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00:00:22Malik! Malik! You got it!
00:00:25Draft Combine, special approval.
00:00:30I did it.
00:00:33Hey, where are you going?
00:00:35Tell my mom!
00:00:45What are you doing?
00:00:47Denise, why isn't your arm healed yet?
00:00:50Did you ever see a doctor?
00:00:52It's fine. I'm used to it. I don't want to waste money on treatment.
00:00:55Malik needs it for his Combine.
00:00:57Well, that's not my problem, is it?
00:00:59Please, Ben. I'm fine. I won't slow the line down. I promise.
00:01:02You won't? You're moving at half speed.
00:01:03And this? What the fuck is this?
00:01:04This place isn't a charity.
00:01:06If you can't pull your weight like everyone else, you're out. We clear?
00:01:13Mom!
00:01:15Mom, great news. They officially let me into the NBA Draft Combine. It starts in two days.
00:01:21I'm gonna get signed, Mom. I'm gonna put Drywell on the mark.
00:01:24I never doubted it.
00:01:26I never doubted it, Malik.
00:01:27Not since you were five years old shooting at a milk crane.
00:01:31Malik.
00:01:33Now, listen.
00:01:35How much for the travel?
00:01:37About 800 bucks.
00:01:38I managed to save her.
00:01:40I'll just skip the team hotel.
00:01:42I'll find a hostel or a couch. It's fine, Mom.
00:01:45No.
00:01:46You aren't sharing a room with strangers.
00:01:49You need real sleep if you're gonna play your best.
00:01:52Ma, stop.
00:01:53You're working three jobs.
00:01:55In your arm, I don't want my dream to cost you everything.
00:01:58We only need $200 more.
00:02:00Right?
00:02:01Your uncle, Victor, borrowed $200 last year to get Chase those limited edition sneakers.
00:02:05I'll just get him to pay me back.
00:02:07Let's go find him.
00:02:11Victor?
00:02:12Denise, perfect timing.
00:02:14Chase is heading to the Combine.
00:02:16And as his aunt, the least you can do is pitch in $500 for his new iPhone.
00:02:20He needs to look the part.
00:02:22Vic, I-
00:02:22Come on, Denise!
00:02:24I'll be a win for the whole family!
00:02:26Don't start acting cheap now!
00:02:31Malik's leaving tonight, too, so I was hoping you could pay me back the $200 you borrowed for those shoes.
00:02:37Malik?
00:02:38He didn't even graduate high school.
00:02:40And you think a gutter rat like him's making the NBA?
00:02:43You're fucking delusional!
00:02:45Exactly.
00:02:45The kid hasn't even had a single day of professional training.
00:02:48Why waste money on the Combine when he'll never get drafted?
00:02:52How could you say that?
00:02:53You really think that's all I am?
00:02:54Fine.
00:02:55I'll prove you both wrong.
00:02:56Just watch.
00:02:57I'm gonna be the number one pick.
00:02:59The number one pick?
00:03:01You actually believe that crap?
00:03:03You're begging for $200 just to go get laughed off the court?
00:03:07You're shameless!
00:03:08Damn straight!
00:03:09Now pay up!
00:03:18What the hell is wrong with you guys?
00:03:19You could've hurt her!
00:03:20Please, Victor.
00:03:22That's for Malik's Combine trip.
00:03:24He needs it!
00:03:27When you borrow money, you pay it back.
00:03:29Who steals from the same people they're in debt to?
00:03:33That's way out of line.
00:03:36Watch your mouth, you piece of shit!
00:03:42Whatever. The money's ours now.
00:03:44Who cares what they think?
00:03:45Come on. Let's go by Chase that new phone.
00:03:51Mom, I'll just not go to the Combine.
00:03:54I'll keep working.
00:03:55Save money to fix your hand.
00:03:57What did you just say?
00:04:07Mom, stop! Stop it! Look at me!
00:04:13Mom.
00:04:14Malik, this world only respects two kinds of people.
00:04:18Those born at the top.
00:04:20And those who fight their way up there.
00:04:22Basketball is your weapon, Malik.
00:04:24So use it! Fight with it!
00:04:26Whatever people say, however hard it gets, you hold on to it and never let it go.
00:04:31But Mom, what about your hand?
00:04:34What are you gonna do while I'm gone for three months?
00:04:36Forget my hand.
00:04:37Even if my whole body stops working, I'll make it to the day you come back.
00:04:46Malik!
00:04:52Malik!
00:04:52Malik, I've got some cash saved up from washing cars all these years.
00:04:55Take it. Use it for the Combine.
00:05:00Logan, I thought that was for your wedding.
00:05:02Nah, it's alright, man. We can always postpone it.
00:05:05Linda's gonna roll her eyes at me, but she'll understand.
00:05:08I've been saving my tips from waiting tables.
00:05:10But Andre, what about your tuition?
00:05:13Aren't you playing for Boise State next year?
00:05:16Man, my grades suck.
00:05:17And you've got way more game than I do.
00:05:19I'll stay here in Drywall.
00:05:20Just go get that number one pick for us, alright?
00:05:28Here's my share, Malik.
00:05:30Coach, where'd you even get this much?
00:05:31Wait, did you sell your pickup truck?
00:05:35That old truck's been with me for 20 years.
00:05:38Carried me through every chapter of my life.
00:05:40And now it's gonna carry you one step closer to your dream.
00:05:43Your mom's right.
00:05:44You gotta go to the Combine.
00:05:46And gotta show those scouts what you got.
00:05:48We all believe in you, Malik.
00:05:53Thank you all so much.
00:05:55Thanks, guys.
00:05:56I'm getting that number one to pick.
00:05:58You should get going.
00:06:01Go make us proud, Malik.
00:06:03I'll be here every Sunday praying for you.
00:06:09Malik!
00:06:12Show them how we do it in Drywall!
00:06:15Go get them, Malik!
00:06:16We're rooting for you!
00:06:20What?
00:06:23Click on fire at the bottom of the camp leaders.
00:06:24Ready, Malik, and I beat them up.
00:06:28Oh!
00:06:34Not Robbie, but I don't see her entire onset.
00:06:35Let's go through it.
00:06:37Go move!
00:06:47Tearly and I beat them up.
00:06:49Bye from Jason's arribран!
00:06:49That kid's footwork, his hang time, his explosiveness, that's exactly the kind of player we need.
00:07:07How have I not heard anything about this kid?
00:07:10Who is that kid?
00:07:11Why isn't he on the list?
00:07:13Did some other team bribe you just to hide him from me?
00:07:16No, Mrs. Barnes.
00:07:17He's just some high school dropout.
00:07:20A high school dropout?
00:07:28It's almost like he's flying.
00:07:47Find out who he is.
00:07:48Now.
00:07:52Thank you for your patience, Malik.
00:07:54All final evaluations here are closed and confidential.
00:07:57Now that everything's official, congratulations.
00:08:01Welcome to the Lakers.
00:08:02I'm Madeline Barnes.
00:08:03I'm offering you a rookie contract worth 20 millions a year.
00:08:06How does that sound?
00:08:0820 million for a rookie?
00:08:09That's the highest rookie contract in league history.
00:08:14But this is real, right?
00:08:19Of course it is.
00:08:23I've read your full scouting report, Malik.
00:08:25You're not just a generational talent.
00:08:27You're kind, brave, a real character guy.
00:08:31And with that face?
00:08:33Heck, your jerseys are going to sell out in minutes.
00:08:36And rest assured, your contract incentives will reflect that.
00:08:40What are you waiting for?
00:08:42Sign with us, Malik.
00:08:43You know, you're not just this year's number one pick.
00:08:49You're number one in my heart, too.
00:09:02If you've got any other conditions, just name them.
00:09:05Since the whole Lakers team might end up yours
00:09:08with the way things are going.
00:09:10Mrs. Barnes, I want to build an indoor basketball court in my hometown.
00:09:13Back in Drywell, my teammates and I only have a dirt lot by the road to play on.
00:09:18The guys there are full of talent, but since we don't have the resources,
00:09:21they've never had a fair shot.
00:09:25See?
00:09:26The guy's got a heart of gold.
00:09:27Of course, that won't be a problem.
00:09:29Lila, you'll take the lead on the construction of the court.
00:09:31And please, none of this Mrs. Barnes crap.
00:09:34Call me Madeline.
00:09:36Yeah!
00:09:42Thank you, Madeline.
00:09:44But before I report to the team, is it okay if I've taken a trip home first?
00:09:48I want to tell my mom the good news in person and thank everyone who supported me.
00:09:51Absolutely.
00:09:52You can fly there in my private jet.
00:09:54Only the best for our new star player.
00:09:57Thank you all.
00:09:57I'll be off then.
00:09:58See you later.
00:09:59Mom, we haven't officially drafted him yet.
00:10:02What if another team tries to punch him while he's gone?
00:10:05You're right.
00:10:06I'll have our G League coach pick him up and stay by his side the whole time.
00:10:10Oh, and call the construction crew and make sure they start work on that court pronto.
00:10:13All right.
00:10:14If anyone even tries to take Malik from us, I'll tear them apart myself.
00:10:23Miss Barnes, thank you for choosing my company for the project.
00:10:26I assure you we'll build you a professional-grade, state-of-the-art gym.
00:10:31Hold on.
00:10:32You pick my company because I know the guy the gym's being built for?
00:10:42No way.
00:10:43Could it really be?
00:10:50Thanks, Madeline.
00:10:52Oh, and one more thing.
00:10:53Can we donate a new pair of basketball shoes to every family in my hometown?
00:10:56We'll tell them it's a gift from the Lakers team owner.
00:10:59Absolutely.
00:11:00Oh, my people are going to love that.
00:11:03I'll get started on it right now.
00:11:11That's her.
00:11:11Her son went to the city to play basketball, but he ended up getting arrested for male prostitution.
00:11:17Heard he was selling his body to old ladies.
00:11:21God, what a fuck-up.
00:11:23His mom did everything she could to set him up for success, and he still got sent to the slammer.
00:11:37Oh, I knew I smelled something cheap.
00:11:41Looks like the poorest woman in town made it after all.
00:11:45Ugh, I knew I smelled things cheap.
00:11:50Looks like the poorest woman in town made it after all.
00:11:53Isn't that Chase Holloway?
00:11:54I heard the Lakers' G League team signed him after the combine, and now they're donating
00:12:00a gym to our town.
00:12:02Naturally, they picked Chase's dad's company to build it.
00:12:06Wow, this Chase kid's got a bright future.
00:12:09Who knows?
00:12:10Maybe he'll be playing for the Lakers soon.
00:12:24Hi, Malik.
00:12:25I'm Eric Coleman, head coach of the Lakers' G League team.
00:12:28Coach Coleman, it's an honor.
00:12:29Thank you so much for picking me up.
00:12:31It's the least I could do.
00:12:32You're putting dry well on the map, kid.
00:12:34The folks here should be proud of you.
00:12:36Hey, I'm just a guy who loves to hoop.
00:12:39It's about an hour's drive into town.
00:12:41Ready to hit the road?
00:12:49All right, everyone, I've got some great news.
00:12:51Thanks to the generosity of Lakers owner Madeline Barnes, all of you will be getting a new pair
00:12:56of shoes today.
00:12:58And that's not all.
00:12:59She's also putting $3 million into building us a real basketball gym.
00:13:04Imagine that, our kid's playing on a sparkling professional court.
00:13:08And plus, this gym will employ more than half of residents in dry well in desperate need
00:13:13of work.
00:13:14Mrs. Barnes has truly blessed us all.
00:13:17Now let's get to the shoes.
00:13:19Every household gets a pair.
00:13:21I'll read out the names, so come up when you're called.
00:13:24Ethan Alberston, Morgan Belmont, Chad Samperson, Jalen Tate, Connor Westbrook, Marcus Young.
00:13:36That's it.
00:13:40Father, I didn't hear M-M-M-M-Lick's name.
00:13:44Father, she and her son are a disgrace to all of dry well.
00:13:47People like them deserve to be shamed, not rewarded.
00:13:50Father, Father, in the name of the Lord, I beg you, help me.
00:13:58Malik sold his body to old ladies for a quick buck.
00:14:03The prostitution of any form is both illegal and immoral, and is unworthy of the Lord's
00:14:08blessings, let alone a pair of sneakers.
00:14:11Everyone knows he got locked for doing sax work for old hags.
00:14:15That's right.
00:14:16Meanwhile, Chase here got signed by the Lakers' G League squad.
00:14:20He's the whole reason they're building the gym and giving us these shoes.
00:14:23He's dry well's real hometown hero.
00:14:26Malik's lucky.
00:14:26He doesn't deserve a cousin like him.
00:14:29Damn.
00:14:30Didn't think Malik would stoop that low.
00:14:31My brother gave Malik money when he left.
00:14:34All for him to end up behind bars.
00:14:37Malik's my son.
00:14:38I know him better than anyone.
00:14:40And he's not who you're saying he is.
00:14:42Everyone who went to the Combine stayed a week, ten days at most.
00:14:46Malik's been gone for over a month.
00:14:48What's he still doing there if not rotting away in some jail cell?
00:14:51Your son breaks the law and disgraces this town, and you've still got the nerve to come
00:14:56ask for a free pair of shoes?
00:14:57What if Mrs. Barnes finds out our town produced a delinquent like Malik and pulls the plug on
00:15:02the gym project?
00:15:03Who's going to take the blame then, huh?
00:15:05I just want to get Malik a pair of shoes.
00:15:08He grew up here just like every other kid, and he's always had a good heart.
00:15:12Sure, we might not be the richest family around, but that doesn't make my son a failure or
00:15:17a criminal!
00:15:18Shut your mouth!
00:15:20Defending that vile boy in front of God like this?
00:15:23Truly shameless!
00:15:24I'll throw those shoes in the trash before I give them to your son!
00:15:30You want the shoes?
00:15:32Fine.
00:15:36Then crawl over here and clean them.
00:15:45Chase, I'm your aunt.
00:15:47Don't pull the ant card.
00:15:48My son plays for the Lakers now.
00:15:51The freaking Lakers donated these shoes because of him.
00:15:54If you want something from our family, you're going to have to beg for it.
00:15:57Well, you want these shoes or not, kneel and shine them clean!
00:16:02Kneel!
00:16:03Kneel!
00:16:05Kneel!
00:16:06Kneel!
00:16:07Kneel!
00:16:08Kneel!
00:16:09Kneel!
00:16:10Kneel!
00:16:11Kneel!
00:16:11Kneel!
00:16:12Kneel!
00:16:24Kneel!
00:16:28Kneel!
00:16:31Coach, could you all hang back for a moment?
00:16:32My mom comes here every Sunday to pray for me.
00:16:34I don't want to overwhelm her with all these people.
00:16:36Okay then, go ahead.
00:16:53If Malik made mistakes
00:16:56Then I failed him as his mother
00:16:59It's my fault
00:17:01All of it
00:17:07Shafe, Shafe, Shafe, Shafe, Shafe
00:17:16Mama too
00:17:29WHO DARE TO HURT MY MOM
00:17:37You see that, Denise?
00:17:47Malik, you came back.
00:17:49Mom, what's going on?
00:17:50Who did this to you?
00:17:52Tell me.
00:18:01Holy shit, Malik actually came back.
00:18:03He's got some nerves still showing his face around here.
00:18:05Seriously, that guy's a stain on the whole town of Drywell.
00:18:08Tell me, who did this to you?
00:18:11Malik, you're back.
00:18:13That's all that matters.
00:18:15I'm just glad you're safe.
00:18:16Of course I'm safe.
00:18:18I came to take you to the city with me, to give you a better life.
00:18:28Uncle Victor?
00:18:31What the hell was that for?
00:18:32How dare you show your dirty face again here?
00:18:35You've humiliated this whole town.
00:18:37You should have dropped dead right in that prison cell.
00:18:40I don't even know what you're talking about.
00:18:42Malik Carter, kneel before the Lord and beg forgiveness for your sins.
00:18:47Okay, what the heck happened?
00:18:49Why is everyone turning all hostile the second I walk in?
00:18:53Oh, quit the act, Malik.
00:18:54We know all about the shady shit you were doing out there.
00:18:57What shady shit?
00:18:59What are you talking about?
00:19:01You know damn well what you did, Malik.
00:19:04Are you really going to make us spell it out for you?
00:19:07What?
00:19:10You want to hear it?
00:19:11Fine.
00:19:12We all know you went to the city and started prostituting yourself to old ladies.
00:19:17You got caught?
00:19:19And the cops locked you up.
00:19:21Now everyone's going to think Drywell's a crime-ridden shithole.
00:19:25And it's all because of you!
00:19:29Damn right!
00:19:30We don't raise filthy man-whores here in Drywell,
00:19:33and to think my boy even loans you cash, you're despicable.
00:19:38What kind of weirdo sleeps with old hags for cash?
00:19:41Give my grandson's money back, you pervert!
00:19:44Criminal!
00:19:44Hooker!
00:19:45Man-whore!
00:19:49You?
00:19:52A criminal?
00:19:55A man-whore?
00:19:58His name's Malik Carter, from the town of Drywell!
00:20:01What?
00:20:02Drywell, that town in Pinefield County?
00:20:04That town's been mired in poverty for decades,
00:20:06and you're telling me they've produced the NBA's number one draft pick?
00:20:09My God, what are the chances?
00:20:11Quick, call the Pinefield County office.
00:20:13This is huge!
00:20:14Yes, sir.
00:20:18What?
00:20:20The top pick in the National Draft Combine is from Pinefield County?
00:20:24What?
00:20:25The number one pick in the National Draft Combine is from Drywell?
00:20:30Let's go!
00:20:31We're meeting our town hero!
00:20:35You're calling me a criminal?
00:20:37Lord knows how many old grannies you banged out there.
00:20:41You really thought you could just run off and prostitute yourself and we'd all be too dumb
00:20:44to notice?
00:20:53So they think I got arrested, man.
00:20:55The Lakers kept us locked down for a month.
00:20:57If I'd come home sooner, none of these rumors would have started.
00:21:00I can't believe a damn prostitute came out of our honest, God-fearing town.
00:21:05If Malik won't kneel and repent to the Lord, we'll have to help him out.
00:21:10Everyone, hold him down!
00:21:12Make him kneel!
00:21:15If you want my son, you'll have to get through me!
00:21:18And Malik just got home.
00:21:20Shouldn't he at least get a chance to explain himself?
00:21:23Explain what?
00:21:24If this were back in my day, I'd have taken off my belt and given him a good thrashing already.
00:21:29My son isn't who you think he is.
00:21:36Malik.
00:21:39My mom raised me to be an honest man who sets an example for others, and I've followed
00:21:42that my whole life.
00:21:43I've never been involved in prostitution.
00:21:46Period.
00:21:46That guy in the article just happens to have the same name as me.
00:21:49You wanted the truth?
00:21:50There it is.
00:21:50That's my boy.
00:21:51I knew it wasn't you.
00:21:53Please, save the crap about setting an example for others.
00:21:56Your mom might be a gullible fool, but we're not as easy to trick her.
00:21:59Because she is.
00:22:00Your mom might be a broke nobody, but at least she earned her keep with hard work.
00:22:05But you?
00:22:06You disregarded the law and cut corners for some easy cash?
00:22:10Hell, you're even worse than your mom!
00:22:13Malik, the combine ended a month ago.
00:22:15If you really weren't wasting away in jail, then tell us.
00:22:17Where the hell have you been this whole time?
00:22:22I was discovered by Madeline from the Lakers.
00:22:26Because I came from outside the college system,
00:22:28I had to complete a month of closed training and interviews.
00:22:32We even had to sign confidentiality agreements.
00:22:34That's why I couldn't contact anyone or come home.
00:22:39Yeah, freaking right.
00:22:41Madeline Barnes, you're saying the owner of the Lakers discovered you?
00:22:45Please.
00:22:46The only guys she scouts herself are the top draft picks.
00:22:49And what makes you think I'm not the number one pick?
00:22:54Did Malik just say he's the top pick?
00:22:56What the hell is he smoking?
00:22:57No way!
00:22:59Malik dropped out of high school,
00:23:00and he's never even had a single day of professional training.
00:23:03How would he go number one?
00:23:05Malik, is it true?
00:23:07You're really the number one pick?
00:23:09It's true, Mom.
00:23:10I'm going to be the Lakers' new franchise player.
00:23:13Oh my, that's wonderful.
00:23:15My boy really made it.
00:23:17You're still believing this BS?
00:23:19Malik, dude, stop embarrassing yourself.
00:23:20Now you're just making stuff up for attention.
00:23:22If you're the number one pick shit,
00:23:23I'll swallow this damn shoe hole.
00:23:24Let's be real.
00:23:25The only time you're getting picked number one
00:23:26is by one of your old ass sugar mamas.
00:23:28My baby boy was a five-star recruit in heist.
00:23:31Are you actually expecting us to believe you're better than him?
00:23:35Everything I've said is the truth.
00:23:37Why don't any of you believe me?
00:23:43What we believe is that you're a goddamn man-whore!
00:23:47For the last time, I'm not!
00:23:49Then explain that suit, the watch.
00:23:52How could you afford them if not with your dirty prostitute money?
00:23:56They're gifts from Leela Barnes, Madeline's daughter.
00:24:00She gave them to me when I signed with the Lakers.
00:24:04Bullshit!
00:24:05You're a high school dropout straight out of the gutter.
00:24:08Your existence means nothing to someone like Leela Barnes.
00:24:11Exactly.
00:24:12He just bought those fancy clothes with cash
00:24:13from those old women he sells himself to.
00:24:15Everyone, take a good look.
00:24:16These clothes are proof of the evil, sinful deeds Malik has committed.
00:24:19Come on!
00:24:20Let's strip this fraud down and donate his gear to the church!
00:24:24That's what God would want us to do!
00:24:28That's right!
00:24:29His clothes are drenched in sin.
00:24:31We must let the house of God redeem them!
00:24:34Chase, stop spreading lies!
00:24:37I told you it was a gift from Madeline!
00:24:41Watch how you talk to my son.
00:24:43Chase is a future star for the Lakers G League team.
00:24:46He's bringing pride to this town!
00:24:48You?
00:24:48You're a disgrace!
00:24:51Come on, everybody!
00:24:52Let's strip this nasty man's luck down!
00:24:55Stop!
00:24:55What are you doing?
00:24:56Father, you can't just force him to strip like this.
00:25:00Peggy, he's your nephew!
00:25:02Go to hell!
00:25:07Let's go meet the number one draft pick!
00:25:09This is a historic moment for Pinefield County.
00:25:12I need to be the first to congratulate him.
00:25:16Do you have the prize money with you?
00:25:18Come on, I bet James is already on his way.
00:25:19There's no time to waste.
00:25:40Are you okay, Mom?
00:25:41Give it back!
00:25:42Give it back unless you're ready to face the consequences!
00:25:44What consequences?
00:25:46This is divine justice!
00:25:48This baby's got to be worth 40 grand, maybe 50?
00:25:52Half will go to church repairs, but the other half?
00:25:57We'll use it to get Chase a proper wardrobe.
00:25:59He's a future NBA G League star.
00:26:01The best thing to ever come out of dry well, he ought to look the part.
00:26:04You're too kind, Father.
00:26:08You people are nothing but thieves!
00:26:11Malik, are you calling Father Chesterfield a thief?
00:26:15He's the most respected man in town.
00:26:17A pillar of the community.
00:26:18What's wrong with him taking a few things for the church?
00:26:21Look at Chase, then look at yourself.
00:26:23It's night and day, isn't it?
00:26:24A basketball prodigy and a useless ex-con.
00:26:27It's a wonder you two are even cousins.
00:26:29Now kneel before God and confess your sins.
00:26:32No!
00:26:33You're the ones lying, stealing, and humiliating my mother and I.
00:26:38If anyone repents, it should be you!
00:26:41That's enough!
00:26:42Everyone, get this bastard on his knees!
00:26:45He has to answer for his sins!
00:26:51Tie his mother up.
00:26:53Let's see if he kneels then.
00:26:58Don't touch her!
00:26:59You want to fight someone, then come at me!
00:27:21You fucking man whore.
00:27:24Did you really just hit me?
00:27:27Do you even know how valuable this face is?
00:27:30I'm on the Lakers' G League roster.
00:27:33One hair on my damn head is worth more than your whole life!
00:27:37Hold him down!
00:27:41You're bragging about being in the G League?
00:27:43I told you.
00:27:44I'm the number one draft pick, the Lakers' new franchise player.
00:27:47Oh, and your head coach?
00:27:49He's right outside that door right now.
00:27:51And when he sees what you've done today,
00:27:54every single one of you is going to pay!
00:28:00Nice try, bro.
00:28:01Listen, if my coach is outside,
00:28:03it's because he's here to congratulate me.
00:28:06Now kneel before I beat your stupid mother to a pulp.
00:28:09Malik, get out of here!
00:28:11Don't worry about me!
00:28:12Just go!
00:28:13Shut the fuck up!
00:28:16Chase Holloway,
00:28:17you're a dead man walking.
00:28:27Give me his hand.
00:28:41Keep resisting,
00:28:42and I'll just have to slap her again.
00:28:48No!
00:28:50Malik!
00:28:55No!
00:29:03You bastard!
00:29:05I swear to God,
00:29:06I'm going to ruin you!
00:29:07Not if I ruin you first.
00:29:09You say you're the number one pick, right?
00:29:11Then fine.
00:29:12I'll just burn a hole
00:29:14right through your damn hand.
00:29:16Let's see how your shot looks then.
00:29:18No!
00:29:20What the hell are you people doing?
00:29:34What the hell is wrong with you guys?
00:29:37Look what you've done to Malik and Denise!
00:29:39They had it coming, Darnal.
00:29:41Who the hell are you to get in our way?
00:29:43You piece of...
00:29:44And you little punks?
00:29:46You think you're tough or something?
00:29:49I could take you fools down with my hands tied behind my back.
00:29:53So move your asses aside
00:29:55before you regret it!
00:29:57No!
00:29:57Malik might not have had the money for college,
00:29:59but he's worked harder than every one of us combined.
00:30:02So what if you played for a Big 12 school?
00:30:03He's a hundred times better than you'll ever be.
00:30:05If anyone here so much as touches Malik,
00:30:08I'll be the first one to stop you!
00:30:10Damn straight!
00:30:11No one's putting a finger on him!
00:30:24What the hell are you doing?
00:30:26Wanna mess with me?
00:30:28Bring it on!
00:30:29My help!
00:30:34Logan Davis.
00:30:36Did you forget your pops works on my construction crew?
00:30:40Try me.
00:30:41Not only can I have your old man fired in seconds,
00:30:44I'll make sure he never gets another job in Pinefield County.
00:30:48He'll be out on the streets begging for scripts
00:30:50just to get through the week.
00:30:52Now get your weak ass out of my way!
00:30:58Andre Brooks.
00:30:59Your mom does catering for the construction crew, right?
00:31:03Yeah.
00:31:03One word for me and her little catering company shuts down tonight.
00:31:11Let's see how she survives when there's nothing left to sell except herself.
00:31:21Don't worry, I didn't forget you, Coach Parker.
00:31:25Your daughter Tiana, how old is she?
00:31:27Ten?
00:31:28Heard she wants to be in the WNBA one day.
00:31:30What are you trying to say?
00:31:31What, still don't get it?
00:31:32Listen, this new gym that's going up was built for my son by the Lakers.
00:31:36So if you're going to insist on defending this male prostitute,
00:31:38I'm afraid your girl's gym privileges will just have to be revoked.
00:31:40Victor, this has nothing to do with them.
00:31:43If you've got a problem, take it up with me.
00:31:47Open those big dumb eyes of yours and look real close.
00:31:50You know what this is?
00:31:52That's, that's a Lakers contract.
00:31:55Bingo.
00:31:56I play for the Lakers G League squad.
00:31:58Cross me and I'll have your daughter blacklisted from every college in the state.
00:32:01The Lakers blacklist?
00:32:02You heard me.
00:32:03The Lakers run everything in California, everything in basketball.
00:32:07Shit, forget colleges.
00:32:09When I'm done, your daughter won't even make her high school JV team.
00:32:12She'll rot here just like you playing H-O-R-S dumb on a janky ass hoop with these street
00:32:17rats.
00:32:21And you two, go ahead.
00:32:23Keep backing this man whore and we'll see how fast your lives fall apart.
00:32:26Malik's just some used up boy toy who sleeps with old women.
00:32:29Chase is about to take the G League by storm.
00:32:32You really want to screw your family over for this scrub?
00:32:34Malik dropped out of high school to work odd jobs and now he's an ex-con.
00:32:38Is that really the guy you want to follow off a cliff?
00:32:50Good afternoon, Mrs. Barnes.
00:32:52Malik hasn't run into any trouble, has he?
00:32:54Of course not.
00:32:55Good.
00:32:56He's going to be our franchise cornerstone next season.
00:32:59The focal point of our offense.
00:33:01Nothing, and I mean nothing, can happen to him.
00:33:03You're still by his side now, right?
00:33:06Oh, well, uh, he went into a church to see his mom.
00:33:09And you didn't go in there with him?
00:33:11Jesus Christ, Eric.
00:33:12What are you doing right now then?
00:33:15I'm, I'm just shooting hoops with one of the local kids until he comes out.
00:33:19You're what?
00:33:20If all you're good for is shooting around with children, I'll assign you to our goddamn youth team.
00:33:26You'll be coaching eight-year-olds for the rest of your career.
00:33:28What's up?
00:33:30No, Mrs. Barnes, please.
00:33:31I'll go get him right now.
00:33:33Nothing's happening to him on my watch.
00:33:37Victor, what makes you think you can threaten them?
00:33:40Why not?
00:33:40They're just a bunch of country bumpers.
00:33:42I'm the head of the entire construction team, and my boy's a stud for the Lakers' G League squad.
00:33:47I can do whatever I damn well please.
00:33:49Not with me here, you can't.
00:33:50I'm not letting you do a thing to any of them.
00:33:52Oh, and after today, you and your pathetic son are done.
00:33:55What, so you're going to get the Lakers to wave chase?
00:33:58God, this Dimit really must think he's the number one pick.
00:34:01Face the facts, Malik.
00:34:02You're just a cheap gigolo.
00:34:04Did one of those old ladies ram you with a strap-on so hard it knocked a few screws loose?
00:34:08Open your fucking eyes and look, Malik.
00:34:10This is what a real Lakers contract looks like.
00:34:14So next time you brag, at least make it believable, you useless piece of shit.
00:34:22Like I said, your NBA dreams end today.
00:34:25You got a fucking death wish, man.
00:34:26Guys, Father Chesterfield.
00:34:28If the Lakers find out this little manhorn tore up my son's contract, they'll cancel the gym project.
00:34:32We can't let this slide.
00:34:33Let's cripple his hand.
00:34:34This fucker's never setting foot on a court again.
00:34:37Stay away from Malik.
00:34:41Whoever laid a hand on Malik Carter, the Lakers' number one draft pick, is going to pay for it.
00:34:49Big time.
00:34:52Coach Coleman, you're here.
00:34:54I'm Chase.
00:35:03You can't just go around hitting people in my church.
00:35:10That's Eric Coleman, head coach of the Lakers' G League team.
00:35:14Oh my God.
00:35:16It's really him.
00:35:17I've seen him on TV before.
00:35:19Number one pick?
00:35:21He's usually in L.A., right?
00:35:22What's he doing in dry will of all places?
00:35:24I'm sorry, Malik.
00:35:26I should have been here this whole time.
00:35:27Every single person who laid a hand on my mom, who humiliated me, who threatened my teammates, I want them
00:35:36to answer for what they've done.
00:35:42Don't worry, Malik.
00:35:44No one lays a hand on the number one pick in the NBA draft and gets away with it.
00:35:51Get him.
00:35:54Did you hear that?
00:35:56He said Malik's the number one pick.
00:36:00Malik's really the top pick in the draft.
00:36:03This can't be real.
00:36:05It's not possible.
00:36:07No.
00:36:09There's no way.
00:36:11Don't just stand there.
00:36:12Get them.
00:36:13Get them.
00:36:19The number one pick in the NBA draft.
00:36:22It's a dream come true.
00:36:24Drywell's home to a basketball legend.
00:36:33You all heard it with your own two ears.
00:36:36The NBA's number one draft pick is standing right before us.
00:36:39It's this man right here.
00:36:40Malik Carter.
00:36:44Five-star high school recruit.
00:36:46Played in the Big 12.
00:36:48Signed with the Lakers G League team.
00:36:50Big fucking woe.
00:36:51These guys right here, they couldn't afford college.
00:36:53They didn't have fancy gyms.
00:36:55They worked long shifts.
00:36:56They had families to feed.
00:36:57And they practiced on cracked pavement out by the road.
00:37:02And look at them now.
00:37:04Look at what they became.
00:37:06That is what real greatness looks like.
00:37:14Everyone, open your eyes.
00:37:16The top pick in the NBA draft is a kid who never even went to college.
00:37:20The same filthy man whore you've all been mocking.
00:37:23Number one pick.
00:37:25The first NBA player to ever come from our town.
00:37:28And the first top pick Pinefield County's ever seen.
00:37:31To all you haters saying that a high school dropout with no professional experience couldn't make it.
00:37:38Malik Carter just proved you wrong.
00:37:41Malik, you're the pride of Drywell.
00:37:43You're proof that kids who can't afford college don't have to give up on their dreams.
00:37:48No, coach, thank you.
00:37:50You trained me for free.
00:37:51You sold your truck to help me go to the Combine.
00:37:53I wouldn't be where I am today without you.
00:37:58Friends, teammates, mom, I did it.
00:38:02The Lakers are making me the number one pick.
00:38:04And to set the record straight, I never prostituted myself.
00:38:07I never brought shame to my mother or the town of Drywell.
00:38:11Malik, I couldn't be more proud of you.
00:38:13And neither could we.
00:38:14Malik's a hometown hero.
00:38:16Thanks to him, every man, woman, and child in this town can walk with their head held high.
00:38:20Malik isn't just a star on the court.
00:38:22He's building Drywell a gym, giving kids a place to practice, and creating jobs for folks like us.
00:38:26I propose we build a statue of him in front of the new gymnasium.
00:38:28Yes, absolutely.
00:38:30Great idea.
00:38:33And let's not forget about the Holloway family.
00:38:35We can't just let them off the hook.
00:38:37They tried to ruin Malik's life, to spread lies about him.
00:38:41They nearly crippled his hand.
00:38:43They nearly what?
00:38:52Say no more.
00:38:54Beat them up.
00:38:55Beat them up.
00:38:56Beat them up.
00:38:57No.
00:38:57This has to be a mistake.
00:39:00Malik didn't even finish high school.
00:39:02None of the scouts even know who he is.
00:39:04A guy can't just become the number one pick overnight.
00:39:08It's fake news.
00:39:09It has to be.
00:39:10Yeah.
00:39:11Drywell's the poorest town in the whole state.
00:39:13A first overall pick would never come out of here.
00:39:17Coach Coleman, tell them it's a mistake.
00:39:19You can sign a G League contract, no questions asked.
00:39:23But I go first overall and suddenly it's an issue?
00:39:26What makes your success legitimate and mine fake news?
00:39:29All this proof right in front of you, and you still deny it.
00:39:33Want to know the real issue, Chase?
00:39:36You're face to face with a truth you refuse to accept.
00:39:39That's where you're wrong, Malik.
00:39:41It's not that I can't accept this.
00:39:43It's that you don't deserve it.
00:39:45You don't have the skill, the swagger, the star power.
00:39:48None of it.
00:39:49I don't believe this for a second.
00:39:51You must have bribed this Coach Coleman guy.
00:39:54You paid him to lie straight to our faces.
00:40:11Isn't that Mayor Harris?
00:40:13He came here himself.
00:40:14Must be for our number one pick, Malik.
00:40:16Forget Robert.
00:40:16That's Mr. Witterk, the county executive.
00:40:18He's never set foot in drywall in his life.
00:40:20This is completely unprecedented.
00:40:30It's all because Denise Grant raised one hell of a son.
00:40:34We've got our dignity back, y'all.
00:40:37Dry Hill finally has a future.
00:40:43You must be Malik Carter.
00:40:45Yes, yes.
00:40:46Malik, you're the heart and soul of Drywell, a true hometown legend.
00:40:51And not just Drywell.
00:40:52You're the first ever number one pick from Pinefield County.
00:41:04And you must be Malik's mother.
00:41:06Ma'am, I know as well as anyone that jobs aren't easy to come by in Pinefield County these days.
00:41:11You must have gone through a heck of a lot to raise a son like him.
00:41:14Thank you, Mr. Whitaker.
00:41:15Yes, I worked hard, but I never dreamed he'd turn into such an incredible man.
00:41:19And it wasn't just me.
00:41:20Malik had his teammates, his coach, neighbors who cared.
00:41:23And most of all, he had himself.
00:41:25He never gave up.
00:41:26Not once.
00:41:28That's the damn truth right there.
00:41:31I've already spoken with Mrs. Barnes, the Lakers owner.
00:41:34As for the basketball gym here in Drywell, I've personally approved the tax exemptions
00:41:37and pushed the plan forward.
00:41:39On top of that, we'll be launching a new youth league across Pinefield County
00:41:42so every kid, whether here in Drywell or in the larger cities, gets a shot at a brighter future.
00:41:47Thank you, Mr. Whitaker.
00:41:49Don't thank me.
00:41:51None of this would be happening without you.
00:42:03Chase, aren't you going to finish what you started earlier?
00:42:15What exactly is it that he started?
00:42:21It's okay, Malik.
00:42:23Just come out and say it.
00:42:24Whatever it is, you have my full support.
00:42:31This man, Chase Holloway, spread the rumor that I was some kind of prostitute
00:42:35who slept with old women for money.
00:42:39He tried to force my mom to lick the bottom of a shoe.
00:42:43And he almost burnt my hand so that I'd never play basketball again.
00:42:47If my mom hadn't saved me, my career would be over.
00:42:54Sweet mother of God!
00:42:56This is barbaric!
00:42:59This needs to end now!
00:43:01Chase Holloway, you don't just abuse the top overall peck without consequences.
00:43:04I'm waking you on the spot.
00:43:06Consider your contract terminated.
00:43:08And that's not all.
00:43:09I'm having headquarters add you to the official Lakers blacklist.
00:43:12From here on out, you're not welcome on any team or any court in all of California.
00:43:16Who else laid a hand on you?
00:43:18Don't hold back.
00:43:19Tell me.
00:43:20I'll make sure they regret it.
00:43:22That's right.
00:43:24Anyone who wronged you is going to wish they were never born.
00:43:38Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Harris.
00:43:40I'm Victor Holloway, head of the Lakers Gymstruction Project.
00:43:42Head of the project?
00:43:43You still have the guts to say that?
00:43:44You're only on this project because Lila Barnes saw you were related to Malik.
00:43:48And now you prove your worth by going around picking on him and his mother?
00:43:51You're pure human filth.
00:43:56Denise, sis, this was all just misunderstanding.
00:43:59Right?
00:44:03Yes.
00:44:04Just a big misunderstanding.
00:44:05I mean, we're family, aren't we?
00:44:07Family?
00:44:08You say that word like it means something.
00:44:10But just now, when my mother begged you, pleaded with you as family, did you show her a single
00:44:15ounce of mercy?
00:44:17And what about when you called me a man-whore, said I should have dropped dead in a prison
00:44:20cell?
00:44:21Were we family then?
00:44:22You son of a bitch!
00:44:24You think you're somebody now?
00:44:25Just watch.
00:44:26You're going to be the biggest draft bust the NBA has ever seen.
00:44:33Assault.
00:44:34Defamation.
00:44:35You're going to face justice for each and every one of your crimes.
00:44:38Take them straight to the police.
00:44:49Malik.
00:44:50To celebrate the construction of the new gymnasium, we'll be holding a banquet tonight at the Pinefield
00:44:54Hotel.
00:44:55We'd be honored if you could attend and share your story with everyone.
00:44:58The people are dying to know more about you.
00:45:00Malik, Mrs. Barnes will be there as well.
00:45:02She insisted.
00:45:03You're her franchise player now and she'd love it if you put in an appearance.
00:45:06Heck, why don't you bring your teammates here too?
00:45:07Make it a real celebration.
00:45:14Malik, you should go.
00:45:16Bask in your moment of glory.
00:45:18You earned it.
00:45:26Tell the people your story, bro.
00:45:28You're going to inspire thousands of kids like us.
00:45:30Kids with nothing but a dollar and a dream.
00:45:32Go, bro.
00:45:33We'll be right there with you.
00:45:34I've never even been to a real banquet before.
00:45:36I want a taste of the good life.
00:45:39Thank you, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Harris.
00:45:41I'll be there tonight.
00:45:43By the way, I hope I'm not overstepping, but when I was reviewing your background, I noticed
00:45:49your father used to be a basketball coach as well.
00:45:52Do you think he might be able to attend tonight?
00:45:57Mom, he doesn't deserve.
00:46:01Let him attend.
00:46:17Goodness, Malik.
00:46:18I feel way overdressed.
00:46:20This outfit wasn't too expensive, was it?
00:46:22Mom, you worked yourself to the bone raising me.
00:46:24And now that I've made it, that means you've made it too.
00:46:26You finally get to relax now.
00:46:30But Mom, why invite him after all he did?
00:46:34After how he just up and left us all those years ago?
00:46:41Sam, babe, what are you doing?
00:46:44Aren't you supposed to be at work?
00:46:45Sam, are you leaving?
00:46:46You're just going to walk out on me?
00:46:48On our child?
00:46:49Listen, Denise, I've got to live for myself.
00:46:51I know it might sound crazy, but I really think I've got a future with this basketball shit.
00:46:54I can't let you and that baby drag me down.
00:46:56Sam, he's not just some baby.
00:46:58He's your son.
00:47:00I'm begging you, please don't walk out on him.
00:47:02He needs his father.
00:47:04Hey, get out of my way.
00:47:05I'm done living this depressing-ass life with you.
00:47:13No, Sam.
00:47:14Get me to the hospital.
00:47:16We have to save our baby, please.
00:47:22Mom.
00:47:23Mom.
00:47:34Babe, that's Malik's college fund.
00:47:37We agreed not to touch it.
00:47:39Please don't-
00:47:53That's all in the past.
00:47:55Him leaving you was the biggest mistake of his life.
00:47:58But I don't hate him.
00:48:00I don't feel anything towards him.
00:48:02So now that you've made it, Malik,
00:48:04let's show him what a special man his son has become.
00:48:07He'll be proud of you.
00:48:08And let him see that my mom never needed him.
00:48:10That she raised me into a star all on her own.
00:48:13Let that guilt crush him.
00:48:16I told you two dipshits to stay the hell away from me.
00:48:20Are you fucking deaf or stupid?
00:48:23Are you stupid?
00:48:29Denise, I told you already, we're done.
00:48:34My wife, Roxanne, here, is the love of my life, the only woman in my heart.
00:48:39So stop parading yourself around, acting like you belong at Zach's welcome party.
00:48:44Sam, honey, don't be so harsh.
00:48:46I'm sure Denise is just acting out of jealousy.
00:48:48And honestly, if I were her, I'd be jealous too.
00:48:51Oh my God, that dress.
00:48:53Look, I don't know where you got the money to rent that thing,
00:48:56but I didn't see any space on the guest list for blue-collar nobodies and their wannabe sons.
00:49:01Zach's welcome party?
00:49:02Wait, no, you've got it all wrong.
00:49:05Wrong?
00:49:06Listen, we know you're here because you saw Zach's post on Instagram.
00:49:09He just signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers,
00:49:11so you dragged this little street rat here hoping to get a piece of the pie?
00:49:14You really have no shame, do you?
00:49:16You got caught wearing around with old women,
00:49:18and you still have the audacity to show your face here?
00:49:22Denise, look at Roxanne and Zach, then look at you and Malik.
00:49:26God, I can't believe I was ever stupid enough to mess around with you.
00:49:30Stop embarrassing yourselves and get lost.
00:49:33Samuel, you should be proud of the man Malik has become.
00:49:35Those things you said, they're all rumors.
00:49:36Malik's in the league now too.
00:49:37What, the YMCA Rec League?
00:49:39Playing against a bunch of old grandpas with blown-out knees?
00:49:42Denise, this is the nicest damn hotel in the county.
00:49:44You're fish out of water here.
00:49:45Just go home and dig some scrapes out of the dumpster for dinner.
00:49:48That's far more in line with your lifestyle.
00:49:52You're wrong.
00:49:53We're not fish out of water.
00:49:56Malik and I are distinguished guests at the Lakers Rookie Showcase.
00:49:59What?
00:50:00Are you saying that Malik's playing for the Lakers now?
00:50:05Yes.
00:50:06Malik is a Laker.
00:50:16Damn it, Denise!
00:50:20Cut the crap.
00:50:21I know exactly what you're trying to do.
00:50:23You dragged this low-life Malik here to lash onto Zach and get a taste of NBA royalty.
00:50:29But let me tell you something.
00:50:30My son and I want absolutely nothing to do with bottom-fleeting misqueriards like you.
00:50:37Sam, don't be so mean.
00:50:39Denise?
00:50:40Malik?
00:50:41Honestly, I get it.
00:50:42You want your chance to mingle with the stars.
00:50:44But showing up here and telling fairy tales?
00:50:48That's just embarrassing.
00:50:49Sam, all you ever talk about is Zach.
00:50:51Zach this.
00:50:52Zach that.
00:50:52And you know what the most ironic part is?
00:50:54He's just your stepson.
00:50:56Malik is your real son, Sam.
00:50:58Your flesh and blood.
00:50:59Mom, can't you see?
00:51:00He's not going to change his mind.
00:51:01In his eyes, I'm just a mistake.
00:51:03An accident.
00:51:05Sweetheart.
00:51:06You're the furthest thing from a mistake.
00:51:08You're everything he never had the courage to become.
00:51:11He just doesn't know the real you.
00:51:21Denise, your scumbag son is right.
00:51:23He was a mistake.
00:51:24Some rec-league benchwarmer has no right to call himself my son.
00:51:28Zach's the only son I'll ever have.
00:51:29He may not be mined by blood, but he's a thousand times more of a man than Malik will ever
00:51:33be.
00:51:33He's on the Lakers now.
00:51:34He's going to make me rich.
00:51:36And you two?
00:51:37You're dead weight.
00:51:38Rotten scum.
00:51:39I thank God every day that I left your broke asses and married Roxanne.
00:51:43We get it.
00:51:44Zach's your golden boy.
00:51:45But Sam, he's just on a ten-day contract.
00:51:47Malik-
00:51:47Shut your mouth already!
00:51:49Beat it, both of you!
00:51:50And stop following us around!
00:52:03I'm sorry, Malik.
00:52:04I didn't think he would still be so heartless.
00:52:07It's fine, Mom.
00:52:08I don't need him.
00:52:09I never did.
00:52:10But now that he and Zach are here, let's see what happens when they learn who the number one pick
00:52:15is.
00:52:40Coach Carter, congrats.
00:52:42Your boy really made a name for himself.
00:52:44You must be one proud dad.
00:52:46For real!
00:52:47What coach doesn't dream of your kid playing for the Lakers?
00:52:52Coach, you're on the fast track now.
00:52:55You'll be raking in millions just from hosting training camps.
00:52:59I've been shooting hoops with Zach since he could walk.
00:53:03Sure, I helped shape him.
00:53:05But at the end of the day, it's his God-given talent that sets him apart.
00:53:11Absolutely.
00:53:13Sam coached him, yes, but my son's been different from day one.
00:53:17You should have seen him in elementary school.
00:53:19He looked like Michael Jordan playing against a bunch of third stringers.
00:53:23Come on.
00:53:24I'm just a kid from Pinefield County.
00:53:26I owe everything to my parents.
00:53:27Talent and humility.
00:53:28This kid's going places.
00:53:36Who the hell let those roaches inside?
00:53:48Denise, you really want me to have security toss you out?
00:53:52Is that how you want this to end?
00:53:53They already snuck in.
00:53:54Might as well let them stay.
00:53:56If we throw them out, they'll probably start kicking and screaming like a couple lunatics.
00:53:59Isn't this party invite only?
00:54:01I thought only NBA players and execs were coming.
00:54:03Same here.
00:54:04Who the heck are they?
00:54:05Bring it on, Millik.
00:54:07Let's show everyone the difference between a basketball titan and a high school dropout.
00:54:12All right, then.
00:54:13If you're going to stick around, you'll stay on the sidelines and serve drinks to those of us who were
00:54:17actually invited.
00:54:19One false move and you're back on the street.
00:54:21Two things.
00:54:23One, we were invited.
00:54:24And two, it's time you put some respect on my mother's name.
00:54:34So that's it?
00:54:35You came here just to ruin Zach's moment?
00:54:37You know, today's done nothing but confirm to me that leaving your asses was the smartest thing I ever did.
00:54:44Jealousy's turned you into a monster, Malik.
00:54:48Boo!
00:54:49Unbelievable!
00:54:52Jealousy?
00:54:53You think I'm jealous of him?
00:54:54Roxanna, Zach, we were invited.
00:54:57Malik made the NBA.
00:54:58He got signed by the Lakers, too.
00:55:00Why is that so hard for you to believe?
00:55:03Denise, please.
00:55:04You're clearly jealous.
00:55:05All the top podcasters are calling the team geniuses for signing Zach.
00:55:09They're saying he's an absolute steal.
00:55:10As for Malik?
00:55:12Tell you what, maybe I'll get him to polish Zach's shoes for a living.
00:55:15That should cover the rent for your shitty apartment.
00:55:22Just so you all know, if Zach and I played one-on-one, he wouldn't score a single point on
00:55:28me.
00:55:30Oh, yeah?
00:55:31Then what's this?
00:55:33What?
00:55:35Three minutes from now, the league will announce their full rookie class.
00:55:40Let's see if your name even makes the list.
00:55:45Oh, and Malik, stop trying to measure up to Zach.
00:55:49I coached this kid all the way through the youth circuit.
00:55:52He's a defensive stopper with sick handles and deep three-point range.
00:55:56Not some streetball casual like you.
00:55:59That's right, Malik.
00:56:00Dudes who suck at hoops are everywhere.
00:56:02But you know what the worst thing is?
00:56:03Scrubs with irrational confidence like you.
00:56:06Whatever.
00:56:07You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
00:56:09Malik was born to take L's, and he'll die that way too.
00:56:14Really?
00:56:15Last time I checked, the only one taking an L today is going to be your precious son, Zach.
00:56:20What the hell did you just say?
00:56:22Denise, do you hear the shit your son's pouting?
00:56:25This is exactly why I left you.
00:56:27Look at him.
00:56:27Look at him lying through his teeth.
00:56:29He got that straight from his mother.
00:56:33Listen closely.
00:56:34My mom's the kindest, most honest person I've ever met.
00:56:38The real problem is those who use her kindness as an excuse to bully her!
00:56:48Kindness?
00:56:48Honesty?
00:56:49What the fuck does that get you?
00:56:51Now I've got Zach and Roxanne, and we're climbing the ladder.
00:56:54We're on a whole other planet, while you're still busting your ass doing cheap blue-collar work
00:56:59like some dirt-poor, destitute scum.
00:57:03Sam, listen to me.
00:57:05Malik did get signed by the Lakers.
00:57:07And he's not just a rookie, he's the number one draft pick.
00:57:10When that timer goes out, you'll eat every word you just said.
00:57:14Get out of here.
00:57:15All the lies you could have told, and you say he's the number one pick?
00:57:18Denise, Malik's a high school dropout who's been working minimum wage jobs to stay afloat.
00:57:23Number one, my fucking ass.
00:57:24Malik, you sure talk a pretty big game for a good-for-nothing failure.
00:57:28You think I don't know the real you?
00:57:30Then tell me.
00:57:32Tell me who you think I am.
00:57:34Gladly.
00:57:34You're an idiot who dropped out of school, poured yourself out to old ladies, and got arrested for it.
00:57:39Now you're a broke, jobless ex-con living in abdite poverty, so you show up here trying to ride my
00:57:44son's coattails.
00:57:45Sam, you can insult me all you want, but Malik is your son.
00:57:50How could you speak so cruelly about someone you helped bring into this life?
00:57:53What kind of father are you?
00:58:05You think I can't see what this is?
00:58:08All this talk about Sam?
00:58:09Sam, Malik's your son.
00:58:11You're just saying that to score a handout.
00:58:13Here.
00:58:14Take the cash, grab your man-weir of a son, and get the hell out of my face.
00:58:19Yeah, fuck off already!
00:58:27We don't want your money.
00:58:29I raised Malik on my own.
00:58:31I never asked you for a cent.
00:58:34Oh, I see.
00:58:36Not enough?
00:58:42Sam, what are you doing?
00:58:44Here.
00:58:44This is more than you'll make in the next six months.
00:58:48Now take it, and skedaddle.
00:59:11What's the matter?
00:59:12Go on, pick it up!
00:59:14My mom just told you.
00:59:16We don't want your dirty money.
00:59:18Fucking hell, and we were being so generous, too!
00:59:21Apologize now!
00:59:22I don't think so.
00:59:24The only ones apologizing today are going to be you, your mom, and Mr. Samuel Carter.
00:59:31In 50 seconds, you'll be hit by a wave of regret unlike anything you've ever experienced.
00:59:37Talking trash on the top franchise's turf?
00:59:39Know your place, asshole!
00:59:41My son just got signed by the top franchise.
00:59:43Ten-day contract or not, he's in the big leagues now.
00:59:46And me?
00:59:47I'm a coach who raised a pro.
00:59:49I'll be famous.
00:59:50What could I possibly regret?
00:59:51That's right.
00:59:52Keep this nonsense up, and I'll have security drag you out!
00:59:56If security dragged me out, this party wouldn't last another minute.
01:00:06This lavish banquet you're attending, it's all thanks to my son.
01:00:10How can you all still not see that?
01:00:18This is hilarious!
01:00:20What kind of drugs are you on to be saying shit like that?
01:00:23Enough!
01:00:24Security!
01:00:25Get them out of here!
01:00:31That's Madeline Barnes, the Lakers' owner!
01:00:34And there's Leela Barnes!
01:00:49Mom, Dad, did you see that?
01:00:50Lila just blew me a kiss!
01:00:52We saw it, baby!
01:00:53She must be your new number one fan!
01:00:55This is huge!
01:00:57Forget a ten-day contract.
01:00:58You'll be a rotation player any day now!
01:01:01Who knows, you might even crack the starting lineup!
01:01:06Let's go!
01:01:07You sure that kiss was for you?
01:01:10Who else would it be for?
01:01:12Your bum-ass?
01:01:13Malik, face the facts.
01:01:15Zach's him.
01:01:17And you're not.
01:01:18Now just walk away before the whole world sees what a poser you are.
01:01:22When that rookie list drops, we'll see who's really him.
01:01:35Malik, you goddamn bastard!
01:01:37Welcome, everyone, to the Lakers' official rookie showcase in Pinefield County.
01:01:45To all the rookies, veteran players, and members of the press, thank you for being here.
01:01:50I'm thrilled to announce that at this year's NBA Draft Combine, a dark horse came out of
01:01:54Pinefield County and shocked the whole world!
01:01:57This young, up-and-coming star ended Pinefield County's long drought, getting drafted by the
01:02:01Lakers and becoming the first player from our county to make the NBA in more than 30 years!
01:02:05Baby, you're the first pro player from Pinefield County in three decades, and the Lakers already
01:02:12loves you!
01:02:13Malik isn't even fit to shine your shoes!
01:02:15Forget that bummer, Malik.
01:02:16He's bad luck!
01:02:18Let's welcome him now to share his story and discuss his remarkable rise to success.
01:02:24Go ahead, son.
01:02:25Take the stage.
01:02:27Take the stage.
01:02:44Hey, everyone.
01:02:46I'm Zach Foster, making history for Pinefield County, getting picked by the Lakers.
01:02:53But really, I owe it all to my dad.
01:02:55He was with me every day, training with me, keeping me disciplined.
01:03:00Hold up.
01:03:01You said you signed with the team?
01:03:03What's your position?
01:03:07I'm a backup point guard, the one on the 10-day contract.
01:03:09Why?
01:03:12Ridiculous!
01:03:12The player who made history, who signed with the Lakers straight out of the Combine, is
01:03:17the number one draft pick.
01:03:19You're a garbage-time backup.
01:03:20You don't even belong on the same court as him.
01:03:22And the name of that top overall pick is Malik Carter!
01:03:29What?
01:03:32Malik?
01:03:35Malik's this year's top overall pick?
01:03:45No.
01:03:47No way.
01:03:48Malik can't be the number one pick.
01:03:50It's impossible.
01:03:51Yeah, you guys have the wrong person, right?
01:03:53It's a mistake.
01:03:54It has to be.
01:03:55He dropped out of high school.
01:03:57He's a nobody.
01:03:57How the hell could he be a top pick?
01:03:59That's preposterous.
01:04:00The number one draft pick is Malik Carter from Drywill.
01:04:04A poor town, yes, but that's exactly what makes his story so powerful.
01:04:08Him going number one is the biggest news of the year in the NBA.
01:04:12You got a problem with that?
01:04:15Holy shit!
01:04:16This Malik Carter's the real deal.
01:04:18He sounds like the next big thing.
01:04:19And his own father was just talking down on him?
01:04:22What a joke.
01:04:23Get the cameras on that and have the guy canceled.
01:04:28No.
01:04:30No way.
01:04:31This isn't real.
01:04:33This isn't real.
01:04:36Malik!
01:04:36Say something!
01:04:38Tell them it's a mistake!
01:04:39You little punk!
01:04:40When the Lakers draft someone, it's never a mistake!
01:04:43It's one thing to be a third-string scrub, but verbally abusing our new franchise player?
01:04:47Folks, we're calling a meeting with the coaching staff.
01:04:49In light of this stunt, we're reevaluating whether Zach Forster deserves a spot on our team.
01:05:00Wait!
01:05:01Please, don't cut Zach from the team.
01:05:03We were just shocked by Malik's story.
01:05:05That's all.
01:05:06We didn't see it coming.
01:05:07Shocked?
01:05:08You're his father.
01:05:10And you coach too, right?
01:05:12A kid with that much raw talent, and you never even saw it?
01:05:15God handed you an incredible son.
01:05:17You abandoned him and didn't pay a penny of child support.
01:05:20But even after all that, he still wanted you here to celebrate with him.
01:05:23And what did you do?
01:05:25You insulted him, stomped all over him, treated him like dirt.
01:05:28You're an utterly despicable human being.
01:05:31What have I done?
01:05:34My son was the real talent.
01:05:36He was right in front of me, and I chose a third-stringer instead.
01:05:42And you?
01:05:44Tonight is a celebration of our drafted rookies, future pillars of this franchise.
01:05:50Laker icons are here to witness it.
01:05:52But you, a player on a 10-day contract, thought you could step forward and pass as the headliner?
01:05:59Forget the meeting.
01:06:00Your contract's off.
01:06:01You're arrogant, dishonest, and a disgrace to our team.
01:06:05You're not just off the Lakers.
01:06:06We'll make sure you're blacklisted across the whole goddamn league.
01:06:09Scratch that.
01:06:09The whole world!
01:06:10You'll never play organized basketball again.
01:06:14No.
01:06:16This can't be real.
01:06:19This has to be a nightmare.
01:06:23Mrs. Barnes, please.
01:06:24This is all a misunderstanding.
01:06:26I'm begging you, just give Zach one more chance.
01:06:29Relax, Zach.
01:06:30Being banned from the league won't kill you.
01:06:32At worst, you'll just be out there cleaning shoes for a living.
01:06:36Go say a few words.
01:06:48Me?
01:06:48Clean shoes?
01:06:49Hell no, I'm a fucking star.
01:07:10Coach, Logan, Andre.
01:07:12What would I do without you guys?
01:07:19You two okay?
01:07:23I'm fine.
01:07:25Thanks to all of you.
01:07:28Malik, who the hell is this clown?
01:07:30Yeah.
01:07:31Anyone who's got beef with Malik has beef with us, too.
01:07:42Thank you, all of you.
01:07:44I'll take it from here.
01:07:45Zach Foster, we were going to just blacklist you, but now you've committed attempted murder.
01:07:51Take him to the police.
01:07:53Now!
01:07:53No, please, please!
01:08:01You loser!
01:08:03You're going to jail for trying to hurt my Malik!
01:08:06No, I'm not a criminal.
01:08:08I'm a star player.
01:08:09I'm supposed to be him.
01:08:11Dad!
01:08:11Mom!
01:08:12Help!
01:08:13I can't go to jail!
01:08:14Don't let them take me!
01:08:19Zach!
01:08:20Do something!
01:08:21Help him!
01:08:22Don't drag me into this.
01:08:24I'm not that kid's father.
01:08:26Malik's my real son.
01:08:27I don't even know you guys!
01:08:31Samuel Carter, you backstabbing piece of shit!
01:08:34I swear I'll make you pay!
01:08:40Malik, Denise, please, just give me another chance.
01:08:44I've missed you both, I swear.
01:08:45Malik blood's thicker than water, right?
01:08:47I'm your father.
01:08:48Samuel, I'm the number one draft pick in the NBA now,
01:08:50and you're just my deadbeat dad who ran from us the second life got hard.
01:08:53So tell me, do you regret it now?
01:08:59But Malik, I really am sorry.
01:09:02I regret it every single day.
01:09:04I was blind, stupid.
01:09:06Everything was my fault.
01:09:08Please, son, just give me a chance.
01:09:10Let's fix this.
01:09:11Let's be a family again.
01:09:15Don't call me son.
01:09:16We cut ties a long time ago, and from now on, my last name isn't Carter anymore.
01:09:20I'm taking my mother's surname.
01:09:22From this moment forward, my name is Malik Grant.
01:09:25Move.
01:09:26You're in my way.
01:09:28I...
01:09:30I'm Malik Carter, this year's top overall pick.
01:09:33But the road I took here probably doesn't look like most of yours.
01:09:36It's true.
01:09:37I dropped out of high school.
01:09:38The only time I had to train was between shifts at whatever job I could get.
01:09:41I only made it to the combine because my coach and teammates sold their things to get me there.
01:09:47I'm not saying this to put myself on a pedestal.
01:09:50I'm saying it to give thanks.
01:09:52Everything I am today, I owe to the people who believed in me.
01:10:00And no one believes in me more than my coach, Darnell Parker.
01:10:08To help cover my room and board for the combine, Coach Darnell sold his beloved pickup truck.
01:10:15His only means of transportation.
01:10:18And I can't forget my brothers, Logan, Andre, Jamal, Kyle.
01:10:24They were my teammates, my best friends.
01:10:27We trained every day on a beat-up court in our neighborhood.
01:10:29Only one rickety hoop with no net.
01:10:32When I left for the combine, they handed me their waiter tips, their car wash money,
01:10:36even the few dollars they saved by quitting coffee.
01:10:39Malik, I've got some cash saved up from washing cars all these years.
01:10:42Take it.
01:10:43Use it for the combine.
01:10:45Malik, take mine too.
01:10:46I've been saving my tips from waiting tables.
01:10:48Here's my share, Malik.
01:10:51Malik, coach, where'd you even get this much?
01:10:53Wait, did you sell your pickup truck?
01:10:55That old truck's been with me for 20 years.
01:10:59Carried me through every chapter of my life.
01:11:02And now it's going to carry you one step closer to your dream.
01:11:06Your mom's right.
01:11:08You've got to go to the combine.
01:11:10You've got to show those scouts what you've got.
01:11:13We all believe in you, Malik.
01:11:21And finally,
01:11:24the person I owe the most to,
01:11:27my mother, Denise Grant.
01:11:32I don't think you truly understand just how incredible you are.
01:11:35You had me when you were only 19.
01:11:38My pops jumped ship before I was even born.
01:11:41He took everything, every cent you'd saved up,
01:11:43even the money you set away from my college fund.
01:11:46He took everything, every cent you'd saved up,
01:11:48even the money you set aside from my college fund.
01:11:51When I turned five,
01:11:52we started moving from one apartment to the next.
01:11:55A single mom with an over-energetic little boy.
01:11:58Everywhere we went,
01:12:00people didn't want us.
01:12:02And you were only 24,
01:12:04still learning how to survive in this world.
01:12:07For as long as I can remember,
01:12:09I've had one dream,
01:12:10to give you a home.
01:12:12One that belongs to you.
01:12:14One that you can retire and grow old in.
01:12:16When I was 10,
01:12:17I'd see you wake up in the middle of the night
01:12:18holding your stomach in pain.
01:12:20I didn't understand it then,
01:12:21but later I learned that it was hunger.
01:12:24You skipped meals so I could have enough to eat.
01:12:26You went to bed every night on an empty stomach.
01:12:28When I started playing ball at age 12,
01:12:30you stood by me.
01:12:31You counted every made free throw,
01:12:32every mile I ran.
01:12:33You kept me straight,
01:12:34kept me from going down the wrong path.
01:12:36You told me that the one thing
01:12:37no one can ever take from us is our dignity.
01:12:40Without you,
01:12:40I wouldn't be standing here.
01:12:42You gave me faith,
01:12:43gave me strength.
01:12:44You gave me clothes when you had none,
01:12:46food when you were starving.
01:12:48You gave me everything.
01:12:49You're youth,
01:12:50you're time,
01:12:50you're love.
01:12:51Mom,
01:12:51you're the real MVP.
01:12:59Wow.
01:13:00Wow.
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