(soft music)
- Kevin!
Kevin!
Kevin!
Come play with us.
- Kevin, Yeah. - Kevin, come on.
Let's play.
- Let's go.
- You're late buddy.
You fell asleep on your break again.
- Or you could've just called my name.
- I have been for 10 minutes now.
- Okay, thanks.
- [Ryan] Yeah.
- Yes, ma'am you have to reboot.
Yes, ma'am.
I already told you it won't work that way.
No, ma'am.
No, I'm not in India.
Ma'am, please calm down.
Uh, have you tried rebooting the system, ma'am?
Yeah, you turn it off and then turn it back on.
That should do it.
(soft music)
(indistinct talking)
- Yo, Kevin, let's go.
It's lunch time.
- Okay, I'll be right there.
Hey Ryan?
- Yeah?
- Do you ever watch sports?
Like basketball?
- What the hell kind of a question is that?
- Nothing, nevermind.
Ah.
- Hey, you alright, kid?
- Yeah.
I didn't see the garbage can.
- Hey, come here!
- What?
- Come here.
What's your name, man?
- It's Kevin.
- I'm Jordan.
You want to play or something?
- I never played basketball before.
- You never played basketball?
- No.
- It's basketball.
- I never played.
- Here.
- Sorry.
- Here man, let me teach you.
Put your bag down.
Get yourself on the court and learn how to play, man.
Here, man.
You got that?
Try dribbling three times with your right.
Look, it's simple, like this.
Give me the ball.
Two, three.
Here, your turn.
One, two, three.
Alright, left hand.
One, oh okay.
It's like that, it's easy.
Let me show you how to shoot.
Step to the line, right here.
In two, now bend your knees like this.
Like that.
There you go.
Ah.
Okay.
Haha!
Woo!
(upbeat music)
Alright man.
Come back tomorrow and I'll teach you some defense.
- Thank you.
- Don't mention it.
(upbeat music)
- Yes.
- I heard you wanted to see me.
- That we need to actually discuss that in person.
I'll be in Singapore, oh, Thursday.
So let's touch base.
Yeah, don't worry about it, I think it's going to be
perfectly alright.
Okay.
Okay, thank you.
Yes, Kevin, how are you?
- Good, how are you?
- Uh, good, good, good.
Hey Kevin, do you know what outsourcing is?
- Hi, how you doing today?
I was wondering if you guys were hiring.
No? Okay.
Thank you.
Hi, I was wondering if you guys were hiring for the
computer software--
Okay, well thank you for your time.
Bye bye.
Hi, this is Kevin again, I was wondering if you had
a chance to look at my resume.
You did?
Okay, well thank you for your time.
(phone ringing)
Hey mom.
Dinner tonight? Okay.
Yeah, I think I can make that.
Okay, see you later.
Bye.
(knocking)
- Look who's here, ma.
It's your little fairy boy, Kevin.
What's with the beard, Kev?
What's with the beard?
I like it, Kev.
I do, I like the beard.
- Kevin, honey, would you like some mashed potatoes?
- Yes, please.
- What?
- I was saying yest to mom.
- You keep eating those damn potatoes, you're going to
end up fat like you were in high school.
- [Kevin] I'm just having a little bit.
- Remember how he was in high school?
I had to tell people I didn't know you.
- He was so cute in high school.
- Yeah, that's why he got beat up all the time.
- That's true.
I saw the other kids doing it when I picked him up
from school.
- Thanks, dad.
- It was my pleasure, son.
- How's work going?
- I got laid off.
- What?
- I got laid off.
- You? You got fired.
Little miss college boy over here ain't got no job.
- I've been fired 53 times in my life.
- So what are you going to do?
- And each time justified.
- Well I haven't been able to find another job that's--
- You can't find a new job?
Can't?
(mumbling)
- Oh, dear.
- Somebody stole my roll.
- They offered me a severance package.
A severance package.
They paid me some money so I'm not too worried about
money right now.
- What do you mean you're not too worried about money,
Kevin?
What are you trying to tell me?
What are you trying to say?
What are you trying to do, man?
- I'm just saying I'm going to take some time off.
- Time off?
- If you ain't got no job, Kevin, what are you going to
do with your time off?
- I've been playing basketball a lot.
- What?
- Basketball.
- Basketball? Basketball?
You don't play sports, what do you mean basketball?
What is that some kind of code?
You doing drugs now?
- Oh, no, are you doing drugs now?
- I used to do a lot of drugs in the 70s.
- No, that's not what I'm saying.
Basketball, it's an actual sport.
- You've never played a damn sport in your entire life,
Kevin.
- Well I'm playing now and I really like it.
- It's not a job, Kevin boy, I'm pretty sure you can't
make a living playing on the playground like a little fairy.
- I'm not trying to make a living playing basketball.
- I used to make a lot of money selling drugs down
at the Tenderloin.
- What are you trying to do Kev?
You trying to ambush me here?
Mess with my head?
- Kevin, honey, you need to get a job.
If you're going to meet a nice girl you have to have
a good job.
- I'm not trying to meet a nice girl.
- What?
- I'm not trying to meet a nice girl.
- You don't like girls now?
Huh?
You play for the other side?
- Oh, no, say it isn't so.
Oh no, come on!
- Hey is that what the beard is all about?
Are you going full fairy on me Kevin?
- No, that's not what I'm saying!
- Look what you did! Look.
- I had my first gay experience back in the war.
- How can you upset mom like this, Kevin?
Huh?
How can you come in here with the beard?
- I didn't mean to, I'm sorry.
- What the hell did you say dad?
- Come on, man, bend your knees.
- Right.
- Not tonight, Kevin man.
Come on, try it again.
Is there something on your mind?
- Is it that obvious?
- It's been an hour.
I mean, even for a beginner, man, that's really bad.
- I got laid off from my job today.
- Is that it?
- What do you mean?
- Did you really like your job?
- Not really.
- Did you make a lot of money?
- Not at all.
- Okay then, what are you worried about?
Come on man, look, focus on basketball, alright?
Just bounce the ball and throw it through the hoop.
Okay?
Hey, there's nothing else in life that matters right now.
- Focus on basketball.
Bounce the ball, throw it through the hoop.
There's nothing else in life that matters right now.
- What did I just say?
- What's up?
How can I help you?
- Hi, I'd like to join the men's basketball league.
- Sure.
- Very impressive.
- Oh really?
- Yes, most individuals who apply to this position
are usually under-qualified.
- Oh wow.
- And our company is looking for someone who is ready
to fulfill the certain requirements for this job.
Caliber, directiveness, someone who can be a team player.
- Oh, that's me, I'm all those things.
- So what do you think of our slogan,
"Bringing home the bacon"?
- I love that slogan 'cause that's what I like to do,
bring home the bacon.
- Somebody who like to bring home the bacon.
You know, I sense that in you.
You know, when I first say you I said,
"You know, you're the right man for this job."
You're hired.
- Yes, thank you very much.
Thank you sir, you won't be disappointed.
- Ah, no problem.
You're smart, you're energetic, and you're about six foot,
right?
- Six feet, yeah.
About.
- Two for one, two for one special.
(indistinct)
- We now return to your regular programming.
- Ha, ha, ha.
What's up bro?
See you're done getting dressed.
At least you beat me at that.
(laughter)
What man?
It's not like you beat me at the basketball game today,
or last week's.
Or the week before.
Dude, I don't even know why you show up, man,
you know I'm going to mop the floor with your white ass.
(laughter)
(soft guitar strumming)
- If you're here for the team practice, line up.
Here, make sure everybody signs in.
My name is Jerry, I'm the team captain,
I've been doing this for a few years now.
And now all I do is coach my son's basketball team.
I want to make sure that we learn the fundamentals
of the game.
Everybody comes together, and most importantly,
everybody has fun.
Does anybody have any previous playing experience?
- My name is Glen, I have experience playing basketball.
I played basketball in high school.
- [Jerry] Oh really? Continue.
- I graduated in '77.
- Okay.
Next.
- I'm Jimmy.
- Okay, thank you.
Next.
- I am Keeko and it will be my first year of playing
basketball, but I am fabulous.
Come on coach, one more time.
- That's okay man, next.
- I'm Malique and I decided you're not the captain
'cause you're way too old and I'm the new captain.
I'm going to score all the points and we're going to win
all the championships, got it?
- That's right.
- Too old, you can't be serious.
You a little arrogant snot, aren't you?
- Why don't you see my on the court.
- Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit.
Oh, you don't got it.
You started it now.
You just started it now.
Oh snap.
Let's go Malique, let's go Malique.
(upbeat music)
Wow, there it is, there it is.
There it is.
There it is.
(upbeat music)
Alright.
Go Malique, show him the ooh-op.
Show him the ooh-op real quick.
Show him the ooh-op, show him.
Ooh.
Come on, Malique, you could do better than that.
What's that? What's that?
Show him the ooh-op, show him the ooh-op,
show him the ooh-op.
(upbeat music)
Damn.
He gon' lose.
That's new school!
That's new school, your school too old!
You got that Harriett Tubman flow.
Ooh.
Come on, Malique.
(dramatic music)
Hey Kevin, wait up.
You walking this way?
- Yeah, I sure am.
- Cool, how do you like the team so far?
- Yeah, everybody seems really friend--
- Yeah, I can't stand 'em either.
They try to find some new blood, but it's hard 'cause
nobody wants to join the team, you know what I mean?
'Cause I really want to win this tournament this year,
but I don't think our team is the best yet.
We need a couple of really good players, you know?
- I really want my friend to join,
he's an amazing player.
- Oh yeah? What's his name?
- Jordan, Jordan Riley.
- Jordan Riley?
- Yeah, you know him?
- Yeah, if we're talking about the same Jordan Riley.
Except this one retired three years ago.
He was one of the best I ever seen.
One of the kings of the court.
- Kings of the court?
- Yeah, but I don't want to talk about that right now.
- It was amazing to see.
I mean, I saw the videos on the internet.
But, I mean, to actually see it, to witness it,
to be there.
Like, I felt like I felt their energy.
- Yeah man, it's called flow.
- [Kevin] What?
- Flow.
It's the energy given off when playing.
If you love playing basketball, you give it your best,
it's like being transferred to another world.
- Wow, I hope I could do that, Jordan.
- You can, Kevin.
You can do that, man.
And you will.
Just wait.
The more you keep playing, the better you'll get,
I know it.
- Our coach, Jerry, he's a really cool guy,
he knows a lot about basketball.
You would get along with him.
Hey, maybe you could still join our team.
- [Jordan] No, no, no, man.
That's okay.
- You would seriously be our best player.
- Kevin, just drop it, alright?
I just like playing at night, man.
I'm not interested in playing in a men's league.
- Okay.
Just thought it would be really fun, you could be
playing again.
- Listen,
I'm getting kind of tired alright?
Let's call it a night.
- Okay, I'll just talk to you later.
- [Jordan] Yeah, man.
- Good, right good.
Bring that back, let's go.
Let's go, let's bank it in.
Good job, Roman.
Roman, you heard anything about Malique?
- Nothing.
- Really?
- Nothing at all.
- Wow, I'm kind of shocked.
Good shot, good shot, Glen.
Alright.
Let's go guys, let's go.
I want to see good form.
I want to see good form all the way across.
We've got to be able to last through the whole game.
It's for the court.
Let's go.
Let's go, pick it up.
Pick it up, let's go.
Let's go, you've got to be able to dribble.
Get it through.
Glen, you heard from Keeko?
- No, I haven't heard from him.
- Man, this is crazy.
Alright, let's go guys, keep going, let's go guys.
Hustle.
Let's hustle.
Got to be able to make it through an entire game
without getting tired.
(blows whistle)
Everybody bring it in, bring it in.
Good work out there, good work.
You guys have been working very hard over the last couple
of days and I'm very proud of all of you.
For all that hard work that you put in,
I got a surprise for you.
- Oh my God.
No way.
Jersey's oh my God, yes.
- Kevin, you're an Orange now.
(applause)
I got it for each and every one of you.
Alright, everybody you're an orange now.
Alright?
There you go, you're an Orange now.
And last, but not least.
Here, you're an Orange now, congratulations.
(applause)
So what we've got to do is everybody stay focused on the
game plan and we'll get this done, alright?
Hands in, oranges on three.
- [All] One, two, three.
Oranges!
- Hey Malique!
Malique, what's up with you?
Hey man, hey, we're friends, right?
I'm glad I caught up with you.
Listen, we missed you today at practice.
Man, I'm so happy to be an orange right now.
I'm actually working on my jump shot.
Like, my jump is getting better.
(mumbling)
Man, we got jerseys today.
Oh my God, they are so cool, I'm so glad to be an orange.
I'm sure coach will give you one at practice next time
you go to practice.
- Listen.
- What?
- I'm not part of the team, alright?
I don't care, alright?
Leave me alone.
- What do you mean?
You know, you love the Oranges, we love you.
- Look, I never loved the Oranges, alright?
I don't care.
I don't care about the loser teams,
I didn't care about the lose players on the team,
and I didn't care about that loser coach, alright?
So have fun being on the loser team.
- But I thought we were friends.
- Friends?
Me and you?
I don't even know your name.
- Hello, may I please speak to Chuck?
(knocking)
Nice garage you got here, man.
- Thanks.
Can I get you something to drink?
- Some water would be great.
- So, I know we talked on the phone and everything,
but I don't know what you really want, man.
- I was reviewing the league files and it seems
that you've been dropped from the team.
- That's right.
- May I ask why?
- It wasn't a good fit.
I love basketball, I love winning, but it shouldn't
be the only vision when we're playing.
My team was different.
- Look, I'd really like for you to play for my team.
- I thought you might say something like that,
but no, I'm not feeling it.
- Look, listen, before you decide hear me out.
We're not the best team, far from it.
We might lose our first game and be out of the tournament
before you even know it.
I want to keep the team's hopes up high
and I want to be very passionate about the game.
Someone with your league record and your skill set
I figured would be a tremendous asset to the team.
I just want to play basketball.
- Man, I'm getting too old for this stuff.
- You're never too old for basketball, bro.
Look, can you at least thing about it for me, please?
I mean, I'd appreciate that, I really need you.
I just want to play basketball.
- I'll think about it.
- Hey chef, is my order ready yet?
(speaking Spanish)
Okay.
How are you doing, Jordan?
Boy, you know better than that.
- Eight more hours.
S'up Russ?
- Hey man, how's it going brother?
- It's good man, how about yourself?
How was your weekend?
- Ah man, it was a crazy weekend.
I got arrested again.
- What?
- Yeah, uh.
They caught me butt naked trying to rob a Frosty Freeze.
- Butt naked trying to rob a Frosty Freeze?
Dude, you messing with me man.
You're messing with me.
- Man, I'm serious.
Man, all I had on was rain boots and glitter.
And the cop looked at me like,
"What the hell are you doing here, man?"
Like, "San Francisco is five miles up the road."
- So how was your week?
- It was good.
Just same ol' same ol' you know?
- You call your parents?
- No, man.
I was going to call them tonight though.
- You should call your parents.
- I know.
I'll give them a call, I promise.
- How was work?
- It's whatever, man.
It's good.
- What do you mean by that?
- It's nothing bad and it's a good place to work.
People are really nice, they treat me good.
It's just--
- Not really your thing?
- Yeah, exactly.
You know, I feel like I always knew who I was going to be.
Wake up and you realize that it's all changed now.
Hi Miss Wilkins.
- Honey, how you doing this beautiful evening?
- I'm great, Miss Wilkins.
How are you?
- Oh, I'm just as happy as I can be.
- That's good to hear.
Hey I brought you some pasta, some bread by.
- Aren't you a sweetheart.
Thank you, Jordan.
Why don't you come on up and sit with me for a while?
- Sure thing, Miss Wilkins, I'll be right up.
Did you want me to make you a plate?
- No, I'll eat in a bit.
Sit down and talk to me for a while.
- Sure thing.
- What's on your mind, honey?
- Nothing much, getting home from work.
- Any new girls in your life?
- No, not yet Miss Wilkins.
- And why not?
- I don't know.
Just happy with the way my life is right now.
- When's the last time you made some new friends.
- Well, you're my best friend right?
- I mean friends your own age.
- I have friends at work.
Dr. Owens is my friend, I guess.
And--
I have a friend I play basketball with.
- Oh, you're playing basketball again?
- Sometimes, at night.
- That's good.
He'd want you to be happy, you know that don't you?
- I know.
- Jordan!
- Hey dad.
- I didn't know you were coming by.
- Hey dad.
Is mom in there?
(mumbling)
I was just about to go to the store.
- It's okay, man, I'll be here when you get back.
I'll go talk to mom.
- Okay. I'll see you?
- Yeah, I promise I'll be here.
- Okay.
(singing)
- Hey mom.
- Hey son, how are you?
Good to see you, son, good to see you.
- Wow.
Look at this.
I can't believe how many flowers ya'll got right now.
- Have, son, have.
You might talk like that with your little friends and all,
but here you're going to talk correct.
- Excuse me.
So how's dad been?
I just saw him, he looks like he lost some weight.
- Yeah, he sure did.
I made him stop drinking.
He drinks apple juice now while he watches sports.
(laughing)
- Oh would I love to hear that conversation.
That's funny.
- How are you, huh son? How are you?
- I'm alright mom.
Been seeing Dr. Owens.
- Oh, that's a good thing.
There's nothing wrong with that, nothing.
- Yeah I know.
- So,
you ever thought about going back to school?
- Sometimes.
But then, you know mom, then I think about the whole
school's atmosphere and how everything used to be.
I just don't want to be there, you know?
I don't even want to get trapped into the idea of
joining a team.
- Come here, son.
I know it's hard, but we all miss him.
We all do.
It'll be alright, son.
I was in his room.
- How was that?
- Difficult.
It's always difficult.
- It's okay, it doesn't need to be easy.
- Yeah.
Hey you know what the guys told me about the other day?
- You mean the pudgy funny looking white guy who smells
like sour cream?
- Yeah, that guy.
He asked me to join a men's league basketball team
with him.
- Hey, Jordan.
- What's up, Kevin?
- Hey I'm sorry about last time.
- Hey, look man, you got nothing to be sorry about.
That's on me.
You're just trying to be nice, man, that's all.
- It's just, it's just that you're so good at basketball.
And I know you really love it and--
- Dude, I do, I do love it, it's just
a lot of personal reasons why I can't play on the
team right now.
- I understand.
- Thanks for understanding, man.
- I mean, actually I don't understand.
I just know I've done a lot of things because
I thought I had to do them.
And basketball, it's the first thing I've done for myself.
Because it makes me happy and I know I'm not very good
at it, and you are, you're very good at it and you love it.
And I just know if you love something,
you should pursue it.
And if you just try to suppress it it's going to make
you sad.
- I know, man, it's just complicated right now, alright?
- Hey look, if you ever change your mind,
we've got a spot for you on the team.
No pressure.
Just an option.
- The Oranges?
- They're pretty cool, huh?
Hey, if you just want to shoot hoop, practice,
whatever, just hang out, there's always a spot for you.
- Thanks, Kevin.
- What did you say?
- I said no.
Hell no.
Look doc, I can't do that anymore.
- It isn't how it used to be, huh?
It's not college basketball anymore, is it?
- Still, doc.
To even be in that mind frame,
to be in that setting,
it's too hard.
You know, I...
Can't play...
And look up in the stands and he's not there.
I can't do that no more, I just can't.
- I guess you really haven't said goodbye to him yet.
- No, man, no I haven't.
It's been going back and forth and back and forth and,
I just can't stop thinking about him.
It's hard.
- You should try writing him a letter.
- No.
- Tell him how much you miss him in that letter.
(soft music)
- Who is it?
- It's Roman, you ready to go to practice?
- Yeah, I'll be right there man.
- Let's go.
Come on, you ready? Let's go!
- Alright let's go.
- I've got the car running.
- Okay.
You going to be hot in that beanie?
- No, I'll take it off when we get to the park.
- Come on, Glen, use your body.
There you go.
Shoot it, now shoot it!
- Yo Chucky, I'm so excited about practice today.
Aren't you?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm ready.
- You know we just got our jerseys last week,
man, I've been wearing mine like all week.
I can't wait.
I hope he let's us train in it.
- Yeah, yeah.
- I'm Kevin.
- Yeah, what's up dude?
- What are you doing here?
- Oh you're running with them now?
- Chucky you know these guys?
- He used to play on our team.
- Before we cut him.
- Because he sucked!
- For real.
- Coach, is practice over now?
- No, dude, practice just started.
What do you guys really want?
- Hey you didn't see the lineup?
You're playing us first next week.
- Thought we'd come by and see who these Oranges were.
- Well you're seeing them, now what you want?
- See the things is, we didn't think your team would
be so (mumbles) you know?
(laughing)
- For real!
- No we came out here for a game, let's go.
What's wrong?
We've got three, put up your best three, let's run.
- No, I don't think it's such a good idea.
- Come on, coach.
They in our house, coach, it's time to do it.
No coach, come on, come on.
We got a game.
- Alright, alright.
- Put your best three up, let's run.
(upbeat music)
- Craziness, and when he gets the ball in his hands,
it's no turning back.
- And this one, he would've got a (mumbles) if he
didn't have that baby.
There we go.
Got it.
Come on guys.
Oh my God.
(upbeat music)
- Getting killed out there!
- Time out, time out, time out.
- Kev, I need you in.
Kev come in, you in.
(upbeat music)
Time out, time out, time out.
You in, get in there.
- What?
Really?
(indistinct talking)
- I'm ready, coach.
Put me in the game.
(indistinct talking)
- Time out, time out.
Get in there, get in there and play ball.
Come on, get out.
What are you doing out there?
- I'm sorry, I was too into the game at the moment,
it was way too much going on, I'm sorry.
- I ask you to put a body on somebody,
you're just standing there.
- I mean, I guess I put too much body on him.
- Big old fat boy (mumbles).
- Jimmy run offense!
Let's go, let's go boys, let's get in the game now.
Go guys.
Aw, he's wide open!
Are you kidding me?
- Woo, go team.
(dramatic music)
(indistinct talking)
- Alright ya'll, we just came to check you guys out, man,
we've got to go play some real games now.
- Get on out of here, that was a good game, guys,
great game.
Good effort.
- We've got to go play some real competition.
- Alright good game guys, great game.
Keep your heads up, what's all the long faces about?
It's just a skirmish, those guys were not that good,
don't worry about it.
- They beat us though.
- Don't worry about it.
- I'm worried, coach.
- It's okay.
It's the first game, it wasn't even a real game, alright?
Don't worry about it, alright?
Let's get Oranges on three, everybody in here.
One, two, three--
- [All] Oranges!
- I'll see you coach next time.
- No problem, I'll see you all next time.
- How's your ice cream?
- It's good.
- Yeah, I like chocolate too.
- I'm fine.
- I have a basketball game next Saturday.
You think you'd like to come down and watch?
- I have to ask mom.
- Yeah, how is your mom?
- She calls you a tunga.
(chuckles)
Yeah, she used to say that back when we were together.
(phone ringing)
- Hello?
- Hey.
- Hey, Chuck.
How you doing man?
- Not too good.
- Yeah? What's going on man?
- Just, I'm hurting.
I need to escape this.
I need drink, I mean, I just have no relationship
with my son, no hoops, no dreams.
- Chuck, listen, you've got to calm down,
breathe with me, man, breathe.
- Alright.
I need it, though, I feel I need it, you know?
- Is a drink going to bring you any closer to your son?
- No.
- Listen man, the things you're going through are
perfectly normal, man.
Things are tough out here, man.
It gets, it's hard.
Listen, I believe in you, your friends believe in you,
most of all, your son believes you can do this, man.
- Yeah, you're right, I know.
Sorry.
- Hey man, you can do this.
You've got to do it a day at a time, man.
I could pick you up and go to a meeting.
We could talk about it, man.
But don't pick up that drink, man, you don't need it.
- Alright.
- Listen, anything you need, I'll be there.
Anything.
Call me, man.
- Yeah, okay.
Thanks, man, I will.
- Be strong.
Talk to you soon, okay bye.
Never fails.
(knocking)
- Hey, happy birthday buddy.
- It's still my birthday?
- Come on, let's go.
- Go where?
- Going out with the guys, man, it's been forever since
we all hung out.
Let's go.
- There's the birthday boy.
- Happy birthday.
- What's up guys? - Birthday boy, what's up?
You want a beer? You want a beer?
It's gluten free, bro. - No, no.
- Gluten free beer!
- Come on, what are we doing tonight?
- Taps, bro.
- No, not taps.
- What's wrong with taps, dog?
- What's not wrong with taps, bro?
- Dude, I get so much tail at Taps.
- Not the cross-eyes waitress again.
- You weren't there.
- Leave that poor girl alone, dude.
- She likes me, bro.
I think she's looking at the other guy,
but I think she's looking at me too.
She's fine though.
- Yeah, when you close your eyes.
- Okay, okay, strip club?
- I love boobies.
What do you think birthday boy?
- Let's go then, let's go.
(upbeat music)
Guys, guys, guys.
I'm not going to go, I can't go, I can't go.
- Dude, it's your birthday!
- Come on, you've got to go.
- Five years sober!
- Okay if there's one day you can cheat on sobriety
it's like a card game, birthday.
- I'm over that, I'm over that.
- What's the worst that's ever happened to us?
- What's the worst?
You know when I get with you guys what happens
so I've got to go, I've got to go.
(indistinct talking)
- You sure bro?
- Yeah, just pull over man.
- He has a beard.
- Just pull over, I've got to go.
I've got to go for a walk, man.
- We can go somewhere else, bro?
- It's cool.
- Aw, come on!
- I'll let you hit the cross-eyed chick!
(knocking)
- What guys?
I don't want to go to Taps.
- [Roman] Yo, what's up?
It's Roman.
- Oh hey Roman, come on in, man.
- Got you some doughnuts, happy birthday.
- Hey, thank you.
Wait, what happened to half of them?
- Got a little happy before we got here.
- Here you go.
- Can you believe how bad we got beat today?
- It's alright, we can get better.
- Do you really think that we can beat them in our
first game?
I mean, those players that we played today weren't
even their best.
- What do you mean?
- Garren, the golden apple.
- He is going to be hard to beat.
It'll be alright.
- I heard a rumor that Jordan Riley's going to come back
to play and he's going to come back to play for our team.
- Whoa, man.
That guys is amazing.
But he retired.
- Yeah, I remember that.
- This will cheer you.
And you got it for my birthday.
(dramatic music)
- My show back then, you guys remember that show?
You ever see that show?
Funny show right there.
(dramatic music)
- Hey boss, the new recruit's here.
- Get him a jersey.
Get him a drink too so we can celebrate our victory.
- How's the jersey fit?
- Perfect.
- I really appreciate you being here.
- Thank you, coach, I'm glad to be here.
- When Kevin signed you up with the Oranges,
I honestly couldn't believe it.
Still can't.
- I'm just a normal person.
I'll do the best I can while I'm on the team.
- This is my league binder.
In it I have a detail on every player.
I'm only showing you this because I'm hoping we can
prep together for our team game on Saturday.
- How can I help?
- Well can I ask what you've been working on with Kevin?
- Yeah, he just usually trains with me at night.
I've just been teaching him the basics.
- I've noticed.
Now I need you to teach the rest of the team.
I'll work with Kevin one-on-one.
- You sure about that coach?
- I'm positive.
This strategy, I think it'll work.
- Hey, if you think that's what's best for them,
then I'm willing to do it.
- And what about you?
Are you still as good as you used to be?
Can you still match up against another king?
- No.
Back five years ago the kings were the best players
in the city.
Me, myself, I'm a little rusty and I have no idea
how they've been trained.
- They are still amazing.
You used to be, too.
Until you retired from the league and college ball.
- That's something that I--
- I want to know why.
- Look coach, with all due respect,
I'm not comfortable talking about that, okay?
- Look, I'm a grown man, I've been through it all.
- Alright, you want to know, I'll tell you.
My four year old little brother,
he died my first year in the league.
He had leukemia.
I thought that the school's medical would help cure him,
but it didn't.
So after he died I quit.
I didn't need basketball anymore, I didn't want it.
- That's tough, man, I'm so sorry.
- The door was unlocked so I just let myself in.
Hey coach sorry I'm--
- Roman.
Roman, this is Jordan Riley.
He is going to be playing with us from now on.
- Hey, nice to meet you.
Is he okay?
- I'm going to give it to Roman now.
He is the youngest on the team, but he is a walking
encyclopedia.
- Thank you coach, I'm honored.
Let's start off with Jimmy.
Jimmy is one of our somewhat stronger players.
He has good speed and a lot of dribbling ability,
but his biggest weakness?
He becomes out of breath within minutes.
- Hmm.
Okay so who's the longest lasting player on the team?
- Chuck.
- Chuck.
Okay, here's what we're going to do,
we're going to pair up Chuck and Jimmy together.
They'll run together, they'll train together,
they'll do everything together.
Then that way they'll improve together.
When Jimmy gets tired, Chuck will pick up the slack.
He's a veteran so he should know what he's doing.
Who was that?
- Nobody.
- Well who is that?
- That's Keeko, I haven't seen him since our first practice.
I wasn't even sure he was still on the team.
- Leave Keeko to me.
(knocking)
- Hello, welcome, welcome to the party, come in.
- Nah, that's okay man, I'm not here for a party.
- What's wrong?
- What's wrong?
Skipping practice.
I didn't know if something were to happen to you,
if there was some sort of emergency.
It's pretty apparent what's going on around here.
Your check may have cleared for you to get one of these,
but you haven't earned it like the rest of your
teammates did.
- Hey dad.
Are you okay?
Mom says you've been singing to the ball again.
- I'm fine sweetheart, come right here.
I'm fine.
I'm just watching the stars.
- Dad, our city's smog level is at nine,
you can't see the stars.
- Oops.
- Just tell me what's up.
Mom says she's worried about you.
- I just want to play basketball.
- Then play.
- You don't understand, I've been skipping practice
to party.
- Well, then apologize and stop partying.
If playing on this team is fun for you,
then stop disrespecting it.
I'm sure if you say you're sorry they'll take you back.
- You know, mija, you're right, gracias.
(soft music)
- Keeko, hey. - How you doing.
- I just wanted to thank you so much for letting me play.
- Hey man, absolutely.
You did good today.
- Thanks, I appreciate it.
- Are you coming to the next practice?
- All seven of them.
- Are you sure? - definitely.
- Alright, man, we need you.
- Okay thanks.
Sorry I'm late.
Sorry guys I'm late.
(upbeat music)
(indistinct talking)
- You going to get us killed today.
Chill out, chill out.
(indistinct talking)
- Yeah, I know who he is.
You're looking good.
- Love you, man.
- Love you too, man.
- Hey man, say something back there, what's up?
- Check yourself, playboy.
- No man, this is my family.
He's a king just like me.
Get your light skinned butt back over here.
Apologize!
- My bad.
Bow your head to him, fool.
Like I was saying before I was rudely interrupted,
this guy here is a king too, man.
Back in the day he's always the one that brought me some
respect and brought a game that matches my game.
So give him love all time, but the rest of these scrubs
right here, treat them like they are.
- What?
- Guys, guys, guys, guys.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- Let me take my glasses off.
- Stop talking and when you leave you start talking
again.
- That was poetic, man.
- Look man, we don't want no trouble, alright?
- Keep homeboy in place then.
- I got it.
Look, what do you guys want from us?
What are you doing here?
- When I left here this was my house,
so I'm back to claim my house.
So when you make it to the rounds,
we be waiting on you.
- After the sharks, I'm coming for all ya'll.
- Hey, don't talk to him like that.
You can talk to them like that, but when you look at him,
always pay him respect.
(mumbling)
- Hey man, I can't speak to him, boy,
but I'll put a hole in you.
- What you going do to him?
He didn't raise his hand.
- Just calm down.
- Get a massage, essay.
Mr. Machete.
- Like I said, we don't want no trouble, alright?
Let's just keep it on the court, okay?
Can we do that?
- Hold up.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Come back over here.
Pick that ball up, pick that ball up, pick that ball up.
Pick the ball up.
Put the ball back in his hands.
Hey hey, wipe the ball off for him.
Go over there and pay him respect okay?
Get out of here.
Ya'll got a pass 'cause you're running with him.
Next time we meet you won't have no pass, okay?
- Thanks.
- Big man, do some sit ups.
- Yeah, right, right.
- They let you play basketball again.
- Si.
- That's great.
Told you they would.
- Si.
- What's troubling you now?
- Nothing, mija, nothing.
- Dad, I can tell, look at you.
- What about you?
Don't have homework to do?
- Dad!
- I don't think I'm good enough.
I want to do better, I want to beat them,
I want to be the best in the world.
- Just keep practicing.
You'll do fine tomorrow.
The rest of your team is working as hard as you are,
you have nothing to worry about.
- Gracias.
- Come on, Kevin, I know you can do it man.
I really know you can do it, come on.
Let's go.
- Ah, that hit the spot.
- Come on, baby.
What's wrong with you?
- No!
- Stop acting like a little girl.
Baby.
Baby, why you got to be like that?
I'm the captain of the football team.
I'll protect you.
(screaming)
- Get out of my room, Julian.
- No, Bad Apples are the best because they're going to
whoop your butt.
- No they're not.
- Yes they are.
- Get out of my room!
- No!
(laughing)
- Hey coach?
- Well I'll be.
- It's been a long time.
- Yes, it has.
Man, it's been years, man.
- So how you been, coach?
- You know me, keeping myself busy.
Teaching kids new tricks.
- Sounds like you.
That's good, man, sounds great though.
- So I'm surprised to see you, man.
- Yeah, bet you thought you'd never see me again, huh?
- I mean, I hoped I would.
I mean, afterall, I live right down the street from you.
You could've stopped by and said hi anytime, man.
- It's my bad, coach, I'm sorry.
- So how you been, man?
You doing okay?
- Well, that's what I came here today to find out.
I joined a city team and I have a game coming up soon
so I wanted to come here and see how I stood.
- So you're playing ball again?
Wow.
I'm sure I lost a bet somewhere.
Well good, man, good.
Who are you playing?
- Playing Garren.
- Oh lord.
You really know how to pick them, don't you?
I mean Garren's going to smear the floor with you, man.
I mean, you do understand that don't you?
- Well, hopefully we'll change all that.
(soft music)
- Come on, man!
Ugh.
Alright, it's alright.
- Alright, so what do you think?
- Eh, not bad.
It's better than I thought it was going to be, honestly,
you know what I mean?
But you're still rusty, man, still a little rusty.
So look, your job is going to be to hold your team
together, you know what I mean?
Make sure they don't give up hope.
You've always been good at that.
- Thanks, coach.
Coach?
Look, man, I just wanted to apologize for quitting on
the team like that.
You know I would never quit--
- Look, stop.
It's all water under the bridge, Jordan.
I'm just really glad to see that you're doing well, man.
Keep it up.
Come by and see me sometime, man.
I'm right down the street from you, man!
(chuckling)
- So you're not going to tell him who's playing at
the tournament?
- Nah.
It'll just mess up his mind before the game.
He's got enough to worry about right now.
- It's almost time.
- I'm going to be honest, I don't feel ready coach.
- We are ready.
You all are.
- Let's kick some Bad Apple butt.
- Look, we worked our butts off for this moment right here.
- Hey guys, what happened to the coach?
He's not in the house.
- They said they'll be here.
- We've got enough players to play.
- Let's go.
- Okay, let's do it.
(cheering)
- Up and down, up and down!
Go, go, go, go, go!
- Is this the greatest thing you've ever seen?
- Yeah.
Apples.
- Ya'll ready?
- S'up brother, man, how you doing?
Looking fly, looking fly.
Hey, love the suit.
What's that Egyptian cotton?
- I don't know.
- Hold on, I've got a call.
- Come on, let's go.
Don't worry about him.
- Who is that guy?
- That's Vlad.
It's another one of the kings?
- Of the kings? - Yeah.
- Oh.
- Who's winning?
(mumbles)
Yeah, but not by much.
Got a lot of competition, man.
Make sure you pay attention to how they play.
See how they pass the ball.
(buzzer)
- What is happening mister (mumbles)?
We are playing finals, yes?
- Hey Var, as soon as I get through with these chumps,
me and you will dance.
- You are not bringing good basketball skills,
it is not being good time.
- You ain't going to like the music,
and to hell with Russia.
- Fucking crazer.
- Alright, come on guys, what's going on here?
I've got money on this thing.
- Yo boss, yo dude too fast.
We need to switch it up.
- Let's switch it up then.
(cheering)
Ray Charles is his uncle, Stevie Wonder (mumbling)
- Man, come on, man.
That don't count man.
- That's one in a lifetime, come on.
- Look at the backboard.
The whole acoustics is off.
Nah, man, that don't count.
- Really?
Really, you're going to do that?
You have to be the best player in the league,
you're the captain of the team, and you win every game?
You can't just let me have one?
Just one?
That was beautiful, man!
Come on! - Alright.
You right, you right. - Come on!
- I'll give you that one, man.
So you ready for the championship game?
- I don't know, man.
Do you really think we can win this one?
- Do you think we can win this one?
JJ all the way, Ray.
We the best of the league.
We the best.
Let's do it, baby.
- Yeah.
So you want to take his place, huh?
I never did like your light-skinned ass.
Let's play ball.
Take it out.
(upbeat music)
Turn around get in.
(upbeat music)
- Slam dunk.
That's how we do it.
- Get up with them tight ass shorts on, boy.
Drop my ball, apologize.
- You see that? Look.
- Break for nothing, look at the scoreboard.
The scoreboard says it all.
- But they're not winning by that much.
In basketball that's--
But you know, you know, you're a king,
you know how the Rhinos are.
Strictly fourth quarter.
Get me fourth quarter.
Try to let them know.
(talking over each other)
Are you watching the game?
Are you watching the game?
- I used to play with these guys all the time.
- But are you watching the game right now?
- [Crowd] Aw!
- What did we just miss?
What just happened? What just happened?
- Hey ref, didn't you see that foul?
- It was all clean.
- It's all clean?
- All clean.
- Black history month is next month, watch yourself.
- Happy holidays.
- Hey light skin, I saw that foul.
You won't be getting away with it, you hear me?
Is he alright?
(indistinct talking)
- Hey man, you think you tough?
Let's see how you do on the one-on-one.
I'm going to take you down.
- Oh yeah? - Yeah!
- What's going on?
- It's a battle.
- Sure is.
(upbeat music)
(dramatic music)
(buzzer)
- Are you serious?
Come on, guys, really?
Aw man.
(cheering)
- Oh my God.
Did he just make that?
Did he just make that?
Jordan, what are we going to do?
What are we going to do?
I can't do this, I can't take this.
We gon' lose!
- Hey Jackie, what was that?
- Basketball.
- No, man, that wasn't basketball.
I didn't even know you were going to be here.
Does coach know?
- He's not our coach anymore.
- Look man, we used to be teammates.
Doesn't that mean--
- Who was that guy?
- Jackie Tiberone.
He's one of the kings that retired after his first year.
Just like Jordan.
- That's one heck of a defense.
- He's the reason why they renamed the team the Sharks.
- What was it called before that?
- The Antelopes.
- That's a big difference.
- Thought this Kane guy was unbeatable.
So now we have this other guy?
- I don't know, we've got to beat the Bad Apples,
which we will.
It's game time.
- Alright, let's go.
- Fabulous.
- Come on, we're going to win right?
- If that's what you like.
- That's the first time in my life I've ever lost
at something.
And I am furious.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Is that king in there?
Good luck with that.
Let's go get some lattes.
- You're out of your league, Jordan,
you're out of your league, man.
Can't even lead myself, how am I supposed to lead them?
Can't do this.
I'm going to try to lead them.
I can do this.
I can do this.
- We can do this.
- Kevin.
Where's your glasses, man?
- Contacts.
- Let's go!
- Let's do this!
- You know my team knows I'm in here, right?
- Calm down, calm down, this is basketball.
Not prison.
- What do you guys want?
- You ready to creamed today?
- Climb down.
You know the Oranges are going to make bad applesauce today.
Don't even play that game.
- That's right, you haven't met our new player yet.
- New player?
You guys don't have a new player.
- Oh yeah we do.
Yo!
Afro thunder, say what's up.
(toilet flushes)
- S'up (mumbles), how you been?
- Malique Anderson.
You're a Bad Apple now?
- Oh yeah.
I'm a bad apple.
It feels good.
You know what I'm going to do to you today?
I'm going to turn you into a pulp.
Squeeze you, put you in my orange juice.
Then I'm going to drink and I'm going to throw the
glass down.
What you think about that, hmm?
- You know what?
It's not going to happen because orange juice doesn't
even come in glass anymore and they come in plastic
so when you fall it's going to be easier.
And we're going to get back up because--
- Let's go.
Good luck.
- See you on the court.
- Thanks.
You know what?
I'm not afraid of you guys!
Those nasty bastards didn't even wash their hands!
- Before we begin, I should probably explain a few things.
A few years ago here in the east city there was
a group of basketball players called the kings of the court.
There was me, king Kane, Garren the golden apple,
Jackie Tiberone, and Vlad the Impaler.
We were the best in college ball.
But circumstances happened to where I quit the league,
now with the city tournament going on,
I faced myself going against the kings once more.
Kane, last year's champion has already been eliminated.
The next match between myself and Garren
went a little something like this.
- Alright men, I want a good clean fight.
Come out swinging and hitting hard.
Don't hit below the belt.
Nothing dirty, no cuts.
Keep it clean and go to your corners.
- Toss the ball up, now.
(upbeat music)
Man, let me tell you, it was such an awesome game.
I mean, it was scary, but it was awesome.
Man, those Bad Apples are one tough team.
(upbeat music)
- Yeah man!
Let's go guys, let's do it!
(upbeat music)
(blows whistle)
- Half court, half court only.
- You know, I'm not too sure about that referee though.
That guy was a little weird.
- That's not it, that's not it!
No, back, back!
- See, Oranges separated their ugly and bruised,
and they probably won't sell at the market, right?
But together their strong, their amazing,
they have strength.
It's like a strength of a bag of oranges.
(cheering)
Garren, man he's just as fantastic as I remember.
I mean, no matter how hard I trained or how well we
prepared he was just unstoppable.
(cheering)
Everything was going good until--
- Jordan, substitution, substitution come here!
Keeko, in now.
- I swear doc, I saw him.
He was just standing there and,
it broke down my mind because I thought it was gone,
I thought that I would never have these issues again,
you know?
Especially playing ball and it's such a pivotal game,
which is,
it hurt.
It hurt to see him.
And to know that it wasn't real.
Felt like I was going to let my team down.
Oddly enough, I kind of got help from an unexpected friend.
- Hey man.
Saw what happened in there.
Life can be rough.
We get faced with obstacles and experiences
that can change us forever.
But you've got to stay tough, be strong,
tell yourself, "I can do this. I am worth it."
Because you are.
Your teammates know this, your friends know this,
most of all, man, you know this.
So what do you say?
You ready to get in there and play some ball?
- Do I know you?
- Let's just say I bet a lot of money on you guys to win.
- Anyway, I came back man and it was amazing.
(cheering)
So Garren, he's just as great as I remember him to be.
But he was better.
There was a point in the game where we went head up.
(soft music)
We tied it up.
And it all came down to one person.
Kevin.
Yeah, I know man, that's what I said.
Focus on basketball.
Bounce the ball, throw it through the hoop.
- Shoot the ball, stupid.
(cheering)
- For real?
- I still can't believe we beat them.
We celebrated, man, it was just,
it was just--
- Hey Jordan!
- What's up Roman, good game, man.
- Psyche!
- Kevin, I'm proud of you.
You're like the son I never had.
- Thanks, dad.
- You know, the weird thing is that's only round one
and we still have a long way to go.
Tougher teams, more kings of the court,
but you know what?
I'm glad I joined.
I'm glad I came back.
I feel healed, I feel good, man.
My spirits are high.
Most importantly, I'm not afraid anymore.
- Tuck in that elbow.
- What's up Kevin?
Look at you, man.
- Didn't get enough playing time today?
- Kev, I wanted to tell you, man, you did so great today.
I'm really proud of you.
- Thanks, Jordan, that means a lot.
Really.
- I can't wait 'til next game.
Like, I really feel like we have a legit chance of
winning this tournament.
It is so cool, man, we take it all the way.
- Yeah, I've got to talk to you about something, Jordan.
- What do you mean?
- You guys are going to have to play without me.
- What are you talking about Kevin?
- Playing basketball, meeting you, this whole team,
it's been one of the best things that's ever happened
to me my whole life.
And you've taught me so much, not just about basketball,
but about myself.
Hearing about you quitting, your dreams of playing pro
basketball taught me that I quit my own dreams.
I always wanted to be a writer and I quit on those dreams
because I didn't think I was going to be good at it.
But it's what I wanted to do.
I want to do this.
So I submitted to a new masters program,
one of the best in the nation and I got accepted.
- Dude, you convinced me to be on this team!
- I know, Jordan, I know!
- This was your idea, man!
- But you taught me dreams mean something.
And of all people, I think you should understand that.
- Right, man.
Hey look, man, I never knew you wanted to be a writer.
It makes sense.
Guess you gotta do what you gotta do.
- Thanks, Jordan.
- I'm proud of you, Kevin, I really am man.
- Thanks.
Man.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
It's crazy what we did, man.
I mean, we proved to anybody that as long as you work
as a team you can accomplish anything.
Playing basketball again, living our dreams,
making new friends.
Dude, we did it.
We did it, man.
It's just amazing.
Hell yeah.
You don't talk much, do you Jimmy?
That's cool.
- Jordan?
- What's up Jimmy?
- Name's James.
(laughing)
(soft music)
- So do you think your depression actually comes
from the losing?
Or do you think it comes from a feeling deep down
inside of inferiority.
- The word inferiority, you know what pisses me off
with that word?
What does that word mean, doc?
- So as your therapist I think it's my duty to remind
you that all champions in one way or another lose.
- You're telling me.
Okay.
Just bought those.
(upbeat music)
- Happy holidays!
- I was pretty juiced about that.
(indistinct)
- I saw that foul, man.
You aint getting away with it, you hear me?
- What are you doing here, man?
Time out.
Him first.
- Keeko you have lines.
- I do have lines?
I don't know.
(soft music)
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