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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:16,166 --> 00:00:18,916 Yes, let me transfer you... One moment, please. 2 00:00:20,875 --> 00:00:22,958 Brooke Shields : ...American life at this point where, 3 00:00:23,041 --> 00:00:25,958 if they're intelligent, if they're fairly strong 4 00:00:26,041 --> 00:00:29,125 and rather sure of themselves, they represent a threat... 5 00:00:29,208 --> 00:00:30,541 - He still in there? - Room 12. 6 00:00:30,625 --> 00:00:32,750 There's a photographer in front. 7 00:00:32,833 --> 00:00:34,333 They want to let him out the back. 8 00:00:34,416 --> 00:00:35,791 Just to make sure nobody sees him. 9 00:00:35,875 --> 00:00:37,083 - Okay. - Okay. Thanks. 10 00:01:10,833 --> 00:01:12,291 Man: Earvin? 11 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,125 Um... when you're ready? 12 00:01:23,666 --> 00:01:25,125 Right. 13 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,083 Right on. 14 00:02:32,541 --> 00:02:35,500 ("My Favorite Mutiny" by The Coup playing 15 00:04:04,416 --> 00:04:07,625 God damn. Basketball. 16 00:04:07,708 --> 00:04:09,541 I mean, look at it. 17 00:04:11,291 --> 00:04:12,916 It's like great sex. 18 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,666 It's always moving. 19 00:04:14,750 --> 00:04:17,000 It's rhythmic. It's... 20 00:04:17,083 --> 00:04:18,791 up close and personal. 21 00:04:18,875 --> 00:04:21,208 There's no pads or helmets for protection. 22 00:04:21,291 --> 00:04:23,166 It's just you 23 00:04:23,250 --> 00:04:25,166 and these other guys out there, 24 00:04:25,250 --> 00:04:27,125 trying to get the ball into the hoop. 25 00:04:27,208 --> 00:04:28,750 It's a beautiful thing, 26 00:04:28,833 --> 00:04:31,541 and every single one of those guys plays that game 27 00:04:31,625 --> 00:04:35,708 with their own unique pizazz and style. 28 00:04:35,791 --> 00:04:39,083 It's sexy. Come on. 29 00:04:39,166 --> 00:04:41,291 I mean, if there's two things in this world 30 00:04:41,375 --> 00:04:43,083 that make me believe in God, 31 00:04:43,166 --> 00:04:46,291 it's sex and basketball. 32 00:04:46,375 --> 00:04:47,958 You know? 33 00:04:48,958 --> 00:04:50,958 Hon? 34 00:04:51,041 --> 00:04:53,708 - Honey? - I'm sleeping. 35 00:04:53,791 --> 00:04:57,041 I know. I was just saying about sex and basketball and... 36 00:04:57,125 --> 00:04:59,583 Yeah, I have a test in the morning. 37 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:01,791 - You do? - Mm-hmm. 38 00:05:02,708 --> 00:05:04,416 Her loss. 39 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:07,166 That makes you the first to know. 40 00:05:07,250 --> 00:05:08,708 I'm about to buy a team. 41 00:05:13,916 --> 00:05:15,708 Dynamite. 42 00:05:15,791 --> 00:05:18,125 The National Basketball Association. 43 00:05:18,208 --> 00:05:19,791 The NBA. 44 00:05:19,875 --> 00:05:20,875 You've heard of it, right? 45 00:05:20,958 --> 00:05:22,666 Of course, you have. Who hasn't? 46 00:05:22,750 --> 00:05:24,500 I'll tell you who. Them. 47 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Young people, hip people, 48 00:05:31,083 --> 00:05:32,333 fashionable people. 49 00:05:32,416 --> 00:05:33,625 Pardon the expression, 50 00:05:33,708 --> 00:05:35,500 but the kind of people you might wanna have 51 00:05:35,583 --> 00:05:37,208 a little fun with. 52 00:05:39,625 --> 00:05:42,750 Oh hey, Dr. Buss. No breakfast this morning? 53 00:05:42,833 --> 00:05:45,083 Nah, not today. 54 00:05:45,166 --> 00:05:47,541 - I'm going to buy the Lakers. - Ah, no kiddin'? 55 00:05:47,625 --> 00:05:49,500 Tell 'em a win the championship one of these days. 56 00:05:49,583 --> 00:05:51,750 - I'll do what I can, Fred. - You got it, brother. 57 00:05:51,833 --> 00:05:53,958 Welcome to sunny Los Angeles. 58 00:05:54,041 --> 00:05:55,583 Great for tans... 59 00:05:55,666 --> 00:05:57,541 shit for fans. 60 00:05:58,583 --> 00:05:59,833 The fact that Fred there even knew 61 00:05:59,916 --> 00:06:02,458 someone who won a championship makes him special. 62 00:06:03,750 --> 00:06:06,791 So why is the NBA so unpopular!? 63 00:06:06,875 --> 00:06:09,208 Yeah, the press says we have an image problem. 64 00:06:09,291 --> 00:06:10,333 But to most people, 65 00:06:10,416 --> 00:06:13,708 the biggest problem is the image is too dark. 66 00:06:13,791 --> 00:06:15,750 - Let's go get 'em. - Come on, let's do this. 67 00:06:17,625 --> 00:06:20,916 But I didn't make a fortune bettin' on the sure thing. 68 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,041 I made it buyin' low 69 00:06:23,125 --> 00:06:24,583 and sellin' high. 70 00:06:27,916 --> 00:06:31,666 So, Buss came up to 67.5 million. 71 00:06:31,750 --> 00:06:34,375 But he's hoping you'll agree to half of it in property 72 00:06:34,458 --> 00:06:36,000 instead of cash. 73 00:06:36,083 --> 00:06:37,666 - Is that the Chrysler building? - Yeah. 74 00:06:37,750 --> 00:06:40,500 The guy picks buildings like a toddler at a toy store. 75 00:06:40,583 --> 00:06:42,583 - Whatever's shiniest. - Just get it done, 76 00:06:42,666 --> 00:06:46,000 so I can give the cunt her fucking money. 77 00:06:46,083 --> 00:06:47,916 Oh, I'm not the cunt he's talking about. 78 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,208 That's his soon-to-be ex-wife. 79 00:06:51,583 --> 00:06:53,416 - Attendance numbers? - Down a little. 80 00:06:53,500 --> 00:06:55,708 - Oh shit. - We have to disclose that. 81 00:06:55,791 --> 00:06:59,833 No, I don't have to disclose these if I've never seen them. 82 00:07:01,208 --> 00:07:02,500 Mrs. Rothman. 83 00:07:02,583 --> 00:07:05,666 : Undo a couple of buttons, maybe he won't notice. 84 00:07:05,750 --> 00:07:07,250 Come on, get in there. 85 00:07:09,291 --> 00:07:12,708 Come on! Jerry, just take the night. 86 00:07:12,791 --> 00:07:14,833 Alright? We'll come back tomorrow, you know? 87 00:07:14,916 --> 00:07:16,375 J-just think this through. 88 00:07:16,458 --> 00:07:19,791 We are trading in an empire of-of real estate for what? 89 00:07:19,875 --> 00:07:22,291 - I know. - Twelve tall guys in tennis shoes? 90 00:07:22,375 --> 00:07:24,375 Frank Mariani, my business partner 91 00:07:24,458 --> 00:07:25,625 and personal wet blanket. 92 00:07:25,708 --> 00:07:27,791 He thinks this whole thing is a bad idea. 93 00:07:27,875 --> 00:07:30,708 - Wait, wait, wait-- bad? 94 00:07:30,791 --> 00:07:32,583 - Try catastrophic. 95 00:07:32,666 --> 00:07:34,875 The entire league is on the verge of bankruptcy. 96 00:07:34,958 --> 00:07:37,125 There may not be an NBA in five years. 97 00:07:37,208 --> 00:07:38,791 - 5:00 already? - He's wearing Levi's. 98 00:07:38,875 --> 00:07:40,791 - Who? - Buss. He's worth, like, 80 million, 99 00:07:40,875 --> 00:07:44,208 and he's wearing jeans with frayed hems. 100 00:07:44,291 --> 00:07:46,625 - What are you doing? - I'm trying to keep my job. 101 00:07:48,375 --> 00:07:49,416 Put them away. I'll go. 102 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:50,541 - Are you sure? - Yes. 103 00:07:58,833 --> 00:08:00,333 What? 104 00:08:02,750 --> 00:08:04,166 Hello, gentlemen. 105 00:08:04,250 --> 00:08:06,583 Oh jeez, I'll take a G&T, hon. 106 00:08:06,666 --> 00:08:08,166 Get it yourself, Frank. 107 00:08:08,250 --> 00:08:10,041 - Claire Rothman? - Pleasure. 108 00:08:10,125 --> 00:08:13,125 Frank, you are lookin' at the gal who was the first one 109 00:08:13,208 --> 00:08:15,125 to put a rock-and-roll act in a sports arena. 110 00:08:15,208 --> 00:08:17,250 Wow. Yeah. 111 00:08:17,333 --> 00:08:19,666 I'm a fan. Pleasure. 112 00:08:19,750 --> 00:08:22,291 Mrs. Rothman's deal is with me. 113 00:08:22,375 --> 00:08:24,291 Maybe I can throw her in. 114 00:08:24,375 --> 00:08:26,666 Jack! 115 00:08:26,750 --> 00:08:28,250 Jack Cooke: Mr. Buss. 116 00:08:28,333 --> 00:08:30,875 It's actually Dr. Buss, but who's measuring? 117 00:08:30,958 --> 00:08:32,583 So, we got a deal? 118 00:08:32,666 --> 00:08:34,958 One concern. Liquidity. 119 00:08:35,041 --> 00:08:38,291 You're asking to put up half the total price in land swaps, 120 00:08:38,375 --> 00:08:40,416 but you'll still owe the rest in cash. 121 00:08:40,500 --> 00:08:41,875 We'll have it. 122 00:08:41,958 --> 00:08:43,375 We don't have it. 123 00:08:43,458 --> 00:08:45,166 Shut up, Frank. 124 00:08:46,375 --> 00:08:48,791 - We have a deal. - Fantastic. 125 00:08:48,875 --> 00:08:51,291 We don't have it, by the way, but we'll get it. We'll get it. 126 00:08:54,083 --> 00:08:55,958 So for those of you keepin' score at home, 127 00:08:56,041 --> 00:08:58,708 I just promised to pay $67.5 million 128 00:08:58,791 --> 00:09:00,208 for the whole shebang. 129 00:09:00,291 --> 00:09:02,125 So you take half of that in real estate, 130 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:03,666 you subtract the $18 million 131 00:09:03,750 --> 00:09:05,583 I already gave them as a down payment... 132 00:09:05,666 --> 00:09:09,791 and you're left with $15.75 million 133 00:09:09,875 --> 00:09:11,666 due in cash, in 30 days. 134 00:09:11,750 --> 00:09:15,208 Now, I'm a guy with some bucks, but it's in assets and holdings. 135 00:09:15,291 --> 00:09:17,583 So, right now, I've got about... 136 00:09:17,666 --> 00:09:21,041 120 grand in the bank. 137 00:09:23,208 --> 00:09:24,875 So, yeah. 138 00:09:24,958 --> 00:09:27,000 I gotta move some things around. 139 00:09:29,375 --> 00:09:30,875 I hate him. 140 00:09:32,708 --> 00:09:33,875 Uh, no, I hate him! 141 00:09:33,958 --> 00:09:35,666 Jeanie Buss: You signed the deal? 142 00:09:35,750 --> 00:09:37,458 Jerry Buss: I still gotta shuffle some cash around, 143 00:09:37,541 --> 00:09:39,250 but, yeah. We're pretty much there. 144 00:09:41,083 --> 00:09:42,833 Dad, I want to work for you. 145 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:44,916 Jerry Buss: Jeanie, come on. 146 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,250 What? 147 00:09:47,333 --> 00:09:49,583 I'm having a hard time imagining Jerry West 148 00:09:49,666 --> 00:09:52,958 and Bill Sharman taking orders from Miss Palisades. 149 00:09:53,041 --> 00:09:56,333 - Which I'm very proud of. - Just tell them to take it from Miss Buss. 150 00:09:56,416 --> 00:09:58,166 And I'm not asking to... 151 00:09:58,250 --> 00:09:59,958 give orders. 152 00:10:00,041 --> 00:10:01,750 I'm asking to work. 153 00:10:01,833 --> 00:10:03,541 I'm gonna tell your mother, "She's leaving school 154 00:10:03,625 --> 00:10:05,666 - to work for me." - Just give me a chance! 155 00:10:05,750 --> 00:10:07,958 Alright, let's have an interview. So... 156 00:10:08,916 --> 00:10:10,916 summer draft. 157 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,791 - You know what the summer draft is. - Yes! 158 00:10:12,875 --> 00:10:15,458 - I hope so. So... 159 00:10:15,541 --> 00:10:18,458 Right. So, if the Lakers win the coin toss, 160 00:10:18,541 --> 00:10:20,291 - you'll get top pick. - Right, so who do I pick? 161 00:10:20,375 --> 00:10:22,958 It's easy. Two best guys just played each other for the college title. 162 00:10:23,041 --> 00:10:25,250 - Oh my, folks. The most awaited 163 00:10:25,333 --> 00:10:27,958 match-up in college basketball history. 164 00:10:28,041 --> 00:10:30,666 Two teams, led by two men. 165 00:10:30,750 --> 00:10:33,416 From Indiana State, Larry Bird, 166 00:10:33,500 --> 00:10:34,875 the hard-working, 167 00:10:34,958 --> 00:10:36,125 disciplined, 168 00:10:36,208 --> 00:10:37,625 all-American boy. 169 00:10:39,041 --> 00:10:41,291 Versus Earvin Johnson Jr., 170 00:10:41,375 --> 00:10:42,666 the show-stopping, 171 00:10:42,750 --> 00:10:44,166 naturally gifted 172 00:10:44,250 --> 00:10:45,708 physical specimen 173 00:10:45,791 --> 00:10:47,416 out of Michigan State. 174 00:10:47,500 --> 00:10:49,291 From those two guys, who do I choose? 175 00:10:49,375 --> 00:10:52,708 Trick question. Bird's already going to the Boston Celtics. 176 00:10:52,791 --> 00:10:55,125 You're right, and I'm glad they took him. 177 00:10:55,208 --> 00:10:57,250 All those owners that were watching that game, 178 00:10:57,333 --> 00:10:58,958 they were blinded by the white. 179 00:10:59,041 --> 00:11:00,000 I don't care who you are, 180 00:11:00,083 --> 00:11:02,625 if you're Black, white, or polka dot. 181 00:11:02,708 --> 00:11:05,500 If you're a human being with two eyes and a heart, 182 00:11:05,583 --> 00:11:07,791 that kid makes you feel good. 183 00:11:09,125 --> 00:11:10,583 That's why they call him-- 184 00:11:10,666 --> 00:11:13,125 Christine Johnson: Do not use that nickname in this house. 185 00:11:13,208 --> 00:11:15,000 But Mama! 186 00:11:15,083 --> 00:11:16,625 It's right here in black and white! 187 00:11:16,708 --> 00:11:18,250 I don't care if it's written in rainbow. 188 00:11:18,333 --> 00:11:21,916 His name is Earvin, and in this house, that's what we call him. 189 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,750 That's right! You heard the woman! Show some respect! 190 00:11:26,041 --> 00:11:28,083 Mama could scare Jesus off the cross. 191 00:11:30,625 --> 00:11:34,041 She a Seventh Day Adventist, so she say magic the devil's work. 192 00:11:37,291 --> 00:11:39,333 Devil can't hoop like me though. 193 00:11:39,416 --> 00:11:41,125 Christine Johnson: Don't blaspheme, Junior. 194 00:11:41,208 --> 00:11:43,291 Yes, Mama. 195 00:11:45,041 --> 00:11:47,000 Hey, Junior! Huh! 196 00:11:47,083 --> 00:11:49,666 Junior, tell your mama not to burn the chicken this time. 197 00:11:49,750 --> 00:11:51,208 That's between y'all, Aunt Ethel. 198 00:11:53,708 --> 00:11:56,458 - Where's Pop? - You know the city wouldn't let him off his double. 199 00:11:56,541 --> 00:11:57,916 That's the third double this week. 200 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,791 You know Pop. Takes the doubles when he can get 'em. 201 00:11:59,875 --> 00:12:02,000 Man will work himself to death. 202 00:12:02,083 --> 00:12:04,916 - Guess I get Pop's chair. - Yeah. 203 00:12:07,250 --> 00:12:09,333 Come on in, Mama! Be any minute! 204 00:12:09,416 --> 00:12:12,291 Hey, Earvin, I want you to go to Chicago. 205 00:12:12,375 --> 00:12:15,583 Yeah, but, you know, I'm tryin' to be a sunny Californian, 206 00:12:15,666 --> 00:12:17,708 - you know what I'm sayin'? - Ooh-ho-ho! 207 00:12:20,500 --> 00:12:23,750 David Stern: Larry, the, uh, press are here for the coin flip. 208 00:12:23,833 --> 00:12:25,041 - Hey, Larry. - Sit down, fellas. 209 00:12:25,125 --> 00:12:26,541 If you ask me, the real number one 210 00:12:26,625 --> 00:12:27,958 already went to Boston, 211 00:12:28,041 --> 00:12:30,375 that fair-haired boy from Indiana. 212 00:12:30,458 --> 00:12:32,083 He's a real hard worker. 213 00:12:32,166 --> 00:12:33,541 - They're on. - Chicago? 214 00:12:33,625 --> 00:12:35,666 - Can you hear me? - What? 215 00:12:35,750 --> 00:12:38,041 Larry O'Brien : Chicago, can you hear me now? 216 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:40,000 - Yeah, yeah. This is Chicago. We got you. 217 00:12:40,083 --> 00:12:42,208 - O'Brien: Los Angeles, you hear me alright? - Fine. 218 00:12:42,291 --> 00:12:43,500 Alright. We got a coin? 219 00:12:43,583 --> 00:12:45,375 Oh, uh... 220 00:12:45,458 --> 00:12:47,166 No. Gentlemen, a quarter, anyone? 221 00:12:47,250 --> 00:12:49,541 - O'Brien: Somebody got a coin? - A fuckin' coin? 222 00:12:49,625 --> 00:12:50,541 Can you believe this shit? 223 00:12:50,625 --> 00:12:52,041 I'll find one. Excuse me. 224 00:12:52,125 --> 00:12:53,750 - O'Brien: We're... for a-- - I'm sorry. 225 00:12:53,833 --> 00:12:54,958 Can, can you repeat that? 226 00:12:55,041 --> 00:12:56,708 O'Brien: We're waiting for a coin! One second! 227 00:12:56,791 --> 00:12:58,666 - You can use any coin you want. - O'Brien: Hang on! 228 00:12:58,750 --> 00:12:59,958 Want me to ask outside? 229 00:13:00,041 --> 00:13:02,333 Found one. I think I got the gum off. 230 00:13:02,416 --> 00:13:03,833 We got a coin here! 231 00:13:03,916 --> 00:13:06,333 Chicago, coin toss, heads or tails? 232 00:13:06,416 --> 00:13:08,583 Heads. Let's go heads. 233 00:13:08,666 --> 00:13:10,458 Los Angeles, you good with that? 234 00:13:10,541 --> 00:13:12,125 That's fine! 235 00:13:12,208 --> 00:13:15,333 Alright. Come on, Lady Luck. 236 00:13:15,416 --> 00:13:18,500 - You want a side bet, Frank? - No, thank you. This is nerve-wracking. 237 00:13:18,583 --> 00:13:20,875 - Alright, here we go! 238 00:14:09,875 --> 00:14:11,583 Reporter : School board election results for Lansing 239 00:14:11,666 --> 00:14:14,166 show Michael Olfactor defeating Gabe Jesper 240 00:14:14,250 --> 00:14:15,958 by 180 votes, 241 00:14:16,041 --> 00:14:18,208 and Harriet Washington winning easily. 242 00:14:18,291 --> 00:14:20,000 And now, let's go to Peter Froman 243 00:14:20,083 --> 00:14:21,791 for tonight's big story in sports. 244 00:14:21,875 --> 00:14:23,375 Peter Froman: Top story tonight, 245 00:14:23,458 --> 00:14:24,875 the coin flip for the first pick 246 00:14:24,958 --> 00:14:27,500 of the NBA draft between the Los Angeles Lakers 247 00:14:27,583 --> 00:14:28,666 and the Chicago Bulls. 248 00:14:28,750 --> 00:14:29,875 At stake, 249 00:14:29,958 --> 00:14:31,875 local phenom Earvin Magic Johnson. 250 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:33,375 And the winner out of Manhattan, 251 00:14:33,458 --> 00:14:34,958 the Los Angeles Lakers. 252 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,166 The Lakers will get the first pick of the draft, 253 00:14:37,250 --> 00:14:38,916 which will likely be the-all star, 254 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,791 all-American point guard out of Michigan State. 255 00:14:40,875 --> 00:14:43,708 Johnson led the Spartans to an NCAA Championship last year 256 00:14:43,791 --> 00:14:45,833 against Larry Bird in Indiana State. 257 00:14:45,916 --> 00:14:47,125 Seems his-- 258 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,833 Do they even have churches in Los Angeles? 259 00:14:52,916 --> 00:14:56,083 Earvin Johnson: Sure they do, Mama! Biggest in the world! 260 00:14:56,166 --> 00:14:59,583 With some fine chicks filling up them pews! 261 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,291 I tried with this one. He's in your hands now. 262 00:15:10,250 --> 00:15:12,875 I just don't see why we can't keep a good thing going, 263 00:15:12,958 --> 00:15:14,916 no matter where I live. 264 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,458 - Just take more work is all. - For who? 265 00:15:20,583 --> 00:15:23,500 I know what you're thinkin'. 266 00:15:23,583 --> 00:15:25,833 You think I'm gonna get out there with all that sun 267 00:15:25,916 --> 00:15:28,500 and money and whatever. 268 00:15:28,583 --> 00:15:30,875 You think it's gonna change me. 269 00:15:32,375 --> 00:15:35,250 I didn't say change, Earvin. 270 00:15:35,333 --> 00:15:37,875 - I know you. - You know? 271 00:15:42,333 --> 00:15:44,958 You love me. 272 00:15:45,041 --> 00:15:48,000 That's why what we've been doin' has to stop. 273 00:15:50,916 --> 00:15:53,416 Let me get this right. 274 00:15:53,500 --> 00:15:55,625 You gonna roll out... 275 00:15:55,708 --> 00:15:59,208 on one of the top NBA draft picks... 276 00:15:59,291 --> 00:16:02,041 who's about to be a millionaire... 277 00:16:02,125 --> 00:16:04,083 who just adores you... 278 00:16:05,125 --> 00:16:06,708 for what? 279 00:16:08,125 --> 00:16:09,500 For here? 280 00:16:10,125 --> 00:16:11,333 Hey... 281 00:16:14,083 --> 00:16:16,291 That ain't the Cookie I know. 282 00:16:18,458 --> 00:16:20,583 Good luck out there, Earvin. 283 00:16:24,708 --> 00:16:26,458 I'll be rootin' for you. 284 00:16:27,708 --> 00:16:29,041 For real? 285 00:16:31,166 --> 00:16:33,958 You-- You're really gonna walk away? 286 00:16:36,583 --> 00:16:38,791 Just know I ain't gonna be alone! 287 00:16:40,250 --> 00:16:42,500 'Cause everybody want some of Magic! 288 00:16:43,750 --> 00:16:45,750 Jerry West: We don't fuckin' want him. 289 00:16:45,833 --> 00:16:48,916 - Pardon his French. - Oh, pardon my ass, Bill! 290 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,416 I already got a point guard. 291 00:16:51,500 --> 00:16:53,625 - I got Norm Nixon. - Yeah, but you hate Nixon. 292 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:55,583 So, draft me someone I don't hate for change. 293 00:16:55,666 --> 00:16:57,916 He's a generational talent, Jerry. 294 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,416 I mean, hell, he's the most exciting guard 295 00:16:59,500 --> 00:17:00,916 to play the game, hell, since you! 296 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,708 - Says fuckin' who? - Bill Sharman: Who? Me! Everybody! 297 00:17:03,791 --> 00:17:05,791 Fuckin' have them coach, okay? 298 00:17:05,875 --> 00:17:07,125 - Hey, Jerry! - I fuckin' quit! 299 00:17:07,208 --> 00:17:09,708 Done! I'm fuckin' done! I can't even play a game 300 00:17:09,791 --> 00:17:11,541 of fucking golf without you bringing up shit. 301 00:17:11,625 --> 00:17:13,208 He does this all the time. 302 00:17:13,291 --> 00:17:15,750 Jerry West, head coach of the Lakers. 303 00:17:15,833 --> 00:17:17,875 - Basketball legend. 304 00:17:19,375 --> 00:17:22,666 - Oh, bullshit... - Considered a true gentlemen of the sport, 305 00:17:22,750 --> 00:17:24,791 to everyone who does not know him. 306 00:17:27,250 --> 00:17:29,000 In his playing years, 307 00:17:29,083 --> 00:17:31,791 he led the team to the finals against the Celtics 308 00:17:31,875 --> 00:17:33,750 six years in a row. 309 00:17:35,208 --> 00:17:36,333 Six losses. 310 00:17:36,416 --> 00:17:38,291 Announcer 1: Elgin tosses the ball to West. 311 00:17:38,375 --> 00:17:39,750 Look at him shoot! 312 00:17:39,833 --> 00:17:41,416 Thirty points now for Jerry West. 313 00:17:41,500 --> 00:17:43,375 Announcer 2: The building is on their feet and screaming! 314 00:17:43,458 --> 00:17:46,375 They all want Red to light up that cigar. 315 00:17:46,458 --> 00:17:49,750 Announcer 3: Jerry West, who is playing the game of his life out here. 316 00:17:49,833 --> 00:17:51,916 Announcer 4: The Boston Celtics have done it again. 317 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,833 Another jewel in that crown. 318 00:17:53,916 --> 00:17:55,583 Announcer 5: ...series comes down to... 319 00:17:55,666 --> 00:17:57,625 Announcer 6: Jerry West tried to carry his team 320 00:17:57,708 --> 00:17:59,000 and nearly did just that! 321 00:17:59,083 --> 00:18:02,125 ...hell of a series, hell of a team! 322 00:18:05,666 --> 00:18:07,333 Announcer 7: ...victory by Boston, 323 00:18:07,416 --> 00:18:11,000 to the man most valuable during the entire seven games. 324 00:18:11,083 --> 00:18:14,166 Jerry Buss: The last time he played so great, they made him MVP. 325 00:18:14,250 --> 00:18:15,583 Still lost, though. 326 00:18:25,750 --> 00:18:26,791 When he retired, 327 00:18:26,875 --> 00:18:28,041 they made his silhouette 328 00:18:28,125 --> 00:18:30,000 the logo of the league. 329 00:18:30,083 --> 00:18:32,500 West: You think that made me fuckin' happy?! 330 00:18:32,583 --> 00:18:34,125 Well, it didn't! 331 00:18:34,208 --> 00:18:35,541 Let me go talk to him. 332 00:18:35,625 --> 00:18:36,666 ...just having a conversation. 333 00:18:36,750 --> 00:18:38,583 You want a conversation about this? 334 00:18:38,666 --> 00:18:40,291 - If you want, Jerry. - Well, hell, come on over. 335 00:18:40,375 --> 00:18:42,958 You're about to own this shit streak of a fuckin' team. 336 00:18:43,041 --> 00:18:45,500 Do you really wanna know what's wrong with Johnson? 337 00:18:45,583 --> 00:18:47,125 Lay it on me. 338 00:18:47,208 --> 00:18:48,583 One thing. 339 00:18:48,666 --> 00:18:50,291 He's too tall. 340 00:18:50,833 --> 00:18:52,541 Huh. 341 00:18:52,625 --> 00:18:54,083 Sorry, and that's not a positive? 342 00:18:54,166 --> 00:18:55,541 Well, for a five-man, sure, 343 00:18:55,625 --> 00:18:57,041 but not for a fuckin' ball handler. 344 00:18:57,125 --> 00:18:58,958 His ball's gotta travel twice as fuckin' far 345 00:18:59,041 --> 00:19:00,541 - to reach his fingers. - Right. 346 00:19:00,625 --> 00:19:02,916 - He's a walking turnover. - Yeah, but he's a hell of a passer! 347 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,166 He's a showboat! 348 00:19:04,250 --> 00:19:05,833 He's too flashy to play second fiddle to Kareem! 349 00:19:05,916 --> 00:19:07,833 And that's reason number fuckin' two! 350 00:19:07,916 --> 00:19:10,708 Hold on now. Is there a third reason? 351 00:19:10,791 --> 00:19:13,125 : He smiles too much. 352 00:19:13,208 --> 00:19:15,875 Yeah, this is a man's game, and he's soft. 353 00:19:18,083 --> 00:19:20,375 Looks awful nice on a billboard though, Jerry. 354 00:19:20,458 --> 00:19:23,875 Your cocksuckin' motherfuckin' butt-fuckin' billboards 355 00:19:23,958 --> 00:19:26,583 - don't play the game of fuckin' basketball! - Whoa! 356 00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:29,958 - Jerry! Jerry! - Fucking busted my shaft, Pedro. 357 00:19:30,041 --> 00:19:33,083 - On it, Jer. - Pro shop has him on a tab. 358 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:35,416 - He'll come around. - He's got a real nice disposition. 359 00:19:35,500 --> 00:19:38,125 - Fuckin' done... - Hey, I'm with you, Jerry! 360 00:19:38,208 --> 00:19:40,375 Go get yourself a Bloody Mary! I'll see you up there! 361 00:19:40,458 --> 00:19:41,750 He'll come around, 362 00:19:41,833 --> 00:19:44,250 but if you're serious about Johnson, 363 00:19:44,333 --> 00:19:47,083 Jerry's not the guy we gotta be worried about. 364 00:19:47,166 --> 00:19:50,375 - What then, the big fella? - Nah. The little one. 365 00:19:52,875 --> 00:19:55,375 Tune in noon to 3:00 on KCYE... 366 00:19:55,458 --> 00:19:57,083 Norm Nixon. Floor general, 367 00:19:57,166 --> 00:19:59,916 and All-Star point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers. 368 00:20:02,125 --> 00:20:04,708 A-da-da-da-da! 369 00:20:04,791 --> 00:20:07,958 Easy on the clear coat, baby. Shit. 370 00:20:08,041 --> 00:20:10,708 Word on the street is y'all drafted Magic Johnson. 371 00:20:10,791 --> 00:20:13,750 Mm. I'd sure like to have me some of that. 372 00:20:13,833 --> 00:20:17,291 - Mm-hmm. - Ain't he a point guard, too, Norman? 373 00:20:17,375 --> 00:20:19,166 Look. 374 00:20:19,250 --> 00:20:22,458 It's just a meetin'. He ain't drafted yet. Calm down. 375 00:20:22,541 --> 00:20:24,583 Oh no, that ain't what I heard. 376 00:20:24,666 --> 00:20:28,500 Everybody in D-Town saying it's a done deal. 377 00:20:28,583 --> 00:20:32,166 Got to be an advantage being a guard as tall as he is. 378 00:20:32,250 --> 00:20:33,583 Yeah... 379 00:20:33,666 --> 00:20:36,250 When you first came in here, we thought you was the mailman. 380 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,875 - Gave you a stamp and everything! 381 00:20:39,958 --> 00:20:42,458 - Kiss my Black ass, Sharice. - Oh! 382 00:20:42,541 --> 00:20:46,083 Listen, y'all don't know shit about the game of basketball, Athena. 383 00:20:46,166 --> 00:20:48,583 Look, they can draft him if they want to. 384 00:20:48,666 --> 00:20:49,958 I'll just run him off the floor. 385 00:20:50,041 --> 00:20:52,458 Aw. Don't worry, Norman. If you lose your minutes, 386 00:20:52,541 --> 00:20:54,833 maybe Magic can pull your little ass out of a hat. 387 00:20:56,791 --> 00:20:58,125 Athena: I'm surprised Kareem-- 388 00:20:58,208 --> 00:21:01,500 Hey! It's my motherfuckin' team, goddammit! 389 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:04,125 Sharice: Ooh... Okay. 390 00:21:04,208 --> 00:21:05,250 It's my fuckin' team! 391 00:21:10,750 --> 00:21:12,708 Assistant Director: Alright, we're set, boss. 392 00:21:12,791 --> 00:21:14,458 And action. 393 00:21:14,541 --> 00:21:16,583 Wait a minute, I know you. 394 00:21:16,666 --> 00:21:18,416 You're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 395 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:20,541 You play center for the Los Angeles Lakers. 396 00:21:21,416 --> 00:21:22,500 I'm sorry, son, 397 00:21:22,583 --> 00:21:25,250 but you must have me confused with someone else. 398 00:21:25,333 --> 00:21:27,875 My name is Roger Murdock. 399 00:21:27,958 --> 00:21:29,500 I'm the copilot. 400 00:21:29,583 --> 00:21:30,791 You are Kareem. 401 00:21:30,875 --> 00:21:34,875 I've seen you play. My dad's got season tickets. 402 00:21:34,958 --> 00:21:36,916 I think you're the greatest, but my dad says 403 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,000 you don't work hard enough on defense. 404 00:21:40,083 --> 00:21:42,833 And you don't really try except during playoffs. 405 00:21:42,916 --> 00:21:44,958 : The hell I don't! 406 00:21:45,041 --> 00:21:46,958 Listen, kid, I've been hearing that crap 407 00:21:47,041 --> 00:21:48,916 ever since I was at UCLA. 408 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,333 I'm out here busting my buns every night. 409 00:21:51,416 --> 00:21:53,208 You tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier 410 00:21:53,291 --> 00:21:55,458 up and down the court for 48 minutes. 411 00:21:55,541 --> 00:21:57,000 Director: Cut! 412 00:21:58,416 --> 00:22:00,583 Why not-- was OJ not available? 413 00:22:03,916 --> 00:22:05,250 So, how was I? 414 00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:07,916 You were great, babe. Really killer. 415 00:22:09,250 --> 00:22:11,333 I'm trying to do what you told me to. 416 00:22:11,416 --> 00:22:13,458 Trying to project my inner warmth. 417 00:22:13,541 --> 00:22:15,666 Mr. Abdul-Jabbar? 418 00:22:15,750 --> 00:22:18,458 You really are my favorite player. 419 00:22:18,541 --> 00:22:21,291 Do you think maybe we could take a picture? 420 00:22:22,041 --> 00:22:23,500 Fuck off, kid. 421 00:22:23,583 --> 00:22:25,083 : It's my motherfuckin' team. 422 00:22:25,166 --> 00:22:26,666 It's my motherfuckin' team. 423 00:22:26,750 --> 00:22:28,250 Everybody talkin' about "Magic, Magic." 424 00:22:28,333 --> 00:22:30,458 Why is this nigga so magical? 425 00:22:31,833 --> 00:22:33,708 Cap! Ca-- 426 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,958 - Cap! 427 00:22:38,041 --> 00:22:40,166 This is your team, Cap! 428 00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:42,708 Your team! Five-time NBA. 429 00:22:42,791 --> 00:22:44,333 : Five-time... 430 00:22:49,750 --> 00:22:51,083 : Fuck no! 431 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:58,708 - I-I'm just saying-- - You know what I'm about to tell you, 432 00:22:58,791 --> 00:23:01,083 - don't you, Norman? 433 00:23:01,166 --> 00:23:02,458 Fuck off? 434 00:23:02,541 --> 00:23:05,125 - Please. - But, cap, I'm just t-- 435 00:23:07,875 --> 00:23:10,458 : Okay. Alright. You look great, Cheryl. 436 00:23:10,541 --> 00:23:12,625 Cheryl: Thank you, Norman. 437 00:23:13,541 --> 00:23:15,500 - Nice drums. 438 00:23:40,333 --> 00:23:43,500 - Young man, welcome to the Forum. - Thank you, thank you. 439 00:23:43,583 --> 00:23:46,250 Cooke: This is my associate, Dr. Buss. 440 00:23:46,333 --> 00:23:48,250 - Jerry. - Jerry. 441 00:23:48,333 --> 00:23:49,833 Jerry Buss. You the one buyin' the team. 442 00:23:49,916 --> 00:23:51,791 - right? - Yes, I am. 443 00:23:51,875 --> 00:23:53,500 Sir. 444 00:23:53,583 --> 00:23:54,875 - Pleasure to meet you. - Pleasure. 445 00:23:54,958 --> 00:23:56,333 Actually, our deal stipulates 446 00:23:56,416 --> 00:23:59,166 that I steer the ship on personnel decisions 447 00:23:59,250 --> 00:24:01,291 - in the meantime. - Alright, Jack. 448 00:24:01,375 --> 00:24:03,333 Cooke: This way, son. 449 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,083 You know what they say about thoroughbreds? 450 00:24:08,166 --> 00:24:09,916 You can judge one by its appetite. 451 00:24:14,333 --> 00:24:16,708 I hope you brought yours, son. 452 00:24:16,791 --> 00:24:20,000 - Our chef prepared his specialty. - Alright. 453 00:24:20,083 --> 00:24:22,166 You're really pulling out the stops here, Jack. 454 00:24:22,250 --> 00:24:23,666 - Oh yeah. 455 00:24:27,875 --> 00:24:30,250 - Thank you, Tony. - Ta-da! 456 00:24:30,333 --> 00:24:33,458 Alright! Bon appetit! 457 00:24:33,541 --> 00:24:35,541 Bon appetit. 458 00:24:35,625 --> 00:24:36,791 I'm, uh, ahem, 459 00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:40,083 I'm told you're a city employee, Mr. Johnson. 460 00:24:40,166 --> 00:24:41,916 Yes, sir. Saturdays and Sundays. 461 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,791 Weekdays, I'm on the Chrysler line. 462 00:24:44,875 --> 00:24:46,916 Cooke: Chrysler? 463 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,833 Small world. You'll get a chuckle out of this. 464 00:24:49,916 --> 00:24:52,541 Buss here is selling me the Chrysler Building. 465 00:24:56,458 --> 00:24:57,500 Hmm. 466 00:24:59,291 --> 00:25:01,458 I worked a mill line in Wyoming. 467 00:25:01,541 --> 00:25:03,416 Never ate so good or slept so well, 468 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:05,416 - I'll tell you that. - I know that's right. 469 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:08,166 Buss. Yeah. That hard work, it'll put you to sleep, huh? 470 00:25:08,250 --> 00:25:10,625 - Not built for everybody. - Mm. 471 00:25:14,291 --> 00:25:16,875 What's the matter, son? You haven't touched your food. 472 00:25:17,583 --> 00:25:20,125 Um... 473 00:25:20,208 --> 00:25:22,083 I was wondering, like... 474 00:25:22,166 --> 00:25:24,416 - what is it? 475 00:25:25,250 --> 00:25:26,333 Sand dabs. 476 00:25:26,416 --> 00:25:28,708 - Okay. - Th-they're sand dabs. 477 00:25:28,791 --> 00:25:31,333 It's expensive is what it is. It's a very fine fish. 478 00:25:31,416 --> 00:25:33,625 A delicacy. Take my word for it. 479 00:25:34,208 --> 00:25:35,583 Right. 480 00:25:37,291 --> 00:25:38,958 Could I just get a cheeseburger? 481 00:25:39,041 --> 00:25:41,208 - Earvin Johnson Sr.: Earvin. Earvin. 482 00:25:41,291 --> 00:25:44,583 Come on, Jack. The kid's 19. Get him a burger. 483 00:25:44,666 --> 00:25:46,291 You want one, too, Mr. Johnson? 484 00:25:46,375 --> 00:25:48,625 - I'm alright. - Tony? 485 00:25:48,708 --> 00:25:50,291 Can you please get me a burger, 486 00:25:50,375 --> 00:25:52,125 get this man a burger, and get this young man 487 00:25:52,208 --> 00:25:54,125 right here a burger, with cheese and all that? 488 00:25:54,208 --> 00:25:55,958 - Yeah, everything. - Alright. Everything, the works. 489 00:25:56,041 --> 00:25:57,958 Whatever you got. You want one, Jack? 490 00:25:58,041 --> 00:25:59,875 No, I'm enjoying my sand dab. 491 00:25:59,958 --> 00:26:02,666 Okay, good. Good. 492 00:26:02,750 --> 00:26:04,916 Thank you, Tony. 493 00:26:10,875 --> 00:26:12,250 You should be aware, young man, 494 00:26:12,333 --> 00:26:15,500 that we haven't settled on a pick yet. 495 00:26:15,583 --> 00:26:18,416 That's cool. I haven't settled on a team yet. 496 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:23,083 But, he's not opposed to a fair offer either. Are you, son? 497 00:26:23,166 --> 00:26:25,833 This is a draft, not free agency. 498 00:26:25,916 --> 00:26:28,083 Choice is ours. He goes where he's told. 499 00:26:29,166 --> 00:26:31,750 Or I go back to school, 500 00:26:31,833 --> 00:26:34,166 turn pro next year for a different team. 501 00:26:34,250 --> 00:26:35,625 Huh. 502 00:26:35,708 --> 00:26:37,666 I'm thinkin' 600,000. 503 00:26:42,833 --> 00:26:46,833 Look here, son. Lew Alcindor is the league's biggest star. 504 00:26:46,916 --> 00:26:49,791 - Kareem. - Same difference. 505 00:26:49,875 --> 00:26:52,958 He's also one surly son of a bitch negotiator, 506 00:26:53,041 --> 00:26:56,083 and we closed at 650. 507 00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:58,875 That's why six feels cool. 508 00:26:58,958 --> 00:27:00,833 I mean, for now. 509 00:27:00,916 --> 00:27:02,916 Plus tuition in the summertime, 510 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,708 so I can finish my degree, and, you know, make Mama happy. 511 00:27:05,791 --> 00:27:08,583 Jerry Buss: That's important. 512 00:27:08,666 --> 00:27:10,625 - Don't underestimate mom. - Four. 513 00:27:10,708 --> 00:27:12,916 And you can work your way through school, young man, 514 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,375 just like I did. 515 00:27:15,375 --> 00:27:17,416 Way I see it, Mr. Cooke, 516 00:27:17,500 --> 00:27:19,208 basketball is my work. 517 00:27:20,208 --> 00:27:22,041 And I'm worth six. 518 00:27:23,625 --> 00:27:25,166 This dab ain't half bad. 519 00:27:26,166 --> 00:27:27,750 Look here, boy. 520 00:27:27,833 --> 00:27:29,000 Jerry Buss: Ah... 521 00:27:30,333 --> 00:27:33,250 - 400,000's our final offer. 522 00:27:38,708 --> 00:27:41,583 Mr. Cooke, do what you want with your money. 523 00:27:41,666 --> 00:27:43,708 Hey, Pop, let's go see some movie stars. 524 00:27:43,791 --> 00:27:45,083 Alright, boys! 525 00:27:45,166 --> 00:27:47,166 We're all boys here, right? 526 00:27:47,250 --> 00:27:48,750 We're gonna think it over. 527 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:50,875 I-I'll walk you fellows out, alright? 528 00:27:50,958 --> 00:27:53,083 That alright, Jack? It was a good lunch. 529 00:27:53,166 --> 00:27:55,958 I enjoyed that salad, I'll tell you. 530 00:27:56,041 --> 00:27:59,083 Johnson Sr.: We don't all get the world right out the gate, son. 531 00:28:00,750 --> 00:28:02,791 More money than I've seen in my entire life. 532 00:28:02,875 --> 00:28:04,416 That's what they're giving you, and you say no? 533 00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:06,250 ...really thrilled, especially my husband. 534 00:28:07,291 --> 00:28:09,375 Look where we at, Pop. 535 00:28:09,458 --> 00:28:12,041 We in this fancy-ass hotel. 536 00:28:12,125 --> 00:28:14,375 They fly us out first class. 537 00:28:14,458 --> 00:28:16,458 They do all that shit to get you primed up, 538 00:28:16,541 --> 00:28:19,250 so you jump at the first offer they put in front of your face. 539 00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:22,125 Earvin, pull your head out your ass. 540 00:28:23,958 --> 00:28:27,041 All I know is you got 400,000 541 00:28:27,125 --> 00:28:30,541 in the one hand, nothing in the other. 542 00:28:30,625 --> 00:28:33,416 - Pretty simple choice to me. - That's you, Pop. 543 00:28:34,791 --> 00:28:38,125 When I first got to Everett with all them white kids, 544 00:28:38,208 --> 00:28:40,458 I was scared as hell. 545 00:28:40,541 --> 00:28:43,291 I could've looked down and kept it moving, 546 00:28:43,375 --> 00:28:45,291 but I didn't. 547 00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:47,250 I looked them right in the eyes, 548 00:28:47,333 --> 00:28:51,041 gave them a smile and a State Championship. 549 00:28:52,750 --> 00:28:55,875 And now, they love them some Magic. 550 00:28:55,958 --> 00:29:00,041 Just figured out a different way to deal with them is all. 551 00:29:00,125 --> 00:29:03,208 I learned how to make 'em feel good. 552 00:29:03,291 --> 00:29:04,750 You figure 'em out just like that? 553 00:29:04,833 --> 00:29:08,375 You can have pretty much anything you want. 554 00:29:08,458 --> 00:29:11,750 You know how many times I went left when I should've gone right? 555 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,416 Hm? 556 00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:17,833 Smiled when there was nothing funny? 557 00:29:19,083 --> 00:29:21,666 Took less than I deserved, 558 00:29:21,750 --> 00:29:23,333 but bowed my head and said, 559 00:29:23,416 --> 00:29:26,125 "Thank you, sir," 560 00:29:26,208 --> 00:29:29,000 so you could keep your mind on playing ball? 561 00:29:29,083 --> 00:29:31,791 - Pop... - And for all that, 562 00:29:31,875 --> 00:29:34,875 I get you... telling me... 563 00:29:34,958 --> 00:29:37,750 you know something about this life I don't? 564 00:29:40,583 --> 00:29:41,708 Pop! 565 00:29:48,333 --> 00:29:49,333 Hello? 566 00:29:51,500 --> 00:29:53,375 Hey, Dr. Buss, what's up? 567 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:55,791 West: I mean, Moncrief's my fuckin' guy. 568 00:29:55,875 --> 00:29:58,708 No, Mon-Moncrief is 100% my fuckin' guy. 569 00:29:58,791 --> 00:30:00,208 Come fucking business time, 570 00:30:00,291 --> 00:30:02,708 he was putting up 26, 27, 28. 571 00:30:02,791 --> 00:30:04,583 He really posted the same numbers. 572 00:30:04,666 --> 00:30:05,958 Scotch and soda. 573 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,625 What you got there, Jer? 574 00:30:10,458 --> 00:30:12,083 Pictures of your sister. 575 00:30:13,666 --> 00:30:16,666 Sharman says you're drafting Magic. 576 00:30:21,166 --> 00:30:24,000 You thi-- think I-- Is that right? 577 00:30:24,083 --> 00:30:27,458 Hey, what kind of doctor are you anyway? 578 00:30:27,541 --> 00:30:30,125 Physical chemistry. 579 00:30:30,208 --> 00:30:32,000 - Hm. - Believe it or not, 580 00:30:32,083 --> 00:30:34,375 I used to help design missiles for the government. 581 00:30:35,833 --> 00:30:37,416 But one day, I realized 582 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:40,083 I'd rather build things than blow 'em up. 583 00:30:40,166 --> 00:30:42,125 That was the end of that. 584 00:30:42,208 --> 00:30:43,291 Heavy, man. 585 00:30:43,375 --> 00:30:45,666 Earvin, that's what I wanna do with the Lakers. 586 00:30:46,916 --> 00:30:49,375 I wanna build something special. 587 00:30:49,458 --> 00:30:50,750 Hm. 588 00:30:50,833 --> 00:30:52,583 But I need a partner. 589 00:30:55,500 --> 00:30:56,708 That mean we got a deal? 590 00:30:56,791 --> 00:30:58,375 W-- I take you out for a nice burger, 591 00:30:58,458 --> 00:31:00,208 you just wanna hit me again with that? 592 00:31:00,291 --> 00:31:02,250 600 is a lot, let me tell you. 593 00:31:02,333 --> 00:31:05,583 You know what the Celtics just paid Larry Bird? 594 00:31:07,458 --> 00:31:10,125 - Yeah, I see you smiling. 595 00:31:10,208 --> 00:31:13,583 I mean, I don't see the difference between me and him. 596 00:31:13,666 --> 00:31:15,625 You know, except... 597 00:31:15,708 --> 00:31:19,750 - I kind of did whoop his ass for the national championship. - Yeah, you did. 598 00:31:19,833 --> 00:31:22,208 - Come on. 599 00:31:22,291 --> 00:31:24,375 I'm gonna take you one more place. 600 00:31:24,458 --> 00:31:25,833 You wanna drive? 601 00:31:26,625 --> 00:31:28,250 - Yeah! - Cool. 602 00:31:32,375 --> 00:31:33,625 Is that Diana Ross? 603 00:31:33,708 --> 00:31:35,458 Yes, it is. 604 00:31:35,541 --> 00:31:38,916 - And next to her is Miss December. 605 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,958 I just paid for her sophomore year of college. 606 00:31:41,041 --> 00:31:42,416 Great gal. You wanna meet her? 607 00:31:45,625 --> 00:31:48,083 These ain't round-the-way-girls, like... 608 00:31:48,166 --> 00:31:50,916 Now, the ladies love Magic, 609 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:55,125 but those are stars. 610 00:31:55,208 --> 00:31:57,875 Let me let you in on a little secret, Earvin. 611 00:31:58,666 --> 00:32:00,833 So are you. 612 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:06,250 Far out, man. Far out. 613 00:32:06,333 --> 00:32:09,166 Ooh! This is my favorite part. 614 00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:13,875 Welcome to the legendary 615 00:32:13,958 --> 00:32:15,500 Horn Nightclub! 616 00:32:17,125 --> 00:32:20,375 And now, introducing... 617 00:32:20,458 --> 00:32:23,458 the glamorous Horn Girls! 618 00:32:37,375 --> 00:32:39,875 It's showtime! 619 00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:42,833 I don't know why basketball can't feel like that. 620 00:32:43,833 --> 00:32:46,291 To me, Dr. Buss, it do. 621 00:32:52,041 --> 00:32:54,291 Mrs. Rothman! 622 00:32:54,375 --> 00:32:56,708 Get the hell in here! 623 00:33:00,833 --> 00:33:02,583 What can I do for you? 624 00:33:06,041 --> 00:33:07,708 Feel this. 625 00:33:10,875 --> 00:33:12,125 I'm sorry? 626 00:33:12,208 --> 00:33:13,666 Come on, Mrs. Rothman. 627 00:33:13,750 --> 00:33:15,500 Poke it. 628 00:33:15,583 --> 00:33:17,875 With your finger. 629 00:33:17,958 --> 00:33:20,250 Does that feel medium to you? 630 00:33:22,750 --> 00:33:24,250 Uh... 631 00:33:24,333 --> 00:33:26,416 I'm not much of a cook, 632 00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:28,583 Mr. Cooke. 633 00:33:28,666 --> 00:33:31,000 Repeat after me, Mrs. Rothman. 634 00:33:31,083 --> 00:33:33,250 I... 635 00:33:35,958 --> 00:33:38,250 - I. - Will not! 636 00:33:41,083 --> 00:33:44,166 - Will not. 637 00:33:46,416 --> 00:33:47,833 : Excuse me. 638 00:33:49,416 --> 00:33:51,083 I'm gonna take this to the kitchen for you. 639 00:33:51,166 --> 00:33:53,333 Have you seen this? Did you see the paper? 640 00:33:54,541 --> 00:33:56,291 - I haven't, no. 641 00:33:56,375 --> 00:33:58,041 Take a read. 642 00:33:58,125 --> 00:33:59,708 Out loud. 643 00:34:01,791 --> 00:34:04,208 "Mogul Cooke cited for... 644 00:34:05,208 --> 00:34:07,791 "cruel and inhumane treatment 645 00:34:07,875 --> 00:34:10,458 in largest divorce settlement in history." 646 00:34:11,375 --> 00:34:13,291 My goddamn obituary. 647 00:34:13,375 --> 00:34:14,875 First line, mark my words 648 00:34:14,958 --> 00:34:18,125 after 30... years. 649 00:34:18,208 --> 00:34:19,458 Joy to millions. 650 00:34:19,541 --> 00:34:21,583 Inspiration to the fucking kids. 651 00:34:21,666 --> 00:34:23,625 This is how I get remembered! 652 00:34:27,916 --> 00:34:31,208 I could find another way, you know, to pay the bitch. 653 00:34:33,333 --> 00:34:36,500 Suppose this deal fell through with... 654 00:34:36,583 --> 00:34:39,708 Mr. Playboy Bunny-fucker. 655 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,833 Jerry Buss: Look at this. Says the Lakers 656 00:34:47,916 --> 00:34:50,583 are drafting Sidney Moncrief, shooting guard. 657 00:34:50,666 --> 00:34:53,416 Says the source comes from somebody in the front office. 658 00:34:54,750 --> 00:34:56,708 What, and you think I told him? 659 00:34:58,250 --> 00:34:59,166 Oh, fuck that. 660 00:34:59,250 --> 00:35:01,958 Fuck you, too. Fuck no. 661 00:35:02,041 --> 00:35:03,166 Doesn't matter where they got it. 662 00:35:03,250 --> 00:35:04,666 - Does fucking matter. - No, it doesn't matter 663 00:35:04,750 --> 00:35:07,333 because what matters is this. It's not the truth. 664 00:35:07,416 --> 00:35:08,875 Alright? We're picking Johnson. 665 00:35:10,875 --> 00:35:13,041 - That's a big mistake. It is. - Well... 666 00:35:14,208 --> 00:35:16,166 Alright, it's a mistake. 667 00:35:16,250 --> 00:35:17,875 But, we're doing it, alright? Look, 668 00:35:17,958 --> 00:35:20,458 - Moncrief is a fine player. He-- - Great. Player. 669 00:35:20,541 --> 00:35:22,000 Moncrief is a great player. 670 00:35:22,083 --> 00:35:23,458 And you know what, Jerry? Fuck this. 671 00:35:23,541 --> 00:35:26,875 He's also a better scorer by five fuckin' points a game. 672 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:29,875 Which is exactly what this fuckin' team needs to win! 673 00:35:29,958 --> 00:35:32,125 Yeah. And Johnson's a star. 674 00:35:32,208 --> 00:35:35,041 So was I! A fuckin' star! 675 00:35:35,125 --> 00:35:37,333 I could pass behind my back, over my fucking head. 676 00:35:37,416 --> 00:35:40,041 I co-- Hell, I could pass it out my fucking asshole if you wanted. 677 00:35:40,125 --> 00:35:41,750 Do you know what? You wanna know what it got me? 678 00:35:41,833 --> 00:35:44,208 - Do you wanna fucking know what it got me? 679 00:35:44,291 --> 00:35:45,708 It got me sweet fuck-all! 680 00:35:45,791 --> 00:35:47,416 It got me this, a fucking movie prize! 681 00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:48,875 Here it is. Ho-ho-ho! 682 00:35:48,958 --> 00:35:51,208 Hey, welcome him in, here he is! 683 00:35:51,291 --> 00:35:53,125 Jerry Fucking West, MVP, 684 00:35:53,208 --> 00:35:55,500 the most valuable fuckin' loser award! 685 00:35:55,583 --> 00:36:00,000 1969 Celtics 4, Lakers 3, Jerry West! 686 00:36:00,083 --> 00:36:02,041 Winning and fucking losin'. 687 00:36:02,916 --> 00:36:04,375 You know what? 688 00:36:04,458 --> 00:36:07,250 Cooke sent me out there to be his star, too. 689 00:36:07,333 --> 00:36:09,000 Got me to sell his tickets. 690 00:36:09,083 --> 00:36:12,833 And every year we lost, he still cashed his checks. 691 00:36:12,916 --> 00:36:14,916 But I'm the one that's gotta live with it. 692 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:17,250 I'm the one that's gotta have the nightmares 693 00:36:17,333 --> 00:36:20,458 with these Boston Irish motherfuckers flooding the floor. 694 00:36:20,541 --> 00:36:22,583 Announcer: ...the always hustling, always chasing Jerry West, 695 00:36:22,666 --> 00:36:24,416 with a final tally that was heart-breaking... 696 00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:25,791 Do you think I like that? 697 00:36:25,875 --> 00:36:27,458 Announcer: ...a series that could have 698 00:36:27,541 --> 00:36:29,166 truly gone either way... 699 00:36:29,250 --> 00:36:30,916 I can still smell the halitosis. 700 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,958 You got any idea what that's like? 701 00:36:34,041 --> 00:36:36,875 - Huh? Do you fucking know what that feels like? - Probably pretty lousy-- 702 00:36:36,958 --> 00:36:38,708 No, you fuckin' don't! 703 00:36:38,791 --> 00:36:41,000 'Cause this is not your life. 704 00:36:41,083 --> 00:36:43,666 No, this is just a business deal to you. 705 00:36:43,750 --> 00:36:45,166 Yes, sir. 706 00:36:45,250 --> 00:36:46,625 So go on. Why don't you go ahead 707 00:36:46,708 --> 00:36:49,125 and just tell me who I should fuckin' draft? 708 00:36:52,791 --> 00:36:54,541 Yeah. Fuck it. 709 00:36:54,625 --> 00:36:56,291 Jerry Buss: You're a great man, Jerry. 710 00:36:56,375 --> 00:36:58,375 I'm looking forward to working with ya. 711 00:37:00,125 --> 00:37:03,416 - I can't do this anymore. - Hey, listen. 712 00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:04,833 I used to drink a lot of bourbon. 713 00:37:04,916 --> 00:37:07,416 I switched to vodka. You can smell it less. 714 00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:08,833 Just a tip. 715 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:25,583 - Whites only, sir. - What now? 716 00:37:25,666 --> 00:37:27,291 It's a white party. 717 00:37:27,375 --> 00:37:29,291 You have to wear white to enter. 718 00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:33,375 Oh. Alright. 719 00:37:33,458 --> 00:37:35,416 See, it's a LA thing. See, I was about to show you 720 00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:37,333 what we do in Michigan when we hear something like that. 721 00:37:37,416 --> 00:37:39,250 I see, sir. Let me assist you. 722 00:37:39,333 --> 00:37:41,500 This ain't a bad jacket right here. 723 00:37:49,333 --> 00:37:52,041 You know, finders keepers. It's the finders keep-- 724 00:37:52,125 --> 00:37:54,541 Hey! There he is! Earvin! 725 00:37:54,625 --> 00:37:56,333 - Dr. Buss. - How you doing? You found the place! 726 00:37:56,416 --> 00:37:58,250 - I'm so glad you came. Come here. - Yes, sir. 727 00:37:58,333 --> 00:37:59,958 I wanna introduce you to the big swinging dick 728 00:38:00,041 --> 00:38:01,625 - that owns this joint. - Okay. 729 00:38:01,708 --> 00:38:03,333 Don Sterling? Earvin Johnson. 730 00:38:03,416 --> 00:38:06,416 You weren't kiddin', Jerry. You bought yourself a big one. 731 00:38:09,833 --> 00:38:11,791 - Wow. 732 00:38:11,875 --> 00:38:13,000 So muscular. Wow. 733 00:38:13,083 --> 00:38:15,208 Jerry Buss: Alright, hands off the merchandise, Don. 734 00:38:15,291 --> 00:38:18,125 Well, how you like the California girls, huh? 735 00:38:18,208 --> 00:38:20,875 - I'm likin' 'em. - This is Sienna. 736 00:38:20,958 --> 00:38:23,208 - Nice to meet you. - And here we have Tasha. 737 00:38:23,291 --> 00:38:25,500 Have some champagne before the coke. 738 00:38:25,583 --> 00:38:27,125 It's much better that way. 739 00:38:28,625 --> 00:38:30,125 This kid's from Michigan. 740 00:38:30,208 --> 00:38:32,375 He's not into that stuff just yet, but we'll get to it. 741 00:38:32,458 --> 00:38:35,041 - We'll get to it. Mind if I show him the place, Don? - Yeah. Sure, Jerry. 742 00:38:35,125 --> 00:38:37,666 - So magnificent. - Don's always threatening to buy himself a team, 743 00:38:37,750 --> 00:38:42,000 but he's too cheap. Throws a decent shindig, though. 744 00:38:45,458 --> 00:38:47,333 - How you doing? - Norm Nixon: How you doing, man? 745 00:38:47,416 --> 00:38:50,083 - You look fabulous. - Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 746 00:38:50,166 --> 00:38:51,541 Hey, I want you to meet somebody. 747 00:38:51,625 --> 00:38:53,041 This is Earvin Johnson. 748 00:38:53,125 --> 00:38:54,333 No shit. 749 00:38:54,416 --> 00:38:57,416 If it ain't the Magic Man! 750 00:38:57,500 --> 00:38:59,583 - Hey! - Stormin' Norman Nixon. 751 00:38:59,666 --> 00:39:01,125 - What's up, brother? - Boys, 752 00:39:01,208 --> 00:39:03,416 I have two dear friends in the Jacuzzi waiting for me, 753 00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:05,541 so I'm gonna let you get to know each other, alright? 754 00:39:05,625 --> 00:39:07,041 - Oh shit! - Be nice, Norm. 755 00:39:07,125 --> 00:39:10,166 - Get that tail, Buss. Get that tail, Dr. Buss. 756 00:39:10,916 --> 00:39:12,125 Okay. 757 00:39:12,208 --> 00:39:14,583 Hey, you ready to show these people what's up? 758 00:39:14,666 --> 00:39:17,875 - Where you from again, man? Ohio? - Lansing. Michigan. 759 00:39:17,958 --> 00:39:20,000 Nixon: Oh, country nigga. 760 00:39:26,375 --> 00:39:29,541 - Big country's got some game. 761 00:39:30,708 --> 00:39:31,958 Woo! 762 00:39:34,125 --> 00:39:37,375 So, how you likin' Cali so far, man? 763 00:39:37,458 --> 00:39:39,291 It's cool. 764 00:39:39,375 --> 00:39:41,708 People seem cool. Dr. Buss seems cool. 765 00:39:41,791 --> 00:39:44,500 Let me give you a little advice though, my man, real quick. 766 00:39:44,583 --> 00:39:46,291 - Go back to college. 767 00:39:48,875 --> 00:39:50,791 Guards in this league, 768 00:39:50,875 --> 00:39:54,916 are six-two, six-three at best. 769 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:58,875 And most of 'em are lightning-fast. Quick hands. 770 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:03,250 And they all shoot better than you. 771 00:40:03,333 --> 00:40:05,958 And take a brother's word for it. 772 00:40:06,041 --> 00:40:07,458 This league ain't the place for you 773 00:40:07,541 --> 00:40:10,500 to be figuring out a new position. 774 00:40:10,583 --> 00:40:12,208 No, you'd be running your post moves 775 00:40:12,291 --> 00:40:15,583 while these grown men pick your pocket, Cincinnati. 776 00:40:17,833 --> 00:40:20,666 - It's Lansing. - Yeah. 777 00:40:20,750 --> 00:40:22,958 Ah, I don't give a fuck. 778 00:40:28,958 --> 00:40:30,416 Game is five. 779 00:40:34,750 --> 00:40:36,125 Come on. 780 00:40:37,458 --> 00:40:40,333 - Ooh! 781 00:40:40,416 --> 00:40:43,125 I'm in fox, so I gotta take this shit off real quick. 782 00:40:43,208 --> 00:40:44,875 - Oh, the fox too hot for you? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 783 00:40:44,958 --> 00:40:46,458 Johnson: Let me take off my jacket. 784 00:40:46,541 --> 00:40:48,791 Let-let-let me get a little bit relaxed. 785 00:40:49,458 --> 00:40:51,333 Alright. 786 00:40:51,416 --> 00:40:53,375 - I don't know about that. - You ready? 787 00:40:53,458 --> 00:40:55,875 A-a-are you ready? This ain't Indiana, boy. 788 00:40:55,958 --> 00:40:59,291 This ain't Larry Bird. This is the goddamn NBA defense. 789 00:40:59,375 --> 00:41:01,666 - What you got? Come on. What you got? - Oh, you're on defense. 790 00:41:01,750 --> 00:41:04,500 - You gonna hold deep? - Come on. Yeah, yeah, yeah... 791 00:41:04,583 --> 00:41:06,208 Oh! 792 00:41:15,041 --> 00:41:17,375 Let me take you down to the post real quick. 793 00:41:17,458 --> 00:41:18,875 You ready? Oh! 794 00:41:18,958 --> 00:41:21,958 - Oh! Oh! Excuse me. 795 00:41:22,041 --> 00:41:23,500 - Come on, Magic! 796 00:41:23,583 --> 00:41:25,250 Magic, come here, come here, come here. 797 00:41:26,750 --> 00:41:28,833 Can you do math? 798 00:41:28,916 --> 00:41:31,000 - I know you aren't that smart. 799 00:41:31,083 --> 00:41:34,333 Oh shit. Okay, okay, okay. I'm fuckin' with you. 800 00:41:34,416 --> 00:41:36,125 Here we go. 801 00:41:37,833 --> 00:41:39,666 - Slow. 802 00:41:42,125 --> 00:41:46,250 Can you understand that? We goin' slow, boy. 803 00:41:46,333 --> 00:41:48,208 We going slow. Is-is-isn't that how 804 00:41:48,291 --> 00:41:50,041 : you country boys be talkin' 805 00:41:50,125 --> 00:41:52,333 o-o-out there, o-o-out there in, 806 00:41:52,416 --> 00:41:54,583 uh, Michigan? Yeah? Okay. 807 00:41:54,666 --> 00:41:57,291 - Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. 808 00:41:57,375 --> 00:41:58,916 : Here we go. Here we go. 809 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,916 Here we go. Here-- Oh! 810 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:03,416 - Oh shit! Oh! - Oh! 811 00:42:06,125 --> 00:42:08,000 Excuse me! 812 00:42:08,958 --> 00:42:10,416 You know, 813 00:42:10,500 --> 00:42:13,250 maybe stay in college one more year. 814 00:42:13,333 --> 00:42:15,583 Play with your friends in the dorm. 815 00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:17,625 That's cute. 816 00:42:17,708 --> 00:42:21,166 Woo! Can I get my jacket? Thank you, baby. 817 00:42:21,250 --> 00:42:22,750 Alright, take care now, boy. 818 00:42:32,166 --> 00:42:36,000 Young Johnson: Oh! Monroe! Guarded! Johnson! Oh! Oh! 819 00:42:36,083 --> 00:42:39,500 : Oh, Johnson! Johnson! Oh... 820 00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:44,000 Don't use your power when you dribbling! 821 00:42:44,083 --> 00:42:47,166 - Use your fingertips! - I took, like, four or five steps. 822 00:42:49,625 --> 00:42:51,458 - Now, he's got the ball! - Johnson Sr.: Keep your hands up! 823 00:42:51,541 --> 00:42:53,416 - Keep your eyes straight ahead! - JV! 824 00:42:53,500 --> 00:42:55,208 Johnson Sr.: Look straight ahead! 825 00:42:58,208 --> 00:43:01,125 Go, ball, go! I won! 826 00:43:15,791 --> 00:43:16,833 Come in. 827 00:43:18,625 --> 00:43:20,250 You wanted to see me? 828 00:43:20,333 --> 00:43:21,875 How's your first week going? 829 00:43:21,958 --> 00:43:23,583 - Good, good. - Good. 830 00:43:23,666 --> 00:43:25,541 I figured out the Xerox. 831 00:43:25,625 --> 00:43:28,666 - That's the hardest part. 832 00:43:28,750 --> 00:43:30,708 Jeanie Buss: Is everything okay? 833 00:43:32,208 --> 00:43:33,375 Dondo Obrigado. 834 00:43:33,458 --> 00:43:36,166 A kid I knew in grade school. 835 00:43:36,250 --> 00:43:39,666 First boy whose dick I saw. Not by choice. 836 00:43:40,875 --> 00:43:42,958 He'd run around the lockers, 837 00:43:43,041 --> 00:43:44,958 flashing all the girls, screaming, 838 00:43:45,041 --> 00:43:46,125 : "Take a good look! 839 00:43:46,208 --> 00:43:49,791 Remember this! Remember this!" 840 00:43:49,875 --> 00:43:52,541 It didn't leave a big impression. 841 00:43:52,625 --> 00:43:56,000 But he did. Dondo. 842 00:43:56,083 --> 00:43:58,583 I have been meeting Dondos my whole life. 843 00:43:58,666 --> 00:44:02,125 They usually park their asses back in that corner office. 844 00:44:02,208 --> 00:44:03,916 Everyone's a little different, 845 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:05,375 but everyone's the same. 846 00:44:05,458 --> 00:44:07,041 Every day they spin the wheel, 847 00:44:07,125 --> 00:44:08,666 and wherever it lands, 848 00:44:08,750 --> 00:44:10,666 that's the woman I need to be that day. 849 00:44:13,166 --> 00:44:15,916 And you think my dad is one of them? 850 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,541 Well... is he? 851 00:44:23,583 --> 00:44:25,333 I'm taking real good care of it. 852 00:44:25,416 --> 00:44:26,666 Jerry Buss : Remember when we used to go 853 00:44:26,750 --> 00:44:27,916 out to Catalina on that thing? 854 00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:29,916 Oh, fuck off, Jerry, what do you want? 855 00:44:31,500 --> 00:44:33,416 I need the loan. 856 00:44:33,500 --> 00:44:35,416 It's my money, goddammit! 857 00:44:35,500 --> 00:44:36,875 Jerry Buss: I know it's your money, JoAnn. 858 00:44:36,958 --> 00:44:38,208 You deserve that money. 859 00:44:38,291 --> 00:44:39,916 You know, I'm not asking you to give it to me. 860 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:41,583 I'm asking you to loan it to me, 861 00:44:41,666 --> 00:44:43,916 to make me a loan that you will get back. 862 00:44:44,416 --> 00:44:45,958 Mm... 863 00:44:46,041 --> 00:44:47,750 Have you asked your horrible friends? 864 00:44:47,833 --> 00:44:50,875 You don't think this is my first call? I called everybody. 865 00:44:50,958 --> 00:44:52,750 - I got nothing left to sell. - Goddammit. 866 00:44:52,833 --> 00:44:55,750 - When have I ever steered you wrong before? 867 00:44:56,875 --> 00:44:58,541 Alright, touché. Yeah. 868 00:44:58,625 --> 00:45:00,083 Besides convincing you to marry me, what else? 869 00:45:00,166 --> 00:45:02,458 - It's my fucking money! - Is that what you want me to say? 870 00:45:02,541 --> 00:45:04,458 Yeah, I cheated on you. She was a figure skater... 871 00:45:04,541 --> 00:45:05,916 This call is not about our marriage. 872 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:09,041 This call is-is a financial call, and I'm begging you. 873 00:45:09,125 --> 00:45:11,791 - Uh-huh. - I'm begging you. 874 00:45:13,041 --> 00:45:14,625 I'm begging you. 875 00:45:17,083 --> 00:45:20,125 Listen, do you know that Jeanie is already working there? 876 00:45:20,208 --> 00:45:22,791 - No, no, no, no, don't you bring her into this! - Well, she's in it! 877 00:45:22,875 --> 00:45:24,958 I can't help it. She's in it. She works there now, 878 00:45:25,041 --> 00:45:27,125 and she's got her little heart set on it. 879 00:45:27,208 --> 00:45:29,416 She's got her heart set on you. 880 00:45:33,625 --> 00:45:36,250 Well, good! I'm her dad. 881 00:45:36,333 --> 00:45:38,250 Is that a bad thing? 882 00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:44,250 - I'll call the bank. - Thank you. 883 00:45:44,333 --> 00:45:47,583 Thank you, Jo. You are not gonna regret this, I promise. 884 00:45:47,666 --> 00:45:50,333 Yeah, okay-- 885 00:45:53,708 --> 00:45:55,750 What, she's in? 886 00:45:59,958 --> 00:46:03,166 She's gonna lend us the last $2 million, Frank. 887 00:46:03,250 --> 00:46:06,333 - You beautiful son of a bitch. We got it! 888 00:46:06,416 --> 00:46:08,500 - We got it? Oh my god-- - We got all of it! 889 00:46:08,583 --> 00:46:10,333 - Mwah! - Don't you kiss me. 890 00:46:10,416 --> 00:46:12,291 - Don't you kiss me. - Thank God for ex-wives, huh? 891 00:46:12,375 --> 00:46:14,875 I feel like one right now. I love you! Magic. 892 00:46:14,958 --> 00:46:16,958 Hey, Dad. Uh, do you have a minute? 893 00:46:17,041 --> 00:46:19,000 - What happened? 894 00:46:19,083 --> 00:46:20,541 It's Cooke. 895 00:46:20,625 --> 00:46:22,166 He's going to ask for all of it in cash. 896 00:46:22,250 --> 00:46:24,750 The whole amount because he knows you'll come up short. 897 00:46:24,833 --> 00:46:26,541 Rothman: It's not business. It's personal. 898 00:46:26,625 --> 00:46:28,958 He wants to fuck you like you're Miss July. 899 00:46:31,333 --> 00:46:33,875 Why are you telling me this, Claire? 900 00:46:33,958 --> 00:46:36,458 Uh, I just wanna do my job. 901 00:46:37,541 --> 00:46:39,333 You work for Cooke. 902 00:46:39,416 --> 00:46:41,208 I think I'd rather work for you. 903 00:46:42,750 --> 00:46:44,916 : This sure is a creepy shortcut! 904 00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:46,875 Are you sure we're going the right way? 905 00:46:48,166 --> 00:46:51,166 We did not come out here to California 906 00:46:51,250 --> 00:46:53,500 to sit in some dark-ass room 907 00:46:53,583 --> 00:46:56,541 and miss all this beautiful sunshine. 908 00:46:56,625 --> 00:46:58,916 - You've been in here all day. 909 00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:00,125 I don't know, Pop. 910 00:47:01,416 --> 00:47:03,541 - What you don't know? 911 00:47:04,166 --> 00:47:05,666 I come in here, 912 00:47:05,750 --> 00:47:09,416 everybody gassin' me up, saying I'ma be the next big thing. 913 00:47:11,083 --> 00:47:13,833 But, what if I go out there with all this height, 914 00:47:14,583 --> 00:47:16,875 and fall flat on my ass? 915 00:47:17,791 --> 00:47:19,708 Then what? 916 00:47:19,791 --> 00:47:22,541 I'll go back to Lansing? 917 00:47:22,625 --> 00:47:24,083 Well, I can think of worse things. 918 00:47:24,166 --> 00:47:27,000 At least you got people there who love you. 919 00:47:27,083 --> 00:47:30,458 I just don't wanna be Lansing's tallest garbage man. 920 00:47:34,708 --> 00:47:36,750 Pop, I'm... 921 00:47:36,833 --> 00:47:38,416 No, no... 922 00:47:41,625 --> 00:47:44,333 When you were still inside your mother... 923 00:47:45,791 --> 00:47:47,875 we'd stay up some nights, 924 00:47:47,958 --> 00:47:50,166 holding each other in that Lansing in cold, 925 00:47:50,250 --> 00:47:52,750 just dreaming about your future. 926 00:47:53,916 --> 00:47:55,000 One night, 927 00:47:55,083 --> 00:47:57,041 it'd be Dr. Johnson. 928 00:47:57,916 --> 00:48:00,125 Next night, 929 00:48:00,208 --> 00:48:02,458 maybe a judge. 930 00:48:02,541 --> 00:48:04,875 Never in a million years did I believe, 931 00:48:04,958 --> 00:48:09,000 or even think, pro ball. 932 00:48:09,083 --> 00:48:11,208 If you're not ready for this league yet, 933 00:48:11,291 --> 00:48:13,500 go on back to school, son. 934 00:48:13,583 --> 00:48:16,958 If you're not ready ever, I don't care. I love you. 935 00:48:17,041 --> 00:48:18,250 You hear me? 936 00:48:19,291 --> 00:48:21,583 My bottom line won't change, son. 937 00:48:21,666 --> 00:48:23,541 Never will. 938 00:48:33,916 --> 00:48:37,208 The humble home of Jack Kent Cooke! 939 00:48:37,291 --> 00:48:39,291 Lives in California, but he has to make it seem like 940 00:48:39,375 --> 00:48:41,375 he's the goddamn Queen of England. 941 00:48:41,458 --> 00:48:43,375 I know what he's planning, and if you think that gave me 942 00:48:43,458 --> 00:48:46,750 enough time to hustle up the extra cash, you're wrong. 943 00:48:46,833 --> 00:48:48,666 I'm dead in the water. 944 00:48:48,750 --> 00:48:50,958 But, you know why I love swans? 945 00:48:52,833 --> 00:48:55,583 The most graceful bird on Earth, 946 00:48:55,666 --> 00:48:57,500 but underneath the water, 947 00:48:57,583 --> 00:49:00,000 they're paddlin' up a fuckin' storm. 948 00:49:06,750 --> 00:49:08,291 Well... 949 00:49:08,375 --> 00:49:10,291 these are the deeds... 950 00:49:10,375 --> 00:49:13,083 of the properties as agreed. 951 00:49:13,166 --> 00:49:15,833 Assessed value of 33.75 million. 952 00:49:15,916 --> 00:49:18,250 You already have my 18 down, and, uh... 953 00:49:19,916 --> 00:49:22,083 this check should cover the rest. 954 00:49:32,750 --> 00:49:35,375 You know I have the right to demand all of it in cash 955 00:49:35,458 --> 00:49:37,041 instead? 956 00:49:39,375 --> 00:49:41,250 Well, Jack, then I'd be up shit creek. 957 00:49:43,583 --> 00:49:45,208 And so would you. 958 00:49:46,916 --> 00:49:48,833 Watch me paddle, motherfuckers. 959 00:49:50,416 --> 00:49:53,250 So you can kill this deal, and you can fleece me 960 00:49:53,333 --> 00:49:55,333 for my whole down payment, 961 00:49:55,416 --> 00:49:57,375 but you're still going to owe 962 00:49:57,458 --> 00:50:00,666 your ex-wife a whole lot of money. 963 00:50:00,750 --> 00:50:02,750 And then, you're gonna have to find another buyer 964 00:50:02,833 --> 00:50:05,333 for a franchise in a league 965 00:50:05,416 --> 00:50:07,375 that most sane people think is sinking 966 00:50:07,458 --> 00:50:09,583 like a hard turd in a toilet. 967 00:50:11,833 --> 00:50:14,083 I mean, that's the facts, Jack. 968 00:50:15,708 --> 00:50:18,083 So, if we're playing poker, 969 00:50:18,166 --> 00:50:20,625 no. I don't have the cards. 970 00:50:22,250 --> 00:50:24,583 But Jack, I think we're playing chicken. 971 00:50:26,125 --> 00:50:29,458 And I like those odds a whole lot better. 972 00:50:39,083 --> 00:50:42,208 We will accept the properties in trade. 973 00:50:42,291 --> 00:50:44,125 That was always my plan, 974 00:50:44,208 --> 00:50:45,958 to take the properties in trade. 975 00:50:46,041 --> 00:50:47,875 - Great. 976 00:50:56,125 --> 00:50:58,625 Rothman: What's going on? Did someone die? 977 00:50:58,708 --> 00:50:59,791 Worse. 978 00:51:04,041 --> 00:51:06,458 Jerry Buss: Well, shit. 979 00:51:07,875 --> 00:51:11,625 The office girl said she could get us on the first flight home. 980 00:51:11,708 --> 00:51:13,291 Jerry Buss: Yeah. 981 00:51:14,500 --> 00:51:16,416 Back to college. 982 00:51:18,958 --> 00:51:21,041 Earvin, are you sure there's nothing I can do 983 00:51:21,125 --> 00:51:22,625 to change your mind? 984 00:51:24,541 --> 00:51:27,833 I-I'm sorry, Dr. Buss. It's just, um... 985 00:51:29,416 --> 00:51:32,666 Just timing, I guess. Um... 986 00:51:35,750 --> 00:51:37,625 Just think I need another year. 987 00:51:46,875 --> 00:51:49,458 Well, you know your heart, son. 988 00:51:56,541 --> 00:51:59,166 - You had a pretty good time. - Yeah. 989 00:52:00,958 --> 00:52:02,666 Give me a second. I'll walk you out. 990 00:52:02,750 --> 00:52:04,125 I'm just gonna grab my coat here. 991 00:52:16,125 --> 00:52:19,666 This is Jerry. Missed that shot. 992 00:52:19,750 --> 00:52:21,833 Beautiful form, though. 993 00:52:22,958 --> 00:52:24,625 Great player. 994 00:52:25,291 --> 00:52:26,750 Wait a minute. 995 00:52:28,458 --> 00:52:32,000 Well, crap. 996 00:52:32,083 --> 00:52:35,458 I think I just got us lost. Uh... 997 00:52:36,833 --> 00:52:38,333 You know what? Hang tight. 998 00:52:38,416 --> 00:52:39,916 I'm gonna find someone to get us out of here. 999 00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:41,625 I don't have the place memorized yet! 1000 00:52:41,708 --> 00:52:44,541 Just wait right there. Just wait right there. 1001 00:52:44,625 --> 00:52:46,458 Sorry, Earvin! I'll be right back! 1002 00:54:28,541 --> 00:54:31,375 Johnson: He has the ball. He brings it downcourt. 1003 00:54:31,458 --> 00:54:32,583 He crosses. 1004 00:54:32,666 --> 00:54:33,833 He goes between his legs. 1005 00:54:33,916 --> 00:54:35,500 He crosses. He spins. 1006 00:54:35,583 --> 00:54:37,666 He takes it to the right... 1007 00:54:37,750 --> 00:54:38,791 Oh! 1008 00:54:38,875 --> 00:54:41,250 He makes the layup! 1009 00:54:41,333 --> 00:54:45,166 Oh! He gets the rebound! Oh my gosh! 1010 00:54:45,250 --> 00:54:48,416 A guard that can rebound like that? That's amazing! 1011 00:54:48,500 --> 00:54:50,458 He brings the ball downcourt. 1012 00:54:50,541 --> 00:54:53,125 It's the Magic Man puttin' on a show. 1013 00:54:53,208 --> 00:54:55,041 He's doing it! He's doing it! 1014 00:54:55,125 --> 00:54:56,875 He goes left! 1015 00:54:56,958 --> 00:54:58,583 He goes up! 1016 00:54:58,666 --> 00:55:02,375 Throws it! Ah! He throws the ball! 1017 00:55:02,458 --> 00:55:06,416 Lakers win! Lakers win! Lakers win... 1018 00:55:22,750 --> 00:55:23,875 The first pick, 1019 00:55:23,958 --> 00:55:26,333 of the 1979 NBA draft, 1020 00:55:26,416 --> 00:55:28,625 the Los Angeles Lakers select... 1021 00:55:30,333 --> 00:55:32,541 Earvin "Magic" Johnson. 1022 00:55:32,625 --> 00:55:35,583 Reporter: What should the fans expect? Can this team make a title run? 1023 00:55:35,666 --> 00:55:38,833 You tell them if they like basketball, come on out. 1024 00:55:38,916 --> 00:55:41,458 The Lakers are already a great team. 1025 00:55:41,541 --> 00:55:42,916 With me? It's gonna be exciting. 1026 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:44,750 Reporter 1: Earvin, will they miss you in Michigan? 1027 00:55:44,833 --> 00:55:46,666 Are you ready for the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles? 1028 00:55:46,750 --> 00:55:48,291 Jerry Buss: There he is! 1029 00:56:37,625 --> 00:56:39,000 Reporter : Magic Johnson became 1030 00:56:39,083 --> 00:56:41,250 the second-highest-paid rookie in NBA history today 1031 00:56:41,333 --> 00:56:43,291 behind Larry Bird, singing a contract 1032 00:56:43,375 --> 00:56:45,583 for half a million dollars a year. 1033 00:56:45,666 --> 00:56:47,500 With such an astronomical salary, 1034 00:56:47,583 --> 00:56:50,041 expectations will be sky-high... 1035 00:57:11,208 --> 00:57:12,541 Well... 1036 00:57:16,083 --> 00:57:19,333 I own this. 1037 00:57:28,250 --> 00:57:30,208 I fuckin' own this. 1038 00:57:30,291 --> 00:57:33,583 Ah! 1039 00:57:43,291 --> 00:57:44,583 I fucking own this. 1040 00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:52,125 I fucking own this! 72813

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