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{\an8}(INDISTINCT CHATTERING IN THE BACKGROUND)
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BELL BROTHER 1: Mom. (SNIFFLES)
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Mom. (SNIFFLES)
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- (HEART RATE MONITOR BEEPING)
- What'd the doctor say?
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Mom?
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- They don't know if he'll walk again.
- No.
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No. Don't say that to me.
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CRYSTAL: Come on. Come on.
We gotta be strong.
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You gotta be strong for your brother.
Okay? You ready?
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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
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(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
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{\an8}(ANXIOUSLY) I don't know. We were talking
and... and... I...
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{\an8}He was trying to get me
to chill out, right?
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{\an8}But he was also upset, too.
And then, at first,
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{\an8}- I just thought he stumbled, but...
- Breathe. Okay, Josh? Breathe.
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{\an8}Take it slow.
We'll find out what happened.
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{\an8}- JB.
- I'm here.
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- I'm coming.
- Mrs. Bell.
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{\an8}- Oh, Dr. Hong. How is he?
- Chuck is awake.
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And he is doing much better.
The hospital notified me right away.
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So, he's gonna be okay, right?
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We're taking care of your father.
He is in good hands.
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Can you give me a moment alone
with your mother?
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Skinny is on his way, okay?
Go. Go have a seat.
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No, we need to know
what's going on with Dad.
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- Come on, JB.
- No, that's our dad in there, man.
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- This is not the time.
- Thought you said there were no secrets
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{\an8}- in this family.
- This is not about secrets, JB.
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{\an8}This is about life and...
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Please. Just give us a few seconds, okay?
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(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
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But is this something new?
Something you didn't see before?
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{\an8}Well, his blood work shows a depletion
in red blood cells,
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{\an8}so the lack of oxygen
could be a contributing factor
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as to why he passed out.
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{\an8}Wait. I don't understand. He seemed
like he was on the right track.
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{\an8}- Doctor, he checked every box.
- I think we are past
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the point of damage control.
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Right now, we need to focus
on adjusting his treatment.
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- So, what does that look like?
- We need to start dialysis.
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I know it's a lot to process
and this isn't the news
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that you wanted to hear,
but unfortunately,
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this is what we're dealing with.
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Why couldn't they have just told us
what was going on?
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We should've known
how sick he really was, man.
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- They were trying to protect us.
- From what?
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The fact that we might grow up
without a dad?
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I know Mom's scared.
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- That's why she snapped at me.
- To tell you the truth,
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I'm scared.
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Me too, man.
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(FILTHY SIGHS)
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(EXHALES, GROANS)
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You can come closer. I'm not gonna bite.
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I was trying to let you rest.
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Babe, I'm sorry
you had to go through this. (SIGHS)
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- I was trying to do everything right.
- I know.
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We will not lose, Chuck.
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- We all need you. Especially the boys.
- Hmm. Where are they?
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They're in the hall.
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But Chuck... they're worried.
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So, what's the game plan, Coach?
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Well, Dr. Hong...
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gave us our options,
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and she does not want us
to rule out a relative donor.
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No, wait. I don't wanna go to Kelli yet.
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- And those boys, they're too young.
- CRYSTAL: Okay.
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But while we wait on the donor list,
they're gonna start you on dialysis.
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- Dialysis?
- CRYSTAL: Yes.
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No. Hey, I don't wanna be stuck
in this hospital.
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Well, lucky for you,
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they prefer that the patient
do the treatment at home.
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- Hmm.
- No excuses.
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Hey. There they are.
Soon-to-be city champs.
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- Think you'll get out by game time?
- Nothing's gonna keep me from that game.
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- (SIGHS)
- (CHUCKLES)
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Hey, I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry I scared you.
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The doctors,
they're figuring all this out.
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So, they're gonna release you, right?
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Yeah, they should,
like, in a couple of hours.
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(SIGHS) Now, look,
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just because I'm on the bench,
doesn't mean things need to change.
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JB, I need a hundred free throws a day
and for you to study those game tapes.
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Now, you've been waiting for this
since you started middle school.
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- Now, it's here.
- Nah, it didn't look like this.
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- You were there, not in some hospital.
- Hey, Son, don't worry about all that.
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All you have to worry about is how you
gonna bring that championship home.
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Understood?
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And all you have to worry about is paying
for this speeding ticket. (PANTS)
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- 'Sup, y'all? Got here as soon as I could.
- Late on your registration again, huh?
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We're not paying that.
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(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
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BELL BROTHER 2:
If you own the night,
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but the stars refuse to come out and play,
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where do you go next
if you can't see the light?
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Every person is fated to face a day
when they can't go on.
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When nothing you can do
can possibly beat back the darkness.
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What else could go wrong?
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A whole lot if your mama sees
a mess on that table
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before her and your dad get home.
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Now, bring your little tail down here.
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Ooh. I sound just like your grandma, huh?
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Look at this... It's like you guys want me
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- to get banned from this house again.
- Again?
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What'd you do to get banned
the first time?
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That's... That's grown folks' business.
Don't worry about that.
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Why does everybody keep saying that?
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Everybody's trying to box me and JB out
when it comes to Dad,
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when we could be helping.
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Boy, can't nobody use
your little cashew-shaped kidneys.
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Filthy's not talking about ours.
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He's talking about Kelli.
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(BREATHES DEEPLY, CLEARS THROAT)
That's not my place, JB.
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Neither Mom nor Dad have ever told us
exactly what went down.
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All right, look, I'll tell you this.
Chuck not being in Kelli's life
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was not his choice.
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Which is why we think she has the right
to know what's going on with him.
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He's her dad, too.
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- Not my place, man.
- Even if your best friend is dying?
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(SKINNY BREATHES DEEPLY)
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Look, I wouldn't even know
how to get ahold of her.
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We do. We found her on Instagram.
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FILTHY: What if she's not working today?
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JB: Or what if she doesn't wanna
talk to us?
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- FILTHY: I mean, she has to, right?
- (SKINNY SIGHS)
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Wouldn't you wanna know about Dad?
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SKINNY: Not everybody wants to be close
to their family.
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What's that you got right there?
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Uh. It's a letter JB and I wrote to Kelli
when we were seven.
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As soon as Mom and Dad told us
we had a sister,
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we ran upstairs and wrote a letter to her.
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Yeah. Figured now is the time
to give it to her.
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{\an8}- Oh.
- We might not ever get another chance.
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{\an8}Oh. Okay, we here. Jezebel's, huh?
Five ninety-nine for a hot chocolate?
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They better be back there
peeling them beans by hand.
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{\an8}(MELLOW R&B SONG PLAYING)
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SINGER: Live, uh
Live a little bit
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Live, uh
Live a little, live a little bit
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BACKGROUND SINGER: Love you
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{\an8}SINGER: Live a little
Live a little bit....
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- You guys ready to do this thing?
- FILTHY: Yeah.
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SKINNY: Okay.
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Wow. These prices really are high, hmm?
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FILTHY: Hmm. There she is.
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(EXHALES)
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Hi, welcome to Jezebel's.
Can I interest you in a pour-over?
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With these high prices, I might
have to take out a second mortgage first.
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Kelli?
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Yes. (CHUCKLES)
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Look, we're sorry. It's just, um...
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Oh, no worries. Look, I know
the menu can be a little intimidating...
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Actually, we're here to talk to you
about our dad. We're Chuck Bell's sons.
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We're your brothers.
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KELLI: How did y'all find me?
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Uh. We figured out where you work
and decided to give it a shot.
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I'm sorry, this just weird.
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I didn't expect to come into work
and meet my brothers and...
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Who are you?
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Oh, you can call me Uncle Skinny.
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- Bam! Put it right here.
- Not happening.
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Okay.
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- He's our dad's best friend.
- I'm... I'm just here for moral support.
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- So, I'll just shut up.
- This is a little weird for us, too.
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I mean, we've known about you
for a long time but...
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We had planned to be a bit older
before we contacted you.
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- So, what changed?
- It's Dad.
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He's sick, and it's bad.
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Is that why he called me the other day?
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I mean, he left me a message,
but he didn't say he was sick.
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We don't think he wanted you
to know just yet.
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Um. But we thought you should.
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You know,
considering that he's your dad, too.
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You think you'd ever want to meet him?
I mean, he's a great guy, coach, dad...
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I'm sorry. I don't know
what kind of father he is
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considering I have no memories of him.
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I didn't have the luxury
of knowing him like y'all do.
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Mm, okay. All right. Time out. Hey.
How about you guys go to the car?
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- Give me and Kelli a second, okay?
- What?
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Uh. Go... Go in the car, man.
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- Go, go. Go.
- It was nice meeting you.
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All right. (SIGHS)
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It's nothing against the boys.
They seem super cool and super sweet.
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Yes, they are. And they're just trying
to do right by their father.
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You do realize Chuck was never in my life?
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My grandparents are the ones
who raised me.
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Chuck fought tooth and nail
for custody of you.
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The courts just thought
that your mom's parents had better means.
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That boy was young, though,
but he always loved you.
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And he always said that a piece
of his heart was missing,
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and that piece was you, Kelli.
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(R&B MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)
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Sorry. This is a lot to process.
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SKINNY: It's from my nephews.
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Take care of yourself.
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(MUSIC FADES)
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(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
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Hey, so the rumors are true.
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- You're still alive.
- Hmm.
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(STRAINING) God willing, man. Oh, boy.
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- Lots of bed rest.
- GIO: Yeah.
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(EXHALES) I appreciate you coming,
checking in on me.
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Of course. How else we gonna prep
for the big game, right?
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Yeah. Look, Gio...
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in case, I don't make it to the game,
if we're gonna win this,
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I need you to keep everybody's eye
on the prize.
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What do you mean,
"Not make it to the game"?
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I'm starting dialysis.
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I didn't know that.
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Uh, Coach, we can't play
the reigning champs without you.
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I mean, we've been prepping
for this all year.
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Gio, you gonna bring home
that championship
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'cause I'm gonna be watching.
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So, let's start prepping.
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All right, where we at?
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- (SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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FILTHY: Without you, I am empty
The goal with no net
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The double team is still on me
Like feathers on a bird
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Ever seen an eagle soar?
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Broken, shattered
Like puzzle pieces that no longer fit
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And that's when I remember
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My wings are gone
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(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)
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"The double team is still on me
like feathers on a bird.
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"Ever seen an eagle soar?
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"Broken, shattered like puzzle pieces
that no longer fit."
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(GROANS)
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Of course.
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Wait. Is that how you're feeling
about everything?
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I... I feel like everything
I've ever known
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is being yanked from underneath me.
Dad, basketball. What's next?
232
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Hey. I know you're going through
a lot right now.
233
00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,761
But just know you are not alone.
234
00:12:42,803 --> 00:12:44,680
I'll always be here for you, Filthy.
235
00:12:45,973 --> 00:12:47,683
Hey, everything's gonna be okay.
236
00:12:49,435 --> 00:12:52,521
(TENDER MUSIC PLAYING)
237
00:12:59,195 --> 00:13:01,530
- (CLEARS THROAT) Sorry to interrupt.
- (MUSIC FADES)
238
00:13:01,655 --> 00:13:03,073
Miss Rojas Pierre said,
239
00:13:03,073 --> 00:13:05,075
-"I have got to meet you."
- I... I gotta go.
240
00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:09,955
- You're Kwame Alexander?
- I am.
241
00:13:10,664 --> 00:13:12,041
But this, though...
242
00:13:12,541 --> 00:13:17,546
"And that's when I remember,
my wings are gone." You wrote this?
243
00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:21,926
Ye... Yeah. I'm... I'm kind of a writer.
What are you doing here?
244
00:13:22,092 --> 00:13:24,470
I surprised a teacher
with a new copy of my book.
245
00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:26,138
- It's... it's what I do.
- FILTHY: Oh, yeah.
246
00:13:26,138 --> 00:13:28,432
- That's what's up, man. That's so cool.
- And so is this.
247
00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:30,893
But where did your wings go?
248
00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:33,521
Not sure.
249
00:13:35,189 --> 00:13:36,398
Unmoored maybe.
250
00:13:38,025 --> 00:13:39,276
- As in...
- Adrift.
251
00:13:39,276 --> 00:13:42,696
- (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
- Misplaced? Lost?
252
00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,324
Irretrievable.
253
00:13:45,574 --> 00:13:48,285
(CHUCKLES) Come on. In my experience,
254
00:13:48,577 --> 00:13:52,498
the things you truly love,
they can't be taken away from you.
255
00:13:52,998 --> 00:13:55,918
We carry them in our hearts,
like moonlight over the sea.
256
00:13:56,544 --> 00:14:00,339
This thing you wrote, this is art.
Trust your words.
257
00:14:02,633 --> 00:14:05,302
They will take you as far as you let them.
258
00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:07,721
You feel me?
259
00:14:19,567 --> 00:14:22,069
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
260
00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:45,259
(ECHOING) JB. JB. JB. JB!
261
00:14:46,427 --> 00:14:50,306
- What are you doing out of class?
- Oh, hey. I didn't see you there.
262
00:14:50,306 --> 00:14:51,557
Obviously. (CHUCKLES)
263
00:14:52,308 --> 00:14:54,643
- Where'd you go?
- I was in the zone.
264
00:14:55,019 --> 00:14:58,939
Had to get basketball out of my head.
All those new plays are crowding my brain.
265
00:14:58,939 --> 00:15:01,317
- Don't worry, JB, you got this.
- No, I don't.
266
00:15:02,526 --> 00:15:04,445
Yo, how am I gonna remember
all this stuff?
267
00:15:04,820 --> 00:15:06,822
I mean,
what if I forget or get distracted?
268
00:15:07,323 --> 00:15:09,033
You know focusing is not my strong point.
269
00:15:09,158 --> 00:15:10,951
That is not what it looked like
a moment ago.
270
00:15:11,118 --> 00:15:12,119
That's different.
271
00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:15,623
I remember. "There's no storm in my head
when I'm painting."
272
00:15:16,248 --> 00:15:17,333
There's a storm now.
273
00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:19,877
With my dad not coaching
and Filthy not playing,
274
00:15:19,877 --> 00:15:21,003
it's a whole new game.
275
00:15:21,170 --> 00:15:24,506
Even with taking my ADHD meds,
it's all still jumbled in my head.
276
00:15:26,634 --> 00:15:29,845
- You practiced the plays, right?
- Of course, I did. But still a blur.
277
00:15:30,846 --> 00:15:32,681
That's because you're in the storm.
278
00:15:33,182 --> 00:15:34,183
What?
279
00:15:34,975 --> 00:15:39,104
JB, what's messing with you right now,
is worry. Your thoughts are running wild.
280
00:15:39,229 --> 00:15:41,398
- School, your dad, this game.
- Yeah, but...
281
00:15:41,523 --> 00:15:46,528
But nothing.
Look, every storm has a calm center.
282
00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:49,031
I mean, just now, you were so focused
on your art,
283
00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:50,699
you didn't even know I was here.
284
00:15:52,034 --> 00:15:55,162
You remembered everything about the moment
you were putting on paper.
285
00:15:55,663 --> 00:15:56,956
Isn't that the same on the court?
286
00:15:57,081 --> 00:15:59,375
- When I know the plays.
- You do know the plays.
287
00:16:00,334 --> 00:16:02,211
- The storm is just a distraction.
- (EXHALES)
288
00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:05,673
Then when you're playing, remember,
the court is your center.
289
00:16:06,298 --> 00:16:07,549
It's the eye of the storm.
290
00:16:08,926 --> 00:16:10,761
And stop worrying about forgetting.
291
00:16:11,387 --> 00:16:12,721
That hyper focus you got,
292
00:16:12,888 --> 00:16:15,391
that is your superpower, Jordan Bell.
293
00:16:19,770 --> 00:16:22,064
Whoo. Boy, that driver was crazy.
294
00:16:22,231 --> 00:16:24,149
Dropped my nephews off
in the French Quarter,
295
00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:25,609
let 'em fend for themselves.
296
00:16:26,193 --> 00:16:28,696
But a brother is hungry.
Are you good?
297
00:16:28,862 --> 00:16:30,322
- Hmm.
- You want...
298
00:16:32,866 --> 00:16:33,867
Okay.
299
00:16:35,202 --> 00:16:37,621
- You're not good.
- Uh. Bro.
300
00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:42,501
- Is it the treatment, the doctors, or...
- Bro, this goes beyond...
301
00:16:44,044 --> 00:16:46,130
any fear that I have of doctors.
302
00:16:46,714 --> 00:16:47,798
This is me.
303
00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,426
I did not make the right choices.
304
00:16:50,801 --> 00:16:53,220
For Crystal, for my boys.
305
00:16:53,637 --> 00:16:55,389
You can't change your past plays.
306
00:16:55,931 --> 00:16:58,434
Just gotta learn from 'em.
All right, you taught me that.
307
00:16:59,393 --> 00:17:00,728
(SIGHS)
308
00:17:02,563 --> 00:17:05,232
All right, so, what are today's moves?
309
00:17:05,774 --> 00:17:08,736
Today's moves is... (INHALES)
310
00:17:09,153 --> 00:17:11,989
..."Chuck, do what the doctor said."
311
00:17:13,615 --> 00:17:15,367
- Okay, and?
- And...
312
00:17:18,287 --> 00:17:19,747
I'm not sure about that yet.
313
00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:23,500
Okay, well, we gotta work
with what we've been given.
314
00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:26,420
Okay, both good and the bad.
And right now,
315
00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:27,921
you looking at a second chance.
316
00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:29,006
Skinny...
317
00:17:30,007 --> 00:17:32,926
a life on dialysis,
that's my second chance.
318
00:17:33,093 --> 00:17:35,012
No, no, no, no, no.
I think another day spent
319
00:17:35,137 --> 00:17:37,097
with your family is your second chance.
320
00:17:38,807 --> 00:17:41,643
And asking for help is never a weakness.
321
00:17:41,852 --> 00:17:44,480
(SIGHS) All right.
322
00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,775
You can't always go at it alone, Chuck.
You know that.
323
00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:53,113
Bro, I'm scared.
324
00:17:54,782 --> 00:17:57,159
And I don't want to leave them like this.
325
00:18:00,829 --> 00:18:03,540
You promise me
that if anything ever happened to me...
326
00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:06,376
I... I promise you, I will wait
327
00:18:06,835 --> 00:18:10,339
a respectful amount of time
after your funeral
328
00:18:10,547 --> 00:18:13,425
- to marry your wife. I... I got you.
- Wow.
329
00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:14,843
(CHUCKLES)
330
00:18:14,968 --> 00:18:16,512
- I got you, Chuck.
- You must have forgot
331
00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:18,514
the last whooping I gave you.
332
00:18:18,514 --> 00:18:20,724
(CHUCKLING)
I got you, I got you. You know I got you.
333
00:18:20,849 --> 00:18:23,894
Look, seriously,
you know this isn't permanent.
334
00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:25,521
All right?
335
00:18:26,271 --> 00:18:27,856
You want to make moves? Yeah?
336
00:18:27,981 --> 00:18:29,483
Yeah. Okay, all right. Cool.
337
00:18:30,192 --> 00:18:34,196
Well then... start with your treatment.
338
00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:37,908
- Start with your treatment.
- Yeah.
339
00:18:37,908 --> 00:18:43,455
Because if I know one thing,
for better or worse, them boys need you.
340
00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:49,378
(BALL THUDS AGAINST BACKBOARD)
341
00:18:51,046 --> 00:18:54,591
Hey, hey, hey. You heard the man.
The rules have not changed.
342
00:18:54,591 --> 00:18:57,761
One hundred free throws.
And you were on 78.
343
00:18:58,220 --> 00:18:59,388
All right, new rule.
344
00:18:59,805 --> 00:19:02,349
For every shot I make,
you give me the real on Dad.
345
00:19:02,474 --> 00:19:05,894
Mm-mm. Your father wants you to focus
on the game, not him.
346
00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:12,484
You mean my game.
347
00:19:12,484 --> 00:19:14,862
You're worried about carrying the team
without your brother?
348
00:19:16,196 --> 00:19:18,365
JB, you're just as good as Filthy.
349
00:19:19,408 --> 00:19:22,077
If not better, but now,
it feels like it's all on me.
350
00:19:22,661 --> 00:19:24,788
You're forgetting you got a whole team
of brothers beside you.
351
00:19:25,122 --> 00:19:28,208
Vondie, for starters.
You're not in this alone, JB.
352
00:19:28,208 --> 00:19:31,170
But I'm still playing without
my ride or die. My clutch.
353
00:19:34,798 --> 00:19:37,134
You spend too much time focusing
on what could go wrong
354
00:19:37,134 --> 00:19:40,596
instead of what could go right.
So, what could go right?
355
00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:43,390
- I could make all my free throws.
- Okay.
356
00:19:46,977 --> 00:19:48,020
All right.
357
00:19:49,354 --> 00:19:50,355
What else?
358
00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:53,275
I could break a few ankles.
359
00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:54,943
CRYSTAL:
Ah, they gonna need some wraps, huh?
360
00:19:54,943 --> 00:19:56,195
- Yeah.
- What else?
361
00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:58,113
I could take my team
to a championship win.
362
00:19:58,113 --> 00:20:00,199
All right, that's what I like to hear.
363
00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,618
You not winning no championships
taking it up like that.
364
00:20:02,910 --> 00:20:04,953
- Filthy.
- That's clearly the suspension talking,
365
00:20:04,953 --> 00:20:06,997
- so I'm gonna let it slide.
- Right.
366
00:20:08,665 --> 00:20:11,293
You think you know your brother's game
pretty well, huh?
367
00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:13,337
Better than my own sometimes.
368
00:20:13,462 --> 00:20:16,381
So, why don't you tell him
and the rest of the team from the bench?
369
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:18,884
- What you mean?
- I said you were suspended
370
00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:19,968
from playing the game.
371
00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:22,387
But I never said
you couldn't help your team.
372
00:20:30,312 --> 00:20:32,564
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
373
00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,609
To be honest, I don't know
what reaction I was expecting from Kelli.
374
00:20:35,776 --> 00:20:36,777
Can you blame her?
375
00:20:36,902 --> 00:20:38,695
Yeah, we kinda did just pop up at her job.
376
00:20:38,820 --> 00:20:40,697
- You think we should apologize?
- FILTHY: Couldn't hurt.
377
00:20:40,822 --> 00:20:43,283
I really don't wanna have screwed up
Dad's last chance with Kelli.
378
00:20:43,992 --> 00:20:44,993
Who's Kelli?
379
00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:49,539
Ah, um...
380
00:20:49,831 --> 00:20:52,042
A story for another day, big man.
381
00:20:53,377 --> 00:20:56,838
Good. Need I remind you, today's game day,
382
00:20:57,005 --> 00:20:58,507
which means we gotta be focused up.
383
00:20:58,507 --> 00:21:01,426
JB, say Coach Gio draws up
that new 3B play.
384
00:21:01,927 --> 00:21:04,096
I hit the post, uh, wait for the screen,
385
00:21:04,221 --> 00:21:06,390
cut the lane then pop back out
for the baseline shot, right?
386
00:21:06,390 --> 00:21:07,641
- Wrong, dude.
- What?
387
00:21:08,392 --> 00:21:10,394
JB: Thought I had it.
Filthy, what'd I miss?
388
00:21:11,311 --> 00:21:14,106
- Filthy? Filthy!
- Huh? Huh?
389
00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:17,276
Y'all two good?
390
00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:20,195
(BOTH) Yeah, sure. Why not?
391
00:21:20,904 --> 00:21:22,656
- (CHUCKLES)
- They're scaring me, JB.
392
00:21:23,573 --> 00:21:26,326
Hey, y'all go ahead.
Me and Filthy will catch up.
393
00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:28,412
- All right, man.
- All right.
394
00:21:31,206 --> 00:21:34,710
Yo. Do you think I am stupid?
What's going on with you and Maya?
395
00:21:34,876 --> 00:21:37,421
- Why something gotta be up?
- All right, fine. Don't tell me.
396
00:21:37,546 --> 00:21:40,590
Just know that change doesn't always
have to be a secret or scary.
397
00:21:40,882 --> 00:21:42,884
Sometimes, it could be the change
you didn't know you needed.
398
00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,555
Wow. You've been listening to Drake again,
haven't you?
399
00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:47,973
Shut up.
400
00:21:48,473 --> 00:21:51,727
Hey, I'm just saying,
it might be making you a little bit soft.
401
00:21:52,728 --> 00:21:54,730
(UPBEAT HIP-HOP SONG PLAYING)
402
00:21:55,397 --> 00:21:58,233
RAPPER: Hey, I move different
403
00:21:58,483 --> 00:21:59,526
Whoo!
404
00:22:01,361 --> 00:22:02,404
Hey
405
00:22:02,946 --> 00:22:05,532
I move different, I shine different...
406
00:22:06,199 --> 00:22:07,409
I got your back, bro.
407
00:22:08,493 --> 00:22:10,329
You're interrupting my meditation.
408
00:22:10,495 --> 00:22:12,664
I don't remember
Coach Gio implementing leg bouncing
409
00:22:12,664 --> 00:22:13,957
in our pre-game meditation.
410
00:22:14,916 --> 00:22:15,917
I'm trying to focus, man.
411
00:22:18,628 --> 00:22:20,630
Look, like I said, I got your back.
412
00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:24,593
(JB SIGHING)
413
00:22:25,719 --> 00:22:27,596
(KISSES) Look.
414
00:22:29,222 --> 00:22:30,307
Isn't it beautiful?
415
00:22:30,766 --> 00:22:32,017
Poetry ain't it, Filthy.
416
00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:34,144
Just wait for it.
417
00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:36,730
Voilà!
418
00:22:39,191 --> 00:22:43,028
Boom. Filthy McNasty's playbook.
419
00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:47,074
{\an8}It's lyrical, empirical,
every play inside it is critical,
420
00:22:47,074 --> 00:22:50,827
{\an8}and for you and the teammates...
(SOFTLY) ...a miracle.
421
00:22:51,286 --> 00:22:52,287
(CHUCKLES)
422
00:22:52,829 --> 00:22:53,830
"Shaking and faking"?
423
00:22:55,665 --> 00:22:56,875
"Paint in ya face"?
424
00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:00,587
{\an8}- Mnemonics.
- (UPBEAT HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS)
425
00:23:00,879 --> 00:23:03,590
{\an8}As in connected sounds
426
00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,511
As in sound connected to action
427
00:23:08,637 --> 00:23:13,058
Easy to remember and not get distracted
ADHD is your superpower
428
00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:16,561
{\an8}All I did was put it onto paper
And throw you the lob
429
00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:18,939
Now look
430
00:23:18,939 --> 00:23:21,024
You've always been a GOAT
From the three
431
00:23:21,149 --> 00:23:23,902
{\an8}So, shakin' and fakin' is like play B3
432
00:23:23,902 --> 00:23:29,449
{\an8}Only instead, you're not going
To the hole like me, you fake in
433
00:23:29,449 --> 00:23:30,534
{\an8}Step out, and...
434
00:23:30,534 --> 00:23:31,618
{\an8}(EXHALES)
435
00:23:31,618 --> 00:23:32,911
{\an8}Pop that three
436
00:23:34,371 --> 00:23:36,039
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
437
00:23:37,874 --> 00:23:40,252
"Flexis Alexis"? (SCOFFS)
438
00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:42,170
Yeah, I knew you're gonna pay attention
to that one.
439
00:23:42,879 --> 00:23:46,967
(EXHALES) So, when you... you send up
that alley-oop to Vondie,
440
00:23:46,967 --> 00:23:48,593
who's flying so high...
441
00:23:49,553 --> 00:23:53,557
which is exactly how you feel
when Alexis smiles at you.
442
00:23:53,557 --> 00:23:55,934
(CHUCKLES)
443
00:23:55,934 --> 00:23:58,186
What's so funny? Did I spell Alexis wrong?
444
00:23:58,979 --> 00:24:01,481
This is so like you, man.
You can't be on the court,
445
00:24:01,481 --> 00:24:03,775
so you make sure your rhymes
is still in my head during the game.
446
00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:06,194
I was just trying to help, you know?
447
00:24:06,194 --> 00:24:07,988
Make sure you remembered
and you get focused.
448
00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:12,534
You did it, bro.
This is perfect. I love it.
449
00:24:16,204 --> 00:24:18,206
Hurry up, we gotta go!
450
00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:24,129
Oh, okay! I like to see it. That energy.
451
00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:26,339
You all decked out to support
your team, huh?
452
00:24:26,339 --> 00:24:28,675
(SIGHS) Actually, I'm staying back.
453
00:24:29,593 --> 00:24:32,012
I want to be with Dad
on his first treatment.
454
00:24:32,012 --> 00:24:36,266
Hmm. Yeah, I tried to talk it out of him,
but you know, that's your son.
455
00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:39,311
Well, some things are bigger
than basketball.
456
00:24:39,686 --> 00:24:41,980
Oh, okay. Can't say that I thought
I'd ever see the day.
457
00:24:41,980 --> 00:24:45,609
Well, you have raised two fine,
young gentlemen.
458
00:24:45,734 --> 00:24:48,987
- No. We raised two fine, young gentlemen.
- You're right about that.
459
00:24:49,112 --> 00:24:52,949
- All right, JB... all eyes on you, my guy.
- I'm ready for it.
460
00:24:54,409 --> 00:24:56,536
- We're gonna miss you at the game.
- Hey, I'll be watching.
461
00:24:57,204 --> 00:24:59,414
Now, tell Gio lay off on the meditation.
462
00:24:59,539 --> 00:25:01,541
I don't want my team falling asleep
on the bench.
463
00:25:01,541 --> 00:25:03,919
- I will pass along the message.
- Okay.
464
00:25:05,253 --> 00:25:06,838
CRYSTAL: Hurry up, let's go, JB.
465
00:25:09,925 --> 00:25:12,552
- FILTHY: You got this.
- No, we got this.
466
00:25:17,807 --> 00:25:18,808
- Oh.
- (CHUCKLES)
467
00:25:19,059 --> 00:25:20,727
Hey, bring me home that trophy.
468
00:25:21,144 --> 00:25:22,771
- Yes, sir.
- Let's go!
469
00:25:22,771 --> 00:25:25,273
- (EXCITING RAP SONG PLAYING)
- RAPPER: Look, yeah, we ready for more
470
00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,817
We've been ready for a minute
Don't get ready no more
471
00:25:27,984 --> 00:25:30,445
Lookie here, what we say
Yeah, we ready to go...
472
00:25:30,779 --> 00:25:32,906
- Deep dish?
- Yeah.
473
00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:35,242
RAPPER: Yeah, we're back in a wave
Ain't no stopping today
474
00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:37,994
If you want something new
Then this is the place
475
00:25:38,286 --> 00:25:40,288
All together, what's next?
Now, we riding the wave
476
00:25:40,413 --> 00:25:41,373
Hey
477
00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:43,583
Get ready, now it's coming
478
00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:46,086
Get ready, now it's coming
479
00:25:46,503 --> 00:25:48,171
Hope you're ready
Now it's coming
480
00:25:48,296 --> 00:25:50,882
- CHORUS: Riding on top of the wave
- (AUDIENCE CHEERING)
481
00:25:50,882 --> 00:25:52,259
CHORUS: Stand up, this is the place
482
00:25:52,259 --> 00:25:53,426
RAPPER: Are you ready for more?
483
00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:54,928
CHORUS: Next stop, nothing to say
484
00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:57,222
Clap your hands for the new wave
This is the thing
485
00:25:57,222 --> 00:25:58,431
RAPPER: Are you ready for more?
486
00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,892
CHORUS: Brand new coming your way
All together now
487
00:26:00,892 --> 00:26:02,644
Stand up, this is the place
488
00:26:02,852 --> 00:26:05,564
- RAPPER: Everybody, come on!
- (AUDIENCE CHEERING)
489
00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,990
(SONG CONTINUES)
490
00:26:17,033 --> 00:26:20,287
{\an8}(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
491
00:26:29,921 --> 00:26:31,464
(SONG BUILDS)
492
00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:32,507
(SONG ENDS)
493
00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:35,051
- CHUCK Pass the ball.
- COMMENTATOR: (ON VIDEO) ...handling
494
00:26:35,176 --> 00:26:36,803
- the ball with Meyers on the far side...
- Yep.
495
00:26:36,803 --> 00:26:38,471
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
496
00:26:38,972 --> 00:26:40,557
Be right back. Must be the food.
497
00:26:40,557 --> 00:26:42,642
COMMENTATOR:
Passes it over to Jordan Bell.
498
00:26:42,642 --> 00:26:44,185
- JB goes baseline...
- FILTHY: Pizza's here.
499
00:26:44,185 --> 00:26:46,563
...and then dishes it back to Vergeron,
500
00:26:46,563 --> 00:26:50,650
who puts up an easy layup.
What a nice move! And the Lions...
501
00:26:50,775 --> 00:26:53,820
- FILTHY: Dad, you have a visitor.
- Who is it?
502
00:26:55,905 --> 00:26:57,907
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
503
00:26:58,116 --> 00:26:59,117
Hey, Chuck.
504
00:27:00,493 --> 00:27:02,829
BELL BROTHER 2: You can't have
the darkness without the light.
505
00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:06,666
And you can't bring on the next day
without the night.
506
00:27:11,087 --> 00:27:13,632
{\an8}- (WHOOSHING)
- (HEART RATE MONITOR BEEPING)
507
00:27:18,595 --> 00:27:21,598
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
508
00:27:22,766 --> 00:27:28,188
(COUGHING)
509
00:27:48,958 --> 00:27:52,337
CRYSTAL: Listen, baby, the doctors
are doing everything that they can.
510
00:27:52,921 --> 00:27:54,297
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
511
00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:56,299
CRYSTAL:
But right now, it doesn't look good.
512
00:27:56,299 --> 00:27:57,384
Wait, no, what?
513
00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,720
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
What... what do you mean, huh?
514
00:28:01,930 --> 00:28:02,972
What do you mean?
515
00:28:03,598 --> 00:28:04,808
I'm sorry, but they...
516
00:28:07,102 --> 00:28:08,228
I'm sorry, baby.
517
00:28:08,436 --> 00:28:11,147
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
518
00:28:11,439 --> 00:28:14,609
CRYSTAL: It's gonna be okay. All right?
519
00:28:17,070 --> 00:28:19,948
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)