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MAYA: (ON PHONE) <i>Guys, stop!</i>

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<i>Filthy! Stop recording.
We don't need this recorded.</i>

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<i>- Guys, stop, you don't need to do this.</i>
- When the full court presses on,

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you don't back down.
That's what I taught him.

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But at what cost? We've always taught
the boys to walk away from conflict.

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Now, the superintendent
is demanding a meeting.

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It didn't even happen on school grounds.

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Babe, these kids, they fight.
You know how many fights I got into?

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Yeah, but that was before social media,

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before the whole world
could watch and weigh in.

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Exactly. These kids,
they blowing it up online.

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It probably looks a lot worse
than it really was.

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Our son was wearing a Hughes hoodie.

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That makes him an ambassador
for the school.

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Not just a bad look for him,
for the entire district.

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All right, so, how much punishment
does he need?

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All right? We're Filthy's parents.
We're handling this thing at home.

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- This thing's probably gonna blow over.
- Well, I hope you're right.

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But I'm afraid that call
might be above my pay grade.

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- Filthy made a dumb mistake.
- That's the key word, hon.

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It's a mistake.

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We don't even know
what the superintendent wants yet.

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So, let's wait until after the meeting
and figure this thing out together.

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Well, at least Filthy and JB called
a truce for now.

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Well, I'll take it. I need them in sync
for this elimination game tonight.

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Any word from Kelli?

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(SIGHS) Nothing.

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I mean, what do you expect, babe?

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Old man reaches out to her,
out of the blue... with no explanation.

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Stop. I will not let you do that.

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- You fought hard to get custody of her.
- Right. I fought and I lost.

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You never stopped trying.
All those letters, cards.

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I don't know what narrative she was fed,
but you never stopped trying.

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I haven't seen my daughter, babe,
for 17 years.

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She's her own woman.
She's her own person now.

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And it's like we are complete strangers,
you understand that?

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I do, but you are an amazing father
to our boys.

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And you would have been
the same to Kelli.

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Those circumstances were beyond you.

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Hey, look, I need you to focus on getting
a good report from that doctor today.

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Hmm? (SMOOCHES)

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Can we pray on that?

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(SIGHS, KISSES)

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(CLEARS THROAT, INHALES)

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- You wanna pray about that game too?
- You can pray on that on your own time.

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Hmm.

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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

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(THEME MUSIC CONCLUDING)

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BELL BROTHER 2: <i>"Phantasmal."
As in unreal, fictional.</i>

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<i>So cocky and caught up
in the fireworks of what's not there</i>

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<i>that you don't see
the smoke coming your way, fast.</i>

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Ayo, check this out.

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This one says, "Getting Filthy with it,
smacked them up clean

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-"and hashtag throws for bros." (LAUGHS)
- You're a freaking hero now.

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{\an8}Yeah, I've always been a hero.

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{\an8}I mean, who wouldn't stand up
for their pops and their bro? Come on now.

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{\an8}Yo! My DMs are flooded
with Beacon baddies. This is crazy!

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{\an8}High school girls. That's a level-up.

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{\an8}- It's going down in the DMs, bro.
- (CHUCKLES)

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Hey, I bet you Aniq is mad.

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{\an8}Yo, he's gonna be even more mad
once I take this MVP from him next year.

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{\an8}- Yo. You all seen Aniq's IG?
- No, why?

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Bro's at the doctor. He hurt his wrist.

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- (BLOWS RASPBERRY)
- Claims it happened at Roll Call.

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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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VONDIE: Oh, snap, he just posted an X-ray.

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I mean, that has nothing to do with me,
you know what I'm saying? I mean,

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it doesn't even look that bad.

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He's probably just playing it up to,
you know, get more Instagram followers.

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- Like who even posts injuries on IG?
- Someone who knows that everybody

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{\an8}at Beacon including players and coaches
follows him and saw that video.

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Which means...

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Filthy's a dead man.

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(SCOFFS) Come on, guys, I can... what?

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{\an8}I hope you understand. I'm not here
to make an example out of Josh.

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{\an8}Thank you. His father and I have spoken
to him about his actions.

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{\an8}I'm here to affirm
that showing favoritism is not an option.

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{\an8}I never thought it was.

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{\an8}When you were being considered
as principal,

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we were aware that your two boys
and your husband

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{\an8}being a part of this school
could be a conflict of interest

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{\an8}when it came to taking
tough disciplinary action.

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But because you work so well
with the students here,

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- we put our faith in you.
- And I appreciate that.

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Please do not make us regret our decision.

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I need this tabled by the end of the week.

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{\an8}Wait, so tomorrow?

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Well, sometimes in this job,

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you have to make tough decisions
on short notice.

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I trust you'll do the right thing.
Have a good day.

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- (GIRLS LAUGH)
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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Oh, you two were in there
for way too long.

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That conversation
must have been intense. You good?

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As good as I'm gonna be,
and I'm dreading having to talk to him.

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He's always ready to gloat.

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That man needs to take all those diplomas
out of his butt. He ain't special.

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- He may be fine, but he is not special.
- Ew.

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MAYA: (ON PHONE) <i>Guys, stop,
you don't need to do this. Stop! Filthy!</i>

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- Oh, my God. Filthy man, you are crazy.
- MAYA: <i>Guys, stop!</i>

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- (CLEARS THROAT)
- MAYA: <i>Filthy--</i>

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I see that video
is getting a lot of attention.

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- And here we go.
- (SIGHS)

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- Buckle up, he's just getting started.
- Mm.

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- So, what do you think?
- That this is not a good look for Hughes.

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That back when I was in those seats,
I was sweating, not smiling. I'm curious.

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What would you do
if this weren't your son?

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Listen, Crystal.

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My job as VP is to support you
and protect this school.

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But whether you like it or not,
all eyes are on you.

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Put your phone away.

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- ALEXIS: Excuse me. (LAUGHING)
- (JB LAUGHING)

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Don't say that.

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(KNOCKS)

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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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Yo... I'm glad we're us again.
You had me worried for a bit.

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And again, I'm really sorry.
But I missed you, Jordan Bell.

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She said the government name?

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I missed you, too. Yo, I even sent in
that application for City Arts.

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So, now you really stuck
with me next year.

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Uh.

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- JB, I got to tell you something.
- What's going on?

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The night of The Roll Call, my dad called,

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and he said I might be moving
back... to L.A. with him.

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Are you serious?

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- We just started talking again.
- And I didn't know how to tell you

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when I was just still trying to figure
everything out while also having fun.

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All right, well,
he said you might be moving back.

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So, until I see some suitcases...

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Yeah, you're right. (CHUCKLES)
I guess I never thought of it like that.

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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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Coach Howard.

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- (PANTS) Whoo!
- Hey.

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I never seen
Chuck "The Man" Bell out of breath.

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- (LAUGHS)
- Hey, I got your message.

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- Yeah.
- Is everything okay?

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Well, look, that's why I...

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(EXHALES)
...kind of wanna talk to you actually.

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Now, I know that you know, that Filthy
is possibly coming to Beacon next year.

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And after this Aniq incident,
I just thought I should check in.

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Yeah, well, Aniq's had his share
of incidents in the past,

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so, it wasn't entirely a surprise.
But he's got a good heart.

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Okay, well, so does Filthy.

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And, Coach, look, I know that this video,
it looks bad, but...

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I truly believe that...

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the situation just got out of hand
for both of them.

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- Mint?
- Nah, I'm okay.

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Chuck, so much of what we do here

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at Beacon goes beyond
the basketball court.

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I mean, our mission is to mold
these young men into fine citizens,

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build strong character,

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and help them become responsible
decision-makers in life.

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All right, listen, my boys,
they got discipline, all right?

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It was just a hand check.
It's not a flagrant.

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(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) I hear you,

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but we want our Beacon boys to be able
to stand on their own two feet,

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well after Beacon.

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Well, my wife and I,
we share those same values.

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I tell my boys from day one,
it's about follow through.

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You finish what you start.
It's about being young men of integrity.

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And I assume that is the same thing
you will have here at Beacon.

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I do.

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'Cause, Coach, we all make mistakes.
Everybody needs a second chance.

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(SIGHS)

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- Crazy.
- Hey, Filthy.

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- Hi. (LAUGHS)
- Yo! My followers have tripled

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- since that video dropped.
- Yeah? Okay.

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Your boy is totally fine.
The only medicine he's looking for

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- is attention.
- Exactly, that's what I'm saying.

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I don't know.
Something's not right though.

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- You haven't even gotten in trouble yet.
- Would you stop being so paranoid?

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Bask in the moment.

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What if you pull an Aniq,
and beat him at his own game?

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- What are you talking about?
- Get ahead of it.

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Make yourself a fan favorite
before the big game.

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- People love when you fall on the sword.
- Okay, I'm liking where this is going.

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Go live and give a sob story
on how sorry you are.

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Celebs do it all the time,
and people eat that garbage up.

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And maybe you won't have detention.

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You might be onto something.

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What's up, y'all? It's your boy,
Filthy McNasty here,

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about to drop some bars.

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I know you all wanna hear the flow.
Yo! What's up, Sierra? Sup, big Marv?

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What's up? Oh, Maya in here, too.
What's up, Maya?

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- Everybody in here. Got all my peeps.
- Hey, focus.

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I know most of you all have seen
the video of me and Aniq

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getting into it,
and I really wanna know.

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Was I in the wrong?
I... I mean, come on now.

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That's what I'm saying.
He was flapping his lips,

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and to be honest, I was just defending
my brother, you feel me?

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And who's gonna talk trash about my dad
and me not doing nothing about it?

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Basically, he was putting
a down payment on these hands.

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Hey, what happened to the apology?

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Forget about all that.
Look, it's like this.

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If you're coming for my fam,
then you're coming for me,

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and clearly, Filthy McNasty ain't lacking.
I'm in the cafeteria with it right now.

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Yo! Everybody say,
"What's up?" to the live.

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- (CROWD CHEERING)
- Yo!

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- Yeah!
- Aye, as you can see,

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I'm here with it any day. Come on now.

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Yeah, all that! Look, look,
I'm on the table with it.

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What's up? The principal can't say nothing
about that! Come on now.

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And I'm going to yeet
on the court all of that.

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- Big game coming up, I hear.
- Nothing is more important than this.

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No, but we are one game away
from a championship, Doc. So, uh...

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some good news could go very far.

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I wish I had better news to give you,
Chuck, but it's getting worse.

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Your GFR is declining,

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which means that your kidneys
aren't functioning like they should.

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- Wait, how is that possible?
- I... I've been exercising.

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I've been eating right,
taking all my meds.

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Sure, your body is trying to get
all of this under control,

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but you may have
course corrected too late.

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So... so, are you saying
that I... I might need a transplant?

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I'm no longer saying you might need
a transplant. I'm saying you do.

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None of the relatives
that we tested are a match.

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Right. Which is why we need to get you
on the donor list ASAP.

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There is one more relative you could test.

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- See if she's a match.
- Excuse me?

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I have a daughter.

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Kelli.

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I didn't know.

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Yeah. She's nineteen.

223
00:12:21,198 --> 00:12:22,908
And we haven't spoken in a while.

224
00:12:23,117 --> 00:12:26,662
Chuck, it is vital that you explore
all options available.

225
00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:36,005
FILTHY: Ooh, ooh, ooh. All right, fellas!
We got one more job before the finals.

226
00:12:36,005 --> 00:12:39,049
So, I say we go out there
and show them who's boss!

227
00:12:39,049 --> 00:12:41,302
I say you stop talking
before you make Vondi more nervous.

228
00:12:41,302 --> 00:12:44,346
Shut up, man. I'm not nervous.
I'm just taking it all in.

229
00:12:44,555 --> 00:12:46,724
We're almost there. We almost got it.

230
00:12:46,932 --> 00:12:47,933
- Let's get it.
- Let's get it.

231
00:12:47,933 --> 00:12:49,518
- Let's go! Yeah!
- PLAYERS: Yeah!

232
00:12:49,518 --> 00:12:51,812
- Let's go!
- FILTHY: Hey, lions on me! Lions on three!

233
00:12:51,812 --> 00:12:53,689
PLAYERS: One, two, three, lions!

234
00:12:53,814 --> 00:12:56,025
- (WHISTLE BLOWS)
- (AUDIENCE CHEERING)

235
00:13:01,697 --> 00:13:03,199
BELL BROTHER 2: <i>Boys on fire...</i>

236
00:13:04,575 --> 00:13:09,413
<i>With bolts of lightning on our kicks.
Gliding, flying, thriving.</i>

237
00:13:09,872 --> 00:13:13,793
<i>We were driving down the lane,
sliding into fame.</i>

238
00:13:13,918 --> 00:13:17,213
<i>Black eagles on the rise.
It's a bird, it's a plane.</i>

239
00:13:17,379 --> 00:13:18,672
<i>No, it's up, up,</i>

240
00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:20,883
<i>- us.</i>
- CROWD: Filthy! Filthy! Filthy! Filthy!

241
00:13:21,091 --> 00:13:23,511
- (BELL BUZZING)
- Yeah!

242
00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:24,720
(CROWD CHEERS)

243
00:13:24,845 --> 00:13:29,391
- Come on, old boy! Come on!
- Let's go, let's go. Man, we did it.

244
00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:30,518
That's what we do.

245
00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:31,811
BELL BROTHER 2: <i>Yeah!</i>

246
00:13:31,936 --> 00:13:33,229
We going to the finals, baby.

247
00:13:33,229 --> 00:13:34,855
BELL BROTHER 2: <i>We were unstoppable.</i>

248
00:13:35,773 --> 00:13:36,774
<i>Or so we thought.</i>

249
00:13:40,361 --> 00:13:41,821
{\an8}(CRYSTAL SIGHS)

250
00:13:42,905 --> 00:13:44,240
(INHALES, CLEARS THROAT)

251
00:13:51,622 --> 00:13:52,706
Can I help you?

252
00:13:52,832 --> 00:13:55,960
I'm Violet, Aniq Hale's mother.
I'm here to speak with Principal Bell.

253
00:13:56,252 --> 00:13:58,087
That would be me. Please come in.

254
00:13:59,380 --> 00:14:01,131
- Take a seat.
- I'll stand.

255
00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:03,008
I think you know what this is about.

256
00:14:03,008 --> 00:14:06,470
Well, first, let me offer my apologies.
Now, I think both of the boys

257
00:14:06,595 --> 00:14:08,430
let their emotions
get the best of them that night.

258
00:14:08,430 --> 00:14:11,016
I'm glad your son got to play tonight
because mine didn't.

259
00:14:11,141 --> 00:14:12,852
His doctor says he's dealing
with a fracture,

260
00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:14,478
that could potentially need surgery.

261
00:14:14,937 --> 00:14:17,189
- I'm sorry.
- We had D1 colleges scouting him

262
00:14:17,356 --> 00:14:19,400
as a sophomore.
Do you understand what that means?

263
00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:22,611
- I do. And Mrs. Hale...
- Your son has no regret

264
00:14:22,736 --> 00:14:23,946
for what happened at The Roll Call.

265
00:14:24,113 --> 00:14:25,322
Too busy putting on a show

266
00:14:25,447 --> 00:14:27,908
for the internet,
bragging about beating my son up.

267
00:14:28,576 --> 00:14:30,160
Every penny that I've earned

268
00:14:30,286 --> 00:14:32,705
has gone towards making my son's
basketball career,

269
00:14:32,705 --> 00:14:34,999
and now this injury is threatening
to take it all away.

270
00:14:34,999 --> 00:14:37,501
Violet, I understand
where you're coming from. I do.

271
00:14:38,043 --> 00:14:40,462
But I assure you,
we are taking this very seriously.

272
00:14:40,629 --> 00:14:42,172
(SCOFFS) Are you?

273
00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:44,717
Because from what I heard,
your husband ran to Coach Howard

274
00:14:44,717 --> 00:14:47,970
to do damage control so that your boys
could still get into Beacon next year.

275
00:14:48,304 --> 00:14:50,347
It must be nice for Josh
to be so protected

276
00:14:50,347 --> 00:14:52,099
because his mother is the principal

277
00:14:52,391 --> 00:14:54,894
and not holding him accountable
for his actions.

278
00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:57,688
Not everyone has that privilege.

279
00:15:04,778 --> 00:15:06,989
- (DOOR CLOSING)
- JB has the ball.

280
00:15:07,156 --> 00:15:10,910
Passes it to Phil, Phil takes it.
Oh, crosses.

281
00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:13,746
Ah! A no-look pass.

282
00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:16,040
- Bucket!
- Swish!

283
00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,417
Yeah, yeah.

284
00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:21,003
- Yeah!
- Oh! Oh! You all killed it on the court.

285
00:15:21,003 --> 00:15:22,504
- Yeah!
- Unstoppable.

286
00:15:22,504 --> 00:15:26,300
Indeed, they are.
Congratulations, way to represent.

287
00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,511
- Yeah, we going to the championships!
- JB: Yeah, baby!

288
00:15:29,511 --> 00:15:30,721
(FILTHY LAUGHING)

289
00:15:32,056 --> 00:15:35,851
I don't know how to say this,
so, I just am. Filthy, you're suspended.

290
00:15:36,185 --> 00:15:38,020
- From... from school?
- From the team.

291
00:15:38,020 --> 00:15:39,146
- What?
- What?

292
00:15:39,146 --> 00:15:40,898
Crystal, we said that
we would talk about this.

293
00:15:40,898 --> 00:15:43,567
Chuck, you deliberately went to speak
to Coach Howard behind my back.

294
00:15:43,567 --> 00:15:44,860
We didn't talk about that either.

295
00:15:45,861 --> 00:15:50,240
This is my school where we do not put
basketball over student safety.

296
00:15:50,366 --> 00:15:54,078
Okay, hold on. These are our boys.
You know how high the stakes are?

297
00:15:54,078 --> 00:15:56,080
We clenched a spot
at the city championships.

298
00:15:56,246 --> 00:15:57,206
Filthy will not be playing

299
00:15:57,206 --> 00:15:58,582
- in the city championships.
- Mom, what?

300
00:15:58,582 --> 00:16:01,168
The decision was made
on behalf of the school and district.

301
00:16:01,168 --> 00:16:04,004
- Mom, you can't do this.
- It is not up for discussion.

302
00:16:04,129 --> 00:16:07,257
- Yo, Mom!
- Aye! Don't make me pull you off, too.

303
00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:17,601
{\an8}BELL BROTHER 2: <i>"Bane."</i>

304
00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:19,937
{\an8}<i>-As in ruin.</i>
- (BASKETBALL THUDDING)

305
00:16:21,063 --> 00:16:22,314
{\an8}BELL BROTHER 2: <i>As in destruction.</i>

306
00:16:23,524 --> 00:16:25,234
<i>As in the heart can only be broken</i>

307
00:16:25,234 --> 00:16:28,654
<i>so many times, before it shatters
into a million pieces.</i>

308
00:16:29,363 --> 00:16:33,534
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

309
00:16:34,702 --> 00:16:36,704
Can't imagine
you're not playing in the game.

310
00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:40,124
I waited my entire life for this game.

311
00:16:40,624 --> 00:16:44,211
Coach Howard isn't about to come
just to watch me sit on the bench.

312
00:16:45,129 --> 00:16:46,422
I'm playing in that game.

313
00:16:47,464 --> 00:16:48,632
I know Dad has my back.

314
00:16:50,759 --> 00:16:53,178
Remember that sixth-grade basketball game?

315
00:16:53,470 --> 00:16:57,182
How could I forget? Zuma busted his nose.
There was blood everywhere.

316
00:16:57,182 --> 00:17:00,394
Yeah. I remember begging
my mom to take me

317
00:17:00,394 --> 00:17:02,396
even though I knew,
she wasn't feeling up to it.

318
00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:04,815
I kept telling her
about how good you were

319
00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:07,401
until I dragged her
out of the bed in her pajamas.

320
00:17:07,901 --> 00:17:09,945
Right, but we lost that game.

321
00:17:10,112 --> 00:17:13,323
And you told me it didn't matter
how many games you lost.

322
00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:16,702
It wasn't about winning.
It was about having the courage

323
00:17:16,827 --> 00:17:17,828
to show up.

324
00:17:19,830 --> 00:17:20,831
You remember all that?

325
00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:23,542
How could I forget?
You were rocking the crazy tall box...

326
00:17:23,542 --> 00:17:26,086
- (LAUGHS) I did do that.
- ...trying to bring back the '90s.

327
00:17:26,086 --> 00:17:28,297
Which was way before we were even born.

328
00:17:28,630 --> 00:17:29,923
(LAUGHS)

329
00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:32,051
Man.

330
00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:35,471
My mom was so mad
I made her come to that game.

331
00:17:39,183 --> 00:17:40,392
Can't imagine how hard

332
00:17:40,392 --> 00:17:42,144
these past couple of months
have been for you.

333
00:17:42,936 --> 00:17:45,314
Yeah, some days are worse than others.

334
00:17:45,564 --> 00:17:47,441
Just been going through so much, I just...

335
00:17:48,650 --> 00:17:50,110
wish I had showed up more for you.

336
00:17:51,445 --> 00:17:54,615
Well, you're showing up now,
and talking about it helps.

337
00:17:54,990 --> 00:17:57,117
One thing about you, Maya,
you always kept it real.

338
00:17:57,117 --> 00:18:00,162
- That's the only way to live, okay?
- Right, right, right.

339
00:18:00,704 --> 00:18:04,083
Aye, now, I need you to use
that same courage.

340
00:18:04,666 --> 00:18:08,003
Go out to that game and show up.
Just like you did in sixth grade.

341
00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:11,715
And no matter what happens,
I believe in you, Filthy.

342
00:18:13,509 --> 00:18:15,177
- Oh, I'm going to show up.
- Oh.

343
00:18:15,385 --> 00:18:16,386
And I'mma...

344
00:18:17,012 --> 00:18:18,097
- Oh.
- (CHEERS)

345
00:18:18,263 --> 00:18:19,890
- And I'mma show out!
- Let's go!

346
00:18:19,890 --> 00:18:22,017
And the crowd goes wild.

347
00:18:22,142 --> 00:18:24,478
- (SCREAMS)
- Oh... oh, my God! Filthy!

348
00:18:24,478 --> 00:18:25,646
Oh, okay!

349
00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:28,273
BELL BROTHER 2: <i>When the game
is on the line, you got to grab the ball,</i>

350
00:18:28,524 --> 00:18:31,652
<i>survey the court,
and focus on what matters most.</i>

351
00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:34,988
<i>Pretty much everything else
is insignificant.</i>

352
00:18:34,988 --> 00:18:36,115
(MAYA LAUGHS)

353
00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:37,741
So, how's Filthy doing?

354
00:18:37,741 --> 00:18:42,162
He's dealing the way Filthy does.
Hoping my mom will change her mind.

355
00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:45,207
<i>I can't imagine him not playing
in the championship game.</i>

356
00:18:45,374 --> 00:18:48,627
JB, you're forgetting there are four
other players out there on the court

357
00:18:48,627 --> 00:18:52,005
- that will make up a team. You got this.
- I know, but...

358
00:18:52,881 --> 00:18:56,510
it's always been us on the court.
When we play together, we're unflappable.

359
00:18:56,927 --> 00:18:58,554
<i>Now, you sound like Filthy.</i>

360
00:18:59,721 --> 00:19:03,517
You just got to learn to adjust,
and quick. But you'll be okay.

361
00:19:05,185 --> 00:19:06,979
- You think?
<i>- Doesn't your dad say,</i>

362
00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:08,689
<i>"Shoot with your heart
and you'll never miss"?</i>

363
00:19:08,689 --> 00:19:10,232
(CHUCKLES) Something like that.

364
00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:15,028
Right now, though, my heart's telling me
it doesn't want you to move to L.A.

365
00:19:17,656 --> 00:19:20,993
Well, one thing I can promise you
is that I will be the loudest one

366
00:19:21,243 --> 00:19:26,790
<i>in those stands. "Whoo! JB! JB! Whoo!"</i>
(LAUGHS)

367
00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:30,836
(CROWD CHEERING)

368
00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:34,214
You know, babe...

369
00:19:34,798 --> 00:19:36,466
- CRYSTAL: What?
- (SIGHS)

370
00:19:37,259 --> 00:19:40,429
I've looked over these games
a million times for inspiration.

371
00:19:40,637 --> 00:19:43,348
Ain't nobody going to be able to learn
these plays in such short notice.

372
00:19:43,348 --> 00:19:46,435
city champs is going to be damn near
impossible without him.

373
00:19:46,643 --> 00:19:48,395
Why you say it like it's my fault?

374
00:19:52,774 --> 00:19:56,153
Okay, fine. Let's say I lift
the suspension and he plays.

375
00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:58,113
The district will see me
playing favorites.

376
00:19:58,238 --> 00:20:00,032
My job and your coaching status
is now in question.

377
00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:04,036
No, babe, they will not, okay?
Filthy, he made a mistake.

378
00:20:04,161 --> 00:20:06,538
- That boy is sorry.
- Is he?

379
00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:10,083
(SIGHS)

380
00:20:12,461 --> 00:20:14,671
<i>And you're not about to talk trash
about my pops...</i>

381
00:20:14,671 --> 00:20:16,632
Does that look like he's sorry to you?

382
00:20:16,632 --> 00:20:19,384
<i>He was basically putting
a down payment on these hands.</i>

383
00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:22,387
Filthy thinks that consequences
don't apply to him.

384
00:20:23,639 --> 00:20:25,641
Which we both know is not true.

385
00:20:26,350 --> 00:20:29,770
If you think my integrity as a principal
and your job as coach

386
00:20:29,770 --> 00:20:33,690
is worth a championship game,
then I'll lift the suspension.

387
00:20:35,859 --> 00:20:37,069
(SIGHS)

388
00:20:40,489 --> 00:20:41,531
All right.

389
00:20:42,324 --> 00:20:44,910
He got caught up in the hype,
and his ego stepped in.

390
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,245
And look, I get it.

391
00:20:47,663 --> 00:20:50,791
Not being in control
of your son's consequences is scary,

392
00:20:51,041 --> 00:20:53,752
but it's better that he misses
the championship game now

393
00:20:54,044 --> 00:20:56,421
than face far worse
repercussions later in life...

394
00:20:57,506 --> 00:20:59,049
when the game gets real.

395
00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,974
{\an8}(CROWD CHEERING)

396
00:21:07,140 --> 00:21:09,643
{\an8}(DOOR OPENING, CLOSING)

397
00:21:10,477 --> 00:21:12,771
{\an8}Dad. Hey, did you talk to Mom yet?

398
00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:16,066
I was thinking about changing the plays,
you know, trying to open up

399
00:21:16,191 --> 00:21:19,027
- JB's defense on the perimeter.
- Klay Thompson.

400
00:21:20,237 --> 00:21:21,780
Lance Stephenson.

401
00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:24,783
Fans there on the bleachers.

402
00:21:25,409 --> 00:21:27,577
Now, they've all trashed-talked LeBron.

403
00:21:28,245 --> 00:21:29,413
And how does he respond?

404
00:21:30,163 --> 00:21:35,127
By putting the points on the board
and winning the championship games.

405
00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:37,254
Which is exactly what I'm gonna do.

406
00:21:37,421 --> 00:21:39,673
Not if you can't get that ego in check.

407
00:21:39,881 --> 00:21:42,342
And I'm not just talking
about basketball, son.

408
00:21:42,509 --> 00:21:44,511
I'm talking about who you are as a person.

409
00:21:44,511 --> 00:21:47,848
That kid that was on that Instagram live?
I don't know who that kid was.

410
00:21:47,848 --> 00:21:50,225
That is not the Filthy McNasty
that I raised.

411
00:21:50,225 --> 00:21:53,395
- Dad, you don't get it.
- Oh, yes, I do. I've been there, son.

412
00:21:53,645 --> 00:21:58,900
And I also know that this game?
That comes with trash talk, okay?

413
00:21:59,067 --> 00:22:00,736
On and off the court.

414
00:22:01,945 --> 00:22:03,322
Now, there's gonna be other chances.

415
00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:06,199
- What do you mean other chances?
- If you don't grow tougher skin,

416
00:22:06,575 --> 00:22:09,911
if you don't keep a cool head,
keep that ego in check,

417
00:22:09,911 --> 00:22:13,582
you gonna lose more than just this game.
You're gonna lose yourself.

418
00:22:16,501 --> 00:22:20,922
Son, this is about the choice
you make at crunch time.

419
00:22:20,922 --> 00:22:26,553
This is about how you carry yourself,
especially when every move that you make

420
00:22:26,553 --> 00:22:31,058
is going to be recorded
and live rent-free on the internet?

421
00:22:32,225 --> 00:22:33,310
(CHUCKLING) Son...

422
00:22:35,395 --> 00:22:37,356
Look, the decision has been made.

423
00:22:40,484 --> 00:22:41,526
(SIGHS)

424
00:22:42,611 --> 00:22:43,862
Your suspension is final.

425
00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:49,242
Dad! Dad! Hey, hey, hey, hey!
I... I wasn't trying to start that fight.

426
00:22:49,242 --> 00:22:50,994
I... I was trying to protect you.

427
00:22:52,412 --> 00:22:55,457
I couldn't let anyone talk trash
about you, especially knowing

428
00:22:55,624 --> 00:22:59,294
- that you're sick.
- Don't worry about me, okay? I'm good.

429
00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:01,671
- I just wanted to make you proud.
- (COUGHS)

430
00:23:02,923 --> 00:23:05,509
(BREATHES SHAKILY) Oh, man.

431
00:23:07,302 --> 00:23:09,221
- Hold on, give me a minute. (COUGHS)
- Dad?

432
00:23:09,888 --> 00:23:13,266
- Dad. What's going on? Hey! Dad! Dad? Hey!
- (GROANS)

433
00:23:13,934 --> 00:23:16,269
Dad. Come on. Dad? Someone help!

434
00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:20,607
Help! Some... someone help me!
Yo, Dad. Help!

435
00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:22,359
Help!

436
00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:40,335
BELL BROTHER 2: <i>Chuck "The Man" Bell
once made 50 free throws in a row.</i>

437
00:23:40,877 --> 00:23:45,340
<i>It was like the orange orb had wings,
like an angel was taking it to the hoop.</i>

438
00:23:46,591 --> 00:23:48,343
<i>But no matter
how many times you make it...</i>

439
00:23:48,468 --> 00:23:49,511
(PHONE VIBRATES)

440
00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:51,263
<i>...eventually, you're going to miss one.</i>

441
00:23:52,806 --> 00:23:54,391
<i>How you handle what comes after...</i>

442
00:23:55,642 --> 00:23:56,643
Hello?

443
00:23:58,353 --> 00:23:59,688
<i>...that's what life is about.</i>

444
00:23:59,688 --> 00:24:01,398
What do you mean there's been an accident?

445
00:24:02,107 --> 00:24:04,734
- (SIREN WHIRLING)
- (BELL BROTHER 2 BREATHES HEAVILY)

446
00:24:05,277 --> 00:24:06,319
BELL BROTHER 2: <i>Choices.</i>

447
00:24:07,654 --> 00:24:10,031
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

448
00:24:41,521 --> 00:24:43,899
(UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDING)