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Good day, everybody. I'm Maya Ortiz.
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And welcome back to a special edition
of Off The Court.
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{\an8}LeBron James said it best.
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{\an8}"Basketball is my passion,
but my family is everything to me."
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Today has a special meaning for me.
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I'm standing here at the intersection
of basketball and family
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in the Bell House,
practically my second home
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in middle school,
where basketball phenoms,
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Jordan and Josh Bell
were like my brothers.
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In the Bell home,
it was all basketball, all love
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{\an8}and tonight,
we celebrate dreams made real.
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Okay, cut. That's the header.
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{\an8}BELL BROTHER 2: The game of basketball
is very much like the game of life.
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{\an8}Fluid. You acclimate.
You adapt. You overcome.
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{\an8}A smooth pivot.
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- A sick double cross.
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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{\an8}Oh, no, no, no.
The champagne is for later.
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{\an8}And the cake is a surprise.
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{\an8}- Can you take it around back, please?
- No problem.
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{\an8}Where are they? Are they trying to ruin
my segment on purpose?
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{\an8}- (SCOFFS) I don't know.
- Mama Bell, here are your notes.
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- Thank you.
- And do you know
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{\an8}who's blocking the driveway?
Mobile bartender wants to get in.
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{\an8}I knew I should've banned him from coming.
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{\an8}Okay, okay, the party can start.
Uncle Skinny has arrived!
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{\an8}- You're late.
- But always on time.
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- (CHUCKLES) What's up? Hey.
- CRYSTAL: Hey. (CHUCKLES)
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- Hey, everybody.
- Hi.
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Vondie, let’s grab a quick interview
before things start.
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You can talk
about what it was like growing up here.
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I know, you were gonna get at me
but my bad, our flight was delayed.
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{\an8}Yeah? Well, you could’ve picked
a better time to go shopping in Paris.
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- Mm-mm.
- You know how important this is.
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Mm-hmm. Okay, so,
I guess, that little gift
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that we picked up for you from...
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Louis Vuitton doesn't matter then, huh?
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- It will suffice.
- (LAUGHS)
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Where's your nephew?
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- Uh... I think that...
- Go find my boy.
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Okay, I will. Filthy?
Where you at? Filthy? Filthy!
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- (CROWD CHEERING)
- (PANTS)
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{\an8}GIO: Get inside! Barney, get inside!
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Somebody get there!
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Hey, Skree! Get through,
get through, get through!
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(GROANS)
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- Hey, Coach.
- Yo! Filthy, hey, please tell me
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- this means you're clear to play.
- I wish. I'm just here for moral support.
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- Move, go, go, go!
- Come on!
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(GROANS)
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- (CROWD GROANING)
- Come on, Ref!
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- Did you swallow your whistle?
- Easy.
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Get back on D, back on D!
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MALE ANNOUNCER:
Lakeside running away with this one.
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- Hey, yo, that was for you, Filthy!
- Good, shake it off.
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Let's get down court. Let's go!
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You can ask me anything.
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For a long time, I was just angry.
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I had already made peace with the idea
that you never wanted me.
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Let’s, um...
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Let's set that straight. (EXHALES)
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Your... your mom and I had you
when we were in college.
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We were kids,
and the moment that you came,
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like, from that moment,
everything changed.
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You were wanted, and more importantly,
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- you were loved.
- KELLI: But why now?
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I mean, after all these years,
you finally reach out to me, why?
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- Because now you need something from me?
- No! Kelli, no.
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There is no way in the world
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that I would ever risk the health
of any of my children.
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I would take a...
a lifetime of potential...
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health complications before I put
any of my kids under the knife.
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The reason why I reached out to you...
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is because I wanted my family.
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Not just for me, for all of us.
Especially your brothers.
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You know,
I couldn't imagine leaving this earth
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without filling the void
of not having you in my life.
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- (CROWD CHEERING)
- What is that?
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- Need a timeout!
- (BELL BUZZING)
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GIO: Come on, hurry up.
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- Let's go, let's go, hustle, hustle.
- Hey, hey, hey. You all right?
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I'm good, man.
But I don't think we can do this.
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(EXHALES DEEPLY) Last game at Hughes.
Can't believe we're going out like this.
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(BREATHES DEEPLY)
I don't know how to stop it.
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FILTHY: I don't know how to stop it.
I don't know how to stop it.
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- I don't know how to stop it.
- CHUCK: Of course, you do.
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(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)
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Dad? What are you doing here?
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Now, son, now, you know
I will always be here on your team.
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And you can count on your teammates
for an assist.
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Especially when you need them the most,
like right now.
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We're getting pummeled out there.
As in almost irrecoverable.
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- As in...
- As in change up the strategy.
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You’ve been here a million times before.
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Just because you're playing
a different position,
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- doesn't mean you're not part of the game.
- But I just wish I was out there.
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You are. Now, JB knows it.
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Your teammates know it.
Now, you gotta own it.
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Have faith.
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And right now,
you up against the biggest opponent
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that you ever faced.
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Yourself.
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Now, the question is, what you gonna do?
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(SIGHS) Win the damn thing.
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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(BELL BUZZING)
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You were a toddler when your mom died.
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I fought... hard for custody.
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I knew it was gonna be a battle,
but I was up for it.
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I heard things got weird.
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You know, my grandparents said
you pretty much ghosted us.
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(SCOFFS)
I can't speak for your grandparents.
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You know, they have their own version.
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Look, I... I didn't wanna cause
any more pain or... or stress, so...
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I agreed...
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for them to raise you.
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And the moment I did that,
I got boxed out.
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I figured...
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(CLEARS THROAT) ...when you got older,
I... I would just reach out.
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But I had already lost one parent.
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I mean, I needed you.
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- So, how could you just ignore me?
- (SIGHS) All right.
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My graduation?
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CHUCK: Mm-hmm.
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- How’d you get it?
- I was there. Fourth row, back.
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You think...
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I'm gonna let my firstborn walk
across that stage and not be there?
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My girl. Salutatorian.
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Nah, I saw you up there.
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(LAUGHS) They should've let you
make that speech
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'cause the valedictorian.
Oh, God, they put us to sleep.
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Kelli...
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I never stopped loving you.
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Stopped being there for you.
And I never will.
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I want... We... we want you
to be a part of this family.
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Gentlemen, we have got to start moving
the ball around.
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We're missing way too many easy shots.
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This is selfish basketball.
Stick to the game plan.
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Yo, is this who we are?
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What, they put a little bit of pressure
on us and we cave?
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We ain't gonna win playing like this.
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Look, I understand the doubt.
Okay? I get it.
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But you can't lose faith!
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Okay? All great champions
have faced defeat.
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But stared it down
and still managed to get the rebound.
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That sounds great but like he said,
we're not even making shots.
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- We need you out there, Filthy.
- I am here.
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And I hear you but hear this.
This is y'all chance!
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But y'all gotta grab it!
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You remember Dad's basketball rule?
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Dribble, fake, shoot, miss.
Dribble, fake, shoot, miss.
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Dribble, fake, shoot, miss!
Dribble, fake, shoot, swish!
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Now, y'all gotta feel it, all right?
With me.
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ALL: Dribble, fake, shoot, miss!
Dribble, fake, shoot, miss!
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Dribble, fake, shoot, miss!
Dribble, fake, shoot, swish!
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(ALL CHEER)
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Let's go! Let's go!
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, one more thing.
Dad said if you lose today,
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you might as well not bother coming home.
So, you know what...
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- JB: Let's go!
- GIO: Let's go, Lions!
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(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
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- Come on! Watch out!
- Defend, defend.
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Rebound, Vondie, rebound!
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GIO: There you go!
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MALE ANNOUNCER: Jordan Bell,
keeping the Lions in the hunt!
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D up, D up, D up!
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No, no, no, no!
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MALE ANNOUNCER: Zuma for three!
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{\an8}I hate this kid! I hate this kid.
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- We need a timeout!
- We're out!
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- ALEXIS: Let's go, JB!
- Let's go!
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Yo, JB, Flexis Alexis!
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Okay. Okay.
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You got it.
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Yeah!
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(CHEERS) Yeah!
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(UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES)
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(CROWD CHEERS)
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My boys right there.
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- That's our boys, yeah!
- That's our boys, yeah! Okay!
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Whoa, whoa!
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Yeah! That's what I'm talking about!
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- Yes, yeah!
- (CROWD CHEERS)
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(UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES)
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- You're welcome.
- What are you talking about?
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Oh, wow! You weren't lying.
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- Ah. I told you.
- KELLI: No way.
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- Yo! (CHUCKLES)
- Hey, hey!
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Hey! How's the champions?
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BOTH: Yeah!
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- We did it!
- Uh-huh!
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- Brought that home.
- Kelli, you're here!
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SKINNY: You guys are champs now?
Thank you for the pizza, Chuck!
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Appreciate it! What up, nephs? (GRUNTS)
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Too far to reach, uh-oh!
Hide your wallets, people.
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'Cause Starbucks ain't got nothing
on this one right here!
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Oh, handshake, please? Come on.
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- (CHUCKLES)
- We're family now. Good to see you.
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Hi. I'm Crystal.
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- Very nice to finally meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
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You guys wanna... Okay.
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I don't wanna overstay my welcome,
so I should just go.
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Oh, absolutely not!
We're having a party tonight.
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- There's a lot to celebrate.
- (DOOR OPENING)
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- Hey, who's ready to party! (CHEERS)
- Hey!
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Guys, this is our sister, Kelli.
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Hey. (CHUCKLES)
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VONDIE: Let me get this straight, man.
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You're telling me this entire time,
you've had a hot sister
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- and you didn't tell me?
- JB: Hey, careful.
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- That's my sis you're talking about.
- Come on now.
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Hey. Hey, look. This year...
(SCOFFS) ...we've been through a lot.
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Guess what doesn't break us
only makes us stronger.
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I mean, yeah. This year helped me realize
just how important every day is!
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And to make sure each moment matters
and that the people around you know
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just how much they're loved.
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And, uh...
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- you carry them with you in your heart...
- Excuse me?
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- ...like the moonlight over the sea.
- (SPLUTTERS)
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(CHUCKLES) You really oughta write
a book, man.
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All right, bro.
I'm done messing with y'all.
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(SLURPS)
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(LAUGHS)
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Ah, I see
you found Chuck's jazz collection.
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(LAUGHS) It's wild.
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I mean, the one thing I inherited
from my mom was her jazz collection.
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- CRYSTAL: Hmm.
- And she loved Nancy Wilson.
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- This was her favorite album.
- Aww.
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KELLI: Maybe that's why they got together.
232
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Maybe.
233
00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:46,451
(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS)
234
00:13:46,577 --> 00:13:49,204
Call me irresponsible...
235
00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:53,000
Oh, yeah, that sounds
like your father at 21.
236
00:13:53,125 --> 00:13:55,669
(BOTH LAUGH)
237
00:13:56,211 --> 00:13:58,088
You know, I'm happy the boys reached out.
238
00:13:58,755 --> 00:14:00,507
To see you and Chuck
have a second chance...
239
00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,217
I don't wanna make any promises.
240
00:14:02,342 --> 00:14:04,052
(JAZZ MUSIC CONTINUES)
241
00:14:04,261 --> 00:14:05,429
Yeah, I get it.
242
00:14:06,388 --> 00:14:07,389
Baby steps.
243
00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:09,391
And I don't blame you.
244
00:14:09,933 --> 00:14:11,894
It's gonna take a while
to build a relationship.
245
00:14:13,562 --> 00:14:17,858
- Sounds like it comes from experience.
- (SCOFFS) With my own father.
246
00:14:18,859 --> 00:14:21,194
But that's another story
for another day.
247
00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,155
- (CHUCKLES)
- (CHUCKLES)
248
00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:27,117
You know, I can already tell
that you being here
249
00:14:27,117 --> 00:14:28,702
has warmed Chuck's heart.
250
00:14:29,745 --> 00:14:30,746
Mine, too.
251
00:14:34,416 --> 00:14:36,877
Just kinda sucks
that it's under these circumstances.
252
00:14:40,130 --> 00:14:41,214
I know.
253
00:14:43,342 --> 00:14:44,593
But you're here now.
254
00:14:51,308 --> 00:14:53,393
SKINNY: All right. (EXHALES)
255
00:14:53,810 --> 00:14:56,563
Mm-hmm. A little sparkling cider.
256
00:14:57,564 --> 00:14:59,900
- For my boy, some wine.
- Bruh.
257
00:15:00,025 --> 00:15:02,152
- (GRUNTS)
- What'd you put in this drink, bruh?
258
00:15:02,152 --> 00:15:04,780
- I don't know. Something to knock you out.
- (LAUGHS)
259
00:15:05,447 --> 00:15:08,033
- (LAUGHS) All right.
- Look at me...
260
00:15:08,033 --> 00:15:09,993
We'll have to keep you
around a little bit more.
261
00:15:09,993 --> 00:15:12,287
Oh, so, you got jokes now? Mm-hmm.
262
00:15:12,788 --> 00:15:14,247
Well,
I'm just gonna need you not to forget
263
00:15:14,373 --> 00:15:16,416
to pay that speeding ticket
for your boy because I was flying
264
00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:19,044
- like a bat out of hell to get to you.
- Hmm. I got you.
265
00:15:19,878 --> 00:15:21,004
- But bro...
- (CHUCKLES)
266
00:15:22,005 --> 00:15:23,006
Man.
267
00:15:24,466 --> 00:15:26,301
Seeing Kelli again, bro.
268
00:15:27,636 --> 00:15:31,640
(SIGHS) I never thought,
like that was the...
269
00:15:31,807 --> 00:15:33,100
- SKINNY: Yeah.
- ...distance.
270
00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:34,559
Yeah. So, what's...
271
00:15:35,978 --> 00:15:38,230
- what's next? You know?
- (INHALES)
272
00:15:38,230 --> 00:15:40,482
Yeah, well, the ball is in her court.
273
00:15:40,691 --> 00:15:42,693
- You know? I...
- Mm-hmm.
274
00:15:43,193 --> 00:15:46,363
There's a lot to work through
but I told her I wanna be in her life.
275
00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:49,199
- SKINNY: Hmm.
- You know, as much or little
276
00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:50,659
as she wants me.
277
00:15:51,243 --> 00:15:56,081
And the fact that she came here at all?
Yeah, it's good. (CHUCKLES)
278
00:15:56,081 --> 00:15:57,582
- You know what I mean?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
279
00:15:57,582 --> 00:15:58,750
- No, it's a good thing.
- (GROANS)
280
00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:00,627
The fact that she came
281
00:16:00,627 --> 00:16:03,505
and my little nephews balled out
on the court.
282
00:16:03,755 --> 00:16:05,048
(LAUGHS)
283
00:16:05,382 --> 00:16:09,094
But for real man, you know,
I should probably make it a point to be,
284
00:16:09,094 --> 00:16:12,264
you know, a little closer,
around a little bit more.
285
00:16:12,264 --> 00:16:14,516
You know, moving here
might not be such a bad idea.
286
00:16:14,641 --> 00:16:16,518
Hmm. You should run that by Crystal.
287
00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:17,728
- Yeah.
- (LAUGHS) Okay.
288
00:16:17,853 --> 00:16:19,771
- That's a good point.
- CHUCK: Yeah. You know what I mean?
289
00:16:19,771 --> 00:16:21,314
- That's a good point.
- I mean, we love you.
290
00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:23,567
All right, cheers
with your old apple cider.
291
00:16:23,567 --> 00:16:24,651
CHUCK: Mm-hmm.
292
00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:28,697
Filthy, your leadership skills
were on full display
293
00:16:28,697 --> 00:16:30,615
and you killed it in the semifinals!
294
00:16:31,158 --> 00:16:33,410
But, like you said,
a lot's been happening.
295
00:16:33,577 --> 00:16:37,539
So, what have your experiences
this year really taught you?
296
00:16:38,165 --> 00:16:40,250
(SIGHS) Um... (CLEARS THROAT)
297
00:16:40,250 --> 00:16:43,712
Basketball is a great teacher.
But it's not everything.
298
00:16:44,296 --> 00:16:46,840
What? Hold on,
that's news, Filthy (LAUGHS)
299
00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,551
Yeah. I... I think I'm starting to get it.
300
00:16:49,968 --> 00:16:53,805
You know, I'm seeing
that my dad's basketball rules work
301
00:16:53,805 --> 00:16:56,224
just as much off the court as on.
302
00:16:57,893 --> 00:16:59,728
You know, he's like a superhero to me.
303
00:17:00,771 --> 00:17:03,440
But with him facing his own...
304
00:17:04,316 --> 00:17:06,026
form of kryptonite, I, um...
305
00:17:06,401 --> 00:17:08,320
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
306
00:17:08,695 --> 00:17:10,530
I don't, uh... (CLEARS THROAT)
307
00:17:10,989 --> 00:17:12,115
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
308
00:17:12,407 --> 00:17:13,909
You don't know how to protect him.
309
00:17:15,327 --> 00:17:16,369
It's scary.
310
00:17:17,370 --> 00:17:18,955
When my mom got sick...
311
00:17:19,915 --> 00:17:23,168
I started a journal.
I needed to get my feelings out somehow.
312
00:17:23,460 --> 00:17:24,544
It is scary.
313
00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:28,465
I mean, everything shifting around me.
314
00:17:29,424 --> 00:17:32,552
- Dad, Kelli, high school.
- But change can be good.
315
00:17:32,969 --> 00:17:35,055
Don't focus on boxing out the old.
316
00:17:35,931 --> 00:17:37,849
Focus on building what's new.
317
00:17:40,602 --> 00:17:44,022
Yo, I already got everything planned
for this summer, it's gonna be lit.
318
00:17:44,356 --> 00:17:46,733
What's the last thing you wanna do
before you leave for L.A.?
319
00:17:49,152 --> 00:17:50,278
Um...
320
00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:54,699
JB, you have to promise me something.
321
00:17:55,158 --> 00:17:57,119
I'll come to L.A. anytime you want me to.
322
00:17:57,369 --> 00:18:00,163
Good to know,
but that's not what I'm talking about.
323
00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:02,082
What is it?
324
00:18:02,707 --> 00:18:04,417
You brought everything to the court today.
325
00:18:05,377 --> 00:18:09,422
You stepped up. And I believe in you.
326
00:18:10,048 --> 00:18:13,051
- You believe in you.
- Yo, what's wrong?
327
00:18:14,761 --> 00:18:18,140
I won't be at graduation... or summer.
328
00:18:20,684 --> 00:18:22,644
I leave for California in five days.
329
00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:28,233
(CHUCK GROANS)
330
00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,444
What a day, babe. (EXHALES)
331
00:18:31,611 --> 00:18:34,739
- You good?
- Mm-hmm. I'm better than good.
332
00:18:35,323 --> 00:18:37,576
My first dialysis treatment under my belt.
333
00:18:37,742 --> 00:18:40,537
- Hmm.
- Beautiful wife...
334
00:18:40,912 --> 00:18:44,833
- (CHUCKLES)
- ...champion twins, my daughter.
335
00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:47,544
What more can I ask for, you know?
336
00:18:48,879 --> 00:18:50,338
Well, don't forget about Skinny.
337
00:18:50,338 --> 00:18:53,925
Mm. No, really. Skinny is thinking
about moving closer.
338
00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:56,511
- Closer to who?
- All right.
339
00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,597
- Don't play with me.
- Yeah, right? (LAUGHS)
340
00:18:59,723 --> 00:19:06,188
And Dr. Hong said that I am officially
registered on the donor directory.
341
00:19:06,938 --> 00:19:08,356
Now, we just play the waiting game.
342
00:19:09,191 --> 00:19:10,817
- Baby.
- Mm-hmm.
343
00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:13,195
You could wake up tomorrow
and have a donor?
344
00:19:13,361 --> 00:19:16,531
- Yeah, yeah.
- (KISSES)
345
00:19:16,990 --> 00:19:20,410
Mm-hmm. Well, either way...
346
00:19:21,453 --> 00:19:27,042
with you by my side, there's nothing
that we can't do. Complications and all.
347
00:19:27,834 --> 00:19:29,211
You're right about that.
348
00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,388
She didn't wanna tell me before my game
349
00:19:40,388 --> 00:19:43,600
because she didn't want it
to be a distraction. This sucks.
350
00:19:43,808 --> 00:19:46,561
Well, at least she said you could come
visit her in L.A.
351
00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:49,856
- Just focus on that.
- How can I take advice from you?
352
00:19:50,315 --> 00:19:53,401
You, who refuses to admit
his feelings for Maya?
353
00:19:54,277 --> 00:19:57,948
It's delicate.
Okay? We're just now getting into it.
354
00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:59,407
You know, like...
355
00:19:59,783 --> 00:20:03,203
Just last week
When our lips were a penumbra
356
00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:05,747
Her, the moon and I, the earth...
357
00:20:05,747 --> 00:20:08,041
All right, Shakespeare.
In English, please?
358
00:20:08,041 --> 00:20:09,709
Yo, you really need
to start reading more.
359
00:20:10,293 --> 00:20:12,379
- We kissed.
- What? (LAUGHS)
360
00:20:12,671 --> 00:20:16,341
- Yo, I knew something was up!
- Look, it changed everything.
361
00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:18,134
Everything.
362
00:20:18,134 --> 00:20:20,929
So, y'all just kissed?
Did y'all talk about it?
363
00:20:21,096 --> 00:20:25,058
Well, afterwards,
we kinda fell back into the friend zone.
364
00:20:25,058 --> 00:20:27,477
Filthy, Filthy, listen to me, man!
365
00:20:27,852 --> 00:20:30,355
Tell her how you feel.
Yo, you're the one with the words.
366
00:20:30,355 --> 00:20:31,898
I mean, usually, yeah but...
367
00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:34,526
I don't know, this is different.
368
00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:37,696
Trust me, man.
369
00:20:38,655 --> 00:20:41,574
There is nothing worse than losing time
with someone you care about.
370
00:20:42,075 --> 00:20:44,911
All that drama that went down with me
and Alexis at The Roll Call?
371
00:20:44,911 --> 00:20:48,873
I would give anything to get those days
of not speaking to her back.
372
00:20:52,252 --> 00:20:53,253
Tell her how you feel.
373
00:20:55,672 --> 00:20:58,049
- (SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
374
00:21:02,178 --> 00:21:04,472
(SMOOTH MUSIC PLAYING)
375
00:21:26,911 --> 00:21:28,538
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
376
00:21:31,082 --> 00:21:33,043
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
377
00:21:33,710 --> 00:21:35,420
I thought you left without telling me.
378
00:21:39,716 --> 00:21:43,345
Leaving doesn't mean I'm gone.
You'll visit. I'll visit.
379
00:21:43,970 --> 00:21:46,264
JB, don't stop doing
what you've been doing.
380
00:21:46,765 --> 00:21:48,850
You're on a roll! Run with it.
381
00:21:48,850 --> 00:21:52,103
But it was you who got me centered
to do what I'm doing in the first place.
382
00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:56,107
- How do I survive without you?
- So dramatic. (GIGGLES)
383
00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:58,860
I hate divorce.
384
00:21:59,986 --> 00:22:02,280
Yeah. I'm still having
a tough time with it.
385
00:22:03,198 --> 00:22:05,158
But both of us have to remember
386
00:22:05,158 --> 00:22:08,161
that sometimes things just don't go
the way we planned.
387
00:22:09,496 --> 00:22:10,914
Promise me you won't forget me.
388
00:22:12,207 --> 00:22:13,875
- I'm sorry, who are you again?
- (CHUCKLES)
389
00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:17,379
I promise. I will never forget you.
390
00:22:40,318 --> 00:22:41,778
- (CELL PHONE SWOOSHES)
- (CELL PHONE CHIMES)
391
00:22:49,911 --> 00:22:52,872
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
392
00:23:01,214 --> 00:23:02,799
- Hey, look at this, Maya!
- Yeah?
393
00:23:02,924 --> 00:23:06,553
- Look at the views I got!
- Vondie, 56.6K views!
394
00:23:06,678 --> 00:23:08,138
- VONDIE: I know, it's crazy!
- MAYA: Let's go!
395
00:23:08,138 --> 00:23:10,974
- I have no idea!
- I know, 65.6K!
396
00:23:11,099 --> 00:23:13,059
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
397
00:23:13,184 --> 00:23:14,686
- Hey, hey, Maya!
- MAYA: Well, yeah.
398
00:23:14,686 --> 00:23:16,688
- And like, you, you were killing it.
- Maya!
399
00:23:16,688 --> 00:23:17,981
MAYA: And at the championship game
400
00:23:17,981 --> 00:23:19,315
- I was like, "Vondie!"
- FILTHY: Maya!
401
00:23:19,315 --> 00:23:20,859
What... Hey.
402
00:23:21,776 --> 00:23:23,653
Look, I have to tell you something.
403
00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:26,281
We...
404
00:23:27,198 --> 00:23:28,950
Look, that kiss changed everything for me.
405
00:23:29,325 --> 00:23:35,206
- What? Whoa. About darn time! Hey!
- It's been in my face this whole time.
406
00:23:35,582 --> 00:23:37,667
I just didn't know how to tell you.
I mean,
407
00:23:37,834 --> 00:23:39,502
I didn't know what words
could fill in the blanks
408
00:23:39,502 --> 00:23:42,255
when you're not around.
To punctuate how I feel
409
00:23:42,589 --> 00:23:46,926
when your smile dribbles across
the hardwood of my memory?
410
00:23:47,469 --> 00:23:50,972
I mean, I guess, what I'm trying to say
is that my eyes are open.
411
00:23:52,182 --> 00:23:55,518
You're the goal and I'm ready
to take that shot at us.
412
00:23:56,311 --> 00:23:58,188
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- (SCATTERED CLAPPING)
413
00:23:58,313 --> 00:23:59,898
- Really?
- Yes, really.
414
00:23:59,898 --> 00:24:01,816
Now? Really, Filthy?
415
00:24:02,734 --> 00:24:06,821
Everyone knows I've practically been
in love with you since the third grade.
416
00:24:07,322 --> 00:24:10,241
And now, that I have accepted
the fact that...
417
00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:14,245
- we'll only be friends...
- (STUDENTS GROAN)
418
00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:20,251
- Now your eyes are open?
- I mean, better late than never, right?
419
00:24:22,212 --> 00:24:24,672
I'm sorry, Filthy.
420
00:24:25,924 --> 00:24:26,966
You're too late.
421
00:24:28,051 --> 00:24:29,052
I...
422
00:24:31,429 --> 00:24:32,514
I'm dating Zuma.
423
00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:34,349
(STUDENTS GROAN)
424
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,769
- Wow.
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
425
00:24:38,311 --> 00:24:41,856
Didn't expect that.
Hey, it's all good, man.
426
00:24:44,776 --> 00:24:47,153
(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
427
00:25:22,522 --> 00:25:26,276
Hi, Dr. Hong. This is Kelli,
uh, Chuck Bell's daughter.
428
00:25:31,864 --> 00:25:33,491
I wanna talk to you about getting tested.
429
00:25:36,828 --> 00:25:38,288
My whole summer is ruined.
430
00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:43,543
Shattered, shipwrecked
on the shore of lost possibilities.
431
00:25:44,544 --> 00:25:47,672
Yo, have you ever thought
about doing something wild?
432
00:25:48,548 --> 00:25:50,300
- Like what?
- JB: I don't know.
433
00:25:50,633 --> 00:25:53,303
Like going to high school
in another state?
434
00:25:53,303 --> 00:25:54,846
No, you're not trying to move down to L.A.
435
00:25:54,846 --> 00:25:57,181
with Aunt Roxie,
just so you can be closer to Alexis.
436
00:25:57,557 --> 00:25:59,892
Sometimes, thinking outside the box
is better than any plan.
437
00:26:00,018 --> 00:26:01,185
FILTHY: I don't know about that.
438
00:26:02,103 --> 00:26:04,147
Maybe something good
will come out of this summer.
439
00:26:04,814 --> 00:26:06,107
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
440
00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:10,737
{\an8}CRYSTAL:
Tonight is the culmination of a journey.
441
00:26:11,321 --> 00:26:14,032
One in which so many of you
have played a part.
442
00:26:14,574 --> 00:26:18,745
Your joy, encouragement,
enthusiasm has contributed
443
00:26:18,745 --> 00:26:20,705
to this very moment.
444
00:26:21,456 --> 00:26:26,628
Years ago, a young poet,
who was also a phenomenal ball player
445
00:26:26,628 --> 00:26:29,380
got some great advice
from a well-known author.
446
00:26:30,048 --> 00:26:35,136
"Trust your words. They will take you
as far as you let them."
447
00:26:35,261 --> 00:26:37,555
And he did that! He did it!
448
00:26:37,764 --> 00:26:40,850
- (CROWD CHEERS)
- CRYSTAL: (LAUGHS) Yes, he did!
449
00:26:41,601 --> 00:26:45,563
And I am thrilled that he took those words
to heart,
450
00:26:45,563 --> 00:26:50,693
soared with them and wrote one
of the best new books of 2031!
451
00:26:50,818 --> 00:26:52,570
(CROWD CHEERS)
452
00:26:55,531 --> 00:26:56,741
CRYSTAL: Gentle folks,
453
00:26:56,908 --> 00:27:01,079
you are in for a treat tonight
and I am so proud
454
00:27:01,454 --> 00:27:07,919
to present to you my son,
Josh "Filthy McNasty" Bell!
455
00:27:08,086 --> 00:27:09,712
(CROWD CHEERS)
456
00:27:10,004 --> 00:27:13,633
BELL BROTHER 2: There was a time
when basketball gave me wings.
457
00:27:14,050 --> 00:27:17,470
When they got clipped,
trying to soar above bitterness
458
00:27:17,470 --> 00:27:20,056
and grief seemed impossible.
459
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:25,061
Sometimes, you think things
are going one way
460
00:27:25,687 --> 00:27:28,815
but in the blink of an eye,
it changes direction.
461
00:27:30,483 --> 00:27:32,694
- (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
- (CROWD CHEERING)
462
00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:36,489
{\an8}All right. (LAUGHS) Yeah!
463
00:27:37,740 --> 00:27:39,617
BELL BROTHER 2: Basketball rule number one.
464
00:27:40,702 --> 00:27:45,081
"In the game of life, family's the court,
ball is your heart.
465
00:27:45,915 --> 00:27:51,003
"Always leave your heart on the court.
Win or lose, do it together."
466
00:27:53,798 --> 00:27:54,966
GIO: Hey Filthy. Stay focused.
467
00:27:54,966 --> 00:27:56,968
Don't let him live in your head,
all right?
468
00:27:57,719 --> 00:27:58,761
Got it, Coach.
469
00:28:01,013 --> 00:28:02,932
Hey, Filthy. You ready?
470
00:28:03,307 --> 00:28:05,351
I was born ready. Let's get it, bro!
471
00:28:06,477 --> 00:28:07,979
MALE ANNOUNCER:
Let's give a warm welcome
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to Beacon Academy's new head
basketball coach, Chuck "Da Man" Bell!
473
00:28:13,735 --> 00:28:14,902
All right. Game on.
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- Coach.
- (LAUGHS)
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(BLOWS WHISTLES)
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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
477
00:29:05,578 --> 00:29:07,830
(THEME MUSIC CONCLUDES)