --> 01:18:58,025 like, if it comes around to it, start my own label, 1532 01:18:58,109 --> 01:19:01,028 and trying to put people on for my city, Lansing, Michigan. 1533 01:19:02,822 --> 01:19:04,949 I used to have a studio in my crib in Chicago, 1534 01:19:05,032 --> 01:19:08,077 and me and KG would probably work, like, three times a week at least. 1535 01:19:08,202 --> 01:19:13,291 - It's definitely a good escape for sure. - [KG] For sure, for sure. 1536 01:19:13,666 --> 01:19:15,126 [gentle music swells] 1537 01:19:15,376 --> 01:19:16,377 [waves lapping] 1538 01:19:16,461 --> 01:19:20,131 I've always enjoyed making music. It's a good hobby, 1539 01:19:20,214 --> 01:19:22,258 but basketball is the most important thing, 1540 01:19:22,550 --> 01:19:24,177 and that's what I'm doing right now, so… 1541 01:19:24,844 --> 01:19:26,929 I just feel like I'm a winner just in general. 1542 01:19:27,013 --> 01:19:28,389 I definitely got that on my side. 1543 01:19:28,473 --> 01:19:32,310 I'm gonna come in, and be positive, and work extremely hard 1544 01:19:32,393 --> 01:19:35,229 every single day, and I'm gonna be a good person, 1545 01:19:35,313 --> 01:19:37,148 so I bring a lot to the table. 1546 01:19:37,523 --> 01:19:40,276 - [birds squawking] - [music continues] 1547 01:19:40,526 --> 01:19:43,446 But then it also is like, it's that devil on your shoulder saying, 1548 01:19:43,529 --> 01:19:45,781 "You're a failure. Why are you in the G League still? 1549 01:19:46,032 --> 01:19:48,534 [waves crashing] 1550 01:19:49,619 --> 01:19:51,579 If you're so good, then you know, why are you here?" 1551 01:19:51,662 --> 01:19:55,291 So it's like I got the angel and the devil talking to me. 1552 01:19:57,376 --> 01:19:59,045 I tend to listen to the angel a little bit more 1553 01:19:59,128 --> 01:20:01,005 because I don't know what's gonna happen 1554 01:20:01,088 --> 01:20:04,217 in the future, but I just believe in myself. 1555 01:20:05,718 --> 01:20:08,721 [music continues] 1556 01:20:09,096 --> 01:20:11,474 [street sounds] 1557 01:20:13,684 --> 01:20:14,560 [items clattering] 1558 01:20:14,644 --> 01:20:19,148 So we don't use electronics from sundown Friday night till sundown Saturday night, 1559 01:20:19,732 --> 01:20:23,861 no phones, TV, car… 1560 01:20:24,695 --> 01:20:27,657 so I need to be close to the gym to make the walk, 1561 01:20:27,740 --> 01:20:31,577 so a lot of the times I stay at a different hotel than my team. 1562 01:20:31,702 --> 01:20:34,747 It's really cool for a team to, you know, be so accepting 1563 01:20:34,830 --> 01:20:38,751 and understanding of that situation and helping me out through it. 1564 01:20:38,834 --> 01:20:41,963 What I do on Shabbat, you know, since you can't use 1565 01:20:42,046 --> 01:20:44,298 a microwave or, you know, cook anything, 1566 01:20:44,382 --> 01:20:48,761 I bring a hot plate with me on the road trips. 1567 01:20:48,844 --> 01:20:51,722 You just plug that in, you can put your food on top of that. 1568 01:20:53,015 --> 01:20:55,768 Pretty much on every road trip, I bring my food, you know, 1569 01:20:55,851 --> 01:20:59,522 to keep kosher and whatnot, so I keep it old reliable right here. 1570 01:20:59,605 --> 01:21:03,067 That's what I call it. It's the ice chest that I bring it in. 1571 01:21:03,150 --> 01:21:08,531 I got, you know, my pastrami blocks and rice pretty much, I'll get,10 of these. 1572 01:21:08,614 --> 01:21:11,033 Like, people walk, they see me, like, lining these up, 1573 01:21:11,117 --> 01:21:12,618 and they're like, "Oh, you must really like these." 1574 01:21:13,452 --> 01:21:17,206 And shout out to Rabbi Levy of Habad out in Fort Wayne. 1575 01:21:17,290 --> 01:21:19,584 He supplied me with the challah bread… 1576 01:21:20,751 --> 01:21:25,256 that is much needed and the grape juice that is needed for the Shabbat festivals. 1577 01:21:25,339 --> 01:21:27,633 [gentle music swells] 1578 01:21:29,176 --> 01:21:30,428 [street sounds] 1579 01:21:37,852 --> 01:21:40,313 To be traveling to a place like Sioux Falls, or Fort Wayne, 1580 01:21:40,396 --> 01:21:45,151 or, you know, all over the map, and having, you know, Habads coming out 1581 01:21:45,234 --> 01:21:48,571 and helping me out with food, you know, it's been super helpful, 1582 01:21:48,654 --> 01:21:52,450 and it's cool that they're a huge part of this journey, 1583 01:21:52,575 --> 01:21:55,661 and I know that it'd be really hard to complete this journey 1584 01:21:55,745 --> 01:21:57,997 if I didn't have all the people around me. 1585 01:22:01,917 --> 01:22:05,755 - [buzzer blaring] - Ky, Ky, Kyler. 1586 01:22:06,714 --> 01:22:07,673 Who you got? 1587 01:22:07,757 --> 01:22:08,674 When I get it in the game, 1588 01:22:08,758 --> 01:22:10,843 I just try to give as much energy as possible 1589 01:22:11,052 --> 01:22:14,138 and just be ready for the opportunity when it comes. 1590 01:22:14,305 --> 01:22:17,266 [announcer] Ryan Turell off the bench for the Cruise chases it down. 1591 01:22:19,143 --> 01:22:20,019 Ky, Ky, Ky, Ky. 1592 01:22:20,102 --> 01:22:22,772 This season was a real learning experience for me. 1593 01:22:22,897 --> 01:22:26,233 Coming from a division-three school, it was a big jump, 1594 01:22:26,317 --> 01:22:28,694 but I feel like I've made big strides in my game. 1595 01:22:28,778 --> 01:22:31,322 - [announcer] Turell with space… connects! - [Ryan] Time out. 1596 01:22:31,447 --> 01:22:33,783 - [whistle blows] - [audience cheering] 1597 01:22:34,116 --> 01:22:36,535 And I've definitely gotten used to the size and speed. 1598 01:22:40,665 --> 01:22:42,124 [announcer] Turell… 1599 01:22:42,208 --> 01:22:45,670 [announcer 2] Trevelin Queen all over him, one of the better defenders in the league. 1600 01:22:45,753 --> 01:22:47,046 [announcer] A fade away. 1601 01:22:48,339 --> 01:22:50,049 [announcer 2] That was a big-time bucket there by Turell. 1602 01:22:50,132 --> 01:22:51,884 He had to deal with a lot. 1603 01:22:52,635 --> 01:22:56,681 I could play at this level. And I'm excited to keep getting better. 1604 01:22:56,764 --> 01:23:01,602 [announcer] And hard looking for space… Turell, what a move, off the window. 1605 01:23:01,686 --> 01:23:03,145 [audience roars] 1606 01:23:03,229 --> 01:23:05,773 [announcer 2 chuckles] Great footwork by the young fella. 1607 01:23:05,856 --> 01:23:09,819 We're calling it the spinning dreidel. Saw a couple of comments on Instagram, 1608 01:23:09,902 --> 01:23:11,696 or Twitter, or whatever. It's spinning dreidel. 1609 01:23:11,779 --> 01:23:14,907 I like that name. That's a good nickname for that move. 1610 01:23:15,116 --> 01:23:19,078 [announcer] Saturday night, and at Summit City, a rookie with some savvy. 1611 01:23:19,745 --> 01:23:22,331 [gentle music] 1612 01:23:23,916 --> 01:23:25,418 I always wanted to play in Israel. 1613 01:23:25,501 --> 01:23:27,962 Even growing up, that was always a dream to me. 1614 01:23:28,045 --> 01:23:33,676 And even if the NBA dream happens as well, that would be the perfect career ending 1615 01:23:33,759 --> 01:23:36,137 would be going to play in Israel for of couple years. 1616 01:23:37,096 --> 01:23:41,892 But right now, I feel like the right move is to stay the G League path. 1617 01:23:42,977 --> 01:23:48,065 You know, when I was growing up, I never thought the NBA was attainable, 1618 01:23:48,274 --> 01:23:50,192 but I kept working hard and kept getting better, 1619 01:23:50,276 --> 01:23:53,195 and you know, now I do believe it's possible, 1620 01:23:53,279 --> 01:23:55,406 and I just gotta keep working to get there. 1621 01:23:58,325 --> 01:24:02,204 I coulda went overseas easily, and played, and did all that, 1622 01:24:02,288 --> 01:24:04,874 but I felt like I was good enough, 1623 01:24:04,957 --> 01:24:08,335 and the time was gonna come for me to get on a team 1624 01:24:08,419 --> 01:24:12,923 where they'll let me be me and use my abilities, you know, 1625 01:24:13,007 --> 01:24:15,843 to the highest level, so I decided to stay here, 1626 01:24:15,926 --> 01:24:18,137 and it took five, six years for that opportunity to come. 1627 01:24:18,220 --> 01:24:21,098 [ball thudding] 1628 01:24:23,476 --> 01:24:26,270 Early probably, like, year one through year three, 1629 01:24:26,353 --> 01:24:28,397 it was kinda rough, but I did get a call-up 1630 01:24:28,481 --> 01:24:30,983 at the end of my first year to the Milwaukee Bucks, 1631 01:24:31,066 --> 01:24:33,194 and you know, that kinda gave me more confidence 1632 01:24:33,569 --> 01:24:36,071 that I know that I can do this, and I can get a 10-day. 1633 01:24:36,197 --> 01:24:39,033 [ball thudding] 1634 01:24:41,160 --> 01:24:45,164 Last season, I got a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic. 1635 01:24:46,624 --> 01:24:50,795 That was my first actual NBA opportunity at 28 years old. 1636 01:24:51,670 --> 01:24:52,505 [net whooshing] 1637 01:24:52,671 --> 01:24:54,632 So even just to hear that, it was special for me 1638 01:24:54,715 --> 01:24:57,259 to get that call at 8:30 in the morning from my agent. 1639 01:24:57,343 --> 01:25:01,180 Like, "Yo, like, you got your 10-day, man. Like, congratulations, like, it's time." 1640 01:25:01,680 --> 01:25:04,433 - [ball thuds] - [whooshing] 1641 01:25:04,683 --> 01:25:06,685 Those 10 days I was gonna give my all to. 1642 01:25:06,769 --> 01:25:09,021 Like, I knew, after that 10 days, I was gonna get signed, 1643 01:25:09,104 --> 01:25:10,481 and I know what comes after that. 1644 01:25:10,606 --> 01:25:12,650 - [ball thudding] - [grunts] 1645 01:25:13,984 --> 01:25:14,819 [whooshing] 1646 01:25:14,944 --> 01:25:16,570 They asked me, "Yo, what time are you trying to leave?" 1647 01:25:16,654 --> 01:25:18,864 I said, "I can get to the airport in fucking 30 minutes. 1648 01:25:18,948 --> 01:25:21,909 When you want me to get out?" I was so ready to leave and start that journey. 1649 01:25:22,117 --> 01:25:24,954 - [thudding] - [squeaking] 1650 01:25:25,663 --> 01:25:29,875 Get on the flight, land in Orlando at about 5:15. 1651 01:25:29,959 --> 01:25:34,296 By 5:40, I'm taking the Q test. They called me 15 minutes later. 1652 01:25:34,380 --> 01:25:37,174 "Yo, like, came back positive, but like, we're gonna do the PCR. 1653 01:25:37,299 --> 01:25:40,427 It'll come back at 6:00 AM, and we'll let you know in the morning." 1654 01:25:41,178 --> 01:25:42,638 [dramatic hum] 1655 01:25:43,931 --> 01:25:46,809 I don't sleep, and I'm just looking at my phone 1656 01:25:46,892 --> 01:25:49,812 just waiting, like, "Hurry up and call me. Hurry up and call me." 1657 01:25:49,895 --> 01:25:55,943 They called me at, like, 7:15. The doc's on the phone with the manager, 1658 01:25:56,026 --> 01:25:59,196 and that's when I knew it was bad. The doc starts talking, 1659 01:25:59,280 --> 01:26:00,823 and I don't even remember the whole conversation. 1660 01:26:00,906 --> 01:26:03,117 I just remember him starting off with, "Yo, I'm sorry." 1661 01:26:03,200 --> 01:26:06,579 - And then after that, it was like, oof. - [music swells] 1662 01:26:06,662 --> 01:26:09,248 Like, a whole cloud just fucking went over me, 1663 01:26:09,331 --> 01:26:11,041 and it was just like, this is not happening to me right now. 1664 01:26:11,125 --> 01:26:15,421 Like, this is not, I didn't feel like it was real. I didn't feel like, 1665 01:26:15,504 --> 01:26:18,924 "Damn, my first NBA opportunity is gonna come down to this?", like… 1666 01:26:19,884 --> 01:26:23,304 And I felt like I didn't have no favor from God. 1667 01:26:23,429 --> 01:26:25,931 [dramatic music swells] 1668 01:26:28,893 --> 01:26:31,812 At that point, I called my girlfriend, and I was crying. 1669 01:26:31,896 --> 01:26:34,273 You know, I was bawling crying, and I was just asking like, 1670 01:26:34,356 --> 01:26:35,482 "What should I do at this point?" 1671 01:26:35,566 --> 01:26:38,110 Like, "I don't feel like this is worth it anymore." 1672 01:26:42,031 --> 01:26:45,951 What she was able to do for me was just be there for me, 1673 01:26:46,035 --> 01:26:48,746 be a shoulder to cry on, to just hear me out, 1674 01:26:48,829 --> 01:26:50,789 and hear my frustrations, and hear my cries, 1675 01:26:50,873 --> 01:26:54,460 and for who I am and what my career has been. 1676 01:26:54,543 --> 01:26:57,880 It was just like, "Bro, like, are you gonna stop and quit, 1677 01:26:58,005 --> 01:27:00,424 or is this just, you know, another one of those trials, 1678 01:27:00,549 --> 01:27:02,551 another one of those life lessons and battles 1679 01:27:02,635 --> 01:27:04,803 that you had to learn 'cause God's telling you, like, 1680 01:27:04,887 --> 01:27:06,639 you still not ready for this shit?" 1681 01:27:07,806 --> 01:27:09,934 [Adina] Gabe works extremely, extremely hard. 1682 01:27:10,768 --> 01:27:12,519 When we were home in the summer, 1683 01:27:12,603 --> 01:27:14,980 he worked out at least three or four times a day. 1684 01:27:15,064 --> 01:27:16,690 I couldn't get him out of the gym. 1685 01:27:17,691 --> 01:27:20,861 And I think a little part of his happiness is sacrificed 1686 01:27:20,945 --> 01:27:23,739 just because he's not where he wants to be. 1687 01:27:23,864 --> 01:27:26,575 So truly, I just, like, always make sure 1688 01:27:26,659 --> 01:27:29,662 I put at least a little bit of positivity into him. 1689 01:27:32,915 --> 01:27:36,919 He's working on that part of himself of getting fully happy 1690 01:27:37,044 --> 01:27:39,088 being where he's at in his career. 1691 01:27:39,505 --> 01:27:40,756 You know what time it is. 1692 01:27:40,965 --> 01:27:43,467 [Gabe] She's one of the people that has really helped change 1693 01:27:43,550 --> 01:27:46,971 my mental aspect on understanding that you need to enjoy 1694 01:27:47,054 --> 01:27:48,555 the process of what you're going through. 1695 01:27:48,639 --> 01:27:51,600 You need to see that there is beauty in the struggle. 1696 01:27:51,684 --> 01:27:54,561 You know what I mean? There is beauty in the trial that you're going through. 1697 01:27:55,354 --> 01:27:57,815 It's all just setting you up for whatever that main war is 1698 01:27:57,940 --> 01:28:00,192 that's coming up in your life, whatever it may be. 1699 01:28:00,317 --> 01:28:02,903 And for me, you know, I think my war is the NBA. 1700 01:28:02,987 --> 01:28:07,658 [announcer] Number 32, [louder] Gabe York. 1701 01:28:07,783 --> 01:28:08,617 [audience cheering] 1702 01:28:08,701 --> 01:28:11,161 [Gabe] Eight years I've been fighting to get to the NBA, 1703 01:28:11,704 --> 01:28:15,457 battling all these lessons, but I think once I get there, 1704 01:28:15,541 --> 01:28:16,583 that's gonna be the hardest part. 1705 01:28:17,042 --> 01:28:18,752 The moment you touch those doors, 1706 01:28:18,836 --> 01:28:21,046 it becomes harder than anything that you've done 1707 01:28:21,130 --> 01:28:23,257 even to get to that point to try and stay there. 1708 01:28:23,340 --> 01:28:25,217 [player] Come on, come on. 1709 01:28:25,300 --> 01:28:27,886 [announcer] Deep three, Gabe York, of course. 1710 01:28:27,970 --> 01:28:29,763 [announcer 2] That was a practice three. You can't do that. 1711 01:28:29,847 --> 01:28:32,474 You can't give him one of those. He's entirely too good. 1712 01:28:32,766 --> 01:28:35,436 [Gabe continues] And I think that's what has set me up over these last eight years 1713 01:28:35,519 --> 01:28:37,688 is to be ready for that opportunity. 1714 01:28:37,938 --> 01:28:40,482 I think that's why I am who I am today and where I'm at today. 1715 01:28:40,566 --> 01:28:41,775 Get in there. 1716 01:28:42,484 --> 01:28:44,361 And why I'm okay with being in the G League 1717 01:28:44,445 --> 01:28:48,657 again for a third full year for my caliber of player and what I've been able to do. 1718 01:28:48,741 --> 01:28:50,492 [announcer] York… book it. 1719 01:28:50,701 --> 01:28:52,453 - [audience cheering] - [player] Good shot, Gabe. 1720 01:28:52,536 --> 01:28:53,579 And that's where I'm gonna continue 1721 01:28:53,662 --> 01:28:56,498 to prove and showcase that I belong in the NBA. 1722 01:28:57,124 --> 01:29:00,044 [dramatic music continues] 1723 01:29:04,131 --> 01:29:08,886 [Coach] Let's move, move. Feels like dawn, don't got no miles on your body. 1724 01:29:08,969 --> 01:29:11,930 - You're, like, walking. - [practice sounds] 1725 01:29:13,766 --> 01:29:15,517 Scoot, that's my little brother. 1726 01:29:16,351 --> 01:29:18,187 Been with each other for the last two years, 1727 01:29:18,353 --> 01:29:20,856 we have this connection and this brotherhood. 1728 01:29:20,939 --> 01:29:23,525 [gentle music] 1729 01:29:26,403 --> 01:29:29,865 [Eugene] Right now, we about to go check out my son, EJ. 1730 01:29:29,948 --> 01:29:32,284 He's having a baseball game. 1731 01:29:32,618 --> 01:29:35,579 - He gonna go crazy seeing Scoot. - [Scoot chuckles] 1732 01:29:37,623 --> 01:29:40,584 [Eugene continues] Scoot is one of the best players in the world, 1733 01:29:40,667 --> 01:29:45,506 but he still takes the time out to do what's important. 1734 01:29:46,590 --> 01:29:47,758 - [baseball bat clanging] - [overlapping crowd chatter] 1735 01:29:47,841 --> 01:29:48,759 [Eugene] What'd you think? 1736 01:29:48,967 --> 01:29:50,302 - [all groan] - [Eugene] Oh, safe. 1737 01:29:52,012 --> 01:29:54,807 Feel like Pooh, like, he's, like, similar to my dad almost 1738 01:29:54,890 --> 01:29:57,351 just, like, how he thinks about things, you know, uh… 1739 01:29:57,434 --> 01:29:59,436 and I'm all ears whenever he speaks. 1740 01:30:00,854 --> 01:30:02,856 What made baseball so popular, bro? 1741 01:30:04,483 --> 01:30:05,484 - Man, it's America's… - It's a great sport. 1742 01:30:05,567 --> 01:30:07,611 - It's like America's sport. - [Scoot] Yeah. 1743 01:30:07,694 --> 01:30:08,821 It's hard, though. 1744 01:30:10,614 --> 01:30:12,116 [Eugene] Keep your eyes on it. 1745 01:30:13,075 --> 01:30:14,243 - [bat clanging] - [cheering swells] 1746 01:30:14,993 --> 01:30:16,370 - [spectator] Let's go, yeah, let's go. - [overlapping cheering] 1747 01:30:17,037 --> 01:30:20,290 - [Scoot] Yes! Keep going. - [Eugene] What you say? 1748 01:30:21,708 --> 01:30:23,085 Oh, that was a home run? 1749 01:30:23,168 --> 01:30:26,588 Him coming by, and watching EJ play baseball, 1750 01:30:26,672 --> 01:30:29,842 and taking pictures with the kids, and just being Scoot, 1751 01:30:29,925 --> 01:30:33,303 and I wished more people can see how special he is 1752 01:30:33,387 --> 01:30:35,681 and how big his character is. 1753 01:30:35,764 --> 01:30:37,975 - [friend] Two, three. - [camera clicking] 1754 01:30:38,058 --> 01:30:39,226 [friend] Good job, man. 1755 01:30:39,309 --> 01:30:43,272 So when y'all see the NBA draft coming up, he's gonna be on the NBA draft. 1756 01:30:43,355 --> 01:30:46,024 - No, he's not. He's staying on. - [all laughing] 1757 01:30:46,108 --> 01:30:51,780 [Eugene] No, I mean, when y'all play NBA 2K 24, he's gonna be on there. 1758 01:30:51,864 --> 01:30:54,158 [laughing] Yeah, now get on outta there. 1759 01:30:55,367 --> 01:30:57,911 [upbeat music] 1760 01:30:57,995 --> 01:30:59,830 - [player] Yeah. - [player 2] There he is. There he is. 1761 01:31:01,248 --> 01:31:03,834 - Oh, that's hard. - [Coach] You gotta set a screen on, Neil. 1762 01:31:04,918 --> 01:31:07,588 - [audience cheering] - [Scoot] Oh, he can't guard you. 1763 01:31:07,671 --> 01:31:09,381 [announcer] Johnson gets the lay up there, 1764 01:31:09,715 --> 01:31:11,341 getting the start in place of Scoot Henderson. 1765 01:31:11,425 --> 01:31:13,468 They decided to shut Scoot down. 1766 01:31:14,011 --> 01:31:15,929 The thought is he's shown enough, right? 1767 01:31:16,013 --> 01:31:19,600 He's expected to be a to-two pick in the upcoming draft, 1768 01:31:19,725 --> 01:31:22,603 not play the last four games or so for the Ignite. 1769 01:31:22,769 --> 01:31:25,439 [announcer 2] Yep, that means he's done his work. He put his work in. 1770 01:31:25,522 --> 01:31:28,817 He put his time in, and he's gonna be rewarded later on. 1771 01:31:30,152 --> 01:31:32,779 There's not just one journey to having a long career in the NBA. 1772 01:31:32,905 --> 01:31:35,073 There's a lot of different ways to get to where you wanna be. 1773 01:31:35,908 --> 01:31:38,911 A lot of guys like me who aren't drafted have a long career, still here. 1774 01:31:38,994 --> 01:31:42,873 A lot of guys who were drafted above me are gone, so as long as you keep working, 1775 01:31:42,956 --> 01:31:44,917 stay consistent, and you really love the game, 1776 01:31:45,000 --> 01:31:46,335 then you never know when your break 1777 01:31:46,460 --> 01:31:49,504 or when your lucky day is to show that you belong. 1778 01:31:49,838 --> 01:31:52,174 [dramatic music] 1779 01:31:52,257 --> 01:31:54,968 [announcer] At Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Delaware, 1780 01:31:55,052 --> 01:31:56,762 it's the regular season finale. 1781 01:31:58,305 --> 01:32:01,642 The Fort Wayne Mad Ants visiting the Delaware Blue Coats. 1782 01:32:01,725 --> 01:32:06,521 For the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, it's simple. Win, and they're in the G League playoffs. 1783 01:32:06,605 --> 01:32:09,191 Lose, and their season is over. 1784 01:32:09,316 --> 01:32:11,401 - [game sounds] - [grunting] 1785 01:32:11,485 --> 01:32:14,404 - [player] Hey, good shot. - [player 2] Red, red. 1786 01:32:15,197 --> 01:32:17,532 - [player] Shot. - [net whooshing] 1787 01:32:17,616 --> 01:32:20,202 [audience cheering] 1788 01:32:20,285 --> 01:32:21,370 [player] That's tough. 1789 01:32:22,663 --> 01:32:24,081 [whistle blows] 1790 01:32:24,581 --> 01:32:26,583 That was on TQ? 1791 01:32:26,708 --> 01:32:30,337 Don't start that soft-ass calls, bro. Don't start them soft-ass calls. 1792 01:32:30,420 --> 01:32:32,089 [announcer 2] We know Queen's gonna be very aggressive, 1793 01:32:32,172 --> 01:32:33,674 former MVP of the G League. 1794 01:32:33,757 --> 01:32:35,217 [announcer 2] He went out with two fouls early. 1795 01:32:35,300 --> 01:32:38,262 Gabe, dribble thumb, dribble thumb. 1796 01:32:39,429 --> 01:32:41,932 [announcer] Gabe York's so hard to guard off those screen-aways 1797 01:32:42,015 --> 01:32:43,976 'cause he can turn the corner and drive it, 1798 01:32:44,059 --> 01:32:46,019 and obviously, he can sit behind it and shoot it. 1799 01:32:46,311 --> 01:32:49,147 [Seth] Yeah, it's they ball. No, all right, so get out, my bad, my bad. 1800 01:32:49,690 --> 01:32:52,317 - [player] Ah. - [player] That way, that way, that way. 1801 01:32:52,901 --> 01:32:54,403 [whistle blows] 1802 01:32:54,486 --> 01:32:57,489 - [dramatic music continues] - You got Gabe. 1803 01:32:58,657 --> 01:33:00,909 - [shoes squeaking] - [player] Real fucking pass. 1804 01:33:00,993 --> 01:33:02,286 [announcer] Queen back in the game 1805 01:33:02,369 --> 01:33:04,079 doing what he does best, scoring the basketball. 1806 01:33:04,288 --> 01:33:05,914 77 away, here we go. 1807 01:33:06,498 --> 01:33:08,709 [ball thudding] 1808 01:33:08,792 --> 01:33:10,460 [Queen] Grabbed my whole wrist, bro. 1809 01:33:10,585 --> 01:33:13,005 That's a foul, yo. What the fuck, yo? 1810 01:33:14,548 --> 01:33:17,467 [announcer] This is a scrappy game. Both teams are definitely competing. 1811 01:33:17,551 --> 01:33:19,553 You see the Mad Ants competing for their lives, 1812 01:33:19,678 --> 01:33:23,223 and you see the Blue Coats saying, "Hey not on our watch, not on our home court." 1813 01:33:23,890 --> 01:33:25,600 [Queen] I never get that fucking call. 1814 01:33:26,518 --> 01:33:28,353 - No, Gabe's hand, TQ. - [player] Just let him have it. 1815 01:33:28,437 --> 01:33:29,521 - Just let him have it. - [Queen] I'm not coming out, bro. 1816 01:33:30,230 --> 01:33:32,316 Bro, I'm not coming out. I'm not coming out, I'm not coming out. 1817 01:33:32,441 --> 01:33:33,400 [announcer] He's got three. 1818 01:33:34,443 --> 01:33:37,821 Just let him have it, bro. Keep his head cool, bro. 1819 01:33:37,988 --> 01:33:40,699 [announcer 2] The Mad Ants need a win, and they're in the playoffs. 1820 01:33:40,782 --> 01:33:41,616 - [players grunt] - [announcer continues] If they lose, 1821 01:33:41,700 --> 01:33:44,286 - their season is over. - [music swells] 1822 01:33:45,579 --> 01:33:46,872 [soft grunting] 1823 01:33:48,790 --> 01:33:51,168 [announcer 2] Trevelin Queen… no. 1824 01:33:53,712 --> 01:33:54,546 [player] Shot. 1825 01:33:56,214 --> 01:33:57,090 Fuck. 1826 01:33:57,507 --> 01:34:05,015 [announcer 2] So far in this second half, a 14 nothing Delaware Blue coats run. 1827 01:34:05,098 --> 01:34:05,974 [whistle blows] 1828 01:34:06,058 --> 01:34:08,518 That's off as shit, yo. That's off as shit. 1829 01:34:09,728 --> 01:34:12,898 That shit light for real, all right. I'm telling you. 1830 01:34:13,774 --> 01:34:15,442 - [whistle blows] - [player] Right here. 1831 01:34:16,193 --> 01:34:18,278 [announcer] Somebody just got thrown outta the game. 1832 01:34:20,155 --> 01:34:24,117 [announcer 2] So Queen got teed up, and he's ejected from the game. 1833 01:34:25,494 --> 01:34:29,414 The Mad Ants will play the rest of this game down 11 without Trevelin Queen. 1834 01:34:30,457 --> 01:34:32,376 That's insane, man. That's crazy. 1835 01:34:33,210 --> 01:34:36,755 Gotta have some urgency, white. Gotta have some urgency, white. 1836 01:34:37,422 --> 01:34:39,257 [announcer] Fort Wayne, energy not there, 1837 01:34:39,341 --> 01:34:41,301 they really got to find a way here to turn it up 1838 01:34:41,468 --> 01:34:43,053 they're gonna have a chance to win this game. 1839 01:34:43,136 --> 01:34:45,055 [announcer 2] Their season on the line. 1840 01:34:45,514 --> 01:34:47,057 [music intensifies] 1841 01:34:49,309 --> 01:34:50,519 - [Gabe] Hey. - [whistle blows] 1842 01:34:50,602 --> 01:34:53,605 [announcer 2] Attack on, four-point play chance, York. 1843 01:34:55,232 --> 01:34:57,275 [overlapping chatter] 1844 01:34:57,359 --> 01:35:00,278 [game sounds] 1845 01:35:00,987 --> 01:35:04,241 [announcer 2] Four… He's got it going and more. 1846 01:35:04,491 --> 01:35:05,700 I'm him, I'm him. 1847 01:35:05,784 --> 01:35:07,744 [announcer] It's been the three-point shooting of Gabe York. 1848 01:35:07,828 --> 01:35:11,623 He's getting hot at the right times. Mad Ants still alive in his basketball game. 1849 01:35:12,082 --> 01:35:12,916 [player] Shoot it. 1850 01:35:14,251 --> 01:35:17,003 - [net whooshing] - That's a fact, that's a fact. 1851 01:35:17,546 --> 01:35:19,381 [announcer] I tell you what, Gabe York wants to win this game. 1852 01:35:19,464 --> 01:35:22,551 He's fighting. He's in there rebounding, shooting threes, driving the basketball. 1853 01:35:22,634 --> 01:35:23,802 He's everywhere. 1854 01:35:23,885 --> 01:35:26,263 [announcer] We talked about wanting to see some fire from Fort Wayne. 1855 01:35:26,346 --> 01:35:29,599 - This is it. This is for your season. - [announcer 2] Stockton says no. 1856 01:35:30,600 --> 01:35:35,230 - Three on, oh, York. - [Gabe screaming] 1857 01:35:35,313 --> 01:35:38,316 The throwdown, he's got 26. 1858 01:35:38,400 --> 01:35:40,318 [announcer] You gotta credit his effort in the second half. 1859 01:35:40,402 --> 01:35:42,362 He kinda ignited them to being able to feel like 1860 01:35:42,446 --> 01:35:44,156 they could still win the basketball game. 1861 01:35:44,239 --> 01:35:48,535 [announcer 2] Fort Wayne Mad Ants, for the first time since 2018, 1862 01:35:48,618 --> 01:35:52,038 they are going to the NBA G League playoffs. 1863 01:35:52,706 --> 01:35:55,208 [Gabe] Yes, sir, white. Yes, sir, white. 1864 01:35:55,500 --> 01:35:58,753 I told you I got you, boy. Hell, yeah. 1865 01:35:58,879 --> 01:36:00,255 Come on, white. 1866 01:36:00,338 --> 01:36:02,132 - Hell, yeah. - [overlapping chatter] 1867 01:36:03,341 --> 01:36:05,927 - [overlapping cheering] - [thematic music] 1868 01:36:07,762 --> 01:36:09,806 [interviewer] For someone who's never stepped foot on the floor, 1869 01:36:09,890 --> 01:36:12,601 what's something that you would compare basketball to 1870 01:36:12,684 --> 01:36:15,020 to help them understand how it feels? 1871 01:36:17,564 --> 01:36:20,984 Wow, that's a question right there. 1872 01:36:22,360 --> 01:36:23,778 [thematic music swells] 1873 01:36:24,112 --> 01:36:26,948 I think it's just the closest thing to, like, pure joy. 1874 01:36:28,116 --> 01:36:30,368 When you see the ball go in the basket, or when you stop a defender, 1875 01:36:30,452 --> 01:36:32,662 or no matter what it is, like, there's just something about it 1876 01:36:32,746 --> 01:36:35,540 that, like, I'm not ever thinking of sorrow, or pain, 1877 01:36:35,624 --> 01:36:37,250 or anything when I'm playing a game of basketball. 1878 01:36:37,334 --> 01:36:40,629 It's just all love, and joy, and, like, fulfillment, I guess. 1879 01:36:40,754 --> 01:36:45,717 Joy is definitely something I play with. If I'm out there having fun, talking shit, 1880 01:36:45,842 --> 01:36:49,095 being cool with my teammates, and just being present out there, 1881 01:36:49,179 --> 01:36:52,807 I'm definitely playing well, so I definitely love basketball. 1882 01:36:52,974 --> 01:36:56,603 It feels, like, perfect almost, like the sweat… 1883 01:36:57,354 --> 01:37:02,317 you gassed out, and you dead tired, and when you start to push yourself, 1884 01:37:02,526 --> 01:37:05,654 it's, like, something I needed to keep me, like, focused 1885 01:37:05,737 --> 01:37:08,698 and to keep me having my eye on the prize. 1886 01:37:08,823 --> 01:37:10,784 Everything else goes away. I just feel like, 1887 01:37:10,867 --> 01:37:13,537 when I get on the court, I'm excited. I'm in joy. 1888 01:37:13,620 --> 01:37:15,997 The definition of basketball is life. 1889 01:37:16,081 --> 01:37:19,584 It gives you everything that you put towards it. 1890 01:37:19,709 --> 01:37:22,671 All the energy that you feed into it, it brings it back to you. 1891 01:37:23,046 --> 01:37:24,422 [uptempo music] 1892 01:37:24,798 --> 01:37:27,551 Basketball, it's love. You know, just being on the court is… 1893 01:37:27,884 --> 01:37:30,762 where I feel most at home, I guess. 1894 01:37:31,471 --> 01:37:34,015 To be able to play is a gift, you know, 1895 01:37:34,182 --> 01:37:38,311 and I thank God every day that he allows me to do that. 1896 01:37:39,854 --> 01:37:42,399 I think I'd compare it to, like, really going to a movie. 1897 01:37:43,191 --> 01:37:45,193 You never know how the movie's gonna go. 1898 01:37:48,196 --> 01:37:50,949 - [dramatic sting, fades] - [birds chirping] 1899 01:37:52,409 --> 01:37:55,620 [gentle music] 1900 01:37:55,704 --> 01:37:58,957 I had a great season this year, but unfortunately, I broke my ankle. 1901 01:38:00,584 --> 01:38:02,544 Before I got hurt, we was 12 and 5. 1902 01:38:02,627 --> 01:38:05,338 We were second in the West, and it just took a left turn, 1903 01:38:05,422 --> 01:38:07,674 and you know, it's just sad that we didn't make the playoffs 1904 01:38:07,757 --> 01:38:09,593 knowing we was one of the best teams. 1905 01:38:10,969 --> 01:38:13,680 At the end of the day, like, everything happens for a reason, 1906 01:38:13,763 --> 01:38:16,516 so just here in Dallas getting better every day, 1907 01:38:16,600 --> 01:38:18,310 pushing my body, getting stronger. 1908 01:38:20,478 --> 01:38:22,814 Having this injury at the worst time when you're playing 1909 01:38:22,897 --> 01:38:28,069 the best basketball of the year wasn't planned, but it was planned from God. 1910 01:38:31,531 --> 01:38:34,075 [players chattering indistinctly] 1911 01:38:35,702 --> 01:38:37,078 [continues] Every road is not the same. 1912 01:38:38,038 --> 01:38:40,165 And that's what I'm learning year by year. 1913 01:38:41,124 --> 01:38:44,294 God is putting me in positions to continue to be patient. 1914 01:38:45,420 --> 01:38:48,006 [upbeat music] 1915 01:38:52,385 --> 01:38:56,473 I don't always start from the bottom. The situations always haven't been easy, 1916 01:38:56,556 --> 01:38:58,725 but I always came out of it 'cause of hard work. 1917 01:38:59,267 --> 01:39:01,019 - [Trainer] Eight. - [Mason] That's one of the big things 1918 01:39:01,102 --> 01:39:04,564 that I took from Kobe, favorite player, and Kobe was like, 1919 01:39:04,648 --> 01:39:06,483 "Don't rest in the middle. Rest at the end." 1920 01:39:06,566 --> 01:39:09,402 [Trainer continues] Three, two, come on, one, good work. 1921 01:39:09,527 --> 01:39:12,489 [Mason groaning] Can't cheat this. [laughs] 1922 01:39:12,739 --> 01:39:14,908 I feel like this is a big summer for me going up. 1923 01:39:14,991 --> 01:39:17,827 Um, I'm 24, and had two great seasons in the G. 1924 01:39:17,911 --> 01:39:19,496 I had two good seasons in the league, 1925 01:39:19,829 --> 01:39:21,539 and I feel like this is just the determined factor 1926 01:39:21,623 --> 01:39:24,542 of what I wanna be and how I wanna see the future. 1927 01:39:27,504 --> 01:39:29,089 There's still guys down there fighting, you know, 1928 01:39:29,172 --> 01:39:33,259 to get out just waiting for that right call-up and that right time, 1929 01:39:33,551 --> 01:39:37,514 you know, all the work in the summer is just preparation, you know, 1930 01:39:37,597 --> 01:39:40,183 for the goal that you're trying to get, which is to show scouts and stuff 1931 01:39:40,266 --> 01:39:41,768 that, you know, I've been working on my game 1932 01:39:41,851 --> 01:39:43,687 and ready to take that next leap. 1933 01:39:45,772 --> 01:39:47,148 [Mason exhaling] [continues off screen] 1934 01:39:47,357 --> 01:39:51,403 Once I'm done with rehab, I'm gonna be one of the best players of the NBA. 1935 01:39:52,946 --> 01:39:54,864 I'm just gonna be more ready for it this time 1936 01:39:54,948 --> 01:39:56,116 because of the G League. 1937 01:39:57,492 --> 01:39:59,577 [distorted thudding] 1938 01:39:59,661 --> 01:40:01,830 The learning lesson was, like, sometimes, like, 1939 01:40:01,913 --> 01:40:03,540 you have to control what you control. 1940 01:40:06,835 --> 01:40:08,420 And that's why I feel I need to tell my story 1941 01:40:08,503 --> 01:40:12,507 so they can understand who Mason Jones is before it's too late. 1942 01:40:14,592 --> 01:40:16,052 You have to try to expand yourself 1943 01:40:16,136 --> 01:40:18,638 so that you kind of become an indispensable commodity. 1944 01:40:18,763 --> 01:40:20,473 As the summer goes, and as the team change 1945 01:40:20,557 --> 01:40:22,851 and all that other stuff, look to expand your role. 1946 01:40:22,934 --> 01:40:25,019 You know what I'm saying? Work out with your development coach 1947 01:40:25,103 --> 01:40:28,273 and try to see realistically what the team might need 1948 01:40:28,356 --> 01:40:30,150 and where you can fill it. 1949 01:40:30,233 --> 01:40:31,985 So starting here, 10. 1950 01:40:32,068 --> 01:40:35,113 [Ryan] Dash, he's been my trainer since eighth, ninth grade… 1951 01:40:35,905 --> 01:40:38,658 and every off season I've made a big jump in my game, 1952 01:40:38,742 --> 01:40:40,827 and I attribute that to him. 1953 01:40:41,369 --> 01:40:43,788 Good, get your base wide. Keep the base wide. 1954 01:40:43,872 --> 01:40:47,041 [Dash off screen] We in here at Proactive. A lot of pros come up here to work out, 1955 01:40:47,125 --> 01:40:49,294 and get their bodies right, and get on the court with us. 1956 01:40:49,377 --> 01:40:52,797 One pound, pound one, two, so pound first. 1957 01:40:53,131 --> 01:40:54,132 Pound the ball first, all right? 1958 01:40:54,215 --> 01:40:56,551 I was the one talking to him like, "No, you can do this." 1959 01:40:57,135 --> 01:40:59,471 He was like, "Really, you think I can play in the league?" 1960 01:40:59,554 --> 01:41:01,473 And I'm like, "Yeah, I think you can play in the league. 1961 01:41:01,723 --> 01:41:04,684 You know, you hungry. You work hard." He was always competitive. 1962 01:41:04,768 --> 01:41:08,897 The kid could really shoot the basketball. Game time, game time… 1963 01:41:09,022 --> 01:41:10,356 [overlapping chatter] 1964 01:41:10,482 --> 01:41:13,276 I love studying the film on guys like Duncan Robinson. 1965 01:41:14,778 --> 01:41:17,030 - [announcer] Robinson, you bet. - [audience cheers] 1966 01:41:17,322 --> 01:41:20,533 [announcer 2] Part of his career at a division-three institution. 1967 01:41:21,451 --> 01:41:25,246 Duncan Robinson is a guy that the D3 community really looks up to 1968 01:41:25,789 --> 01:41:27,582 and someone that I've looked up to. 1969 01:41:30,126 --> 01:41:32,670 I'm going back to the G League next year, 1970 01:41:32,754 --> 01:41:34,380 and I'm gonna keep preparing, and you know, 1971 01:41:34,464 --> 01:41:37,091 my goal is to make the NBA, and I'm just gonna put in 1972 01:41:37,258 --> 01:41:41,638 all the work that's needed to be put in this off season to try to get to my goal. 1973 01:41:42,013 --> 01:41:43,056 [dramatic sting] 1974 01:41:43,389 --> 01:41:44,891 - [thudding] - Do I put this in? 1975 01:41:45,058 --> 01:41:46,768 Mom, do I put this in here? 1976 01:41:46,851 --> 01:41:48,311 [relative] All right, we gotta keep working. 1977 01:41:48,394 --> 01:41:49,979 - [overlapping chatter] - I'm making the rice 1978 01:41:50,063 --> 01:41:51,648 - [relative] No, you're standing there. - Look, look, look, look. 1979 01:41:52,482 --> 01:41:54,234 Look, look, look. [gentle music] I'm the seasoner. 1980 01:41:54,400 --> 01:41:56,528 - [relatives laughing] - [Brad] He's the seasoner. 1981 01:41:56,694 --> 01:41:59,364 They called me "Chef Boy RT" in college, okay? 1982 01:41:59,948 --> 01:42:00,990 [gentle music] 1983 01:42:01,699 --> 01:42:05,245 Okay, I think we have the first steak. Let's see. 1984 01:42:06,037 --> 01:42:09,374 [Ryan speaking Hebrew] 1985 01:42:09,541 --> 01:42:11,000 [relatives reply in Hebrew] 1986 01:42:12,001 --> 01:42:14,379 [Brad] Everybody get a fork or grab with your hand. 1987 01:42:14,462 --> 01:42:17,632 [relative 2] Or just grab it. They already got the forks. 1988 01:42:18,758 --> 01:42:20,802 When you're there, you're missing your family. 1989 01:42:20,885 --> 01:42:22,512 When you're here, you're missing the game and your teammates. 1990 01:42:23,680 --> 01:42:25,765 This is the dream. This is what I wanted to do. 1991 01:42:26,224 --> 01:42:29,727 Um, you know, and I'm just blessed to be able to do it. 1992 01:42:30,812 --> 01:42:33,898 I always get very emotional when I see Ryan play, 1993 01:42:33,982 --> 01:42:36,693 and I see what he's doing and what he's representing. 1994 01:42:36,776 --> 01:42:39,737 It's hard when they're not here, but it's exciting. 1995 01:42:39,863 --> 01:42:41,739 They're living the life that they wanna live, 1996 01:42:41,823 --> 01:42:45,618 and every time I think about it, I get teary eyed. [whimpers] Sorry. 1997 01:42:45,827 --> 01:42:48,288 - [gentle music continues] - [softly] I'm proud. 1998 01:42:48,663 --> 01:42:52,250 That's it. [laughs] That's it. I get very, very proud. 1999 01:42:54,752 --> 01:42:57,171 - [laughing] Aw. - [all] Aw. 2000 01:42:59,257 --> 01:43:01,509 - I think you have a client now, so… - I do. 2001 01:43:01,676 --> 01:43:03,803 - Cheer up, and go train somebody. - Okay. 2002 01:43:03,887 --> 01:43:05,597 - You got this. - I will go do. 2003 01:43:05,680 --> 01:43:08,558 I'm glad that I got this year of experience 2004 01:43:08,641 --> 01:43:11,269 of playing professional basketball at this level. 2005 01:43:12,812 --> 01:43:15,356 I understand that I have a platform right now 2006 01:43:15,440 --> 01:43:18,902 to be able to inspire people, and I wanna keep doing that. 2007 01:43:19,152 --> 01:43:23,698 Whether they be Jewish, Muslim, Christian, doesn't matter what your faith is 2008 01:43:23,781 --> 01:43:26,784 that you can achieve your dreams no matter 2009 01:43:26,868 --> 01:43:29,078 where you come from or what you believe in. 2010 01:43:31,706 --> 01:43:35,126 [gentle music fades] 2011 01:43:39,297 --> 01:43:42,175 [leaves rustling] 2012 01:43:51,392 --> 01:43:54,270 It's crazy 'cause I ain't seen these pictures in a while. 2013 01:43:54,395 --> 01:43:56,940 This Denzel as a little boy, baby. 2014 01:43:57,899 --> 01:44:00,735 I put that rock in his hand early. [laughs] 2015 01:44:01,653 --> 01:44:06,157 [Denzel] I grew up in Lansing, Michigan. You know, my dad played at Michigan State. 2016 01:44:06,324 --> 01:44:08,701 [Carlton] We standing, like, right in front of the trophy cabinet. 2017 01:44:08,785 --> 01:44:14,207 In there is my most viable player trophy at Michigan State from 1988. 2018 01:44:15,208 --> 01:44:17,377 I got to play for him, fortunately, in high school. 2019 01:44:17,460 --> 01:44:21,381 And that summer, I was in eighth grade going into ninth grade, 2020 01:44:21,464 --> 01:44:25,301 and he didn't play me, like, one minute, that whole team camp. 2021 01:44:25,385 --> 01:44:29,013 And I was sitting there like, "What?" Like, "I'm the best player." 2022 01:44:29,097 --> 01:44:31,808 He knows that. That's my dad. Like, he knows how I can play. 2023 01:44:32,016 --> 01:44:35,186 He knows that I can help the team win, and I was mad. 2024 01:44:35,269 --> 01:44:36,854 I was mad as fuck. 2025 01:44:36,938 --> 01:44:39,232 [Carlton] Here, he drew a picture of himself. 2026 01:44:39,315 --> 01:44:42,068 He's talking about what he wanted to do with his life, 2027 01:44:42,151 --> 01:44:45,113 that he wanted to play in the NBA, and he drew a little man. 2028 01:44:46,030 --> 01:44:48,700 I used to be mad at him and always questioning him 2029 01:44:48,783 --> 01:44:52,495 and why he did that, but he was just trying to prove to me 2030 01:44:52,578 --> 01:44:55,707 that you ain't just gonna walk in and just play 2031 01:44:55,790 --> 01:44:59,460 just because you're number one in state, or you're my son. Like, you gotta earn it. 2032 01:45:00,795 --> 01:45:03,214 [gentle music swells] 2033 01:45:03,297 --> 01:45:07,218 I cried at the draft. Honestly, I was proud of my son. 2034 01:45:07,301 --> 01:45:10,304 When emotions come, you gotta let 'em flow 'cause they don't come that often. 2035 01:45:10,972 --> 01:45:11,889 It's okay to cry. 2036 01:45:11,973 --> 01:45:13,808 Ain't like I'm walking around like a cry baby 2037 01:45:13,891 --> 01:45:16,310 - like I'm a little punk or something. - [all laughing] 2038 01:45:18,646 --> 01:45:22,108 It was character building. He wanted to show me, if you want something, 2039 01:45:22,191 --> 01:45:25,528 then go work for it, and you're not just gonna be given anything, 2040 01:45:25,611 --> 01:45:26,988 like, no matter where you are in this world. 2041 01:45:27,071 --> 01:45:29,699 And that's how the real world is. Those little lessons that he taught me 2042 01:45:29,782 --> 01:45:33,077 when I was playing for him, I still carry to this day. 2043 01:45:34,287 --> 01:45:36,456 [Carlton] Right now, I don't really give him no advice 2044 01:45:36,539 --> 01:45:37,498 'cause he know how to play. 2045 01:45:37,582 --> 01:45:40,001 I'm there for support, not telling him what to do, 2046 01:45:40,084 --> 01:45:42,879 but just supporting him and reinforcing him. 2047 01:45:42,962 --> 01:45:46,340 If he told us today, "I can't do anymore," 2048 01:45:46,424 --> 01:45:51,596 I'd be like, "That's fine with me. You've made me so proud I can't handle it." 2049 01:45:53,222 --> 01:45:55,516 He has more that he wants to achieve, 2050 01:45:55,600 --> 01:45:58,603 so I'm gonna support him in whatever he chooses to do. 2051 01:46:01,814 --> 01:46:04,067 Everything is a battle in your mind, 2052 01:46:04,150 --> 01:46:06,277 and you gotta constantly choose to think positive 2053 01:46:06,360 --> 01:46:07,737 and think the right things. 2054 01:46:09,947 --> 01:46:14,035 Giannis, in 2020, he said, "I was ready to walk away from the game." 2055 01:46:14,535 --> 01:46:17,080 He was about to retire. That's crazy. 2056 01:46:17,288 --> 01:46:19,123 Accomplishing everything, winning championships, 2057 01:46:19,207 --> 01:46:21,501 and everything, and he still got stuff going on. 2058 01:46:21,959 --> 01:46:24,670 It just puts stuff in perspective of me wanting 2059 01:46:24,754 --> 01:46:27,090 to accomplish my dreams and aspirations. 2060 01:46:29,342 --> 01:46:32,970 Got a lot of stuff in here. I got trophies and memorabilia. 2061 01:46:34,305 --> 01:46:36,724 Growing up, he had mad trophies. 2062 01:46:36,808 --> 01:46:40,353 My dad put that there because he wanted to instill in us 2063 01:46:40,436 --> 01:46:42,063 that supposed to be winners. 2064 01:46:43,022 --> 01:46:45,274 He got our minds right from day one. 2065 01:46:45,358 --> 01:46:49,529 Still got that mentality, but it started with him, so definitely. 2066 01:46:51,114 --> 01:46:53,032 Nobody cares if I played in the NBA or whatever. 2067 01:46:53,116 --> 01:46:56,702 Like, I gotta go earn my way back to the NBA. 2068 01:46:56,786 --> 01:46:58,412 I gotta go get it. 2069 01:46:59,497 --> 01:47:02,917 [gentle music continues] 2070 01:47:11,509 --> 01:47:15,847 [attendees chattering indistinctly] 2071 01:47:18,391 --> 01:47:20,601 [gentle music swells] 2072 01:47:24,147 --> 01:47:26,774 When I met this young man, man, he was 17 years old, 2073 01:47:26,858 --> 01:47:30,361 but he like an old soul, and we're gonna miss him 2074 01:47:30,444 --> 01:47:33,614 because it's like the little brother who came, 2075 01:47:33,698 --> 01:47:36,701 and now he's going off to college. Scoot Henderson, let's go. 2076 01:47:37,535 --> 01:47:40,496 A man of few words, but he gotta talk tonight. 2077 01:47:41,414 --> 01:47:42,248 Here you go. 2078 01:47:45,793 --> 01:47:48,129 I just want to start off by thanking my mom and dad 2079 01:47:48,212 --> 01:47:51,716 for letting me come here at 17, and believing in me, 2080 01:47:51,799 --> 01:47:54,969 and believing in my maturity level that I'm gonna come here, 2081 01:47:55,052 --> 01:47:57,054 and I'm gonna do nothing but work and, you know, 2082 01:47:57,138 --> 01:48:01,017 get the best out of the two years. And that's what I've been doing. 2083 01:48:01,142 --> 01:48:03,728 That's what I came here for, and you know, hopefully, it'll pay off. 2084 01:48:03,811 --> 01:48:06,606 [applause] 2085 01:48:06,939 --> 01:48:09,609 The parables of talent, Matthew, comes to mind 2086 01:48:09,692 --> 01:48:12,653 when I think about Scoot and this whole journey. 2087 01:48:15,448 --> 01:48:19,202 When God gives you something, what do you do with it? 2088 01:48:21,579 --> 01:48:25,875 The Lord gave three different individuals beans or seeds. 2089 01:48:25,958 --> 01:48:27,460 [audience cheering] 2090 01:48:28,085 --> 01:48:30,046 [Crystal continues] One kept it and hid it away, right? 2091 01:48:30,129 --> 01:48:32,882 "It was the same as it was when you gave it to me." 2092 01:48:34,884 --> 01:48:38,095 One buried it. "Oh, I did a little bit with it." 2093 01:48:39,597 --> 01:48:41,349 And one sold the seed, 2094 01:48:41,432 --> 01:48:44,268 and, "This is the abundant growth that I've provided," 2095 01:48:44,352 --> 01:48:47,605 and so I think, when you talk about the parables of talent, 2096 01:48:47,688 --> 01:48:50,900 then you don't take what God gives you for granted. 2097 01:48:51,067 --> 01:48:53,152 You go and you be the best that you can be at it. 2098 01:48:53,236 --> 01:48:55,404 And you show that every single day. 2099 01:48:55,655 --> 01:48:58,532 - [ball thudding] - [music swells] 2100 01:49:00,117 --> 01:49:02,411 Chest up, chest up, perfect. Push on these for a second. 2101 01:49:02,495 --> 01:49:04,497 [Chris off screen] I'm a big fan of striving for perfection. 2102 01:49:04,580 --> 01:49:05,623 Keep it strong. Lock it up. Keep it strong. 2103 01:49:05,706 --> 01:49:07,833 [Chris continues] And that's the things that I instilled in my kids. 2104 01:49:07,917 --> 01:49:10,962 - [Trainer] Good, number two. - [balls thudding] 2105 01:49:11,087 --> 01:49:14,215 You can have a dream, but at the same time, let's make it a reality. 2106 01:49:15,174 --> 01:49:17,176 So I wouldn't call it dreaming . 2107 01:49:17,260 --> 01:49:20,137 We were made for this, and we were built for this. 2108 01:49:20,221 --> 01:49:22,014 [Trainer] Pound, quick, shift, shift, shift, shift. 2109 01:49:22,139 --> 01:49:25,810 [Chris continues] And if God gave us the blessings to keep us healthy 2110 01:49:25,935 --> 01:49:29,021 with a straight mind, we're gonna be the best, 2111 01:49:29,105 --> 01:49:31,816 and we're gonna put our best foot forward. 2112 01:49:31,983 --> 01:49:33,359 We gonna work hard. 2113 01:49:33,442 --> 01:49:36,070 We gonna work hard when the hardworking are sleeping. 2114 01:49:36,153 --> 01:49:38,281 And like I said, we strive to be the best. 2115 01:49:39,448 --> 01:49:41,534 [interviewer] Why is it important for you to dream big? 2116 01:49:42,326 --> 01:49:49,125 Um… You know, everybody has dreams, um, but it's really just, it's the work, man. 2117 01:49:49,208 --> 01:49:52,295 It's the work you gotta put in to achieve those dreams. 2118 01:49:52,378 --> 01:49:53,546 [announcer] Look at this coast to… 2119 01:49:53,629 --> 01:49:57,133 [announcer 2] Oh, Scoot Henderson just nasty. 2120 01:49:57,508 --> 01:50:00,386 No, it's important to dream big just so you can see it, 2121 01:50:00,469 --> 01:50:02,221 and you know, you wanna put yourself… 2122 01:50:03,389 --> 01:50:07,143 and you wanna put that feeling in the universe 2123 01:50:07,226 --> 01:50:09,061 to where it kind of just manifests itself out. 2124 01:50:09,228 --> 01:50:14,191 - [announcer, echoed] The hype is real. - [gentle music continues] 2125 01:50:18,571 --> 01:50:20,906 [Scoot continues] That's what I did, and you know, I'm here now, 2126 01:50:20,990 --> 01:50:24,118 so it is very important to believe in yourself 2127 01:50:24,201 --> 01:50:26,829 that you could be there, you know, wherever you wanna be 2128 01:50:26,912 --> 01:50:28,372 in the next couple years. 2129 01:50:28,831 --> 01:50:31,959 So I think it's important that you just, you know, dream big 2130 01:50:32,168 --> 01:50:34,503 and you know, wanna accomplish everything in the world, 2131 01:50:34,670 --> 01:50:36,714 you know, so it's important to, you know, 2132 01:50:36,797 --> 01:50:40,009 wanna be the president or always have those little dreams 2133 01:50:40,092 --> 01:50:43,971 you've always had when you were a kid, you know, to keep those, so… yeah. 2134 01:50:45,473 --> 01:50:49,143 [announcer off screen] With the third pick in the 2023 NBA draft, 2135 01:50:50,102 --> 01:50:53,397 the Portland Trailblazers pick Scoot Henderson. 2136 01:50:54,148 --> 01:50:57,234 [audience cheering] 2137 01:50:59,779 --> 01:51:01,155 - Love you, dad. - Me, too. 2138 01:51:01,238 --> 01:51:03,115 - [Grandma] Oh, my God, - Love you, mom. 2139 01:51:03,407 --> 01:51:04,992 I love you, too. [laughs] 2140 01:51:05,409 --> 01:51:08,079 [gentle music swells] 2141 01:51:08,579 --> 01:51:09,663 - Proud of you, bro. - Love you. 2142 01:51:09,747 --> 01:51:10,581 [sister] Love you, too. 2143 01:51:11,290 --> 01:51:14,293 [audience cheering] 2144 01:51:20,591 --> 01:51:23,260 I came in the G League 100 miles per hour. 2145 01:51:23,677 --> 01:51:27,515 You're not stopping me getting to the rim. But, like, you can't do that in the NBA. 2146 01:51:28,391 --> 01:51:31,102 It took me a while to adjust to the NBA. 2147 01:51:32,061 --> 01:51:34,230 These guys are too big. They're too strong. 2148 01:51:34,313 --> 01:51:35,856 They're just as fast as you. 2149 01:51:35,981 --> 01:51:38,484 I'm ecstatic to get to the city of Portland, 2150 01:51:38,567 --> 01:51:41,362 show the fans what Scoot about, so I'm ready. 2151 01:51:41,487 --> 01:51:44,365 You don't separate in the NBA. Everyone's just like you. 2152 01:51:44,490 --> 01:51:47,743 [laughs] It was, like, hard to score 10 points. 2153 01:51:48,702 --> 01:51:51,455 - Whoo. - [bystander] Whoo-hoo. 2154 01:51:51,580 --> 01:51:54,291 He's done some impressive things already in the G League… 2155 01:51:55,793 --> 01:51:58,087 but we gotta see when he gets to the NBA. 2156 01:51:59,004 --> 01:52:02,550 [interviewer] Why do you think playing in the G League was such good preparation? 2157 01:52:03,717 --> 01:52:06,971 We played against pros every night and guys that killed in college, 2158 01:52:07,054 --> 01:52:10,182 guys that killed overseas, guys that's going up and down the league. 2159 01:52:10,266 --> 01:52:12,351 You know, I'm the most prepared of player in the draft. 2160 01:52:12,435 --> 01:52:15,187 That's what I say, so yeah, Ignite definitely showed me 2161 01:52:15,271 --> 01:52:17,231 a lot of things that help win a game… [fades] 2162 01:52:19,900 --> 01:52:22,611 [players chattering indistinctly] 2163 01:52:22,695 --> 01:52:26,699 Season ended, lost in the first round to Capital City Go-Go. 2164 01:52:26,782 --> 01:52:28,367 - Appreciate y'all. - That looks good. 2165 01:52:28,451 --> 01:52:31,203 About to head home, I had already packed my car, 2166 01:52:31,287 --> 01:52:33,873 and the GM from the Pacers called me and said, 2167 01:52:33,998 --> 01:52:36,542 "Don't leave yet. You got five games with us. 2168 01:52:36,625 --> 01:52:38,461 You'll be able to play in the last three." 2169 01:52:38,544 --> 01:52:40,796 And then they signed me to a two-way contract. 2170 01:52:42,590 --> 01:52:45,593 Well, you had a great year, playing hard every night. 2171 01:52:45,676 --> 01:52:47,261 You know, I'm really proud of you. 2172 01:52:47,344 --> 01:52:49,597 - Sign away. - [pen etching] 2173 01:52:49,680 --> 01:52:52,933 - So season's not quite done yet. - Not yet, yes, sir, not yet. 2174 01:52:54,393 --> 01:52:55,895 - Congratulations. Yep. - Thank you so much. 2175 01:52:56,228 --> 01:52:57,897 - [hands slapping] - Appreciate you, Steve. 2176 01:52:57,980 --> 01:52:59,023 [Steve speaking faintly] 2177 01:53:01,025 --> 01:53:02,193 [city noise] 2178 01:53:02,985 --> 01:53:05,779 You know, you going through your career, and you feel like you're invisible. 2179 01:53:05,863 --> 01:53:08,949 You feel like nobody sees the struggling that you're going through. 2180 01:53:10,326 --> 01:53:12,953 - [gentle music swells] - And so you start to think about, like, 2181 01:53:13,037 --> 01:53:16,415 "Damn, am I good enough? Am I doing what's necessary? Like, what's going on? 2182 01:53:16,499 --> 01:53:18,334 Why am I not getting my chance, my opportunity?" 2183 01:53:18,417 --> 01:53:19,793 Like I know who I think I am… 2184 01:53:21,128 --> 01:53:22,463 but at the end of the day, it's like, 2185 01:53:22,588 --> 01:53:24,715 "Nah, man, I've done this since I was five years old. 2186 01:53:24,798 --> 01:53:26,342 Like, "You are who you think you are. 2187 01:53:26,425 --> 01:53:28,677 Like, go out there and showcase what you can do." 2188 01:53:28,761 --> 01:53:31,472 [audience cheering] 2189 01:53:33,974 --> 01:53:35,726 - [music continues] - [cheering continues] 2190 01:53:38,020 --> 01:53:39,688 [game sounds] 2191 01:53:39,813 --> 01:53:41,357 - [overlapping chatter] - [player] Knock it in, boy. 2192 01:53:41,607 --> 01:53:43,567 - Yes, sir. - [cheering] 2193 01:53:45,528 --> 01:53:48,280 - [player] Yes, sir. - [audience cheering] 2194 01:53:50,032 --> 01:53:52,117 Getting on that court going to be a beautiful thing, 2195 01:53:52,201 --> 01:53:55,746 knowing my journey and seeing what it's took to even 2196 01:53:55,829 --> 01:53:59,333 just get to this point, it's not quitting, to be resilient, and to get knocked down, 2197 01:53:59,416 --> 01:54:00,376 and to keep getting back up. 2198 01:54:00,459 --> 01:54:01,293 [player] Got you, boy. 2199 01:54:01,585 --> 01:54:04,004 [announcer] Now, Gabe York, number 32 from Indiana, 2200 01:54:04,088 --> 01:54:08,801 a great story. He's 29. Went undrafted seven years ago. 2201 01:54:08,884 --> 01:54:11,136 [announcer 2] He's played 146 G League, 2202 01:54:11,220 --> 01:54:14,682 Germany, Greece, Israel, and four years in the G League. 2203 01:54:14,765 --> 01:54:16,809 [announcer 3] And he doesn't wanna go back. 2204 01:54:17,309 --> 01:54:18,894 [dramatic sting] 2205 01:54:21,814 --> 01:54:23,774 Like I said, when you're on the margin, everything matters. 2206 01:54:25,317 --> 01:54:27,486 I'm in, I'm in. I'm in. 2207 01:54:27,695 --> 01:54:30,656 Situation, fit, timing, all that stuff, 2208 01:54:30,823 --> 01:54:34,326 you have to find your niche, play it the best you can. 2209 01:54:35,077 --> 01:54:36,662 You can't leave a chip on the table. 2210 01:54:37,288 --> 01:54:39,915 - [game sounds] - [Gabe grunting] 2211 01:54:39,999 --> 01:54:41,584 - [rim clattering] - [audience groans] 2212 01:54:41,667 --> 01:54:45,754 Like, if you're a shooter, go out on your sword. 2213 01:54:48,507 --> 01:54:50,050 [audience groaning] 2214 01:54:50,134 --> 01:54:50,968 You're better off going oh for 10 2215 01:54:51,135 --> 01:54:55,598 and going out on your sword than going one for one, 2216 01:54:55,681 --> 01:54:58,267 but you passed up nine shots, and everybody thinks you're scared. 2217 01:54:58,642 --> 01:55:00,936 [dramatic music swells] 2218 01:55:01,020 --> 01:55:02,855 - [announcer] And now York… - [audience cheering] 2219 01:55:02,938 --> 01:55:04,189 [announcer] His first of the night! 2220 01:55:06,817 --> 01:55:09,320 [Gabe] I got corner for you. I got you. 2221 01:55:13,073 --> 01:55:14,992 [announcer] That's a three by Gabe York. 2222 01:55:15,326 --> 01:55:18,746 - [announcer on speaker] Gabe York. - [audience cheering] 2223 01:55:19,079 --> 01:55:21,707 [announcer 2] That's a guy you gotta take a hard look at him. 2224 01:55:22,708 --> 01:55:24,209 [net whooshing] 2225 01:55:24,293 --> 01:55:25,919 [Gabe off screen] I really don't know what the future holds. 2226 01:55:26,003 --> 01:55:28,464 I'm not sitting here saying I'm on this team for next season, 2227 01:55:28,547 --> 01:55:31,383 and I really have no clue what's next for me still. 2228 01:55:33,469 --> 01:55:35,387 [announcer] In the final home game of the year. 2229 01:55:36,430 --> 01:55:41,435 [Gabe continues] But basketball is my life, and that storybook ending is coming. 2230 01:55:42,603 --> 01:55:44,772 It's what I think about. It's what I dream about. 2231 01:55:45,397 --> 01:55:46,440 [gentle music swells] 2232 01:55:47,107 --> 01:55:48,442 And that's gonna continue to stay the same. 2233 01:55:48,525 --> 01:55:51,403 Call-ups not gonna change that either. At the end of the day, you know, 2234 01:55:51,487 --> 01:55:54,531 I'm gonna be me until, you know, the shoes come off. 2235 01:55:57,326 --> 01:55:58,494 [dramatic sting] 2236 01:56:02,081 --> 01:56:04,208 At the end of the day, you gotta remember you're probably 2237 01:56:04,291 --> 01:56:09,088 one of the top 1,000 people out of 8 billion on the planet. 2238 01:56:09,213 --> 01:56:11,840 How many hundreds of millions of people would wanna be you 2239 01:56:11,924 --> 01:56:13,509 or wish they had the talent to do what you do? 2240 01:56:13,592 --> 01:56:15,928 And you're in the top 1,000. You are elite. 2241 01:56:16,011 --> 01:56:18,263 You are amazing. You know what I'm saying? 2242 01:56:18,389 --> 01:56:21,433 You're not where you want to be, but you are still amazing. 2243 01:56:22,101 --> 01:56:24,687 [gentle music] 2244 01:56:25,771 --> 01:56:33,153 And I think that story is a hero, right, 'cause every hero's not gonna be Superman. 2245 01:56:35,197 --> 01:56:36,573 [music swells] 2246 01:56:37,449 --> 01:56:38,534 You know, you gonna have Green Lantern, 2247 01:56:38,826 --> 01:56:40,202 you gonna have Ironman, you gonna have Batman, 2248 01:56:40,285 --> 01:56:42,371 you gonna have all those other guys, but they still gotta say 2249 01:56:42,454 --> 01:56:44,581 whether it be they little community, they little town, 2250 01:56:44,665 --> 01:56:48,293 they little whatever, and they city block even, 2251 01:56:48,419 --> 01:56:49,545 you know what I'm saying, like Luke Cage… 2252 01:56:49,878 --> 01:56:52,172 [audience distorted cheering] 2253 01:56:52,798 --> 01:56:53,841 But you still a hero. 2254 01:56:54,883 --> 01:56:57,511 You one of the top 15,000 in history 2255 01:56:57,594 --> 01:56:59,763 out of the hundreds of billions of people that ever lived. 2256 01:57:00,180 --> 01:57:02,433 You are elite. You are special. 2257 01:57:03,350 --> 01:57:05,018 You just gotta go do it. 2258 01:57:05,978 --> 01:57:08,689 [music intensifies] 2259 01:57:10,023 --> 01:57:10,983 [dramatic sting] 2260 01:57:12,526 --> 01:57:15,112 [gentle music] 2261 01:57:20,159 --> 01:57:23,579 [music continues through credits]