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(rock music playing)
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(inaudible)
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(cheering)
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson
(on phone): Are you fuckin'
watching this?
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- Yeah, I'm fuckin' watching.
- Gary Bender (on TV):
The Celtics have won
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their 14th NBA
World Championship,
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and though Boston
may be green,
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the man synonymous with
all those wins is Red.
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I could not be more proud
of these boys!
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This is where hard work
and determination
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and teamwork come together!
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Well, he couldn't do it
without his phenom,
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a champ in just
his second year
as a professional.
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And though Easter
may have come and gone,
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for the Boston faithful
in basketball,
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they found
their second coming.
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♪ ♪
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(cheering continues)
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("My Favorite Mutiny"
by The Coup playing)
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♪ ♪
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{\an8}♪ There it is ♪
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{\an8}♪ Yeah, ah, uh ♪
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{\an8}♪ Yeah ♪
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{\an8}♪ Okay ♪
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{\an8}♪ Ah, check it out ♪
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{\an8}♪ Death to the pigs
is my basic statement ♪
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{\an8}♪ I spit street stories
'til I taste the pavement ♪
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{\an8}♪Tryin' to stay out the pen
where we face enslavement ♪
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{\an8}♪ Had a foolproof hustle
'til they traced the payments ♪
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{\an8}♪ I was grippin' my palm
around some shitty rum ♪
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{\an8}♪ Tryin' to find
psalm number 151 ♪
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{\an8}♪ To forget what I'm owed,
as I clutch the commode ♪
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{\an8}♪ I read "Put down the bottle
and come get the gun" ♪
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{\an8}♪ Let's get off the chain like
Kunta Kinte with a MAC-10 ♪
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{\an8}♪ They want us gone
like a dollar in a crack den ♪
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{\an8}♪ Steadily subtractin'
seeds and stems ♪
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{\an8}♪ Mind cloudy through
the wheeze and phlegm ♪
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{\an8}♪ Numbin' my brain off of that
and the Jesus hymns ♪
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{\an8}♪ If we waiting for the time
to fight, these is thems ♪
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{\an8}♪ Tellin' us to relax
while they ease it in ♪
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{\an8}♪ We gettin' greased again ♪
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{\an8}♪ The truth I write
is so cold ♪
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{\an8}♪ It'd freeze my pen ♪
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{\an8}♪ I'm Boots Riley
it's a pleasure to meet you ♪
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{\an8}♪ Never let they punk ass
ever defeat you ♪
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{\an8}♪ They got us on the corner
wearin' pleather and see-thru ♪
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{\an8}♪ All y'all's gold mines,
they wanna deplete you ♪
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{\an8}♪ I ain't just finna
rap on the track,
I finna clap on 'em back ♪
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{\an8}♪ And it's been
stackin' to that ♪
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{\an8}♪ 500 years before Iceberg
ever leaned back in the 'lac ♪
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{\an8}♪ Before they told Rosa
"Black in the back" ♪
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{\an8}♪ Before the CIA
told Ricky Ross
to put crack in a sack ♪
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{\an8}♪ And Gil Scott
traded rappin' for smack ♪
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{\an8}♪ This beat alone should
get platinum plaques ♪
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{\an8}♪ I'd rather see a million
of us ecstatic to scrap ♪
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{\an8}♪ 'Cause if we
bappin' 'em back
we automatically stack ♪
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{\an8}♪ vocalizing ♪
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(turntable scratching)
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(projector clicking, whirring)
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("No Man's Land" by Bob Seger
& The Silver Bullet Band plays)
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♪ ♪
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♪ Headin' in or headin' out ♪
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♪ Standin' on the shore ♪
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♪ Pause a moment to reflect ♪
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♪ Which trip cost you more ♪
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♪ Between the ever
restless crowds ♪
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♪ And the silence
of your room ♪
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♪ Spend an hour
in no man's land ♪
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(song continues on radio)
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♪ You'll be leavin' soon ♪
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♪ Victims come and victims go ♪
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Announcer (on radio):
The Hoosiers have
a lot to look forward to
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in their
'73-'74 campaign.
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You're talking about a team
that's already coming off
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a 23-and-5 season
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where they won a share
of the Big 10 Conference,
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tied with Michigan.
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Larry Bird:
Hey, Pop.
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Whatchu doing in town?
Ain't you got practice?
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- Weekend off.
- (Joe Bird laughs)
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Well, hell.
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Let's have a beer.
(laughs)
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No, thanks.
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Suit yourself.
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- How's your mama?
You drop in?
- Not yet.
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I'll stop by later.
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Well, if she sent you here,
that means I'm late.
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I already told
the law man.
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She ain't send me.
I wanted to see you.
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I don't know
why you would.
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- Y'all'd be better off
without me.
- Don't say that.
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Well, it's the truth.
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Only-est thing I ever did right
in this world was you.
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My big old college boy.
(laughs)
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I dropped out.
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What'd you say?
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Wasn't meant for me.
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Don't feel right there.
I-I ain't one of them.
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Lord gave you a ticket
somewhere's better
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and you're too goddamn afraid
to cash it in.
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That ain't it!
I was at IU, and...
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here was all
I thought about.
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That's 'cause
you're thinking small!
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You wanna see
your future here?
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Well,
you're looking at it.
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I thought you were
gonna change that.
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I ain't going back.
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(solemn music playing)
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Well, you're your own man.
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You can do what you want.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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(ball thumps, echoes)
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(projector clicking, whirring)
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(hip-hop music playing)
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Now, you ain't just
throwing it up, though, right?
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You gotta let it
roll off your fingertips.
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Easy as pie.
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So easy,
why you ain't do that
against Houston?
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Say what?
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Yeah. That was one
of the worst bricks
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I've ever seen in my life.
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And I've been
around for a while.
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- Hey, look now!
- Kid 1: Lost a game,
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- ended the whole damn season.
- Kids: Mm-hmm.
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- Shame, shame, shame.
- Kid 2: Yeah.
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- Larry Bird would've passed.
- Sure would. Hard worker, too.
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Kid 3:
That's why his ass
just won a championship
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and you're here
teaching kids.
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Wish I was in Boston
instead of bum-ass Lansing.
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- Kid 4: Hm.
- (can opening pops)
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Kid 5:
I wish I was Larry Bird.
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(sips)
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- Bet you do, too.
- Mm-hmm.
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Why did my parents waste
their money on this camp?
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- Yeah, you're a punk.
- Larry Bird would've passed.
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Larry Bird is the king!
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(kids shouting insults)
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Hey! Y'all show
some damn respect!
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- Michael Cooper: Earvin.
- Huh?
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Get 'em working on some...
on some layups.
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Yes, sir. Right on it!
Come on, kids!
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- Layups are important!
- (blows whistle)
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- Come on, let's go,
pass me the ball!
- Let's go!
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- I'm open!
- Half and half,
half and half, right here.
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- Pass it here!
- Come on, let's go.
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Michael:
Yo, you alright, man?
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Yeah. Yeah, all good.
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Yo, Coop. Coop.
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- Hm?
- Last year,
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so when they gave you
a extension,
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- you ain't ask or nothin'?
- No. Surprised me.
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{\an8}I mean, it was, like,
the craziest shit ever, right?
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{\an8}Imagine. One minute,
I'm making this much,
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and then the next minute,
I'm making 10 times more?
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For doing the same thing?!
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I mean,
I couldn't believe it!
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And you know,
I always thought they hated me.
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{\an8}Mr. West, Mr. Sharman,
I thought they was
gonna cut my ass,
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{\an8}to be honest.
But nope.
They must love me.
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{\an8}Man, I wanna be
a Laker for life!
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- (Magic laughs)
- (catches ball)
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Yeah. Congrats, Coop.
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♪ ♪
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{\an8}What the fuck went wrong?
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Well, it starts
with the leader.
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- That's you, no?
- Paul Westhead: It is.
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But the fact that you even
have to ask me that question
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sort of proves my point,
doesn't it?
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The pecking order
is not clear.
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And last year, I was
undercut by management.
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What I need to do the job
that you have hired me for
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is more authority.
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You gave the bastard too much
damn authority is what it is.
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He shot down
the David Thompson deal
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just to prove his fuckin' point
and shot us in the foot.
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That nutty professor's liable
to blow this whole team up.
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- Ask anyone.
- I'm asking you.
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- Me?
- Jerry Buss: Yeah.
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Does Paul have their respect?
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Paul's a brilliant guy.
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They respect him.
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So who the hell
is the problem?
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Your boy Magic.
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Jerry Buss:
You know, I am disappointed
in that answer, Norman.
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I read all that crap
in the press
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and I was hoping that
they were twisting your words.
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And frankly,
I thought you were
a bigger man than that.
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(laughs) Dr. Buss,
I was not the one
to miss that shot, okay?
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He had four motherfuckers
wide open!
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Me? Cap? Coop? Silk? Shit!
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Chick Hearn might've
been open, too.
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But, no. His happy ass
had to be the hero.
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♪ ♪
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Now, everybody else
might be too scared
to say it to your face.
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The problem on this team
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is Magic motherfuckin' Johnson.
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You think Earvin got too big
for his britches?
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Bill Sharman:
Magic reached out to us,
through his representative.
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He's asking for
an extension beyond
his current deal.
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An extension?
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We got him under contract
for five years!
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But he's asking for more.
Security, long term.
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Jerry West:
Yeah, which begs
the fuckin' question.
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Why? Huh?
What does he know
that we don't?
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Every doctor and his mother
looked at that knee, Jerry.
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Bill:
Probably next season,
he'll be back to form.
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But if he isn't,
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those five years
you have on the books,
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they're gonna feel
like an eternity.
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If he wants more money,
and if you give it to him,
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that sends a signal
to all the other guys
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that you value him
over everybody else!
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Bill:
We appreciate
your presence, Dr. Buss.
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Let us take care of
the urgent matters.
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Get Kareem
and the other guys locked in.
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If there's something
left in the coffers,
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then you can make up
your mind about Magic.
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And what the hell am I
supposed to do until then?
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Just be patient.
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♪ ♪
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Shit, I'm gonna be late.
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Don't tell me
you're taking a night off.
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Uh, Monopoly.
It's a family thing.
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Linda Zafrani:
You know, I always figured your
dad was more of a Twister guy.
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You know,
if I can just convince him
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to approve more money
for Martina,
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I think we have a shot
to fucking win it all.
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- What?
- Glad to know
you're not all business.
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(slight chuckle)
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- (indistinct chatter)
- (dice rattle)
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Johnny Buss: Okay.
Dreams are coming true.
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♪ ♪
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Sorry I'm late, guys!
I ran into traffic on Sepulveda.
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Can I set up the board...
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Jean-bean!
The choo-choo
left the station.
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Sorry, you're gonna have
to sit this one out.
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00:10:54,460 --> 00:10:56,428
Remember Honey?
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00:10:56,428 --> 00:10:58,765
- Uh, yeah. Hi.
- Honey Kaplan: Yeah?
240
00:10:58,765 --> 00:11:01,299
You used to wear
my high heels.
241
00:11:01,299 --> 00:11:04,437
- I see you have your own now.
- Uh, yeah. All grown up.
242
00:11:04,437 --> 00:11:06,238
Yeah.
243
00:11:06,238 --> 00:11:08,508
Yeah, Honey took
your thimble, so...
244
00:11:08,508 --> 00:11:10,409
Uh-- No-- Oh, shit.
245
00:11:10,409 --> 00:11:12,811
No one said anything to me.
I'm sorry.
246
00:11:12,811 --> 00:11:14,113
Jerry Buss:
Pull up a chair, sweetie.
Come on!
247
00:11:14,113 --> 00:11:15,247
See, I told you
she wouldn't mind.
248
00:11:15,247 --> 00:11:17,082
It's alright.
You know, when we started,
249
00:11:17,082 --> 00:11:19,518
- sometimes I'll go pony,
won't I? Sometimes.
- (laughter)
250
00:11:19,518 --> 00:11:22,154
It's fine. It's fine.
We told you to pick
whatever you want.
251
00:11:22,154 --> 00:11:24,456
- Yeah, pull up
a chair, Jean-bean!
- (rolls dice)
252
00:11:24,456 --> 00:11:25,858
You know, Dad,
I don't know how closely
253
00:11:25,858 --> 00:11:27,293
you've been following
the standings,
254
00:11:27,293 --> 00:11:29,428
- but the Strings
are doing really well.
- Super!
255
00:11:29,428 --> 00:11:33,332
Yeah, and Anna has the best
first serve in the whole league.
256
00:11:33,332 --> 00:11:35,935
- (dice rattle)
- Oh, shit, I'm going to jail.
257
00:11:35,935 --> 00:11:37,970
- Jerry Buss: Here we go!
- But the thing is
258
00:11:37,970 --> 00:11:39,871
we could get even better
for the playoffs.
259
00:11:39,871 --> 00:11:41,808
San Diego bit the dust,
and so they're shopping
260
00:11:41,808 --> 00:11:43,846
Martina Navratilova.
261
00:11:44,579 --> 00:11:47,045
Anyways, I-I just need a little
bit more money for her salary.
262
00:11:47,045 --> 00:11:48,947
- And so, I was thinking--
- Jerry Buss: No, no. No, hon.
263
00:11:48,947 --> 00:11:50,783
No business at
the table. (laughs)
264
00:11:50,783 --> 00:11:53,018
- Huh?
- Since when?
265
00:11:53,018 --> 00:11:55,187
Since it's my turn.
Here, blow a little luck
on those,
266
00:11:55,187 --> 00:11:56,889
- will you, Honeypot?
- (kisses, blows)
267
00:11:56,889 --> 00:11:58,825
- (Jerry Buss laughs)
- (dice rattle)
268
00:11:58,825 --> 00:12:00,893
- Johnny: I'll go. Okay.
- Here we go.
269
00:12:00,893 --> 00:12:03,495
One, two, three, four, five.
270
00:12:03,495 --> 00:12:06,031
Here we go.
St. James.
271
00:12:06,031 --> 00:12:08,666
My diamond in the rough.
Alright, take that.
272
00:12:08,666 --> 00:12:11,904
I know Martina from the circuit.
I could give a call.
273
00:12:11,904 --> 00:12:13,371
Jerry Buss:
Maybe, yeah,
I don't own all...
274
00:12:13,371 --> 00:12:15,511
Ah! Okay, alright.
Here we go.
275
00:12:16,711 --> 00:12:18,410
Okay, I need a drink.
276
00:12:18,410 --> 00:12:21,246
- Hon, will you grab me a Coke?
- Honey Kaplan: Tab.
277
00:12:21,246 --> 00:12:24,016
Jerry Buss:
That's right.
A Tab, please. Sorry.
278
00:12:24,016 --> 00:12:26,713
This girl wants your old man
around for a while.
279
00:12:26,713 --> 00:12:28,587
- Honey: That's right.
- Jimmy Buss: Oh, shit.
280
00:12:28,587 --> 00:12:30,156
Fucking kidding me?
I just got out of jail!
281
00:12:30,156 --> 00:12:31,857
Jerry Buss:
What'd you do now,
Jim?
282
00:12:31,857 --> 00:12:33,059
(chatter fades)
283
00:12:33,059 --> 00:12:35,494
(projector clicking, whirring)
284
00:12:35,494 --> 00:12:37,967
(panting)
285
00:12:42,298 --> 00:12:44,040
(backboard rattles)
286
00:12:45,306 --> 00:12:47,977
(grunts, heavy breaths)
287
00:12:52,415 --> 00:12:54,117
Yo, uh, Lar?
288
00:12:54,883 --> 00:12:56,452
Break already?
289
00:12:57,785 --> 00:12:59,786
Gimme a sec to
take a leak.
We'll get it runnin'.
290
00:12:59,786 --> 00:13:02,325
Nah, man.
It's, uh, it's your pops.
291
00:13:04,292 --> 00:13:06,358
Ah, shit. What'd he do now?
292
00:13:06,358 --> 00:13:08,961
Oh, come on, Chet.
Y'all can't lock him up
for being broke.
293
00:13:08,961 --> 00:13:10,897
Tell Mom he's good for it.
294
00:13:10,897 --> 00:13:12,768
Hell, I'll even chip in
and make it right.
295
00:13:15,136 --> 00:13:17,135
Ain't that, son.
296
00:13:17,135 --> 00:13:20,540
(solemn music playing)
297
00:13:20,540 --> 00:13:23,579
(indistinct radio chatter)
298
00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:36,025
♪ ♪
299
00:13:42,864 --> 00:13:45,634
♪ ♪
300
00:13:54,276 --> 00:13:56,279
(projector clicking, whirring)
301
00:13:57,846 --> 00:13:59,478
(upbeat music playing)
302
00:13:59,478 --> 00:14:01,748
- Are you ready? Keep 'em shut!
- (Honey laughs)
303
00:14:01,748 --> 00:14:03,916
Wait! Wait!
304
00:14:03,916 --> 00:14:06,289
- Open sesame.
- (Honey gasps)
305
00:14:07,189 --> 00:14:09,121
Oh! (laughs)
306
00:14:09,121 --> 00:14:12,991
(gasps) My God...
307
00:14:12,991 --> 00:14:15,564
- What is this?
- What's it look like?
308
00:14:16,964 --> 00:14:20,636
- Like you bought every
flower in LA. (laughs)
- I tried.
309
00:14:23,406 --> 00:14:24,908
Why did you do this?
310
00:14:26,507 --> 00:14:28,941
'Cause I'm falling
for you, Honey.
311
00:14:28,941 --> 00:14:31,180
Boys! You did
a great job on this.
312
00:14:32,146 --> 00:14:34,880
Go ahead and take the rest
of the night off, alright?
313
00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:35,948
Top-notch, boys.
314
00:14:35,948 --> 00:14:39,055
Champagne? Caviar?
Pick your poison.
315
00:14:41,723 --> 00:14:43,025
(sighs)
316
00:14:43,525 --> 00:14:45,528
I really like my life.
317
00:14:47,028 --> 00:14:49,933
I worked really hard
to get here.
318
00:14:51,367 --> 00:14:52,868
I know.
319
00:14:57,105 --> 00:14:58,737
If there's going to be
a striptease,
320
00:14:58,737 --> 00:15:00,305
I need to get my purse.
321
00:15:00,305 --> 00:15:02,842
No, that won't be necessary.
This one's on the house.
322
00:15:02,842 --> 00:15:04,347
You know why?
323
00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,282
- Honey: Mm-mm.
- (record crackling)
324
00:15:07,849 --> 00:15:09,882
(singing along to record)
♪ Our love is alive ♪
325
00:15:09,882 --> 00:15:11,183
(laughs)
326
00:15:11,183 --> 00:15:13,385
♪ And so we begin ♪
327
00:15:13,385 --> 00:15:15,187
- It's our song, baby.
- Mm...
328
00:15:15,187 --> 00:15:19,024
♪ Foolishly laying our hearts
on the table ♪
329
00:15:19,024 --> 00:15:20,563
♪ Stumblin' in ♪
330
00:15:22,626 --> 00:15:24,329
♪ Our love is a flame ♪
331
00:15:24,329 --> 00:15:26,527
- (Honey sighs)
- Come on.
332
00:15:26,527 --> 00:15:28,137
♪ Burning within ♪
333
00:15:30,204 --> 00:15:33,872
(both singing along)
♪ Now and then,
firelight will catch us ♪
334
00:15:33,872 --> 00:15:35,244
♪ Stumblin' in ♪
335
00:15:37,478 --> 00:15:39,082
♪ Wherever you go ♪
336
00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:42,785
♪ Whatever you do ♪
337
00:15:44,319 --> 00:15:46,352
Don't hurt me, okay?
338
00:15:46,352 --> 00:15:50,059
♪ These reckless thoughts
of mine are following you ♪
339
00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,059
♪ I'm falling for you... ♪
340
00:15:55,059 --> 00:15:57,764
- I thought you said Buss
was making time for you.
- Magic (on phone): Yeah!
341
00:15:57,764 --> 00:16:00,298
Used to be we talked for hours.
342
00:16:00,298 --> 00:16:02,434
Now, he acting like
I wanna borrow money.
343
00:16:02,434 --> 00:16:05,270
Cookie Kelly (on phone):
Well, maybe take that hint.
344
00:16:05,270 --> 00:16:06,638
That's Lansing thinkin'.
345
00:16:06,638 --> 00:16:09,441
Earvin, if they haven't
committed to you,
346
00:16:09,441 --> 00:16:12,115
why are you
so committed to them?
347
00:16:13,681 --> 00:16:15,714
Same reason
I'm talkin' to you.
(laughs)
348
00:16:15,714 --> 00:16:17,382
Excuse me?
349
00:16:17,382 --> 00:16:19,651
Magic:
You got yourself
a new man. Kinda.
350
00:16:19,651 --> 00:16:23,489
So, I just gotta put in
a little extra work.
351
00:16:23,489 --> 00:16:25,657
Doin' the same thing over here.
352
00:16:25,657 --> 00:16:28,031
Get both of y'all remember
how much you love me.
353
00:16:29,164 --> 00:16:31,897
Well, I hope you and Buss
354
00:16:31,897 --> 00:16:35,100
live happily ever after,
but I gotta go.
355
00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:36,605
Virgil's taking me to Cameo.
356
00:16:38,006 --> 00:16:39,605
Yeah...
357
00:16:39,605 --> 00:16:41,602
Bye.
358
00:16:41,602 --> 00:16:43,674
- (dial tone)
- (scoffs)
359
00:16:44,340 --> 00:16:47,245
Announcer (on TV):
And in sports across
the country today,
360
00:16:47,245 --> 00:16:50,177
{\an8}the city of Boston was
awash in Celtic Green.
361
00:16:50,177 --> 00:16:54,119
{\an8}The team's celebrating its
13th championship victory
362
00:16:54,119 --> 00:16:55,853
on the back of
hero Larry Bird,
363
00:16:55,853 --> 00:16:58,456
who was spectacular in
the series against Houston.
364
00:16:58,456 --> 00:16:59,658
The same team, of course,
365
00:16:59,658 --> 00:17:01,494
that eliminated our
hometown Lakers
366
00:17:01,494 --> 00:17:02,495
in the first round.
367
00:17:02,495 --> 00:17:07,303
(crowd cheering)
368
00:17:09,304 --> 00:17:11,136
Yes.
Kupchak is the best man
on the market.
369
00:17:11,136 --> 00:17:12,504
Yeah, well, there you go.
Hey, what the fuck,
370
00:17:12,504 --> 00:17:14,206
throw in your first born
while you're at it.
371
00:17:14,206 --> 00:17:15,941
- Buss has given me authority...
- Jerry West: He costs too much.
372
00:17:15,941 --> 00:17:17,977
- ...on personnel.
- Well, there you have it, huh?
373
00:17:17,977 --> 00:17:19,544
That's right.
What the fuck
are we doin' here?
374
00:17:19,544 --> 00:17:21,313
- Bill: Jerry, just calm down.
- Just pulling our little dicks--
375
00:17:21,313 --> 00:17:23,215
- Jerry!
- No, no, no, Bill!
I get it! I get it!
376
00:17:23,215 --> 00:17:24,817
Little prince here,
he's made up his mind.
377
00:17:24,817 --> 00:17:26,618
I mean, shit. Come on.
378
00:17:26,618 --> 00:17:28,187
Pat! Pat!
What are you doin'?
379
00:17:28,187 --> 00:17:29,655
Come on in here.
Come on, take a look at this.
380
00:17:29,655 --> 00:17:31,123
Do me a fuckin' favor
381
00:17:31,123 --> 00:17:34,330
and please talk
some fuckin' sense
into your boy here!
382
00:17:38,666 --> 00:17:39,903
Didn't know
there was a meeting.
383
00:17:41,402 --> 00:17:43,406
Sorry. It, uh,
it skipped my mind, Pat.
384
00:17:44,372 --> 00:17:47,043
Jerry West:
Right there! Huh?
385
00:17:49,511 --> 00:17:51,143
- You're going with Kupchak?
- Jerry West (laughing): Oh!
386
00:17:51,143 --> 00:17:52,744
You don't
want him either, do you?
387
00:17:52,744 --> 00:17:55,047
No, of course fuckin' not.
You know the type.
388
00:17:55,047 --> 00:17:56,582
Hell, you were
the fuckin' type.
389
00:17:56,582 --> 00:17:59,485
Big, pasty Tonka truck,
playin' like
a fuckin' hockey goon.
390
00:17:59,485 --> 00:18:00,752
I mean, no offense, Pat.
Okay?
391
00:18:00,752 --> 00:18:02,421
So, please, Bill,
just do me a fuckin' favor.
392
00:18:02,421 --> 00:18:04,556
Let me send Elgin down there,
put him through his paces
393
00:18:04,556 --> 00:18:06,659
and find out if this big body
we're buyin' ain't a lemon.
394
00:18:06,659 --> 00:18:07,660
- Yeah.
- Oh, my gosh. Jerry,
395
00:18:07,660 --> 00:18:08,798
I need you to
read the files.
396
00:18:09,231 --> 00:18:11,534
I already sent my own guy
to check him out.
397
00:18:14,269 --> 00:18:15,500
Jerry West:
Your what?
398
00:18:15,500 --> 00:18:17,502
Mike Thibault.
He's an old friend of mine.
399
00:18:17,502 --> 00:18:19,205
He has a terrific eye,
so I sent him down
400
00:18:19,205 --> 00:18:20,872
to scout the Bullets-Boston
playoff series.
401
00:18:20,872 --> 00:18:23,842
And guess what he said?
Kupchak is right as rain, so...
402
00:18:23,842 --> 00:18:25,711
That reminds me. Bill,
403
00:18:25,711 --> 00:18:28,451
uh, I'm going to bring on Mike
as my new assistant coach.
404
00:18:30,552 --> 00:18:32,217
My second assistant.
Don't worry, Pat.
405
00:18:32,217 --> 00:18:34,920
Okay, it's a new thing
the league is doing.
Uh, multiple assistants.
406
00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:36,956
You guys, uh, you'll catch up.
It's, uh,
407
00:18:36,956 --> 00:18:39,057
take some of the load off.
Alright, gentlemen.
408
00:18:39,057 --> 00:18:42,061
Uh, enjoy your pastries. Breakfast.
409
00:18:42,061 --> 00:18:43,499
Keep me updated.
410
00:18:44,332 --> 00:18:46,532
What a time to be alive.
411
00:18:46,532 --> 00:18:48,534
Bill:
I'm gonna go talk to Buss.
412
00:18:48,534 --> 00:18:50,036
Jerry West: Yeah...
413
00:18:50,036 --> 00:18:51,871
Paul.
414
00:18:51,871 --> 00:18:54,040
Th-This has nothing
to do with you, Pat.
415
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,375
It's about y-your
friend there, Jerry.
416
00:18:56,375 --> 00:18:58,544
Look, he really put us
on the back foot last year.
417
00:18:58,544 --> 00:19:00,946
That Thompson thing.
I can't let it happen again,
418
00:19:00,946 --> 00:19:02,914
so I need somebody loyal.
419
00:19:02,914 --> 00:19:05,618
- Somebody I can trust
to do my scouting.
- What, you st--
420
00:19:05,618 --> 00:19:07,285
You stopped trusting me?
421
00:19:07,285 --> 00:19:09,625
- (indistinct chatter)
- (office phones ringing)
422
00:19:10,987 --> 00:19:13,129
If you did, then say so.
Do me a favor.
423
00:19:16,498 --> 00:19:18,001
We're good, Pat.
424
00:19:26,174 --> 00:19:27,810
(office phones ringing)
425
00:19:30,045 --> 00:19:33,049
("Got That Feeling"
by Harry Krapsho playing)
426
00:19:34,548 --> 00:19:37,583
- Player 1: Go, go, go, go, go!
- Player 2: Come on, now.
427
00:19:37,583 --> 00:19:39,151
(chattering, cheering)
428
00:19:39,151 --> 00:19:42,454
♪ I've got that
lovin' feeling ♪
429
00:19:42,454 --> 00:19:44,523
♪ I've got to turn loose ♪
430
00:19:44,523 --> 00:19:47,593
♪ I've got that
lovin' feeling ♪
431
00:19:47,593 --> 00:19:49,929
(chatter continues)
432
00:19:49,929 --> 00:19:52,464
♪ 'Cause I ain't got nobody ♪
433
00:19:52,464 --> 00:19:54,934
♪ Who I can turn on to ♪
434
00:19:54,934 --> 00:19:57,704
♪ 'And I ain't got nobody ♪
435
00:19:57,704 --> 00:19:59,772
♪ To give my lovin' to ♪
436
00:19:59,772 --> 00:20:01,911
♪ I've got that feelin' ♪
437
00:20:02,878 --> 00:20:03,980
♪ Yeah ♪
438
00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,917
♪ I've got that feeling,
yeah ♪
439
00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:11,516
Oh!
440
00:20:11,516 --> 00:20:13,485
♪ I'm going out tonight ♪
441
00:20:13,485 --> 00:20:16,055
♪ Gonna put
my good clothes on ♪
442
00:20:16,055 --> 00:20:18,356
♪ Yeah, then I'm
going downtown ♪
443
00:20:18,356 --> 00:20:20,960
{\an8}♪ To see what's going on ♪
444
00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,996
{\an8}♪ I'm gonna
check out the ladies ♪
445
00:20:23,996 --> 00:20:26,502
{\an8}♪ And see if I can
get anyone ♪
446
00:20:27,235 --> 00:20:29,335
- What you so happy about?
- Oh, shit.
447
00:20:29,335 --> 00:20:32,071
Nigga, you looking like
Earl the Pearl out there, man.
448
00:20:32,071 --> 00:20:33,739
Yeah! This motherfucker
wasn't even playing.
449
00:20:33,739 --> 00:20:35,207
I don't wanna hear that, man.
450
00:20:35,207 --> 00:20:37,175
- We gotta get back to work.
- Yeah, aight.
451
00:20:37,175 --> 00:20:39,879
- How about y'all work
on your game instead?
- Yeah, he talkin' to you!
452
00:20:39,879 --> 00:20:43,082
- (chattering)
- Gimme some competition.
453
00:20:43,082 --> 00:20:45,417
Well, I can
get you competition.
454
00:20:45,417 --> 00:20:48,154
- (chatter continues)
- (Larry sighs)
455
00:20:48,154 --> 00:20:50,923
- Told you I ain't interested.
- You said that last week.
456
00:20:50,923 --> 00:20:52,759
This is this one.
457
00:20:52,759 --> 00:20:56,065
(engine cranking)
458
00:20:57,399 --> 00:20:59,864
- Shit.
- Hey. Maybe that's
a sign from God
459
00:20:59,864 --> 00:21:02,105
- that you should come
to Indiana State.
- (Larry scoffs)
460
00:21:04,705 --> 00:21:07,706
- Against the law
to be following a man.
- It should be against the law
461
00:21:07,706 --> 00:21:09,741
to squander
all that talent
in the backwoods.
462
00:21:09,741 --> 00:21:12,411
You know,
I'm parked right up there,
if you want a lift.
463
00:21:12,411 --> 00:21:14,046
- Larry: Fuck you.
- (laughs)
464
00:21:14,046 --> 00:21:16,085
If it gets you to sign,
I might consider it.
465
00:21:18,419 --> 00:21:20,423
Unless you're just afraid
you lost your touch.
466
00:21:22,057 --> 00:21:23,592
Can't hang with
the big boys.
467
00:21:24,792 --> 00:21:26,291
I mean, not a lot of people
around these parts
468
00:21:26,291 --> 00:21:27,526
gets them a second chance.
469
00:21:27,526 --> 00:21:29,061
Most mess up the first.
470
00:21:29,061 --> 00:21:30,962
That's it,
for the rest of their life.
471
00:21:30,962 --> 00:21:33,298
And the way time works,
that special thing runs off
472
00:21:33,298 --> 00:21:34,867
to a more grateful suitor.
473
00:21:34,867 --> 00:21:36,972
They look up one day,
and it's gone.
474
00:21:37,572 --> 00:21:40,939
Now I don't know about you,
but that would scare me
straight to hell.
475
00:21:40,939 --> 00:21:44,109
Larry, no one
gets to be as great
as you are at this thing
476
00:21:44,109 --> 00:21:45,648
unless they love it.
477
00:21:46,681 --> 00:21:48,251
Why are you acting
like you don't?
478
00:21:50,619 --> 00:21:52,121
Just one practice.
479
00:21:53,689 --> 00:21:55,191
(shoes squeaking)
480
00:21:57,960 --> 00:21:59,462
Nice work, gentlemen.
481
00:22:00,496 --> 00:22:01,998
(door opens)
482
00:22:08,436 --> 00:22:10,439
Give me the fuckin' ball.
483
00:22:15,209 --> 00:22:16,842
Before I do,
just understand
484
00:22:16,842 --> 00:22:19,615
we don't do profanity
at Indiana State.
485
00:22:21,450 --> 00:22:22,451
Gimme the ball.
486
00:22:23,884 --> 00:22:27,019
Bill Hodges:
You want some shorts?
Sneakers, maybe?
487
00:22:27,019 --> 00:22:29,792
Good like this.
Don't lose count.
488
00:22:31,026 --> 00:22:32,457
Well, you heard the man!
Give him the ball!
489
00:22:32,457 --> 00:22:35,331
("Hello There"
by Cheap Trick playing)
490
00:22:37,032 --> 00:22:38,233
(ding)
491
00:22:38,799 --> 00:22:41,833
♪ Hello there,
ladies and gentlemen ♪
492
00:22:41,833 --> 00:22:43,936
♪ Hello there,
ladies and gents ♪
493
00:22:43,936 --> 00:22:45,674
♪ Are you ready to rock? ♪
494
00:22:46,842 --> 00:22:47,843
That's six.
495
00:22:48,542 --> 00:22:51,338
♪ Hello there,
ladies and gentlemen ♪
496
00:22:51,338 --> 00:22:53,378
♪ Hello there,
ladies and gents ♪
497
00:22:53,378 --> 00:22:55,351
♪ Are you ready to rock? ♪
498
00:22:56,184 --> 00:22:57,186
Thirteen, Coach.
499
00:22:58,219 --> 00:23:00,952
♪ Would you like to do
a number with me? ♪
500
00:23:00,952 --> 00:23:03,656
♪ Would you like
to do a number with me? ♪
501
00:23:03,656 --> 00:23:05,224
♪ Would you like to do ♪
502
00:23:05,224 --> 00:23:06,791
Twenty-four.
503
00:23:06,791 --> 00:23:09,627
♪ Would you like
to do a number with me? ♪
504
00:23:09,627 --> 00:23:12,231
♪ Hello there,
ladies and gentlemen ♪
505
00:23:12,231 --> 00:23:14,133
♪ Hello there,
ladies and gents ♪
506
00:23:14,133 --> 00:23:16,168
- Thirty.
- Hoo!
507
00:23:16,168 --> 00:23:18,341
♪ Are you ready to rock? ♪
508
00:23:20,343 --> 00:23:21,573
Thirty-three!
509
00:23:21,573 --> 00:23:24,076
♪ Hello there,
ladies and gents ♪
510
00:23:24,076 --> 00:23:26,378
♪ Are you ready to rock? ♪
511
00:23:26,378 --> 00:23:28,814
Shoot, sorry.
I lost count.
512
00:23:28,814 --> 00:23:30,053
- Forty-one.
- Oh.
513
00:23:31,852 --> 00:23:33,722
♪ Would you like
to do a number with me? ♪
514
00:23:34,957 --> 00:23:35,959
Forty-three.
515
00:23:40,261 --> 00:23:42,728
I thought you said
there'd be some competition.
516
00:23:42,728 --> 00:23:44,496
Hope it gets better
than this, Coach.
517
00:23:44,496 --> 00:23:45,897
Jeanie Buss:
Uh, okay! Well,
518
00:23:45,897 --> 00:23:47,766
you can tell Martina
that we're just thrilled.
519
00:23:47,766 --> 00:23:50,434
Uh, my father's
all aboard. Mm-hmm.
520
00:23:52,574 --> 00:23:54,273
Okay. Thanks.
521
00:23:54,273 --> 00:23:56,980
You traded my
fucking girlfriend!
522
00:23:58,146 --> 00:24:00,649
They, uh, needed a trade
for compensation.
523
00:24:01,982 --> 00:24:04,849
- It's not personal, Johnny.
- Johnny: How is that
not personal? Oh!
524
00:24:04,849 --> 00:24:06,919
I know how!
'Cause you don't
give a shit about me!
525
00:24:06,919 --> 00:24:09,054
Okay, first of all,
Dad made the trade.
526
00:24:09,054 --> 00:24:11,223
And second of all, I told you
not to get involved with her.
527
00:24:11,223 --> 00:24:12,692
She's an athlete
and this is a business.
528
00:24:12,692 --> 00:24:15,560
No, I was in love, Jeanie.
529
00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,696
You're just jealous
that I have a life
outside of this shit.
530
00:24:18,696 --> 00:24:21,067
Outside of hoping that Daddy
just pats me on the head
531
00:24:21,067 --> 00:24:22,601
like a Pekingese for doing good.
532
00:24:22,601 --> 00:24:24,637
Well, guess what?
It's never gonna happen!
533
00:24:24,637 --> 00:24:26,271
♪ ♪
534
00:24:26,271 --> 00:24:27,907
You could bring him home
a hundred trophies.
535
00:24:27,907 --> 00:24:30,279
You're never gonna be
his favorite son.
536
00:24:34,916 --> 00:24:36,949
Five years in this league
is long enough.
537
00:24:36,949 --> 00:24:39,084
Any more than that
is a lifetime.
538
00:24:39,084 --> 00:24:41,281
Jerry Buss:
It's ballsy, I'll say that.
539
00:24:41,281 --> 00:24:43,422
- Takes moxie.
- (scoffs) Let me guess.
540
00:24:43,422 --> 00:24:44,924
That's what he likes about it.
541
00:24:44,924 --> 00:24:47,430
I wish more kids I knew
had that kind of spirit.
542
00:24:48,863 --> 00:24:51,330
And I know you think I'm nuts
for even considering it,
543
00:24:51,330 --> 00:24:53,432
but join the club.
544
00:24:53,432 --> 00:24:56,301
Don't we pay Bill and Jerry
to make these
basketball decisions?
545
00:24:56,301 --> 00:24:59,104
This is not about basketball.
546
00:24:59,104 --> 00:25:00,406
It's about people.
547
00:25:00,406 --> 00:25:03,075
You know, I told Earvin
we're in this together,
548
00:25:03,075 --> 00:25:05,077
and now, he's just
asking me to prove
549
00:25:05,077 --> 00:25:08,147
that I'm not just another
rich old bastard
blowing smoke.
550
00:25:08,147 --> 00:25:10,343
Jerry, he's asking you
for more money.
551
00:25:10,343 --> 00:25:12,150
Money has nothing to do
with it, Claire.
552
00:25:12,150 --> 00:25:14,787
It's about passion.
It's commitment.
553
00:25:14,787 --> 00:25:17,289
So I won't be paying him
with money?
554
00:25:17,289 --> 00:25:19,491
Because right now,
we don't have any.
555
00:25:19,491 --> 00:25:21,928
We were counting
on a playoff run,
556
00:25:21,928 --> 00:25:24,296
and now,
we're four million in the red.
557
00:25:24,296 --> 00:25:26,498
So you can make Magic
a lifetime Laker.
558
00:25:26,498 --> 00:25:29,001
Just know,
there is a good chance
he'll still be here
559
00:25:29,001 --> 00:25:30,806
after you go belly-up.
560
00:25:31,706 --> 00:25:33,171
Mike Thibault:
My source says
561
00:25:33,171 --> 00:25:36,441
DC is prepared to match
any offer for Kupchak
up to 750.
562
00:25:36,441 --> 00:25:39,945
Th-That's almost as much
as Kareem.
563
00:25:39,945 --> 00:25:42,546
Yeah,
people pay a pretty penny
for the Great White Hope.
564
00:25:43,652 --> 00:25:45,684
But look, West isn't wrong.
565
00:25:45,684 --> 00:25:47,486
Alright? If it's
too rich for Buss,
566
00:25:47,486 --> 00:25:49,054
- there's other guys out there--
- Come on!
567
00:25:49,054 --> 00:25:52,594
- Kupchak. Kupchak is our guy.
- Oh, then you're in luck.
568
00:25:53,261 --> 00:25:55,628
Dr. Buss just gave me
the green light.
569
00:25:55,628 --> 00:25:57,195
He's ready to go up to 800,000.
570
00:25:57,195 --> 00:26:00,199
Okay. There we go.
Look, this guy
listens to me after all.
571
00:26:00,199 --> 00:26:02,467
Well, he listens
to Dean Smith.
572
00:26:02,467 --> 00:26:05,036
Buss called him.
He vouched for
the kid's character.
573
00:26:05,036 --> 00:26:07,206
Says Kupchak's
as fine a Tar Heel
as he's ever coached
574
00:26:07,206 --> 00:26:08,806
and worth the money.
575
00:26:08,806 --> 00:26:11,243
Right.
Well, I've been saying
the same thing, Bill.
576
00:26:11,243 --> 00:26:13,880
And now, you got your man.
All we need now is a sweetener
577
00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,048
to compensate DC.
578
00:26:16,048 --> 00:26:20,352
I figured Chones, but Riley
almost bit my head off.
579
00:26:20,352 --> 00:26:23,088
- You talked to Pat about this?
- Bill: I ran into him.
580
00:26:23,088 --> 00:26:24,890
What? You two
didn't talk about this?
581
00:26:24,890 --> 00:26:26,425
- We talked about it.
- Bill: You did?
582
00:26:26,425 --> 00:26:28,660
Yes.
583
00:26:28,660 --> 00:26:30,594
But then, Mike and I dug
in a little deeper.
584
00:26:33,735 --> 00:26:35,738
I'm prepared to cut him loose.
585
00:26:42,077 --> 00:26:44,280
Okay. Fair enough.
586
00:26:46,747 --> 00:26:48,114
Jim Chones:
This is some
fucking bullshit!
587
00:26:48,114 --> 00:26:49,414
Bill:
Well, that's what
gives you value,
588
00:26:49,414 --> 00:26:50,883
and that's why we had
to trade you to DC.
589
00:26:50,883 --> 00:26:52,417
Jim: Oh, so I'm
a product now, huh?
590
00:26:52,417 --> 00:26:54,186
- Bill: It's the truth.
- Jim: That's fucked up, Bill!
591
00:26:54,186 --> 00:26:55,721
Bill:
Well, it's the way it is.
It's business.
592
00:26:55,721 --> 00:26:58,357
Jim:
I got a family here!
Fucking bullshit, man!
593
00:26:58,357 --> 00:27:00,558
- Bill: Jim, just c-calm down...
- Jim: It's fucking Westhead,
ain't it?
594
00:27:00,558 --> 00:27:01,727
- I know it! Where's he at?
- Bill: Calm down-- Alright?
595
00:27:01,727 --> 00:27:03,695
Jim:
Where's that motherfucker?
596
00:27:03,695 --> 00:27:06,064
- Fucking bullshit, Bill!
It's bullshit, man!
- No, it's not. It's business.
597
00:27:06,064 --> 00:27:07,733
- Calm down, Jim.
- It's Westhead, ain't it?
598
00:27:07,733 --> 00:27:08,801
- Pat Riley: Hey.
- That motherfucker!
599
00:27:08,801 --> 00:27:09,702
- It's business, alright?
- Where's he at?!
600
00:27:09,702 --> 00:27:10,736
Where's that motherfucker at?!
601
00:27:10,736 --> 00:27:11,738
- What's up, Jim?
- You ain't heard?
602
00:27:11,738 --> 00:27:12,739
Heard what?
603
00:27:12,739 --> 00:27:14,534
Oh, you ain't
told him either, huh?
604
00:27:14,534 --> 00:27:16,275
- Well, that means you next.
- Next what?
605
00:27:16,275 --> 00:27:18,209
- What the fuck's going on?
- DC's what's next!
606
00:27:18,209 --> 00:27:20,245
- Pat: What?
- How the fuck you gonna
trade me with no heads-up?!
607
00:27:20,245 --> 00:27:21,480
- Pat: What, you traded him?
- Jim: I got triplets
608
00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:22,981
and a goddamn house
I just bought!
609
00:27:22,981 --> 00:27:24,983
What the fuck am I supposed
to tell my wife when I get home?
610
00:27:24,983 --> 00:27:27,119
- Man, I didn't know.
- For that fucking white boy
611
00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,421
Coach got his dick
all hard for?
612
00:27:29,421 --> 00:27:32,157
Fucking Westhead, man!
That motherfucker, man!
613
00:27:32,157 --> 00:27:33,892
- I can't believe you...
- Hey, Jim, Jim--
614
00:27:33,892 --> 00:27:34,960
- No, don't touch me!
- Pat: Jim.
615
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,794
- Open the fucking door!
- Pat: Jim. Hey.
616
00:27:36,794 --> 00:27:38,630
I know you in this motherfucker
hiding like a bitch!
617
00:27:38,630 --> 00:27:40,767
That's why
no one don't like you
or respect your ass!
618
00:27:40,767 --> 00:27:42,167
- Get the fuck off me!
- Cool it. Relax.
619
00:27:42,167 --> 00:27:44,669
How the fuck you gonna
pretend to be my friend, huh?!
620
00:27:44,669 --> 00:27:46,906
- I didn't know.
- Fuck you! Fuck you,
621
00:27:46,906 --> 00:27:49,241
and this backstabbing-ass
organization!
622
00:27:49,241 --> 00:27:50,809
You motherfuckers!
623
00:27:50,809 --> 00:27:53,012
Got a English teacher
coaching a fuckin' NBA team.
624
00:27:53,012 --> 00:27:55,018
What the fuck is wrong
with y'all?
625
00:27:59,721 --> 00:28:01,457
(exhales)
626
00:28:07,996 --> 00:28:10,796
- Pat: Fuck, come on.
- (banging on door)
627
00:28:10,796 --> 00:28:12,164
You gonna open the door,
628
00:28:12,164 --> 00:28:14,203
or do I have to call
the fire department?
Come on.
629
00:28:15,403 --> 00:28:17,540
(door unlocks, opens)
630
00:28:19,374 --> 00:28:22,774
- What the fuck, Paul? Chones?
- (shuts door)
631
00:28:22,774 --> 00:28:25,180
- The last time I checked,
you valued my opinion.
- Paul: No.
632
00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,447
I follow your opinions
without questioning my own.
633
00:28:28,447 --> 00:28:30,249
And that's gonna
stop right now.
634
00:28:30,249 --> 00:28:31,718
- Th-That's gonna stop.
- Jesus fucking Christ.
635
00:28:31,718 --> 00:28:33,289
Do you want me gone?
636
00:28:34,156 --> 00:28:36,959
Just say the word.
Just say the fucking word!
I'll go!
637
00:28:37,725 --> 00:28:40,459
- Just don't take it out
on Jim or anybody else!
- I don't want you gone!
638
00:28:40,459 --> 00:28:42,564
But I do want you to
respect the pecking order!
639
00:28:43,030 --> 00:28:45,397
What pecking order?
What the fuck are you
talking about?
640
00:28:45,397 --> 00:28:47,132
Personal relationships
with players?
641
00:28:47,132 --> 00:28:48,801
Side talks with Bill?
642
00:28:48,801 --> 00:28:50,670
These are things
that an assistant
643
00:28:50,670 --> 00:28:52,237
ought to seek
permission for
644
00:28:52,237 --> 00:28:54,707
before overstepping
their bounds.
645
00:28:54,707 --> 00:28:57,376
The issue is
not you, Pat.
646
00:28:57,376 --> 00:28:58,911
The issue is perception.
647
00:28:58,911 --> 00:29:00,479
And if people
are coming to you
648
00:29:00,479 --> 00:29:02,014
as a voice of authority,
649
00:29:02,014 --> 00:29:03,683
that undermines my own.
650
00:29:03,683 --> 00:29:05,851
Who the fuck stood by you, man,
651
00:29:05,851 --> 00:29:08,020
when you didn't know your
fuckin' head from your hole?
652
00:29:08,020 --> 00:29:10,657
Who stood by you?
Who respected you?
653
00:29:10,657 --> 00:29:12,224
Always!
654
00:29:12,224 --> 00:29:13,558
From the get-go!
655
00:29:13,558 --> 00:29:16,362
Even when
you didn't deserve it!
656
00:29:16,362 --> 00:29:19,197
Pat, I value you
and your position here
657
00:29:19,197 --> 00:29:21,237
as my lieutenant, and...
658
00:29:22,765 --> 00:29:25,237
um, you know, as long
as you carry yourself
659
00:29:25,237 --> 00:29:27,940
in such a way that
everybody understands
660
00:29:27,940 --> 00:29:30,208
that that's what you are, um,
661
00:29:30,208 --> 00:29:32,415
then I really think
we can still thrive.
662
00:29:33,715 --> 00:29:35,214
Fuck you.
663
00:29:35,214 --> 00:29:36,285
(door opens)
664
00:29:38,420 --> 00:29:41,424
(projector clicking, whirring)
665
00:29:42,090 --> 00:29:43,889
Larry:
Thirsty?
666
00:29:43,889 --> 00:29:45,294
I got Bud...
667
00:29:46,462 --> 00:29:47,964
and Bud.
668
00:29:49,632 --> 00:29:51,334
I'll take a Bud. Thanks.
669
00:29:54,436 --> 00:29:55,804
So, uh...
670
00:29:56,671 --> 00:29:58,674
you got me in kind of
a rough spot here. I...
671
00:29:59,674 --> 00:30:01,606
I spent my pick
on you last year,
672
00:30:01,606 --> 00:30:04,309
been waiting patiently
for a commitment.
673
00:30:04,309 --> 00:30:06,311
You don't sign on
before draft day,
674
00:30:06,311 --> 00:30:08,784
you go back into the pool.
I'm shit outta luck.
675
00:30:10,152 --> 00:30:12,551
- Yep.
- (opens beer)
676
00:30:12,551 --> 00:30:14,886
That ain't a commitment.
677
00:30:14,886 --> 00:30:16,926
You knew what you were risking
when you picked me. (sighs)
678
00:30:18,292 --> 00:30:21,426
Told you I was gonna
stay at State.
679
00:30:21,426 --> 00:30:22,798
Finish what I started.
680
00:30:24,866 --> 00:30:26,766
You told me
you were gonna win.
681
00:30:26,766 --> 00:30:28,871
- (crowd cheering)
- (buzzer blares)
682
00:30:31,139 --> 00:30:32,375
Team game.
683
00:30:32,875 --> 00:30:34,977
Never took you as the type
to make excuses.
684
00:30:35,477 --> 00:30:37,112
Ultimatums,
on the other hand.
685
00:30:37,779 --> 00:30:40,846
Here I am,
offering the biggest
rookie deal in sports,
686
00:30:40,846 --> 00:30:42,647
and that shyster
you got on your payroll
687
00:30:42,647 --> 00:30:45,283
comes back to me
with a list of bonuses?
688
00:30:45,283 --> 00:30:47,419
Fifty large if you
make all-rookie?
689
00:30:47,419 --> 00:30:49,656
He tell you what I told him?
690
00:30:49,656 --> 00:30:50,959
Fuck himself.
691
00:30:51,459 --> 00:30:53,062
That was meant for you.
692
00:30:54,029 --> 00:30:55,664
Bob told me what else you said.
693
00:30:57,966 --> 00:30:59,432
"Bird's a corner man.
694
00:30:59,432 --> 00:31:01,301
That's all he is."
695
00:31:01,301 --> 00:31:02,634
That's right.
696
00:31:02,634 --> 00:31:05,104
Least important of
the three major positions.
697
00:31:05,104 --> 00:31:07,673
Center, fast guard,
698
00:31:07,673 --> 00:31:09,174
then corner man.
699
00:31:09,174 --> 00:31:11,643
No one's ever built a franchise
based on a corner man.
700
00:31:11,643 --> 00:31:14,141
Then why the fuck
you standing
in my living room?
701
00:31:14,141 --> 00:31:15,548
(laughs)
702
00:31:15,548 --> 00:31:16,882
Look, Larry.
703
00:31:16,882 --> 00:31:19,351
I'm gonna give you
three good reasons why,
704
00:31:19,351 --> 00:31:21,954
come draft day,
you're gonna be
wearing Celtic Green.
705
00:31:21,954 --> 00:31:25,224
Hope one ain't Boston.
Big city ain't for me.
706
00:31:25,224 --> 00:31:28,197
(laughs) Oh,
and LA is?
707
00:31:29,530 --> 00:31:31,529
Boston is working-class people.
708
00:31:31,529 --> 00:31:34,232
People at the bottom
who ain't got what
to root for.
709
00:31:34,232 --> 00:31:37,135
People who do hard work
with pride.
710
00:31:37,135 --> 00:31:39,138
If that ain't you,
just say so.
711
00:31:39,138 --> 00:31:41,140
I'll head back
to civilization,
712
00:31:41,140 --> 00:31:43,309
stop wasting both
of our precious time.
713
00:31:43,309 --> 00:31:44,977
♪ ♪
714
00:31:44,977 --> 00:31:46,515
But if it is...
715
00:31:47,348 --> 00:31:50,515
if you're the kinda guy
with a fire in your belly...
716
00:31:50,515 --> 00:31:54,190
who don't love winning
so much as you hate to lose...
717
00:31:55,957 --> 00:31:57,460
then you're a Celtic.
718
00:32:00,795 --> 00:32:02,528
What's reason two?
719
00:32:02,528 --> 00:32:04,263
(slight chuckle)
720
00:32:04,263 --> 00:32:06,498
No one's ever built
a franchise squad
721
00:32:06,498 --> 00:32:09,238
around a corner man.
But if I did...
722
00:32:10,605 --> 00:32:13,042
I'd need the greatest
who ever lived.
723
00:32:14,443 --> 00:32:15,644
Wanna hear the third?
724
00:32:16,244 --> 00:32:17,943
I'm listening.
725
00:32:17,943 --> 00:32:20,746
If you go back into
the draft this year,
726
00:32:20,746 --> 00:32:22,047
it's you and Johnson.
727
00:32:22,047 --> 00:32:23,715
The guy who kicked your ass.
728
00:32:23,715 --> 00:32:27,353
You don't think these
other owners saw that game?
729
00:32:27,353 --> 00:32:31,056
You're still willing to bet
they pick you first?
730
00:32:31,056 --> 00:32:34,097
♪ ♪
731
00:32:36,331 --> 00:32:37,833
Thanks for the Bud.
732
00:32:40,336 --> 00:32:41,604
Mr. Auerbach.
733
00:32:42,438 --> 00:32:44,573
Still pick me first?
734
00:32:45,907 --> 00:32:48,411
Every day
and twice on Sunday.
735
00:32:50,012 --> 00:32:52,015
Because you're a goddamn Celtic.
736
00:32:54,983 --> 00:32:58,487
(projector clicking, whirring)
737
00:32:59,287 --> 00:33:00,656
(birds chirping)
738
00:33:01,422 --> 00:33:03,421
Setsuo:
Dr. Buss?
739
00:33:03,421 --> 00:33:06,129
Mr. Magic is waiting.
740
00:33:06,862 --> 00:33:08,864
Thank you, Setsuo.
741
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,999
(clicking, whirring)
742
00:33:13,999 --> 00:33:17,038
(soft music playing)
743
00:33:17,705 --> 00:33:20,209
You ever wonder how they sell
a billion of these things?
744
00:33:22,110 --> 00:33:24,147
I figured it was the clown.
745
00:33:29,317 --> 00:33:32,121
If no what it is,
I can take it.
746
00:33:34,989 --> 00:33:37,726
The contract?
What I'm asking for?
747
00:33:38,459 --> 00:33:40,663
I mean, that is why
we sitting here, ain't it?
748
00:33:42,030 --> 00:33:43,824
- Yeah, I suppose it is.
- Look.
749
00:33:43,824 --> 00:33:46,531
I know it ain't right
asking for more
750
00:33:46,531 --> 00:33:48,934
while I still got time
on what you already given me,
751
00:33:48,934 --> 00:33:52,341
but I see what happens
to dudes in this league.
752
00:33:53,174 --> 00:33:55,708
One minute, love 'em.
753
00:33:55,708 --> 00:33:57,642
Next minute,
ship 'em someplace else.
754
00:33:57,642 --> 00:34:00,349
Or even (laughs) kick 'em
right out the front door.
755
00:34:01,049 --> 00:34:03,085
I don't want
that happening to me.
756
00:34:04,019 --> 00:34:07,256
I love the Lakers.
Wanna be here my whole career.
757
00:34:08,423 --> 00:34:11,189
Then again,
I don't wanna be a place
758
00:34:11,189 --> 00:34:12,861
that don't feel the same way.
759
00:34:13,828 --> 00:34:16,494
Well, lucky for both of us,
760
00:34:16,494 --> 00:34:18,963
I feel the same way you do.
761
00:34:18,963 --> 00:34:22,568
- But you're saying no.
- No. If I say no,
you'll hear me.
762
00:34:22,568 --> 00:34:25,571
You know me.
I don't pussyfoot around.
763
00:34:25,571 --> 00:34:29,575
What I'm saying is
if I do decide to do this,
764
00:34:29,575 --> 00:34:33,178
I need to know
that you're gonna hold up
your end of the bargain.
765
00:34:33,178 --> 00:34:34,747
Well, I'm always
gonna play to win.
766
00:34:34,747 --> 00:34:36,882
I'm not talking
about playing.
767
00:34:36,882 --> 00:34:38,420
I'm talking
about leadership.
768
00:34:39,420 --> 00:34:41,253
You go waving this contract
in everybody's face,
769
00:34:41,253 --> 00:34:44,260
that causes a problem that
I don't wanna deal with.
770
00:34:47,061 --> 00:34:49,723
What, so, what?
We keep it secret?
771
00:34:49,723 --> 00:34:51,396
We could tell
the press
772
00:34:51,396 --> 00:34:54,232
it's just an extension
of your current situation.
773
00:34:54,232 --> 00:34:57,806
It's a multi-year,
multi-million-dollar contract. Period.
774
00:34:58,739 --> 00:35:01,777
And then, the league
keeps the details sealed.
775
00:35:04,612 --> 00:35:06,579
And what exactly
is them details?
776
00:35:06,579 --> 00:35:09,616
Well, I was thinking 25 years.
777
00:35:09,616 --> 00:35:11,383
(laughs)
778
00:35:11,383 --> 00:35:13,051
Can't nobody play that long.
779
00:35:13,051 --> 00:35:15,224
For 25 million.
780
00:35:18,293 --> 00:35:21,193
Earvin. This is not
about you finishing out
781
00:35:21,193 --> 00:35:23,965
your playing years
in purple and gold.
782
00:35:24,565 --> 00:35:27,233
This is a lifetime commitment.
783
00:35:27,233 --> 00:35:29,272
I told you you were my family.
784
00:35:30,905 --> 00:35:33,238
And I meant it.
785
00:35:33,238 --> 00:35:36,442
It's pretty hard not to
believe you right about now.
786
00:35:36,442 --> 00:35:39,382
But there's the thing.
This is a team.
787
00:35:39,982 --> 00:35:43,281
If I elevate you
above everybody else,
788
00:35:43,281 --> 00:35:44,750
there could be blowback.
789
00:35:44,750 --> 00:35:46,584
I can deal with them.
790
00:35:46,584 --> 00:35:48,958
Just like you dealt
with Norm last year?
791
00:35:50,325 --> 00:35:52,257
Well-- But,
that was some other shit.
792
00:35:52,257 --> 00:35:53,930
And it's a problem.
793
00:35:55,296 --> 00:35:57,629
(funk music playing)
794
00:35:57,629 --> 00:35:58,898
Cookie (on phone):
Twenty-five years?
795
00:35:58,898 --> 00:36:00,466
Magic (on phone):
That's what he said.
796
00:36:00,466 --> 00:36:02,634
And 25 million...
797
00:36:02,634 --> 00:36:05,670
- dollars!
- That's a lot of money, Earvin.
798
00:36:05,670 --> 00:36:07,339
Magic:
Enough for us to live on.
799
00:36:07,339 --> 00:36:10,742
On the biggest hill there is,
right on the ocean!
800
00:36:10,742 --> 00:36:14,307
- Cookie: Us?
- Come on, Cook.
We gon' be together.
801
00:36:14,307 --> 00:36:16,616
You can keep playing this
little game about your boy.
802
00:36:16,616 --> 00:36:18,187
His name is Virgil.
803
00:36:19,187 --> 00:36:22,121
Okay, let's say I make
the biggest mistake of my life,
804
00:36:22,121 --> 00:36:23,756
leave him,
and come back to you.
805
00:36:23,756 --> 00:36:25,690
Let's say it!
Now we talkin'!
806
00:36:25,690 --> 00:36:27,730
Cookie:
It's not happening in LA.
807
00:36:28,563 --> 00:36:30,796
- That's where I'm at, though.
- Cookie: That's my point!
808
00:36:30,796 --> 00:36:33,632
It's too much
going on out there.
809
00:36:33,632 --> 00:36:36,436
Fast women, fake people,
I--
810
00:36:36,436 --> 00:36:37,598
I'm a Lansing girl.
811
00:36:37,598 --> 00:36:39,641
Hold up. Uh--
812
00:36:40,174 --> 00:36:42,875
So you saying I gotta
leave here to be with you?
813
00:36:42,875 --> 00:36:44,944
It's not happening anyway,
814
00:36:44,944 --> 00:36:47,046
so why are we discussing this?
815
00:36:47,046 --> 00:36:50,282
But if we was,
you telling me
I gotta be, what,
816
00:36:50,282 --> 00:36:53,852
a-a Piston? A Pacer?
A plumber?
817
00:36:53,852 --> 00:36:56,221
♪ ♪
818
00:36:56,221 --> 00:36:58,190
I'm out here where
everybody wanna be,
819
00:36:58,190 --> 00:37:00,025
making all the money
in the world,
820
00:37:00,025 --> 00:37:01,660
and now I gotta give
all that up for you?
821
00:37:01,660 --> 00:37:03,228
I'm not asking you
to give up anything.
822
00:37:03,228 --> 00:37:04,796
We're not together, Earvin.
823
00:37:04,796 --> 00:37:06,531
Magic:
And way it sound,
we ain't gonna be!
824
00:37:06,531 --> 00:37:09,301
I'm marrying the Lakers
and anybody wanna be with me
825
00:37:09,301 --> 00:37:11,870
gotta be married to 'em, too.
826
00:37:11,870 --> 00:37:15,011
You know what?
You and Virgil
have a good night.
827
00:37:19,381 --> 00:37:23,351
(quiet TV chatter)
828
00:37:24,017 --> 00:37:26,013
- ("Fly Me To The Moon"
by Frank Sinatra playing)
- Norman!
829
00:37:26,013 --> 00:37:27,753
- Ha, ha! Dr. Buss!
- Get in here!
830
00:37:27,753 --> 00:37:29,855
- Yeah!
- I hope you brought
your appetite!
831
00:37:29,855 --> 00:37:32,724
- Yep. Yep. I did.
- I stole Setsuo here
from Sammy Davis Jr.
832
00:37:32,724 --> 00:37:35,994
- He puts on quite the spread.
- Is that right? Well, hey,
pulling out all the stops.
833
00:37:35,994 --> 00:37:38,430
Hey, man, I'm just happy that
we get to do something finally,
834
00:37:38,430 --> 00:37:40,099
- you and me.
- Yeah, we don't do it enough.
835
00:37:40,099 --> 00:37:42,167
That's why I wanted you
to come over,
have a little brunch,
836
00:37:42,167 --> 00:37:43,568
- clear the air.
- Ah, man...
837
00:37:43,568 --> 00:37:45,308
Oh, Magic's here,
too, by the way.
838
00:37:46,107 --> 00:37:48,207
Hey, you lookin' fly!
839
00:37:48,207 --> 00:37:51,443
You looking fly as hell
with that jacket, man.
840
00:37:51,443 --> 00:37:53,412
Hey, check out the spread!
841
00:37:53,412 --> 00:37:55,943
Get you some deviled eggs.
They good as a mug.
842
00:37:55,943 --> 00:37:59,617
- (laughs) Woo!
- (nervous laugh)
843
00:37:59,617 --> 00:38:01,048
Jerry Buss:
Make yourself at home.
844
00:38:01,048 --> 00:38:02,922
Get him a plate here.
There you go.
845
00:38:02,922 --> 00:38:04,223
Magic:
Here, take a little fork.
846
00:38:04,223 --> 00:38:06,891
Jerry Buss:
Alright. Well! Guys,
847
00:38:06,891 --> 00:38:09,461
you know we all wish last year
had turned out different,
848
00:38:09,461 --> 00:38:12,597
but it's no use crying
over spilled dreams, right?
849
00:38:12,597 --> 00:38:14,733
What I'm trying to do
is figure out
850
00:38:14,733 --> 00:38:18,204
what went wrong
and how we get back to winning.
851
00:38:18,204 --> 00:38:19,575
(crunch, chewing)
852
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:26,779
Why you asking me?
(nervous laugh)
853
00:38:26,779 --> 00:38:29,118
Well, we all read
the papers, Norm.
854
00:38:31,151 --> 00:38:34,286
I mean, come on.
You know how the press be.
Twisting shit.
855
00:38:34,286 --> 00:38:36,055
Yeah. Yeah, that they do,
856
00:38:36,055 --> 00:38:37,923
but they don't
make up quotes, Norm.
857
00:38:37,923 --> 00:38:40,463
So, let's just
call it like it is.
858
00:38:41,029 --> 00:38:43,229
If you think Magic is
stealing too much attention,
859
00:38:43,229 --> 00:38:45,965
you gotta say that, you know?
860
00:38:45,965 --> 00:38:47,803
Better out than in.
861
00:38:50,605 --> 00:38:53,638
(sighs)
You know, Dr. Buss,
I just play basketball.
862
00:38:53,638 --> 00:38:56,976
You're damn right you do,
and you do it well.
863
00:38:56,976 --> 00:38:59,278
But this is
a question of chemistry.
864
00:38:59,278 --> 00:39:00,816
You know what I'm saying?
865
00:39:01,984 --> 00:39:03,682
- (Magic chewing)
- I just want people to be happy.
866
00:39:03,682 --> 00:39:07,286
Norm, I just want you
to be happy.
867
00:39:07,286 --> 00:39:10,726
And if you two can't be happy
on the same team,
868
00:39:11,392 --> 00:39:13,896
well, that's something
we can deal with.
869
00:39:14,663 --> 00:39:16,694
Because truly,
870
00:39:16,694 --> 00:39:19,198
I could trade you
to any team in this league.
871
00:39:19,198 --> 00:39:22,634
Any team would be
happy to have you.
You're that good.
872
00:39:22,634 --> 00:39:25,138
(sighs) I ain't asking
to go nowhere, Dr Buss.
873
00:39:25,138 --> 00:39:26,939
No?
874
00:39:26,939 --> 00:39:29,976
- No.
- Jerry Buss: Because if
we're being honest,
875
00:39:29,976 --> 00:39:33,016
I cannot have another
losing season.
876
00:39:34,483 --> 00:39:35,884
I just can't.
877
00:39:39,087 --> 00:39:41,420
So, if you got something
on your chest,
878
00:39:41,420 --> 00:39:43,426
now's the time
to say it.
879
00:39:44,893 --> 00:39:47,830
(chewing)
880
00:39:48,730 --> 00:39:51,197
We are all ears.
881
00:39:51,197 --> 00:39:53,869
(crunch, chewing)
882
00:39:57,872 --> 00:40:00,472
(laughs) It's all good.
883
00:40:00,472 --> 00:40:03,075
- Yeah?
- Norm Nixon: Yeah.
884
00:40:03,075 --> 00:40:05,177
I love LA
885
00:40:05,177 --> 00:40:07,883
and I-I love playing
for the Lakers.
886
00:40:11,953 --> 00:40:13,747
And Buck?
887
00:40:13,747 --> 00:40:16,656
♪ ♪
888
00:40:16,656 --> 00:40:18,391
(sighs)
889
00:40:18,391 --> 00:40:20,229
We good.
890
00:40:23,766 --> 00:40:26,469
Earvin? What do you think?
891
00:40:30,138 --> 00:40:30,974
(sucks teeth)
892
00:40:32,274 --> 00:40:34,710
I think Norman...
893
00:40:38,107 --> 00:40:40,116
should stop eating my melon.
894
00:40:42,084 --> 00:40:45,417
(Magic and Jerry Buss laughing)
895
00:40:45,417 --> 00:40:47,886
Magic:
I had to mess with him
a little bit.
896
00:40:47,886 --> 00:40:49,888
Jerry Buss:
Alright. Well, we're one
big happy family again.
897
00:40:49,888 --> 00:40:51,690
- Magic: Yeah!
- Jerry Buss: That was easy.
898
00:40:51,690 --> 00:40:53,859
- Magic: Eat up! Come on.
- Jerry Buss:
Let's eat something now, huh?
899
00:40:53,859 --> 00:40:55,394
Only one way
to get through this,
900
00:40:55,394 --> 00:40:57,557
and that's by telling
each other the truth.
901
00:40:57,557 --> 00:41:00,603
("Who'll Buy My Memories"
by Willie Nelson playing)
902
00:41:03,804 --> 00:41:08,144
♪ A past that's sprinkled
with the blues ♪
903
00:41:10,679 --> 00:41:13,912
♪ A few old dreams ♪
904
00:41:13,912 --> 00:41:15,751
♪ That I can't use ♪
905
00:41:17,518 --> 00:41:21,257
♪ Who'll buy my memories ♪
906
00:41:23,491 --> 00:41:27,463
♪ Of things that used to be? ♪
907
00:41:33,802 --> 00:41:37,402
♪ There were the smiles ♪
908
00:41:37,402 --> 00:41:39,442
♪ Before the tears ♪
909
00:41:41,170 --> 00:41:43,976
♪ And with a smile ♪
910
00:41:43,976 --> 00:41:46,015
♪ Some better years ♪
911
00:41:48,049 --> 00:41:51,515
♪ Who'll buy my memories ♪
912
00:41:55,490 --> 00:41:58,894
♪ Of things that used to be? ♪
913
00:42:01,730 --> 00:42:02,731
(Larry sighs)
914
00:42:03,665 --> 00:42:06,632
♪ When I remember ♪
915
00:42:06,632 --> 00:42:08,371
♪ How things were ♪
916
00:42:10,171 --> 00:42:13,471
♪ My memories ♪
917
00:42:13,471 --> 00:42:15,511
♪ All lead to her ♪
918
00:42:18,180 --> 00:42:20,713
♪ I'd like to start ♪
919
00:42:20,713 --> 00:42:23,186
♪ My life anew ♪
920
00:42:24,686 --> 00:42:28,454
♪ But memories ♪
921
00:42:28,454 --> 00:42:30,322
♪ Just make me blue ♪
922
00:42:30,322 --> 00:42:33,186
(projector clicking, whirring)
923
00:42:33,186 --> 00:42:36,562
♪ A cottage small ♪
924
00:42:36,562 --> 00:42:38,434
♪ Just built for two ♪
925
00:42:40,902 --> 00:42:44,136
♪ A garden wall ♪
926
00:42:44,136 --> 00:42:46,275
♪ With violets blue ♪
927
00:42:48,376 --> 00:42:52,048
♪ Who'll buy my memories ♪
928
00:42:56,217 --> 00:42:59,022
♪ Of things that used to be? ♪
929
00:43:04,926 --> 00:43:07,726
♪ When I remember ♪
930
00:43:07,726 --> 00:43:09,798
♪ How things were ♪
931
00:43:11,299 --> 00:43:15,500
♪ My memories ♪
932
00:43:15,500 --> 00:43:17,073
♪ All lead to her ♪
933
00:43:19,808 --> 00:43:22,407
♪ I'd like to start ♪
934
00:43:22,407 --> 00:43:24,747
♪ My life anew ♪
935
00:43:26,481 --> 00:43:29,953
♪ But memories ♪
936
00:43:31,314 --> 00:43:33,322
♪ Just make me blue ♪
937
00:43:35,924 --> 00:43:38,925
♪ A cottage small ♪
938
00:43:38,925 --> 00:43:40,964
♪ Just built for two ♪
939
00:43:43,097 --> 00:43:46,002
♪ A garden wall... ♪