1. Are you fuckin' watching this?Copy !req
2. Yeah, I'm fuckin' watching.Copy !req
3. The Celtics have won
their 14th NBA World ChampionshipCopy !req
4. and though Boston may be green,Copy !req
5. the man synonymous
with all those wins is Red.Copy !req
6. I could not be more proud of these boys!Copy !req
7. This is where hard work and determination
and teamwork come together!Copy !req
8. Well, he couldn't do it
without his phenom,Copy !req
9. a champ in just his second year
as a professional.Copy !req
10. And though Easter may have come and gone,Copy !req
11. for the Boston faithful in basketball,
they found their second coming.Copy !req
12. There it isCopy !req
13. Yeah, ah, uhCopy !req
14. YeahCopy !req
15. OkayCopy !req
16. Ah, check it outCopy !req
17. Death to the pigs
is my basic statementCopy !req
18. I spit street stories
'til I taste the pavementCopy !req
19. Tryin' to stay out the pen
where we face enslavementCopy !req
20. Had a foolproof hustle
'til they traced the paymentsCopy !req
21. I was grippin' my palm
around some shitty rumCopy !req
22. Tryin' to find psalm number 151Copy !req
23. To forget what I'm owed,
as I clutch the commodeCopy !req
24. I read "Put down the bottle
and come get the gun"Copy !req
25. Let's get off the chain like
Kunta Kinte with a MAC-10Copy !req
26. They want us gone
like a dollar in a crack denCopy !req
27. Steadily subtractin' seeds and stemsCopy !req
28. Mind cloudy through
the wheeze and phlegmCopy !req
29. Numbin' my brain off of that
and the Jesus hymnsCopy !req
30. If we waiting for the time
to fight, these is themsCopy !req
31. Tellin' us to relax
while they ease it inCopy !req
32. We gettin' greased againCopy !req
33. The truth I write is so coldCopy !req
34. It'd freeze my penCopy !req
35. I'm Boots Riley
it's a pleasure to meet youCopy !req
36. Never let they punk ass
ever defeat youCopy !req
37. They got us on the corner
wearin' pleather and see-thruCopy !req
38. All y'all's gold mines,
they wanna deplete youCopy !req
39. I ain't just finna rap on the track,
I finna clap on 'em backCopy !req
40. And it's been stackin' to thatCopy !req
41. 500 years before Iceberg
ever leaned back in the 'lacCopy !req
42. Before they told Rosa
"Black in the back"Copy !req
43. Before the CIA told Ricky Ross
to put crack in a sackCopy !req
44. And Gil Scott traded rappin' for smackCopy !req
45. This beat alone should
get platinum plaquesCopy !req
46. I'd rather see a million
of us ecstatic to scrapCopy !req
47. 'Cause if we bappin' 'em back
we automatically stackCopy !req
48. Headin' in or headin' outCopy !req
49. Standin' on the shoreCopy !req
50. Pause a moment to reflectCopy !req
51. Which trip cost you moreCopy !req
52. Between the ever restless crowdsCopy !req
53. And the silence of your roomCopy !req
54. Spend an hour in no man's landCopy !req
55. You'll be leavin' soonCopy !req
56. Victims come and victims goCopy !req
57. The Hoosiers have a lot to look forward to
in their '73-'74 campaign.Copy !req
58. You're talking about a team
that's already coming offCopy !req
59. a 23-and-5 seasonCopy !req
60. where they won a share
of the Big 10 Conference,Copy !req
61. tied with Michigan.Copy !req
62. Hey, Pop.Copy !req
63. Whatchu doing in town?
Ain't you got practice?Copy !req
64. Weekend off.Copy !req
65. Well, hell.Copy !req
66. Let's have a beer.Copy !req
67. No, thanks.Copy !req
68. Suit yourself.Copy !req
69. - How's your mama? You drop in?
- Not yet.Copy !req
70. I'll stop by later.Copy !req
71. Well, if she sent you here,
that means I'm late.Copy !req
72. I already told the law man.Copy !req
73. She ain't send me.
I wanted to see you.Copy !req
74. I don't know why you would.Copy !req
75. - Y'all'd be better off without me.
- Don't say that.Copy !req
76. Well, it's the truth.Copy !req
77. Only-est thing I ever did right
in this world was you.Copy !req
78. My big old college boy.Copy !req
79. I dropped out.Copy !req
80. What'd you say?Copy !req
81. Wasn't meant for me.Copy !req
82. Don't feel right there.
I ain't one of them.Copy !req
83. Lord gave you a ticket somewhere's betterCopy !req
84. and you're too goddamn afraid
to cash it in.Copy !req
85. That ain't it! I was at IU andCopy !req
86. here was all I thought about.Copy !req
87. That's 'cause you're thinking small!Copy !req
88. You wanna see your future here?Copy !req
89. Well, you're looking at it.Copy !req
90. I thought you were gonna change that.Copy !req
91. I ain't going back.Copy !req
92. Well, you're your own man.Copy !req
93. You can do what you want.Copy !req
94. Now, you ain't just
throwing it up, though, right?Copy !req
95. You gotta let it roll off your fingertips.Copy !req
96. Easy as pie.Copy !req
97. So easy, why you ain't do that
against Houston?Copy !req
98. Say what?Copy !req
99. Yeah. That was one of the worst bricks
I've ever seen in my life.Copy !req
100. And I've been around for a while.Copy !req
101. - Hey, look now!
- Lost a game,Copy !req
102. ended the whole damn season.Copy !req
103. - Shame, shame, shame.
- Yeah.Copy !req
104. - Larry Bird would've passed.
- Sure would. Hard worker, too.Copy !req
105. That's why his ass
just won a championshipCopy !req
106. and you're here teaching kids.Copy !req
107. Wish I was in Boston
instead of bum-ass Lansing.Copy !req
108. I wish I was Larry Bird.Copy !req
109. - Bet you do, too.
- Mm-hmm.Copy !req
110. Why did my parents
waste their money on this camp?Copy !req
111. - Yeah, you're a punk.
- Larry Bird would've passed.Copy !req
112. Larry Bird is the king!Copy !req
113. Hey! Y'all show some damn respect!Copy !req
114. - Earvin.
- Huh?Copy !req
115. Get 'em working on some layups.Copy !req
116. Yes, sir. Right on it! Come on, kids!Copy !req
117. Layups are important!Copy !req
118. - Come on, let's go, pass me the ball!
- Let's go!Copy !req
119. - I'm open!
- Half and half, half and half, right here.Copy !req
120. - Pass it here!
- Come on, let's go.Copy !req
121. Yo, you alright, man?Copy !req
122. Yeah. Yeah, all good.Copy !req
123. Yo, Coop. Coop.Copy !req
124. Last year,
so when they gave you a extension,Copy !req
125. you ain't ask or nothin'?Copy !req
126. No. Surprised me.Copy !req
127. I mean, it was
the craziest shit ever, right?Copy !req
128. Imagine. One minute, I'm making this much,Copy !req
129. and then the next minute,
I'm making 10 times more?Copy !req
130. For doing the same thing?Copy !req
131. I mean, I couldn't believe it!Copy !req
132. And you know,
I always thought they hated me.Copy !req
133. Mr. West, Mr. Sharman,
I thought they was gonna cut my ass,Copy !req
134. to be honest.
But nope. They must love me.Copy !req
135. Man, I wanna be a Laker for life!Copy !req
136. Yeah. Congrats, Coop.Copy !req
137. What the fuck went wrong?Copy !req
138. Well, it starts with the leader.Copy !req
139. - That's you, no?
- It is.Copy !req
140. But the fact that you even
have to ask me that questionCopy !req
141. sort of proves my point, doesn't it?Copy !req
142. The pecking order is not clear.Copy !req
143. And last year,
I was undercut by management.Copy !req
144. What I need to do the job
that you have hired me forCopy !req
145. is more authority.Copy !req
146. You gave the bastard too much
damn authority is what it is.Copy !req
147. He shot down the David Thompson dealCopy !req
148. just to prove his fuckin' point
and shot us in the foot.Copy !req
149. That nutty professor's liable
to blow this whole team up.Copy !req
150. - Ask anyone.
- I'm asking you.Copy !req
151. - Me?
- Yeah.Copy !req
152. Does Paul have their respect?Copy !req
153. Paul's a brilliant guy.Copy !req
154. They respect him.Copy !req
155. So who the hell is the problem?Copy !req
156. Your boy Magic.Copy !req
157. You know, I am disappointed
in that answer, Norman.Copy !req
158. I read all that crap in the pressCopy !req
159. and I was hoping that
they were twisting your words.Copy !req
160. And frankly, I thought you were
a bigger man than that.Copy !req
161. Me? Dr. Buss, I was not the one
to miss that shot, okay?Copy !req
162. He had four motherfuckers wide open!Copy !req
163. Me? Cap? Coop? Silk? Shit!Copy !req
164. Chick Hearn might've been open, too.Copy !req
165. But, no.
His happy ass had to be the hero.Copy !req
166. Now, everybody else might be too scared
to say it to your face.Copy !req
167. The problem on this team
is Magic motherfuckin' Johnson.Copy !req
168. You think Earvin got too big
for his britches?Copy !req
169. Magic reached out to us,
through his representative.Copy !req
170. He's asking for an extension
beyond his current deal.Copy !req
171. An extension?Copy !req
172. We got him under contract for five years!Copy !req
173. But he's asking for more.
Security, long term.Copy !req
174. Yeah, which begs the fuckin' question.Copy !req
175. Why? Huh?
What does he know that we don't?Copy !req
176. Every doctor and his mother
looked at that knee, Jerry.Copy !req
177. Probably next season,
he'll be back to form.Copy !req
178. But if he isn't,
those five years you have on the books,Copy !req
179. they're gonna feel like an eternity.Copy !req
180. If he wants more money,
and if you give it to him,Copy !req
181. that sends a signal to all the other guysCopy !req
182. that you value him over everybody else!Copy !req
183. We appreciate your presence, Dr. Buss.Copy !req
184. Let us take care of the urgent matters.Copy !req
185. Get Kareem and the other guys locked in.Copy !req
186. If there's something left in the coffers,Copy !req
187. then you can make up
your mind about Magic.Copy !req
188. And what the hell am I
supposed to do until then?Copy !req
189. Just be patient.Copy !req
190. Shit, I'm gonna be late.Copy !req
191. Don't tell me you're taking a night off.Copy !req
192. Monopoly. It's a family thing.Copy !req
193. I always figured your dad
was more of a Twister guy.Copy !req
194. If I can just convince him
to approve more money for Martina,Copy !req
195. I think we have a shot
to fucking win it all.Copy !req
196. - What?
- Glad to know you're not all business.Copy !req
197. Okay. Dreams are coming true.Copy !req
198. Sorry I'm late, guys!
I ran into traffic on Sepulveda.Copy !req
199. Can I set up the board?Copy !req
200. Jean-bean!
The choo-choo left the station.Copy !req
201. Sorry, you're gonna have
to sit this one out.Copy !req
202. Remember Honey?Copy !req
203. - Yeah. Hi.
- Yeah?Copy !req
204. You used to wear my high heels.Copy !req
205. - I see you have your own now.
- Yeah. All grown up.Copy !req
206. Yeah.Copy !req
207. Yeah, Honey took your thimble, so.Copy !req
208. No. Oh, shit.Copy !req
209. No one said anything to me. I'm sorry.Copy !req
210. Pull up a chair, sweetie.
Come on!Copy !req
211. See, I told you she wouldn't mind.Copy !req
212. It's alright.
You know, when we started,Copy !req
213. sometimes I'll go pony, won't I?
Sometimes.Copy !req
214. It's fine. It's fine.
We told you to pick whatever you want.Copy !req
215. Yeah, pull up a chair, Jean-bean!Copy !req
216. You know, Dad, I don't know how closely
you've been following the standingsCopy !req
217. - but the Strings are doing really well.
- Super!Copy !req
218. Yeah, and Anna has the best
first serve in the whole league.Copy !req
219. Oh, shit, I'm going to jail.Copy !req
220. Here we go!Copy !req
221. But the thing is we could get
even better for the playoffs.Copy !req
222. San Diego bit the dust
and so they're shoppingCopy !req
223. Martina Navratilova.Copy !req
224. Anyways, I just need a little
bit more money for her salary.Copy !req
225. - And so, I was thinking—
- No, no. No, hon.Copy !req
226. No business at the table.Copy !req
227. - Huh?
- Since when?Copy !req
228. Since it's my turn.
Here, blow a little luck on those,Copy !req
229. will you, Honeypot?Copy !req
230. - I'll go. Okay.
- Here we go.Copy !req
231. One, two, three, four, five.Copy !req
232. Here we go. St. James.Copy !req
233. My diamond in the rough.
Alright, take that.Copy !req
234. I know Martina from the circuit.
I could give a call.Copy !req
235. Maybe, yeah,
I don't own all...Copy !req
236. Ah! Okay, alright. Here we go.Copy !req
237. Okay, I need a drink.Copy !req
238. - Hon, will you grab me a Coke?
- Tab.Copy !req
239. That's right.
A Tab, please. Sorry.Copy !req
240. This girl wants your old man
around for a while.Copy !req
241. - That's right.
- Oh, shit.Copy !req
242. Fucking kidding me?
I just got out of jail!Copy !req
243. What'd you do now, Jim?Copy !req
244. Yo, Lar?Copy !req
245. Break already?Copy !req
246. Gimme a sec to take a leak.
We'll get it runnin'.Copy !req
247. Nah, man. It's your pops.Copy !req
248. Ah, shit. What'd he do now?Copy !req
249. Oh, come on, Chet.
Y'all can't lock him up for being broke.Copy !req
250. Tell Mom he's good for it.Copy !req
251. Hell, I'll even chip in and make it right.Copy !req
252. Ain't that, son.Copy !req
253. Are you ready? Keep 'em shut!Copy !req
254. Wait! Wait!Copy !req
255. Open sesame.Copy !req
256. Oh!Copy !req
257. My God...Copy !req
258. - What is this?
- What's it look like?Copy !req
259. - Like you bought every flower in LA.
- I tried.Copy !req
260. Why did you do this?Copy !req
261. 'Cause I'm falling for you, Honey.Copy !req
262. Boys! You did a great job on this.Copy !req
263. Go ahead and take the rest
of the night off, alright?Copy !req
264. Top-notch, boys.Copy !req
265. Champagne? Caviar?
Pick your poison.Copy !req
266. I really like my life.Copy !req
267. I worked really hard to get here.Copy !req
268. I know.Copy !req
269. If there's going to be a striptease,
I need to get my purse.Copy !req
270. No, that won't be necessary.
This one's on the house.Copy !req
271. You know why?Copy !req
272. Mm-mm.Copy !req
273. Our love is aliveCopy !req
274. And so we beginCopy !req
275. It's our song, baby.Copy !req
276. Foolishly laying our hearts
on the tableCopy !req
277. Stumblin' inCopy !req
278. Our love is a flameCopy !req
279. Come on.Copy !req
280. Burning withinCopy !req
281. Now and then, firelight will catch usCopy !req
282. Stumblin' inCopy !req
283. Wherever you goCopy !req
284. Whatever you doCopy !req
285. Don't hurt me, okay?Copy !req
286. These reckless thoughts
of mine are following youCopy !req
287. I'm falling for you...Copy !req
288. I thought you said Buss
was making time for you.Copy !req
289. Yeah!
Used to be we talked for hours.Copy !req
290. Now he acting like I wanna borrow money.Copy !req
291. Well, maybe take that hint.Copy !req
292. That's Lansing thinkin'.Copy !req
293. Earvin, if they haven't committed to you,Copy !req
294. why are you so committed to them?Copy !req
295. Same reason I'm talkin' to you.Copy !req
296. Excuse me?Copy !req
297. You got yourself a new man. Kinda.Copy !req
298. So, I just gotta put in
a little extra work.Copy !req
299. Doin' the same thing over here.Copy !req
300. Get both of y'all remember
how much you love me.Copy !req
301. Well, I hope you and BussCopy !req
302. live happily ever after, but I gotta go.Copy !req
303. Virgil's taking me to Cameo.Copy !req
304. Yeah.Copy !req
305. Bye.Copy !req
306. And in sports across the country today,Copy !req
307. the city of Boston
was awash in Celtic Green.Copy !req
308. The team's celebrating
its 13th championship victoryCopy !req
309. on the back of hero Larry Bird,Copy !req
310. who was spectacular
in the series against Houston.Copy !req
311. The same team, of course,
that eliminated our hometown LakersCopy !req
312. in the first round.Copy !req
313. Yes. Kupchak is the best man
on the market.Copy !req
314. Yeah, well, there you go.
Hey, what the fuck,Copy !req
315. throw in your first born
while you're at it.Copy !req
316. - Buss has given me authority...
- He costs too much.Copy !req
317. - ... on personnel.
- Well, there you have it, huh?Copy !req
318. That's right.
What the fuck are we doin' here?Copy !req
319. - Jerry, just calm down.
- Just pulling our little dicks—Copy !req
320. - Jerry!
- No, no, no, Bill! I get it! I get it!Copy !req
321. Little prince here, he's made up his mind.Copy !req
322. I mean, shit. Come on.Copy !req
323. Pat! Pat! What are you doin'?Copy !req
324. Come on in here.
Come on, take a look at this.Copy !req
325. Do me a fuckin' favorCopy !req
326. and please talk some fuckin' sense
into your boy here!Copy !req
327. Didn't know there was a meeting.Copy !req
328. Sorry. It skipped my mind, Pat.Copy !req
329. Right there! Huh?Copy !req
330. - You're going with Kupchak?
- Oh!Copy !req
331. You don't want him either, do you?Copy !req
332. No, of course fuckin' not.
You know the type.Copy !req
333. Hell, you were the fuckin' type.Copy !req
334. Big, pasty Tonka truck,
playin' like a fuckin' hockey goon.Copy !req
335. I mean, no offense, Pat. Okay?Copy !req
336. So, please, Bill,
just do me a fuckin' favor.Copy !req
337. Let me send Elgin down there,
put him through his pacesCopy !req
338. and find out if this big body
we're buyin' ain't a lemon.Copy !req
339. - Yeah.
- Oh, my gosh. Jerry,Copy !req
340. I need you to read the files.Copy !req
341. I already sent my own guy
to check him out.Copy !req
342. Your what?Copy !req
343. Mike Thibault.
He's an old friend of mine.Copy !req
344. He has a terrific eye, so I sent him downCopy !req
345. to scout the Bullets-Boston
playoff series.Copy !req
346. And guess what he said?
Kupchak is right as rain, so.Copy !req
347. That reminds me. Bill,Copy !req
348. I'm going to bring on Mike
as my new assistant coach.Copy !req
349. My second assistant. Don't worry, Pat.Copy !req
350. It's a new thing the league is doing.
Multiple assistants.Copy !req
351. You guys, you'll catch up.Copy !req
352. It'll take some of the load off.
Alright, gentlemen.Copy !req
353. Enjoy your pastries. Breakfast.Copy !req
354. Keep me updated.Copy !req
355. What a time to be alive.Copy !req
356. I'm gonna go talk to Buss.Copy !req
357. Yeah.Copy !req
358. Paul.Copy !req
359. This has nothing to do with you, Pat.Copy !req
360. It's about your friend there, Jerry.Copy !req
361. Look, he really put us
on the back foot last year.Copy !req
362. That Thompson thing.Copy !req
363. I can't let it happen again
so I need somebody loyal.Copy !req
364. - Somebody I can trust to do my scouting.
- What—Copy !req
365. You stopped trusting me?Copy !req
366. If you did, then say so. Do me a favor.Copy !req
367. We're good, Pat.Copy !req
368. - Go, go, go, go, go!
- Come on, now.Copy !req
369. I've got that lovin' feelingCopy !req
370. I've got to turn looseCopy !req
371. I've got that lovin' feelingCopy !req
372. 'Cause I ain't got nobodyCopy !req
373. Who I can turn on toCopy !req
374. 'And I ain't got nobodyCopy !req
375. To give my lovin' toCopy !req
376. I've got that feelin'Copy !req
377. YeahCopy !req
378. I've got that feeling, yeahCopy !req
379. Oh!Copy !req
380. I'm going out tonightCopy !req
381. Gonna put my good clothes onCopy !req
382. Yeah, then I'm going downtownCopy !req
383. To see what's going onCopy !req
384. I'm gonna check out the ladiesCopy !req
385. And see if I can get anyoneCopy !req
386. - What you so happy about?
- Oh, shit.Copy !req
387. Nigga, you looking like
Earl the Pearl out there, man.Copy !req
388. Yeah! This motherfucker
wasn't even playing.Copy !req
389. I don't wanna hear that, man.Copy !req
390. - We gotta get back to work.
- Yeah, aight.Copy !req
391. How about y'all work
on your game instead?Copy !req
392. Yeah, he talkin' to you!Copy !req
393. Gimme some competition.Copy !req
394. Well, I can get you competition.Copy !req
395. - Told you I ain't interested.
- You said that last week.Copy !req
396. This is this one.Copy !req
397. - Shit.
- Hey. Maybe that's a sign from GodCopy !req
398. that you should come to Indiana State.Copy !req
399. Against the law to be following a man.Copy !req
400. It should be against the lawCopy !req
401. to squander all that talent
in the backwoods.Copy !req
402. I'm parked right up there,
if you want a lift.Copy !req
403. Fuck you.Copy !req
404. If it gets you to sign,
I might consider it.Copy !req
405. Unless you're just afraid
you lost your touch.Copy !req
406. Can't hang with the big boys.Copy !req
407. Not a lot of people around these parts
gets them a second chance.Copy !req
408. Most mess up the first.Copy !req
409. That's it, for the rest of their life.Copy !req
410. And the way time works,
that special thing runs offCopy !req
411. to a more grateful suitor.Copy !req
412. They look up one day, and it's gone.Copy !req
413. Now I don't know about you,
but that would scare me straight to hell.Copy !req
414. Larry, no one gets to be as great
as you are at this thingCopy !req
415. unless they love it.Copy !req
416. Why are you acting like you don't?Copy !req
417. Just one practice.Copy !req
418. Nice work, gentlemen.Copy !req
419. Give me the fuckin' ball.Copy !req
420. Before I do, just understandCopy !req
421. we don't do profanity at Indiana State.Copy !req
422. Gimme the ball.Copy !req
423. You want some shorts?
Sneakers, maybe?Copy !req
424. Good like this. Don't lose count.Copy !req
425. Well, you heard the man!
Give him the ball!Copy !req
426. Hello there, ladies and gentlemenCopy !req
427. Hello there, ladies and gentsCopy !req
428. Are you ready to rock?Copy !req
429. That's six.Copy !req
430. Hello there, ladies and gentlemenCopy !req
431. Hello there, ladies and gentsCopy !req
432. Are you ready to rock?Copy !req
433. Thirteen, Coach.Copy !req
434. Would you like to do a number with me?Copy !req
435. Would you like to do a number with me?Copy !req
436. Would you like to doCopy !req
437. Twenty-four.Copy !req
438. Would you like to do a number with me?Copy !req
439. Hello there, ladies and gentlemenCopy !req
440. Hello there, ladies and gentsCopy !req
441. - Thirty.
- Hoo!Copy !req
442. Are you ready to rock?Copy !req
443. Thirty-three!Copy !req
444. Hello there, ladies and gentsCopy !req
445. Are you ready to rock?Copy !req
446. Shoot, sorry. I lost count.Copy !req
447. - Forty-one.
- Oh.Copy !req
448. Would you like to do a number with me?Copy !req
449. Forty-three.Copy !req
450. I thought you said
there'd be some competition.Copy !req
451. Hope it gets better than this, Coach.Copy !req
452. Okay! Well, you can tell Martina
that we're just thrilled.Copy !req
453. My father's all aboard. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
454. Okay. Thanks.Copy !req
455. You traded my fucking girlfriend!Copy !req
456. They needed a trade for compensation.Copy !req
457. - It's not personal, Johnny.
- How is that not personal?Copy !req
458. Oh! I know how!
'Cause you don't give a shit about me!Copy !req
459. Okay, first of all, Dad made the trade.Copy !req
460. And second of all,
I told you not to get involved with her.Copy !req
461. She's an athlete and this is a business.Copy !req
462. No, I was in love, Jeanie.Copy !req
463. You're just jealous that I have a life
outside of this shit.Copy !req
464. Outside of hoping that Daddy
just pats me on the headCopy !req
465. like a Pekingese for doing good.Copy !req
466. Well, guess what?
It's never gonna happen!Copy !req
467. You could bring him home
a hundred trophies.Copy !req
468. You're never gonna be his favorite son.Copy !req
469. Five years in this league is long enough.Copy !req
470. Any more than that is a lifetime.Copy !req
471. It's ballsy, I'll say that.Copy !req
472. - Takes moxie.
- Let me guess.Copy !req
473. That's what he likes about it.Copy !req
474. I wish more kids I knew
had that kind of spirit.Copy !req
475. And I know you think I'm nuts
for even considering itCopy !req
476. but join the club.Copy !req
477. Don't we pay Bill and Jerry to make these
basketball decisions?Copy !req
478. This is not about basketball.Copy !req
479. It's about people.Copy !req
480. I told Earvin we're in this togetherCopy !req
481. and now, he's just asking me to proveCopy !req
482. that I'm not just another rich old bastard
blowing smoke.Copy !req
483. Jerry, he's asking you for more money.Copy !req
484. Money has nothing to do with it, Claire.Copy !req
485. It's about passion. It's commitment.Copy !req
486. So I won't be paying him with money?Copy !req
487. Because right now, we don't have any.Copy !req
488. We were counting on a playoff runCopy !req
489. and now we're four million in the red.Copy !req
490. So you can make Magic a lifetime Laker.Copy !req
491. Just know, there is a good chance
he'll still be hereCopy !req
492. after you go belly-up.Copy !req
493. My source says DC is prepared to match
any offer for Kupchak up to 750.Copy !req
494. That's almost as much as Kareem.Copy !req
495. Yeah, people pay a pretty penny
for the Great White Hope.Copy !req
496. But look, West isn't wrong.Copy !req
497. Alright? If it's too rich for Buss,Copy !req
498. - there's other guys out there—
- Come on!Copy !req
499. - Kupchak. Kupchak is our guy.
- Oh, then you're in luck.Copy !req
500. Dr. Buss just gave me the green light.Copy !req
501. He's ready to go up to 800,000.Copy !req
502. Okay. There we go.
Look, this guy listens to me after all.Copy !req
503. Well, he listens to Dean Smith.Copy !req
504. Buss called him.
He vouched for the kid's character.Copy !req
505. Says Kupchak's as fine a Tar Heel
as he's ever coachedCopy !req
506. and worth the money.Copy !req
507. Right. Well, I've been saying
the same thing, Bill.Copy !req
508. And now, you got your man.
All we need now is a sweetenerCopy !req
509. to compensate DC.Copy !req
510. I figured Chones,
but Riley almost bit my head off.Copy !req
511. - You talked to Pat about this?
- I ran into him.Copy !req
512. What? You two didn't talk about this?Copy !req
513. - We talked about it.
- You did?Copy !req
514. Yes.Copy !req
515. But then, Mike and I dug
in a little deeper.Copy !req
516. I'm prepared to cut him loose.Copy !req
517. Okay. Fair enough.Copy !req
518. This is some fucking bullshit!Copy !req
519. That's what gives you value
and that's why we had to trade you to DC.Copy !req
520. Oh, so I'm a product now, huh?Copy !req
521. - It's the truth.
- That's fucked up, Bill!Copy !req
522. Well, it's the way it is.
It's business.Copy !req
523. I got a family here!
Fucking bullshit, man!Copy !req
524. - Jim, just calm down.
- It's fucking Westhead, ain't it?Copy !req
525. - I know it! Where's he at?
- Calm down.Copy !req
526. Where's that motherfucker?
Fucking bullshit, Bill!Copy !req
527. - No, it's not. It's business.
- It's bullshit, man!Copy !req
528. - Calm down, Jim.
- It's Westhead, ain't it?Copy !req
529. - That motherfucker!
- It's business, alright?Copy !req
530. Where's he at?
Where's that motherfucker at?Copy !req
531. - What's up, Jim?
- You ain't heard?Copy !req
532. Heard what?Copy !req
533. Oh, you ain't told him either, huh?Copy !req
534. - Well, that means you next.
- Next what?Copy !req
535. - What the fuck's going on?
- DC's what's next!Copy !req
536. How the fuck you gonna
trade me with no heads-up?Copy !req
537. - What, you traded him?
- I got tripletsCopy !req
538. and a goddamn house I just bought!Copy !req
539. What the fuck am I supposed
to tell my wife when I get home?Copy !req
540. - Man, I didn't know.
- For that fucking white boyCopy !req
541. Coach got his dick all hard for?Copy !req
542. Fucking Westhead, man!
That motherfucker, man!Copy !req
543. - I can't believe you.
- Hey, Jim, Jim.Copy !req
544. - No, don't touch me!
- Jim.Copy !req
545. - Open the fucking door!
- Jim. Hey.Copy !req
546. I know you in this motherfucker
hiding like a bitch!Copy !req
547. That's why no one don't like you
or respect your ass!Copy !req
548. - Get the fuck off me!
- Cool it. Relax.Copy !req
549. How the fuck you gonna
pretend to be my friend, huh?Copy !req
550. - I didn't know.
- Fuck you! Fuck you,Copy !req
551. and this backstabbing-ass organization!Copy !req
552. You motherfuckers!Copy !req
553. Got a English teacher
coaching a fuckin' NBA team.Copy !req
554. What the fuck is wrong with y'all?Copy !req
555. Fuck, come on.Copy !req
556. You gonna open the door,Copy !req
557. or do I have to call the fire department?
Come on.Copy !req
558. What the fuck, Paul? Chones?Copy !req
559. The last time I checked,
you valued my opinion.Copy !req
560. No. I follow your opinions
without questioning my own.Copy !req
561. And that's gonna stop right now.Copy !req
562. - That's gonna stop.
- Jesus fucking Christ.Copy !req
563. Do you want me gone?Copy !req
564. Just say the word.
Just say the fucking word! I'll go!Copy !req
565. Just don't take it out
on Jim or anybody else!Copy !req
566. I don't want you gone!Copy !req
567. But I do want you to
respect the pecking order!Copy !req
568. What pecking order?
What the fuck are you talking about?Copy !req
569. Personal relationships with players?Copy !req
570. Side talks with Bill?Copy !req
571. These are things that an assistantCopy !req
572. ought to seek permission for
before overstepping their bounds.Copy !req
573. The issue is not you, Pat.Copy !req
574. The issue is perception.Copy !req
575. And if people are coming to you
as a voice of authority,Copy !req
576. that undermines my own.Copy !req
577. Who the fuck stood by you, man,Copy !req
578. when you didn't know your
fuckin' head from your hole?Copy !req
579. Who stood by you?
Who respected you?Copy !req
580. Always!Copy !req
581. From the get-go!Copy !req
582. Even when you didn't deserve it!Copy !req
583. Pat, I value you and your position hereCopy !req
584. as my lieutenant andCopy !req
585. you know, as long as you carry yourself
in such a way that everybody understandsCopy !req
586. that that's what you are,
then I really think we can still thrive.Copy !req
587. Fuck you.Copy !req
588. Thirsty?Copy !req
589. I got BudCopy !req
590. and Bud.Copy !req
591. I'll take a Bud. Thanks.Copy !req
592. SoCopy !req
593. you got me in kind of a rough spot here.Copy !req
594. I spent my pick on you last year,Copy !req
595. been waiting patiently for a commitment.Copy !req
596. You don't sign on before draft day,
you go back into the pool.Copy !req
597. I'm shit outta luck.Copy !req
598. Yep.Copy !req
599. That ain't a commitment.Copy !req
600. You knew what you were risking
when you picked me.Copy !req
601. Told you I was gonna stay at State.Copy !req
602. Finish what I started.Copy !req
603. You told me you were gonna win.Copy !req
604. Team game.Copy !req
605. Never took you as the type
to make excuses.Copy !req
606. Ultimatums, on the other hand.Copy !req
607. Here I am, offering the biggest
rookie deal in sports,Copy !req
608. and that shyster you got on your payroll
comes back to me with a list of bonuses?Copy !req
609. Fifty large if you make all-rookie?Copy !req
610. He tell you what I told him?Copy !req
611. Fuck himself.Copy !req
612. That was meant for you.Copy !req
613. Bob told me what else you said.Copy !req
614. "Bird's a corner man.
That's all he is."Copy !req
615. That's right.Copy !req
616. Least important of
the three major positions.Copy !req
617. Center, fast guard, then corner man.Copy !req
618. No one's ever built a franchise
based on a corner man.Copy !req
619. Then why the fuck you standing
in my living room?Copy !req
620. Look, Larry.Copy !req
621. I'm gonna give you three good reasons why,Copy !req
622. come draft day,
you're gonna be wearing Celtic Green.Copy !req
623. Hope one ain't Boston.
Big city ain't for me.Copy !req
624. Oh, and LA is?Copy !req
625. Boston is working-class people.Copy !req
626. People at the bottom
who ain't got what to root for.Copy !req
627. People who do hard work with pride.Copy !req
628. If that ain't you, just say so.Copy !req
629. I'll head back to civilization,
stop wasting both of our precious time.Copy !req
630. But if it is...Copy !req
631. if you're the kinda guy
with a fire in your bellyCopy !req
632. who don't love winning
so much as you hate to loseCopy !req
633. then you're a Celtic.Copy !req
634. What's reason two?Copy !req
635. No one's ever built a franchise squad
around a corner man.Copy !req
636. But if I did...Copy !req
637. I'd need the greatest who ever lived.Copy !req
638. Wanna hear the third?Copy !req
639. I'm listening.Copy !req
640. If you go back into the draft this year,Copy !req
641. it's you and Johnson.Copy !req
642. The guy who kicked your ass.Copy !req
643. You don't think these
other owners saw that game?Copy !req
644. You're still willing to bet
they pick you first?Copy !req
645. Thanks for the Bud.Copy !req
646. Mr. Auerbach.Copy !req
647. Still pick me first?Copy !req
648. Every day and twice on Sunday.Copy !req
649. Because you're a goddamn Celtic.Copy !req
650. Dr. Buss?Copy !req
651. Mr. Magic is waiting.Copy !req
652. Thank you, Setsuo.Copy !req
653. You ever wonder how they sell
a billion of these things?Copy !req
654. I figured it was the clown.Copy !req
655. If no what it is, I can take it.Copy !req
656. The contract? What I'm asking for?Copy !req
657. That is why we sitting here, ain't it?Copy !req
658. - Yeah, I suppose it is.
- Look.Copy !req
659. I know it ain't right asking for moreCopy !req
660. while I still got time
on what you already given meCopy !req
661. but I see what happens
to dudes in this league.Copy !req
662. One minute, love 'em.Copy !req
663. Next minute, ship 'em someplace else.Copy !req
664. Or even kick 'em right out the front door.Copy !req
665. I don't want that happening to me.Copy !req
666. I love the Lakers.
Wanna be here my whole career.Copy !req
667. Then again, I don't wanna be a place
that don't feel the same way.Copy !req
668. Well, lucky for both of us,
I feel the same way you do.Copy !req
669. - But you're saying no.
- No. If I say no, you'll hear me.Copy !req
670. You know me.
I don't pussyfoot around.Copy !req
671. What I'm saying is
if I do decide to do this,Copy !req
672. I need to know that you're gonna hold up
your end of the bargain.Copy !req
673. Well, I'm always gonna play to win.Copy !req
674. I'm not talking about playing.Copy !req
675. I'm talking about leadership.Copy !req
676. You go waving this contract
in everybody's face,Copy !req
677. that causes a problem
that I don't wanna deal with.Copy !req
678. What, so, what?
We keep it secret?Copy !req
679. We could tell the pressCopy !req
680. it's just an extension
of your current situation.Copy !req
681. It's a multi-year,
multi-million-dollar contract. Period.Copy !req
682. And then, the league
keeps the details sealed.Copy !req
683. And what exactly is them details?Copy !req
684. Well, I was thinking 25 years.Copy !req
685. Can't nobody play that long.Copy !req
686. For 25 million.Copy !req
687. Earvin.
This is not about you finishing outCopy !req
688. your playing years in purple and gold.Copy !req
689. This is a lifetime commitment.Copy !req
690. I told you you were my family.Copy !req
691. And I meant it.Copy !req
692. It's pretty hard not to
believe you right about now.Copy !req
693. But there's the thing.
This is a team.Copy !req
694. If I elevate you above everybody else,Copy !req
695. there could be blowback.Copy !req
696. I can deal with them.Copy !req
697. Just like you dealt with Norm last year?Copy !req
698. But that was some other shit.Copy !req
699. And it's a problem.Copy !req
700. Twenty-five years?Copy !req
701. That's what he said.Copy !req
702. And 25 million dollars!Copy !req
703. That's a lot of money, Earvin.Copy !req
704. Enough for us to live on.Copy !req
705. On the biggest hill there is,
right on the ocean!Copy !req
706. - Us?
- Come on, Cook. We gon' be together.Copy !req
707. You can keep playing
this little game about your boy.Copy !req
708. His name is Virgil.Copy !req
709. Okay, let's say I make
the biggest mistake of my life,Copy !req
710. leave him, and come back to you.Copy !req
711. Let's say it! Now we talkin'!Copy !req
712. It's not happening in LA.Copy !req
713. - That's where I'm at, though.
- That's my point!Copy !req
714. It's too much going on out there.Copy !req
715. Fast women, fake people.Copy !req
716. I'm a Lansing girl.Copy !req
717. Hold up.Copy !req
718. So you saying I gotta
leave here to be with you?Copy !req
719. It's not happening anyway,
so why are we discussing this?Copy !req
720. But if we was,
you telling me I gotta be, what,Copy !req
721. a Piston? A Pacer? A plumber?Copy !req
722. I'm out here where everybody wanna be,
making all the money in the world,Copy !req
723. and now I gotta give all that up for you?Copy !req
724. I'm not asking you to give up anything.Copy !req
725. We're not together, Earvin.Copy !req
726. And way it sound,
we ain't gonna be!Copy !req
727. I'm marrying the Lakers
and anybody wanna be with meCopy !req
728. gotta be married to 'em, too.Copy !req
729. You know what?
You and Virgil have a good night.Copy !req
730. Norman!Copy !req
731. - Ha, ha! Dr. Buss!
- Get in here!Copy !req
732. - Yeah!
- I hope you brought your appetite!Copy !req
733. - Yep. Yep. I did.
- I stole Setsuo here from Sammy Davis Jr.Copy !req
734. He puts on quite the spread.Copy !req
735. Is that right?
Well, hey, pulling out all the stops.Copy !req
736. Hey, man, I'm just happy that
we get to do something finally,Copy !req
737. - you and me.
- Yeah, we don't do it enough.Copy !req
738. That's why I wanted you to come over,
have a little brunch,Copy !req
739. - clear the air.
- Ah, man.Copy !req
740. Oh, Magic's here, too, by the way.Copy !req
741. Hey, you lookin' fly!Copy !req
742. You looking fly as hell
with that jacket, man.Copy !req
743. Hey, check out the spread!Copy !req
744. Get you some deviled eggs.
They good as a mug.Copy !req
745. Woo!Copy !req
746. Make yourself at home.Copy !req
747. Get him a plate here.
There you go.Copy !req
748. Here, take a little fork.Copy !req
749. Alright. Well!Copy !req
750. Guys, you know we all wish last year
had turned out differentCopy !req
751. but it's no use crying
over spilled dreams, right?Copy !req
752. What I'm trying to do is figure outCopy !req
753. what went wrong
and how we get back to winning.Copy !req
754. Why you asking me?Copy !req
755. Well, we all read the papers, Norm.Copy !req
756. I mean, come on.
You know how the press be. Twisting shit.Copy !req
757. Yeah. Yeah, that they do,
but they don't make up quotes, Norm.Copy !req
758. So, let's just call it like it is.Copy !req
759. If you think Magic is
stealing too much attention,Copy !req
760. you gotta say that, you know?Copy !req
761. Better out than in.Copy !req
762. You know, Dr. Buss,
I just play basketball.Copy !req
763. You're damn right you do
and you do it well.Copy !req
764. But this is a question of chemistry.Copy !req
765. You know what I'm saying?Copy !req
766. I just want people to be happy.Copy !req
767. Norm, I just want you to be happy.Copy !req
768. And if you two can't be happy
on the same team,Copy !req
769. well, that's something we can deal with.Copy !req
770. Because truly,Copy !req
771. I could trade you
to any team in this league.Copy !req
772. Any team would be happy to have you.Copy !req
773. You're that good.Copy !req
774. I ain't asking to go nowhere, Dr Buss.Copy !req
775. No?Copy !req
776. - No.
- Because if we're being honest,Copy !req
777. I cannot have another losing season.Copy !req
778. I just can't.Copy !req
779. So if you got something on your chest,
now's the time to say it.Copy !req
780. We are all ears.Copy !req
781. It's all good.Copy !req
782. - Yeah?
- Yeah.Copy !req
783. I love LACopy !req
784. and I love playing for the Lakers.Copy !req
785. And Buck?Copy !req
786. We good.Copy !req
787. Earvin? What do you think?Copy !req
788. I think NormanCopy !req
789. should stop eating my melon.Copy !req
790. I had to mess with him a little bit.Copy !req
791. Well, we're one big happy family again.Copy !req
792. - Yeah!
- That was easy.Copy !req
793. - Eat up! Come on.
- Let's eat something now, huh?Copy !req
794. Only one way to get through thisCopy !req
795. and that's by telling
each other the truth.Copy !req
796. A past that's sprinkled with the bluesCopy !req
797. A few old dreamsCopy !req
798. That I can't useCopy !req
799. Who'll buy my memoriesCopy !req
800. Of things that used to be?Copy !req
801. There were the smilesCopy !req
802. Before the tearsCopy !req
803. And with a smileCopy !req
804. Some better yearsCopy !req
805. Who'll buy my memoriesCopy !req
806. Of things that used to be?Copy !req
807. When I rememberCopy !req
808. How things wereCopy !req
809. My memoriesCopy !req
810. All lead to herCopy !req
811. I'd like to startCopy !req
812. My life anewCopy !req
813. But memoriesCopy !req
814. Just make me blueCopy !req
815. A cottage smallCopy !req
816. Just built for twoCopy !req
817. A garden wallCopy !req
818. With violets blueCopy !req
819. Who'll buy my memoriesCopy !req
820. Of things that used to be?Copy !req
821. When I rememberCopy !req
822. How things wereCopy !req
823. My memoriesCopy !req
824. All lead to herCopy !req
825. I'd like to startCopy !req
826. My life anewCopy !req
827. But memoriesCopy !req
828. Just make me blueCopy !req
829. A cottage smallCopy !req
830. Just built for twoCopy !req
831. A garden wallCopy !req