1. Yes, let me transfer you...
One moment, please.Copy !req
2. Brooke Shields :
American life
at this point where,Copy !req
3. if they're intelligent,
if they're fairly strongCopy !req
4. and rather sure of themselves,
they represent a threat...Copy !req
5. - He still in there?
- Room 12.Copy !req
6. There's a photographer
in front.Copy !req
7. They want to let him
out the back.Copy !req
8. Just to make sure
nobody sees him.Copy !req
9. - Okay.
- Okay. Thanks.Copy !req
10. Earvin?Copy !req
11. Um... when you're ready?Copy !req
12. Right.Copy !req
13. Right on.Copy !req
14. ("My Favorite Mutiny"
by The Coup playingCopy !req
15. God damn. Basketball.Copy !req
16. I mean, look at it.Copy !req
17. It's like great sex.Copy !req
18. It's always moving.Copy !req
19. It's rhythmic. It's...Copy !req
20. up close and personal.Copy !req
21. There's no pads
or helmets for protection.Copy !req
22. It's just youCopy !req
23. and these other guys out there,Copy !req
24. trying to get the ball
into the hoop.Copy !req
25. It's a beautiful thing,Copy !req
26. and every single one of
those guys plays that gameCopy !req
27. with their own unique
pizazz and style.Copy !req
28. It's sexy. Come on.Copy !req
29. I mean, if there's
two things in this worldCopy !req
30. that make me believe in God,Copy !req
31. it's sex and basketball.Copy !req
32. You know?Copy !req
33. Hon?Copy !req
34. - Honey?
- I'm sleeping.Copy !req
35. I know. I was just saying
about sex and basketball and...Copy !req
36. Yeah, I have a test
in the morning.Copy !req
37. - You do?
- Mm-hmm.Copy !req
38. Her loss.Copy !req
39. That makes you
the first to know.Copy !req
40. I'm about to buy a team.Copy !req
41. Dynamite.Copy !req
42. The National
Basketball Association.Copy !req
43. The NBA.Copy !req
44. You've heard of it, right?Copy !req
45. Of course, you have.
Who hasn't?Copy !req
46. I'll tell you who. Them.Copy !req
47. Young people, hip people,Copy !req
48. fashionable people.Copy !req
49. Pardon the expression,Copy !req
50. but the kind of people
you might wanna haveCopy !req
51. a little fun with.Copy !req
52. Oh hey, Dr. Buss.
No breakfast this morning?Copy !req
53. Nah, not today.Copy !req
54. - I'm going to buy the Lakers.
- Ah, no kiddin'?Copy !req
55. Tell 'em a win
the championship
one of these days.Copy !req
56. - I'll do what I can, Fred.
- You got it, brother.Copy !req
57. Welcome to sunny Los Angeles.Copy !req
58. Great for tans...Copy !req
59. shit for fans.Copy !req
60. The fact that Fred
there even knewCopy !req
61. someone who
won a championship
makes him special.Copy !req
62. So why is the NBA
so unpopular!Copy !req
63. Yeah, the press says
we have an image problem.Copy !req
64. But to most people,Copy !req
65. the biggest problem is
the image is too dark.Copy !req
66. - Let's go get 'em.
- Come on, let's do this.Copy !req
67. But I didn't make a fortune
bettin' on the sure thing.Copy !req
68. I made it buyin' lowCopy !req
69. and sellin' high.Copy !req
70. So, Buss came up
to 67.5 million.Copy !req
71. But he's hoping you'll agree
to half of it in propertyCopy !req
72. instead of cash.Copy !req
73. - Is that the Chrysler building?
- Yeah.Copy !req
74. The guy picks buildings
like a toddler at a toy store.Copy !req
75. - Whatever's shiniest.
- Just get it done,Copy !req
76. so I can give the cunt
her fucking money.Copy !req
77. Oh, I'm not the cunt
he's talking about.Copy !req
78. That's his soon-to-be ex-wife.Copy !req
79. - Attendance numbers?
- Down a little.Copy !req
80. - Oh shit.
- We have to disclose that.Copy !req
81. No, I don't have to disclose
these if I've never seen them.Copy !req
82. Mrs. Rothman.Copy !req
83. Undo a couple of buttons,
maybe he won't notice.Copy !req
84. Come on, get in there.Copy !req
85. Come on!
Jerry, just take the night.Copy !req
86. Alright?
We'll come back tomorrow,
you know?Copy !req
87. J-just think this through.Copy !req
88. We are trading in an empire
of-of real estate for what?Copy !req
89. - I know.
- Twelve tall guys
in tennis shoes?Copy !req
90. Frank Mariani,
my business partnerCopy !req
91. and personal wet blanket.Copy !req
92. He thinks this whole thing
is a bad idea.Copy !req
93. - Wait, wait, wait— bad?Copy !req
94. - Try catastrophic.Copy !req
95. The entire league is on
the verge of bankruptcy.Copy !req
96. There may not be
an NBA in five years.Copy !req
97. - 5:00 already?
- He's wearing Levi's.Copy !req
98. - Who?
- Buss. He's worth,
like, 80 million,Copy !req
99. and he's wearing jeans
with frayed hems.Copy !req
100. - What are you doing?
- I'm trying to keep my job.Copy !req
101. Put them away. I'll go.Copy !req
102. - Are you sure?
- Yes.Copy !req
103. What?Copy !req
104. Hello, gentlemen.Copy !req
105. Oh jeez,
I'll take a G&T, hon.Copy !req
106. Get it yourself, Frank.Copy !req
107. - Claire Rothman?
- Pleasure.Copy !req
108. Frank, you are lookin' at
the gal who was the first oneCopy !req
109. to put a rock-and-roll act
in a sports arena.Copy !req
110. Wow. Yeah.Copy !req
111. I'm a fan. Pleasure.Copy !req
112. Mrs. Rothman's
deal is with me.Copy !req
113. Maybe I can throw her in.Copy !req
114. Jack!Copy !req
115. Jack Cooke:
Mr. Buss.Copy !req
116. It's actually Dr. Buss,
but who's measuring?Copy !req
117. So, we got a deal?Copy !req
118. One concern.
Liquidity.Copy !req
119. You're asking to put up half
the total price in land swaps,Copy !req
120. but you'll still owe
the rest in cash.Copy !req
121. We'll have it.Copy !req
122. We don't have it.Copy !req
123. Shut up, Frank.Copy !req
124. - We have a deal.
- Fantastic.Copy !req
125. We don't have it, by the way,
but we'll get it. We'll get it.Copy !req
126. So for those of you
keepin' score at home,Copy !req
127. I just promised to
pay $67.5 millionCopy !req
128. for the whole shebang.Copy !req
129. So you take half of that
in real estate,Copy !req
130. you subtract the $18 millionCopy !req
131. I already gave them
as a down payment...Copy !req
132. and you're left
with $15.75 millionCopy !req
133. due in cash, in 30 days.Copy !req
134. Now, I'm a guy with some bucks,
but it's in assets and holdings.Copy !req
135. So, right now,
I've got about...Copy !req
136. 120 grand in the bank.Copy !req
137. So, yeah.Copy !req
138. I gotta move
some things around.Copy !req
139. I hate him.Copy !req
140. Uh, no, I hate him!Copy !req
141. Jeanie Buss:
You signed the deal?Copy !req
142. Jerry Buss:
I still gotta shuffle
some cash around,Copy !req
143. but, yeah.
We're pretty much there.Copy !req
144. Dad, I want to work for you.Copy !req
145. Jerry Buss:
Jeanie, come on.Copy !req
146. What?Copy !req
147. I'm having a hard time
imagining Jerry WestCopy !req
148. and Bill Sharman taking orders
from Miss Palisades.Copy !req
149. - Which I'm very proud of.
- Just tell them to take it
from Miss Buss.Copy !req
150. And I'm not asking to...Copy !req
151. give orders.Copy !req
152. I'm asking to work.Copy !req
153. I'm gonna tell your mother,
"She's leaving schoolCopy !req
154. - to work for me."
- Just give me a chance!Copy !req
155. Alright, let's have
an interview. So...Copy !req
156. summer draft.Copy !req
157. - You know what
the summer draft is.
- Yes!Copy !req
158. - I hope so. So...Copy !req
159. Right.
So, if the Lakers
win the coin toss,Copy !req
160. - you'll get top pick.
- Right, so who do I pick?Copy !req
161. It's easy. Two best guys
just played each other
for the college title.Copy !req
162. - Oh my, folks.
The most awaitedCopy !req
163. match-up in college
basketball history.Copy !req
164. Two teams, led by two men.Copy !req
165. From Indiana State,
Larry Bird,Copy !req
166. the hard-working,Copy !req
167. disciplined,Copy !req
168. all-American boy.Copy !req
169. Versus Earvin Johnson Jr.,Copy !req
170. the show-stopping,Copy !req
171. naturally giftedCopy !req
172. physical specimenCopy !req
173. out of Michigan State.Copy !req
174. From those two guys,
who do I choose?Copy !req
175. Trick question. Bird's already
going to the Boston Celtics.Copy !req
176. You're right,
and I'm glad they took him.Copy !req
177. All those owners that
were watching that game,Copy !req
178. they were blinded by the white.Copy !req
179. I don't care who you are,Copy !req
180. if you're Black,
white, or polka dot.Copy !req
181. If you're a human being
with two eyes and a heart,Copy !req
182. that kid makes you feel good.Copy !req
183. That's why they call him—Copy !req
184. Christine Johnson:
Do not use that nickname
in this house.Copy !req
185. But Mama!Copy !req
186. It's right here
in black and white!Copy !req
187. I don't care if it's
written in rainbow.Copy !req
188. His name is Earvin,
and in this house,
that's what we call him.Copy !req
189. That's right!
You heard the woman!
Show some respect!Copy !req
190. Mama could scare
Jesus off the cross.Copy !req
191. She a Seventh Day Adventist, so
she say magic the devil's work.Copy !req
192. Devil can't hoop like me though.Copy !req
193. Christine Johnson:
Don't blaspheme, Junior.Copy !req
194. Yes, Mama.Copy !req
195. Hey, Junior! Huh!Copy !req
196. Junior, tell your mama not to
burn the chicken this time.Copy !req
197. That's between y'all,
Aunt Ethel.Copy !req
198. - Where's Pop?
- You know the city wouldn't
let him off his double.Copy !req
199. That's the third
double this week.Copy !req
200. You know Pop.
Takes the doubles
when he can get 'em.Copy !req
201. Man will work himself to death.Copy !req
202. - Guess I get Pop's chair.
- Yeah.Copy !req
203. Come on in, Mama!
Be any minute!Copy !req
204. Hey, Earvin, I want you
to go to Chicago.Copy !req
205. Yeah, but, you know,
I'm tryin' to be
a sunny Californian,Copy !req
206. - you know what I'm sayin'?
- Ooh-ho-ho!Copy !req
207. David Stern:
Larry, the, uh, press are
here for the coin flip.Copy !req
208. - Hey, Larry.
- Sit down, fellas.Copy !req
209. If you ask me,
the real number oneCopy !req
210. already went to Boston,Copy !req
211. that fair-haired boy
from Indiana.Copy !req
212. He's a real hard worker.Copy !req
213. - They're on.
- Chicago?Copy !req
214. - Can you hear me?
- What?Copy !req
215. Larry O'Brien :
Chicago, can you hear me now?Copy !req
216. - Yeah, yeah.
This is Chicago.
We got you.Copy !req
217. - O'Brien: Los Angeles,
you hear me alright?
- Fine.Copy !req
218. Alright. We got a coin?Copy !req
219. Oh, uh...Copy !req
220. No. Gentlemen,
a quarter, anyone?Copy !req
221. - O'Brien: Somebody got a coin?
- A fuckin' coin?Copy !req
222. Can you believe this shit?Copy !req
223. I'll find one. Excuse me.Copy !req
224. - O'Brien: We're... for a—
- I'm sorry.Copy !req
225. Can, can you repeat that?Copy !req
226. O'Brien:
We're waiting for
a coin! One second!Copy !req
227. - You can use
any coin you want.
- O'Brien: Hang on!Copy !req
228. Want me to ask outside?Copy !req
229. Found one. I think
I got the gum off.Copy !req
230. We got a coin here!Copy !req
231. Chicago, coin toss,
heads or tails?Copy !req
232. Heads. Let's go heads.Copy !req
233. Los Angeles, you good with that?Copy !req
234. That's fine!Copy !req
235. Alright.
Come on, Lady Luck.Copy !req
236. - You want a side bet, Frank?
- No, thank you.
This is nerve-wracking.Copy !req
237. - Alright, here we go!Copy !req
238. Reporter :
School board election
results for LansingCopy !req
239. show Michael Olfactor
defeating Gabe JesperCopy !req
240. by 180 votes,Copy !req
241. and Harriet Washington
winning easily.Copy !req
242. And now, let's go
to Peter FromanCopy !req
243. for tonight's
big story in sports.Copy !req
244. Peter Froman:
Top story tonight,Copy !req
245. the coin flip
for the first pickCopy !req
246. of the NBA draft between
the Los Angeles LakersCopy !req
247. and the Chicago Bulls.Copy !req
248. At stake,Copy !req
249. local phenom
Earvin Magic Johnson.Copy !req
250. And the winner
out of Manhattan,Copy !req
251. the Los Angeles Lakers.Copy !req
252. The Lakers will get
the first pick of the draft,Copy !req
253. which will likely be
the-all star,Copy !req
254. all-American point guard
out of Michigan State.Copy !req
255. Johnson led the Spartans
to an NCAA Championship
last yearCopy !req
256. against Larry Bird
in Indiana State.Copy !req
257. Seems his—Copy !req
258. Do they even have
churches in Los Angeles?Copy !req
259. Earvin Johnson:
Sure they do, Mama!
Biggest in the world!Copy !req
260. With some fine chicks
filling up them pews!Copy !req
261. I tried with this one.
He's in your hands now.Copy !req
262. I just don't see why we can't
keep a good thing going,Copy !req
263. no matter
where I live.Copy !req
264. - Just take more work is all.
- For who?Copy !req
265. I know what you're thinkin'.Copy !req
266. You think I'm gonna get
out there with all that sunCopy !req
267. and money
and whatever.Copy !req
268. You think it's
gonna change me.Copy !req
269. I didn't say change, Earvin.Copy !req
270. - I know you.
- You know?Copy !req
271. You love me.Copy !req
272. That's why what we've
been doin' has to stop.Copy !req
273. Let me get this right.Copy !req
274. You gonna roll out...Copy !req
275. on one of the top
NBA draft picks...Copy !req
276. who's about to be
a millionaire...Copy !req
277. who just adores you...Copy !req
278. for what?Copy !req
279. For here?Copy !req
280. Hey...Copy !req
281. That ain't the Cookie I know.Copy !req
282. Good luck out there,
Earvin.Copy !req
283. I'll be rootin' for you.Copy !req
284. For real?Copy !req
285. You— You're really
gonna walk away?Copy !req
286. Just know I ain't
gonna be alone!Copy !req
287. 'Cause everybody
want some of Magic!Copy !req
288. Jerry West:
We don't fuckin' want him.Copy !req
289. - Pardon his French.
- Oh, pardon my ass, Bill!Copy !req
290. I already got
a point guard.Copy !req
291. - I got Norm Nixon.
- Yeah, but you hate Nixon.Copy !req
292. So, draft me someone
I don't hate for change.Copy !req
293. He's a generational
talent, Jerry.Copy !req
294. I mean, hell, he's
the most exciting guardCopy !req
295. to play the game,
hell, since you!Copy !req
296. - Says fuckin' who?
- Bill Sharman:
Who? Me! Everybody!Copy !req
297. Fuckin' have
them coach, okay?Copy !req
298. - Hey, Jerry!
- I fuckin' quit!Copy !req
299. Done! I'm fuckin' done!
I can't even play a gameCopy !req
300. of fucking golf without
you bringing up shit.Copy !req
301. He does this all the time.Copy !req
302. Jerry West, head coach
of the Lakers.Copy !req
303. - Basketball legend.Copy !req
304. - Oh, bullshit...
- Considered a true
gentlemen of the sport,Copy !req
305. to everyone who
does not know him.Copy !req
306. In his playing years,Copy !req
307. he led the team to the finals
against the CelticsCopy !req
308. six years in a row.Copy !req
309. Six losses.Copy !req
310. Announcer 1:
Elgin tosses
the ball to West.Copy !req
311. Look at him shoot!Copy !req
312. Thirty points now
for Jerry West.Copy !req
313. Announcer 2:
The building is on their
feet and screaming!Copy !req
314. They all want Red
to light up that cigar.Copy !req
315. Announcer 3:
Jerry West, who is playing
the game of his life out here.Copy !req
316. Announcer 4:
The Boston Celtics
have done it again.Copy !req
317. Another jewel in that crown.Copy !req
318. Announcer 5:
series comes down to...Copy !req
319. Announcer 6:
Jerry West tried
to carry his teamCopy !req
320. and nearly did just that!Copy !req
321. hell of a series,
hell of a team!Copy !req
322. Announcer 7:
victory by Boston,Copy !req
323. to the man most valuable
during the entire seven games.Copy !req
324. Jerry Buss:
The last time he played so
great, they made him MVP.Copy !req
325. Still lost, though.Copy !req
326. When he retired,Copy !req
327. they made his silhouetteCopy !req
328. the logo of the league.Copy !req
329. You think that made
me fuckin' happy?Copy !req
330. Well, it didn't!Copy !req
331. Let me go talk to him.Copy !req
332. just having
a conversation.Copy !req
333. You want a conversation
about this?Copy !req
334. - If you want, Jerry.
- Well, hell, come on over.Copy !req
335. You're about to own
this shit streak
of a fuckin' team.Copy !req
336. Do you really wanna know
what's wrong with Johnson?Copy !req
337. Lay it on me.Copy !req
338. One thing.Copy !req
339. He's too tall.Copy !req
340. Huh.Copy !req
341. Sorry, and that's
not a positive?Copy !req
342. Well, for
a five-man, sure,Copy !req
343. but not for
a fuckin' ball handler.Copy !req
344. His ball's gotta travel
twice as fuckin' farCopy !req
345. - to reach his fingers.
- Right.Copy !req
346. - He's a walking turnover.
- Yeah, but he's
a hell of a passer!Copy !req
347. He's a showboat!Copy !req
348. He's too flashy to play
second fiddle to Kareem!Copy !req
349. And that's reason
number fuckin' two!Copy !req
350. Hold on now.
Is there a third reason?Copy !req
351. He smiles too much.Copy !req
352. Yeah, this is a man's game,
and he's soft.Copy !req
353. Looks awful nice on
a billboard though, Jerry.Copy !req
354. Your cocksuckin' motherfuckin'
butt-fuckin' billboardsCopy !req
355. - don't play the game
of fuckin' basketball!
- Whoa!Copy !req
356. - Jerry! Jerry!
- Fucking busted my shaft, Pedro.Copy !req
357. - On it, Jer.
- Pro shop has him on a tab.Copy !req
358. - He'll come around.
- He's got
a real nice disposition.Copy !req
359. - Fuckin' done...
- Hey, I'm with you, Jerry!Copy !req
360. Go get yourself a Bloody Mary!
I'll see you up there!Copy !req
361. He'll come around,Copy !req
362. but if you're serious
about Johnson,Copy !req
363. Jerry's not the guy we
gotta be worried about.Copy !req
364. - What then, the big fella?
- Nah. The little one.Copy !req
365. Tune in noon to 3:00
on KCYE...Copy !req
366. Norm Nixon.
Floor general,Copy !req
367. and All-Star point guard
of the Los Angeles Lakers.Copy !req
368. A-da-da-da-da!Copy !req
369. Easy on the clear
coat, baby. Shit.Copy !req
370. Word on the street is
y'all drafted Magic Johnson.Copy !req
371. Mm. I'd sure like to
have me some of that.Copy !req
372. - Mm-hmm.
- Ain't he a point guard,
too, Norman?Copy !req
373. Look.Copy !req
374. It's just a meetin'.
He ain't drafted yet.
Calm down.Copy !req
375. Oh no, that ain't what I heard.Copy !req
376. Everybody in D-Town
saying it's a done deal.Copy !req
377. Got to be an advantage being
a guard as tall as he is.Copy !req
378. Yeah...Copy !req
379. When you first came in here,
we thought you was the mailman.Copy !req
380. - Gave you a stamp
and everything!Copy !req
381. - Kiss my Black ass, Sharice.
- Oh!Copy !req
382. Listen, y'all don't know shit
about the game of basketball,
Athena.Copy !req
383. Look, they can draft him
if they want to.Copy !req
384. I'll just run him
off the floor.Copy !req
385. Aw. Don't worry, Norman.
If you lose your minutes,Copy !req
386. maybe Magic can pull your
little ass out of a hat.Copy !req
387. I'm surprised Kareem—Copy !req
388. Hey!
It's my motherfuckin'
team, goddammit!Copy !req
389. Ooh... Okay.Copy !req
390. It's my fuckin' team!Copy !req
391. Assistant Director:
Alright, we're set, boss.Copy !req
392. And action.Copy !req
393. Wait a minute,
I know you.Copy !req
394. You're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.Copy !req
395. You play center for
the Los Angeles Lakers.Copy !req
396. I'm sorry, son,Copy !req
397. but you must have me confused
with someone else.Copy !req
398. My name is Roger Murdock.Copy !req
399. I'm the copilot.Copy !req
400. You are Kareem.Copy !req
401. I've seen you play.
My dad's got season tickets.Copy !req
402. I think you're the greatest,
but my dad saysCopy !req
403. you don't work
hard enough on defense.Copy !req
404. And you don't really try
except during playoffs.Copy !req
405. The hell I don't!Copy !req
406. Listen, kid, I've been
hearing that crapCopy !req
407. ever since I was at UCLA.Copy !req
408. I'm out here busting
my buns every night.Copy !req
409. You tell your old man
to drag Walton and LanierCopy !req
410. up and down the court
for 48 minutes.Copy !req
411. Cut!Copy !req
412. Why not—
was OJ not available?Copy !req
413. So, how was I?Copy !req
414. You were great, babe.
Really killer.Copy !req
415. I'm trying to do
what you told me to.Copy !req
416. Trying to project
my inner warmth.Copy !req
417. Mr. Abdul-Jabbar?Copy !req
418. You really are
my favorite player.Copy !req
419. Do you think maybe
we could take a picture?Copy !req
420. Fuck off, kid.Copy !req
421. It's my motherfuckin' team.Copy !req
422. It's my motherfuckin' team.Copy !req
423. Everybody talkin'
about "Magic, Magic."Copy !req
424. Why is this nigga so magical?Copy !req
425. Cap! Ca—Copy !req
426. - Cap!Copy !req
427. This is your team, Cap!Copy !req
428. Your team! Five-time NBA.Copy !req
429. Five-time...Copy !req
430. Fuck no!Copy !req
431. - I-I'm just saying—
- You know what
I'm about to tell you,Copy !req
432. - don't you, Norman?Copy !req
433. Fuck off?Copy !req
434. - Please.
- But, cap, I'm just t—Copy !req
435. Okay. Alright.
You look great, Cheryl.Copy !req
436. Thank you, Norman.Copy !req
437. - Nice drums.Copy !req
438. - Young man,
welcome to the Forum.
- Thank you, thank you.Copy !req
439. This is my associate, Dr. Buss.Copy !req
440. - Jerry.
- Jerry.Copy !req
441. Jerry Buss.
You the one buyin' the team.Copy !req
442. - right?
- Yes, I am.Copy !req
443. Sir.Copy !req
444. - Pleasure to meet you.
- Pleasure.Copy !req
445. Actually,
our deal stipulatesCopy !req
446. that I steer the ship
on personnel decisionsCopy !req
447. - in the meantime.
- Alright, Jack.Copy !req
448. This way, son.Copy !req
449. You know what they say
about thoroughbreds?Copy !req
450. You can judge one
by its appetite.Copy !req
451. I hope you brought yours, son.Copy !req
452. - Our chef prepared
his specialty.
- Alright.Copy !req
453. You're really pulling out
the stops here, Jack.Copy !req
454. - Oh yeah.Copy !req
455. - Thank you, Tony.
- Ta-da!Copy !req
456. Alright!
Bon appetit!Copy !req
457. Bon appetit.Copy !req
458. I'm, uh, ahem,Copy !req
459. I'm told you're a city
employee, Mr. Johnson.Copy !req
460. Yes, sir.
Saturdays and Sundays.Copy !req
461. Weekdays, I'm on
the Chrysler line.Copy !req
462. Chrysler?Copy !req
463. Small world. You'll get
a chuckle out of this.Copy !req
464. Buss here is selling me
the Chrysler Building.Copy !req
465. Hmm.Copy !req
466. I worked a mill line
in Wyoming.Copy !req
467. Never ate so good
or slept so well,Copy !req
468. - I'll tell you that.
- I know that's right.Copy !req
469. Buss.
Yeah. That hard work,
it'll put you to sleep, huh?Copy !req
470. - Not built for everybody.
- Mm.Copy !req
471. What's the matter, son?
You haven't touched your food.Copy !req
472. Um...Copy !req
473. I was wondering, like...Copy !req
474. - what is it?Copy !req
475. Sand dabs.Copy !req
476. - Okay.
- Th-they're sand dabs.Copy !req
477. It's expensive is what it is.
It's a very fine fish.Copy !req
478. A delicacy.
Take my word for it.Copy !req
479. Right.Copy !req
480. Could I just get a cheeseburger?Copy !req
481. - Earvin Johnson Sr.:
Earvin. Earvin.Copy !req
482. Come on, Jack.
The kid's 19.
Get him a burger.Copy !req
483. You want one, too,
Mr. Johnson?Copy !req
484. - I'm alright.
- Tony?Copy !req
485. Can you please
get me a burger,Copy !req
486. get this man a burger,
and get this young manCopy !req
487. right here a burger,
with cheese and all that?Copy !req
488. - Yeah, everything.
- Alright. Everything, the works.Copy !req
489. Whatever you got.
You want one, Jack?Copy !req
490. No, I'm enjoying my sand dab.Copy !req
491. Okay, good. Good.Copy !req
492. Thank you, Tony.Copy !req
493. You should be aware,
young man,Copy !req
494. that we haven't settled
on a pick yet.Copy !req
495. That's cool. I haven't
settled on a team yet.Copy !req
496. But, he's not opposed
to a fair offer either.
Are you, son?Copy !req
497. This is a draft,
not free agency.Copy !req
498. Choice is ours.
He goes where he's told.Copy !req
499. Or I go back to school,Copy !req
500. turn pro next year
for a different team.Copy !req
501. Huh.Copy !req
502. I'm thinkin' 600,000.Copy !req
503. Look here, son.
Lew Alcindor is
the league's biggest star.Copy !req
504. - Kareem.
- Same difference.Copy !req
505. He's also one surly
son of a bitch negotiator,Copy !req
506. and we closed at 650.Copy !req
507. That's why six feels cool.Copy !req
508. I mean, for now.Copy !req
509. Plus tuition in
the summertime,Copy !req
510. so I can finish my degree,
and, you know, make Mama happy.Copy !req
511. Jerry Buss:
That's important.Copy !req
512. - Don't underestimate mom.
- Four.Copy !req
513. And you can work your way
through school, young man,Copy !req
514. just like I did.Copy !req
515. Way I see it, Mr. Cooke,Copy !req
516. basketball is my work.Copy !req
517. And I'm worth six.Copy !req
518. This dab ain't half bad.Copy !req
519. Look here, boy.Copy !req
520. Jerry Buss:
Ah...Copy !req
521. - 400,000's our final offer.Copy !req
522. Mr. Cooke, do what
you want with your money.Copy !req
523. Hey, Pop, let's go
see some movie stars.Copy !req
524. Alright, boys!Copy !req
525. We're all boys here,
right?Copy !req
526. We're gonna
think it over.Copy !req
527. I-I'll walk you
fellows out, alright?Copy !req
528. That alright, Jack?
It was a good lunch.Copy !req
529. I enjoyed that salad,
I'll tell you.Copy !req
530. Johnson Sr.:
We don't all get the world
right out the gate, son.Copy !req
531. More money than I've seen
in my entire life.Copy !req
532. That's what they're giving you,
and you say no?Copy !req
533. really thrilled,
especially my husband.Copy !req
534. Look where we at, Pop.Copy !req
535. We in this fancy-ass hotel.Copy !req
536. They fly us out first class.Copy !req
537. They do all that shit
to get you primed up,Copy !req
538. so you jump at the first offer
they put in front of your face.Copy !req
539. Earvin, pull your head
out your ass.Copy !req
540. All I know is you got 400,000Copy !req
541. in the one hand,
nothing in the other.Copy !req
542. - Pretty simple choice to me.
- That's you, Pop.Copy !req
543. When I first got to Everett
with all them white kids,Copy !req
544. I was scared as hell.Copy !req
545. I could've looked down
and kept it moving,Copy !req
546. but I didn't.Copy !req
547. I looked them right in the eyes,Copy !req
548. gave them a smile
and a State Championship.Copy !req
549. And now, they love
them some Magic.Copy !req
550. Just figured out a different
way to deal with them is all.Copy !req
551. I learned how to
make 'em feel good.Copy !req
552. You figure 'em out
just like that?Copy !req
553. You can have pretty
much anything you want.Copy !req
554. You know how many
times I went left when
I should've gone right?Copy !req
555. Hm?Copy !req
556. Smiled when there
was nothing funny?Copy !req
557. Took less than I deserved,Copy !req
558. but bowed my head and said,Copy !req
559. "Thank you, sir,"Copy !req
560. so you could keep your
mind on playing ball?Copy !req
561. - Pop...
- And for all that,Copy !req
562. I get you... telling me...Copy !req
563. you know something
about this life I don't?Copy !req
564. Pop!Copy !req
565. Hello?Copy !req
566. Hey, Dr. Buss, what's up?Copy !req
567. I mean, Moncrief's
my fuckin' guy.Copy !req
568. No, Mon-Moncrief is
100% my fuckin' guy.Copy !req
569. Come fucking business time,Copy !req
570. he was putting up 26, 27, 28.Copy !req
571. He really posted
the same numbers.Copy !req
572. Scotch and soda.Copy !req
573. What you got there, Jer?Copy !req
574. Pictures of your sister.Copy !req
575. Sharman says you're
drafting Magic.Copy !req
576. You thi— think I—
Is that right?Copy !req
577. Hey, what kind of
doctor are you anyway?Copy !req
578. Physical chemistry.Copy !req
579. - Hm.
- Believe it or not,Copy !req
580. I used to help design
missiles for the government.Copy !req
581. But one day,
I realizedCopy !req
582. I'd rather build things
than blow 'em up.Copy !req
583. That was
the end of that.Copy !req
584. Heavy, man.Copy !req
585. Earvin, that's what
I wanna do with the Lakers.Copy !req
586. I wanna build
something special.Copy !req
587. Hm.Copy !req
588. But I need a partner.Copy !req
589. That mean we got a deal?Copy !req
590. W— I take you out
for a nice burger,Copy !req
591. you just wanna hit me
again with that?Copy !req
592. 600 is a lot, let me tell you.Copy !req
593. You know what the Celtics
just paid Larry Bird?Copy !req
594. - Yeah, I see you smiling.Copy !req
595. I mean, I don't see the
difference between me and him.Copy !req
596. You know, except...Copy !req
597. - I kind of did whoop his ass
for the national championship.
- Yeah, you did.Copy !req
598. - Come on.Copy !req
599. I'm gonna take you
one more place.Copy !req
600. You wanna drive?Copy !req
601. - Yeah!
- Cool.Copy !req
602. Is that Diana Ross?Copy !req
603. Yes, it is.Copy !req
604. - And next to her
is Miss December.Copy !req
605. I just paid for her
sophomore year of college.Copy !req
606. Great gal.
You wanna meet her?Copy !req
607. These ain't
round-the-way-girls, like...Copy !req
608. Now, the ladies love Magic,Copy !req
609. but those are stars.Copy !req
610. Let me let you in on
a little secret, Earvin.Copy !req
611. So are you.Copy !req
612. Far out, man. Far out.Copy !req
613. Ooh! This is my
favorite part.Copy !req
614. Welcome to the legendaryCopy !req
615. Horn Nightclub!Copy !req
616. And now, introducing...Copy !req
617. the glamorous Horn Girls!Copy !req
618. It's showtime!Copy !req
619. I don't know why basketball
can't feel like that.Copy !req
620. To me, Dr. Buss, it do.Copy !req
621. Mrs. Rothman!Copy !req
622. Get the hell in here!Copy !req
623. What can I do for you?Copy !req
624. Feel this.Copy !req
625. I'm sorry?Copy !req
626. Come on, Mrs. Rothman.Copy !req
627. Poke it.Copy !req
628. With your finger.Copy !req
629. Does that feel
medium to you?Copy !req
630. Uh...Copy !req
631. I'm not much of a cook,Copy !req
632. Mr. Cooke.Copy !req
633. Repeat after me, Mrs. Rothman.Copy !req
634. I...Copy !req
635. - I.
- Will not!Copy !req
636. - Will not.Copy !req
637. Excuse me.Copy !req
638. I'm gonna take this
to the kitchen for you.Copy !req
639. Have you seen this?
Did you see the paper?Copy !req
640. - I haven't, no.Copy !req
641. Take a read.Copy !req
642. Out loud.Copy !req
643. "Mogul Cooke cited for...Copy !req
644. "cruel and inhumane treatmentCopy !req
645. in largest divorce
settlement in history."Copy !req
646. My goddamn obituary.Copy !req
647. First line, mark my wordsCopy !req
648. after 30... years.Copy !req
649. Joy to millions.Copy !req
650. Inspiration to the fucking kids.Copy !req
651. This is how I get remembered!Copy !req
652. I could find another way,
you know, to pay the bitch.Copy !req
653. Suppose this deal
fell through with...Copy !req
654. Mr. Playboy Bunny-fucker.Copy !req
655. Jerry Buss:
Look at this.
Says the LakersCopy !req
656. are drafting Sidney Moncrief,
shooting guard.Copy !req
657. Says the source comes from
somebody in the front office.Copy !req
658. What, and you think I told him?Copy !req
659. Oh, fuck that.Copy !req
660. Fuck you, too. Fuck no.Copy !req
661. Doesn't matter
where they got it.Copy !req
662. - Does fucking matter.
- No, it doesn't matterCopy !req
663. because what matters is this.
It's not the truth.Copy !req
664. Alright? We're picking Johnson.Copy !req
665. - That's a big mistake. It is.
- Well...Copy !req
666. Alright, it's a mistake.Copy !req
667. But, we're doing it,
alright? Look,Copy !req
668. - Moncrief is a fine player. He—
- Great. Player.Copy !req
669. Moncrief is a great player.Copy !req
670. And you know what, Jerry?
Fuck this.Copy !req
671. He's also a better scorer
by five fuckin' points a game.Copy !req
672. Which is exactly what this
fuckin' team needs to win!Copy !req
673. Yeah. And Johnson's a star.Copy !req
674. So was I! A fuckin' star!Copy !req
675. I could pass behind my back,
over my fucking head.Copy !req
676. I co— Hell, I could
pass it out my fucking
asshole if you wanted.Copy !req
677. Do you know what?
You wanna know what it got me?Copy !req
678. - Do you wanna fucking
know what it got me?Copy !req
679. It got me sweet fuck-all!Copy !req
680. It got me this,
a fucking movie prize!Copy !req
681. Here it is. Ho-ho-ho!Copy !req
682. Hey, welcome him in,
here he is!Copy !req
683. Jerry Fucking West, MVP,Copy !req
684. the most valuable
fuckin' loser award!Copy !req
685. 1969 Celtics 4,
Lakers 3, Jerry West!Copy !req
686. Winning and fucking losin'.Copy !req
687. You know what?Copy !req
688. Cooke sent me out there
to be his star, too.Copy !req
689. Got me to sell his tickets.Copy !req
690. And every year we lost,
he still cashed his checks.Copy !req
691. But I'm the one that's
gotta live with it.Copy !req
692. I'm the one that's gotta
have the nightmaresCopy !req
693. with these Boston
Irish motherfuckers
flooding the floor.Copy !req
694. the always hustling,
always chasing Jerry West,Copy !req
695. with a final tally
that was heart-breaking...Copy !req
696. Do you think I like that?Copy !req
697. a series that could haveCopy !req
698. truly gone either way...Copy !req
699. I can still smell
the halitosis.Copy !req
700. You got any idea
what that's like?Copy !req
701. - Huh? Do you fucking know
what that feels like?
- Probably pretty lousy—Copy !req
702. No, you fuckin' don't!Copy !req
703. 'Cause this is not your life.Copy !req
704. No, this is just
a business deal to you.Copy !req
705. Yes, sir.Copy !req
706. So go on.
Why don't you go aheadCopy !req
707. and just tell me
who I should fuckin' draft?Copy !req
708. Yeah. Fuck it.Copy !req
709. Jerry Buss:
You're a great man, Jerry.Copy !req
710. I'm looking forward
to working with ya.Copy !req
711. - I can't do this anymore.
- Hey, listen.Copy !req
712. I used to drink
a lot of bourbon.Copy !req
713. I switched to vodka.
You can smell it less.Copy !req
714. Just a tip.Copy !req
715. - Whites only, sir.
- What now?Copy !req
716. It's a white party.Copy !req
717. You have to wear
white to enter.Copy !req
718. Oh. Alright.Copy !req
719. See, it's a LA thing.
See, I was about to show youCopy !req
720. what we do in Michigan when
we hear something like that.Copy !req
721. I see, sir.
Let me assist you.Copy !req
722. This ain't a bad
jacket right here.Copy !req
723. You know, finders keepers.
It's the finders keep—Copy !req
724. Hey! There he is! Earvin!Copy !req
725. - Dr. Buss.
- How you doing?
You found the place!Copy !req
726. - I'm so glad you came.
Come here.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
727. I wanna introduce you
to the big swinging dickCopy !req
728. - that owns this joint.
- Okay.Copy !req
729. Don Sterling? Earvin Johnson.Copy !req
730. You weren't kiddin', Jerry.
You bought yourself a big one.Copy !req
731. - Wow.Copy !req
732. So muscular. Wow.Copy !req
733. Jerry Buss:
Alright, hands off
the merchandise, Don.Copy !req
734. Well, how you like
the California girls, huh?Copy !req
735. - I'm likin' 'em.
- This is Sienna.Copy !req
736. - Nice to meet you.
- And here we have Tasha.Copy !req
737. Have some champagne
before the coke.Copy !req
738. It's much better that way.Copy !req
739. This kid's from Michigan.Copy !req
740. He's not into that stuff
just yet, but we'll get to it.Copy !req
741. - We'll get to it. Mind if
I show him the place, Don?
- Yeah. Sure, Jerry.Copy !req
742. - So magnificent.
- Don's always threatening
to buy himself a team,Copy !req
743. but he's too cheap.
Throws a decent shindig, though.Copy !req
744. - How you doing?
- Norm Nixon:
How you doing, man?Copy !req
745. - You look fabulous.
- Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.Copy !req
746. Hey, I want you
to meet somebody.Copy !req
747. This is Earvin Johnson.Copy !req
748. No shit.Copy !req
749. If it ain't
the Magic Man!Copy !req
750. - Hey!
- Stormin' Norman Nixon.Copy !req
751. - What's up, brother?
- Boys,Copy !req
752. I have two dear friends in
the Jacuzzi waiting for me,Copy !req
753. so I'm gonna let you get to
know each other, alright?Copy !req
754. - Oh shit!
- Be nice, Norm.Copy !req
755. - Get that tail, Buss.
Get that tail, Dr. Buss.Copy !req
756. Okay.Copy !req
757. Hey, you ready to show
these people what's up?Copy !req
758. - Where you from again,
man? Ohio?
- Lansing. Michigan.Copy !req
759. Oh, country nigga.Copy !req
760. - Big country's got some game.Copy !req
761. Woo!Copy !req
762. So, how you likin'
Cali so far, man?Copy !req
763. It's cool.Copy !req
764. People seem cool.
Dr. Buss seems cool.Copy !req
765. Let me give you
a little advice though,
my man, real quick.Copy !req
766. - Go back to college.Copy !req
767. Guards in this league,Copy !req
768. are six-two, six-three at best.Copy !req
769. And most of 'em
are lightning-fast.
Quick hands.Copy !req
770. And they all shoot
better than you.Copy !req
771. And take a brother's
word for it.Copy !req
772. This league ain't
the place for youCopy !req
773. to be figuring out
a new position.Copy !req
774. No, you'd be
running your post movesCopy !req
775. while these grown men
pick your pocket,
Cincinnati.Copy !req
776. - It's Lansing.
- Yeah.Copy !req
777. Ah, I don't give a fuck.Copy !req
778. Game is five.Copy !req
779. Come on.Copy !req
780. - Ooh!Copy !req
781. I'm in fox, so I gotta take
this shit off real quick.Copy !req
782. - Oh, the fox
too hot for you?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.Copy !req
783. Let me take off my jacket.Copy !req
784. Let-let-let me get
a little bit relaxed.Copy !req
785. Alright.Copy !req
786. - I don't know about that.
- You ready?Copy !req
787. A-a-are you ready?
This ain't Indiana, boy.Copy !req
788. This ain't Larry Bird.
This is the goddamn
NBA defense.Copy !req
789. - What you got?
Come on. What you got?
- Oh, you're on defense.Copy !req
790. - You gonna hold deep?
- Come on. Yeah, yeah, yeah...Copy !req
791. Oh!Copy !req
792. Let me take you down
to the post real quick.Copy !req
793. You ready? Oh!Copy !req
794. - Oh! Oh! Excuse me.Copy !req
795. - Come on, Magic!Copy !req
796. Magic, come here,
come here, come here.Copy !req
797. Can you do math?Copy !req
798. - I know you aren't that smart.Copy !req
799. Oh shit. Okay, okay, okay.
I'm fuckin' with you.Copy !req
800. Here we go.Copy !req
801. - Slow.Copy !req
802. Can you understand that?
We goin' slow, boy.Copy !req
803. We going slow.
Is-is-isn't that howCopy !req
804. you country boys be talkin'Copy !req
805. o-o-out there,
o-o-out there in,Copy !req
806. uh, Michigan? Yeah? Okay.Copy !req
807. - Here we go.
Here we go. Here we go.Copy !req
808. Here we go. Here we go.Copy !req
809. Here we go. Here— Oh!Copy !req
810. - Oh shit! Oh!
- Oh!Copy !req
811. Excuse me!Copy !req
812. You know,Copy !req
813. maybe stay in college
one more year.Copy !req
814. Play with your friends
in the dorm.Copy !req
815. That's cute.Copy !req
816. Woo! Can I get my jacket?
Thank you, baby.Copy !req
817. Alright, take care now, boy.Copy !req
818. Young Johnson:
Oh! Monroe! Guarded!
Johnson! Oh! Oh!Copy !req
819. Oh, Johnson! Johnson! Oh...Copy !req
820. Don't use your power
when you dribbling!Copy !req
821. - Use your fingertips!
- I took, like,
four or five steps.Copy !req
822. - Now, he's got the ball!
- Johnson Sr.:
Keep your hands up!Copy !req
823. - Keep your eyes straight ahead!
- JV!Copy !req
824. Johnson Sr.:
Look straight ahead!Copy !req
825. Go, ball, go! I won!Copy !req
826. Come in.Copy !req
827. You wanted to see me?Copy !req
828. How's your first week going?Copy !req
829. - Good, good.
- Good.Copy !req
830. I figured out the Xerox.Copy !req
831. - That's the hardest part.Copy !req
832. Jeanie Buss:
Is everything okay?Copy !req
833. Dondo Obrigado.Copy !req
834. A kid I knew
in grade school.Copy !req
835. First boy whose dick I saw.
Not by choice.Copy !req
836. He'd run around
the lockers,Copy !req
837. flashing all the girls,
screaming,Copy !req
838. "Take a good look!Copy !req
839. Remember this! Remember this!"Copy !req
840. It didn't leave
a big impression.Copy !req
841. But he did. Dondo.Copy !req
842. I have been meeting
Dondos my whole life.Copy !req
843. They usually park their asses
back in that corner office.Copy !req
844. Everyone's a little different,Copy !req
845. but everyone's the same.Copy !req
846. Every day they spin the wheel,Copy !req
847. and wherever it lands,Copy !req
848. that's the woman
I need to be that day.Copy !req
849. And you think my dad
is one of them?Copy !req
850. Well... is he?Copy !req
851. I'm taking real
good care of it.Copy !req
852. Jerry Buss :
Remember when we used to goCopy !req
853. out to Catalina on that thing?Copy !req
854. Oh, fuck off, Jerry,
what do you want?Copy !req
855. I need the loan.Copy !req
856. It's my money, goddammit!Copy !req
857. Jerry Buss:
I know it's your money,
JoAnn.Copy !req
858. You deserve that money.Copy !req
859. You know, I'm not asking
you to give it to me.Copy !req
860. I'm asking you to loan it to me,Copy !req
861. to make me a loan
that you will get back.Copy !req
862. Mm...Copy !req
863. Have you asked
your horrible friends?Copy !req
864. You don't think
this is my first call?
I called everybody.Copy !req
865. - I got nothing left to sell.
- Goddammit.Copy !req
866. - When have I ever
steered you wrong before?Copy !req
867. Alright, touché. Yeah.Copy !req
868. Besides convincing you
to marry me, what else?Copy !req
869. - It's my fucking money!
- Is that what you
want me to say?Copy !req
870. Yeah, I cheated on you.
She was a figure skater...Copy !req
871. This call is not
about our marriage.Copy !req
872. This call is-is
a financial call,
and I'm begging you.Copy !req
873. - Uh-huh.
- I'm begging you.Copy !req
874. I'm begging you.Copy !req
875. Listen, do you know that Jeanie
is already working there?Copy !req
876. - No, no, no, no, don't
you bring her into this!
- Well, she's in it!Copy !req
877. I can't help it.
She's in it.
She works there now,Copy !req
878. and she's got
her little heart set on it.Copy !req
879. She's got her heart set on you.Copy !req
880. Well, good! I'm her dad.Copy !req
881. Is that a bad thing?Copy !req
882. - I'll call the bank.
- Thank you.Copy !req
883. Thank you, Jo. You are not
gonna regret this, I promise.Copy !req
884. Yeah, okay—Copy !req
885. What, she's in?Copy !req
886. She's gonna lend us
the last $2 million, Frank.Copy !req
887. - You beautiful son of a bitch.
We got it!Copy !req
888. - We got it? Oh my god—
- We got all of it!Copy !req
889. - Mwah!
- Don't you kiss me.Copy !req
890. - Don't you kiss me.
- Thank God for ex-wives, huh?Copy !req
891. I feel like one right now.
I love you! Magic.Copy !req
892. Hey, Dad.
Uh, do you have a minute?Copy !req
893. - What happened?Copy !req
894. It's Cooke.Copy !req
895. He's going to ask
for all of it in cash.Copy !req
896. The whole amount because
he knows you'll come up short.Copy !req
897. It's not business.
It's personal.Copy !req
898. He wants to fuck you
like you're Miss July.Copy !req
899. Why are you telling
me this, Claire?Copy !req
900. Uh,
I just wanna do my job.Copy !req
901. You work for Cooke.Copy !req
902. I think I'd rather work for you.Copy !req
903. This sure is
a creepy shortcut!Copy !req
904. Are you sure we're
going the right way?Copy !req
905. We did not come out
here to CaliforniaCopy !req
906. to sit in some dark-ass roomCopy !req
907. and miss all this
beautiful sunshine.Copy !req
908. - You've been in here all day.Copy !req
909. I don't know, Pop.Copy !req
910. - What you don't know?Copy !req
911. I come in here,Copy !req
912. everybody gassin' me up,
saying I'ma be
the next big thing.Copy !req
913. But, what if I go out there
with all this height,Copy !req
914. and fall flat on my ass?Copy !req
915. Then what?Copy !req
916. I'll go back to Lansing?Copy !req
917. Well, I can think
of worse things.Copy !req
918. At least you got people
there who love you.Copy !req
919. I just don't wanna be
Lansing's tallest garbage man.Copy !req
920. Pop, I'm...Copy !req
921. No, no...Copy !req
922. When you were still
inside your mother...Copy !req
923. we'd stay up some nights,Copy !req
924. holding each other in
that Lansing in cold,Copy !req
925. just dreaming about your future.Copy !req
926. One night,Copy !req
927. it'd be Dr. Johnson.Copy !req
928. Next night,Copy !req
929. maybe a judge.Copy !req
930. Never in a million years
did I believe,Copy !req
931. or even think, pro ball.Copy !req
932. If you're not ready
for this league yet,Copy !req
933. go on back to school, son.Copy !req
934. If you're not ready ever,
I don't care. I love you.Copy !req
935. You hear me?Copy !req
936. My bottom line
won't change, son.Copy !req
937. Never will.Copy !req
938. The humble home
of Jack Kent Cooke!Copy !req
939. Lives in California, but he
has to make it seem likeCopy !req
940. he's the goddamn
Queen of England.Copy !req
941. I know what he's planning,
and if you think that gave meCopy !req
942. enough time to hustle up
the extra cash, you're wrong.Copy !req
943. I'm dead in the water.Copy !req
944. But, you know why I love swans?Copy !req
945. The most graceful
bird on Earth,Copy !req
946. but underneath the water,Copy !req
947. they're paddlin' up
a fuckin' storm.Copy !req
948. Well...Copy !req
949. these are the deeds...Copy !req
950. of the properties
as agreed.Copy !req
951. Assessed value of 33.75 million.Copy !req
952. You already have
my 18 down, and, uh...Copy !req
953. this check should
cover the rest.Copy !req
954. You know I have the right
to demand all of it in cashCopy !req
955. instead?Copy !req
956. Well, Jack,
then I'd be up shit creek.Copy !req
957. And so would you.Copy !req
958. Watch me paddle,
motherfuckers.Copy !req
959. So you can kill this deal,
and you can fleece meCopy !req
960. for my whole down payment,Copy !req
961. but you're still going to oweCopy !req
962. your ex-wife a whole
lot of money.Copy !req
963. And then, you're gonna
have to find another buyerCopy !req
964. for a franchise in a leagueCopy !req
965. that most sane people
think is sinkingCopy !req
966. like a hard turd in a toilet.Copy !req
967. I mean, that's the facts, Jack.Copy !req
968. So, if we're playing poker,Copy !req
969. no. I don't have the cards.Copy !req
970. But Jack, I think
we're playing chicken.Copy !req
971. And I like those odds
a whole lot better.Copy !req
972. We will accept
the properties in trade.Copy !req
973. That was always my plan,Copy !req
974. to take the properties
in trade.Copy !req
975. - Great.Copy !req
976. What's going on?
Did someone die?Copy !req
977. Worse.Copy !req
978. Jerry Buss:
Well, shit.Copy !req
979. The office girl said she could
get us on the first flight home.Copy !req
980. Jerry Buss:
Yeah.Copy !req
981. Back to college.Copy !req
982. Earvin, are you sure
there's nothing I can doCopy !req
983. to change your mind?Copy !req
984. I-I'm sorry, Dr. Buss.
It's just, um...Copy !req
985. Just timing, I guess.
Um...Copy !req
986. Just think I need another year.Copy !req
987. Well, you know your heart, son.Copy !req
988. - You had a pretty good time.
- Yeah.Copy !req
989. Give me a second.
I'll walk you out.Copy !req
990. I'm just gonna
grab my coat here.Copy !req
991. This is Jerry.
Missed that shot.Copy !req
992. Beautiful form, though.Copy !req
993. Great player.Copy !req
994. Wait a minute.Copy !req
995. Well, crap.Copy !req
996. I think I just got us lost.
Uh...Copy !req
997. You know what?
Hang tight.Copy !req
998. I'm gonna find someone
to get us out of here.Copy !req
999. I don't have the place
memorized yet!Copy !req
1000. Just wait right there.
Just wait right there.Copy !req
1001. Sorry, Earvin!
I'll be right back!Copy !req
1002. He has the ball.
He brings it downcourt.Copy !req
1003. He crosses.Copy !req
1004. He goes between his legs.Copy !req
1005. He crosses. He spins.Copy !req
1006. He takes it to the right...Copy !req
1007. Oh!Copy !req
1008. He makes the layup!Copy !req
1009. Oh! He gets the rebound!
Oh my gosh!Copy !req
1010. A guard that can rebound
like that? That's amazing!Copy !req
1011. He brings the ball downcourt.Copy !req
1012. It's the Magic Man
puttin' on a show.Copy !req
1013. He's doing it!
He's doing it!Copy !req
1014. He goes left!Copy !req
1015. He goes up!Copy !req
1016. Throws it!
Ah! He throws the ball!Copy !req
1017. Lakers win! Lakers win!
Lakers win...Copy !req
1018. The first pick,Copy !req
1019. of the 1979 NBA draft,Copy !req
1020. the Los Angeles Lakers select...Copy !req
1021. Earvin "Magic" Johnson.Copy !req
1022. What should the fans expect?
Can this team make a title run?Copy !req
1023. You tell them if they like
basketball, come on out.Copy !req
1024. The Lakers are already
a great team.Copy !req
1025. With me?
It's gonna be exciting.Copy !req
1026. Reporter 1:
Earvin, will they
miss you in Michigan?Copy !req
1027. Are you ready
for the glitz and glamour
of Los Angeles?Copy !req
1028. Jerry Buss:
There he is!Copy !req
1029. Reporter :
Magic Johnson becameCopy !req
1030. the second-highest-paid rookie
in NBA history todayCopy !req
1031. behind Larry Bird,
singing a contractCopy !req
1032. for half a million
dollars a year.Copy !req
1033. With such
an astronomical salary,Copy !req
1034. expectations
will be sky-high...Copy !req
1035. Well...Copy !req
1036. I own this.Copy !req
1037. I fuckin' own this.Copy !req
1038. Ah!Copy !req
1039. I fucking own this.Copy !req
1040. I fucking own this!Copy !req