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Hi, my name is Armond Collins,

and I'm committed to the University of Southern California.

[inmates chattering]

I'm Tyriq Williams, and I'm taking my talents to the University of Virginia.

[radio chatter]

[inmates chattering]

My name is R-R-Ramel Evans,

and I'm going to be p-p-playing for the-the CBA�

in-in Ch-China.

[inmates laughing, chattering]

[exhales deeply]

Hey, what's up? My name is Deandre Wright.

I may go to the University of Texas or Georgetown.

[scoffs] Or Indiana State.

I'll let y'all know. [chuckles]

Do you all know who I am?

Do you all know who I am?

Get off of me, man, please!

This ain't right.

[crying] Get off of me!

Let me go! [grunting]

Let me go! Let me go. Let me go, man.

["Day Ones" playing]

- [ball dribbling] - [people chattering]

Crys, you good?

I don't even know what that means anymore.

I feel you.

Last night, Phil, Drew and Musa made an announcement.

I heard.

They're my henchmen.

You know, y'all are so stupid, right?

I wouldn't say that, but we definitely not smart.

[both laugh]

Your post on IG made you famous.

A million views for calling people out.

Everyone� [sighs] �acts like what happened to me is a joke.

It isn't.

Never was.

We got this community service game today.

Something set up through Coach Ike and Meg's Swagger DMV program.

School doesn't have their hands on it, so I can play.

If we all don't end up suspended from Cedar Cove basketball,

today could be our last time hooping together.

What about the legal stuff?

My mother's spearheading a letter campaign to the DA.

Gladiator Sneakers got us a really dope lawyer.

And I'm trying not to be tight about all of it.

That's good, Jace.

I gotta go.

Speaking of being famous, saw your sex tape online.

Kissing video?

Anyway, that's old news.

What? She broke your heart or something?

Believe me, if I want my heart broken, I know exactly where to go.

What's that supposed to mean?

Excuse me?

After sophomore year, you were the one who said you needed space.

I said that because you said you needed time

to focus on taking your game to the next level.

[Crystal scoffs]

But I'm glad things are going so amazingly well with, uh...

- Roderick. - Right.

Yeah. It's been a little hectic.

So, uh, him and I decided to take a break.

[moans, sniffs]

There has been a lot of heat on us.

Not everyone can handle it.

Ball out, okay?

Always.

["Friends" playing]

[car doors open]

[car doors close]

- Morning, Coach Meg. - [Meg] Morning.

- Coach Ike. - [Ike] Morning, Mus.

Hop on the bus. First come, first serve.

Thank you.

[car door closes]

[car alarm chirps]

[parent] Your dad and I talked about it.

We don't feel good about you going.

It doesn't matter if the school sanctioned it.

This is my team.

And if there's any time to stand with them, it's now.

They're playing an exhibition game at a prison.

And by the end of the week, some of them might end up there.

- It's a detention center. - It is a sinking ship.

The answer is no.

Bus is leaving in ten.

[Diane] We've talked about this.

And it doesn't make sense.

I'm not comfortable with that group of individuals.

- That group of individuals are my friends. - I'm not comfortable with that either.

And that's your problem.

I'm going to play.

I did not sign that consent form,

and I don't intend to.

This is bullshit.

How are we even able to afford an attorney, Ma?

We can't. [sighs]

But Alonzo from Gladiator Sneakers, he's taking care of it.

He just asked us to keep it quiet.

[sighs]

Hey, Ma.

Hmm?

It's all gonna be okay.

Yeah, it is.

[sighs]

[speaks Spanish]

[in English] I agree with your decision to stay home.

Nicholas, sometimes you have to do what's best for the team.

But sometimes you have to do what's best for you.

Hmm?

["Friends" continues]

- What's up, homey? - [car alarm chirps]

[Meg] The other players either canceled or didn't respond to my text.

Our starting five is on the bus.

I know we said we'd be there.

I'm just triple-checking that we feel all right about this timing.

I think it's necessary.

I don't know what to think.

Maybe... Maybe it's something the kids need.

With all due respect, I know what my kid needs.

Let's do this.

Okay.

Hey, hold on. Hold on.

- [Nick] What's up, Coach? - [bus door closes]

What's up, Royale?

[Nick exhales deeply]

Okay.

Our athletic director is not exactly my biggest fan.

Need a tissue?

[laughs]

Not shedding tears, but he may fire me.

Can't say I'd miss working with him,

but I would miss that big-ass house he got me and Tonya.

[laughing]

[laughs] Me too.

[gate buzzes]

We appreciate y'all visiting.

Just got to let Betty do her job here. Search.

- [radio chatter] - Let's go. Search.

Go on.

- Wait a second, I know you. - [person] Hey.

- I'm Phil Marksby, Mr. Carlos. - [Mr. Carlos] Nice to know you, Mr. Phil.

- Pleasure to meet you. - All right.

- Hello, Mr. Carlos. I'm Jace Carson. - How you doing, brother?

- Good. - What's up, man?

- What's going on there, Ikey? - [Ike laughs]

Man, I ain't seen you since you was knee-high to a grasshopper.

[Ike, players laugh]

Man, how's the family doing?

- Everybody's good, sir. Everybody's good. - Fantastic.

Everybody, this is John Carlos, okay?

- Yeah. - [Ike] He was in the 1968 Olympics.

Now, I want y'all to go ahead, take a look at this.

This man is a hero to many of us.

Left fist in the air during the national anthem.

He loved his country enough to challenge it.

- [sighs] - Okay, so go ahead

and introduce yourselves.

- Dr. Carlos, Naim Rahaim. - All right, brother? All right.

- Uh, M-Musa Rahaim. It's an honor, sir. - Yeah.

- Drew Murphy, sir. - Hmm. All right, brother.

- Royale Hughes. - Nice to know you, brother.

- Nick Mendez. Thank you for everything. - All right, Nick.

- Megan Bailey. - Thank you, Coach.

All right. Now, I'd like to pose a question to you guys.

What is the largest mental health provider in the United States?

Yes, sir, Phil.

- Prisons. - [John] Absolutely correct.

There's prisons. There's jails. And there's detention centers.

In this country, the majority of people with mental illness are behind bars.

We also incarcerate more people per capita than any other country in the world.

And at this day and time,

there are more Black people in the penitentiaries across this nation

than there were Black people enslaved before the Civil War.

The prison system has become the new plantation.

Does that sound like a problem?

- [all] Yeah. - [Phil] Absolutely, sir.

Now, these young men out there

that you guys are going to play against today,

it's been buzzing around about... They out here to kick y'all ass.

[laughing]

So in turn, I want you guys to think

about the same premise of kicking their asses.

- [players clamor, laugh] - [John] All right?

All right, guys, I want you to remember this when you go into the game today:

Winners are made on the court.

Champions are made off the court.

[applauding]

- Thank you. - Yes, sir.

Now we're going to turn the program over to Sergeant Hampton.

- Hello. - [Ike, Meg] Hello. Hi.

The Maryland Youth Facility houses male incarcerated people

from the ages of 13 to 17.

None of the people you'll interact with today will have weapons of any kind,

and you will only be interacting with the young men

who have exhibited good behavior.

I'm gonna split you off into groups and let you visit various classrooms.

As Mr. Carlos mentioned,

we want our young men to have college in their future,

so you are encouraged to engage.

- All right? - [players] All right.

- [Ike] Thank you. - Let's get you all processed.

[Ike] Thank you.

Phil Marksby� [sighs] �Musa Rahaim, Drew Murphy, and not to mention,

Jace Carson, got on the biggest stage they could find

and in one swoop embarrassed Cedar Cove.

[chuckles]

Four of our starters could end up in jail or on probation.

And you, my friend, bear much of the responsibility.

[stammers] How am I involved?

[clicks tongue] You convinced the board for me to hire Ike as head coach.

Were he a better role model,

this whole thing could have been contained.

So it's safe to assume

that you're considering the pros and cons of expulsion.

This institution is bigger than the kids.

Nothing is bigger than the kids.

This institution is bigger than those four kids.

I assume, like us, you have others to save.

[sighs]

The governing board of the Maryland Unified Athletic Council

should take the lead on this.

Look, you and me both know how restrictive they are.

How, uh, buttoned up they want their athletes to be.

If Cedar Cove expels the Cedar Cove Four, as they're being called,

or if Gladiator pulls their sponsorship,

that's bad PR for the both of us. But...

You're proposing we let the MUA be the bad guys.

They analyze the series of events, make a ruling concerning their future play

and we follow suit?

I think following their� [inhales] �conservative recommendations

may be a better way to lead.

Hmm. I thought your sympathies lay with the Swagger players.

They do, 100%.

[sighs] But as you said, there are others to save, right?

[chains clanking]

[breathing heavily]

[student] "What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore... And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over... [chuckles] like a syrupy sweet?

- Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. - [mouthing along]

- Or does it explode?" - [mouthing along]

What do you think Langston Hughes is trying to say with that poem?

If people don't get opportunities or figure their lives out,

their dreams can go away.

And when your dreams go away, shit can get crazy for you.

- [laughs] You're already crazy. - [students laugh]

Settle down.

Thank you.

I noticed one of our visitors is pretty adept with Langston Hughes.

Am I right?

Huh?

Oh, sorry.

Yes.

My mother used to read his poems to me

when... when-when she was locked up.

If you don't mind me asking, how long was she incarcerated?

[sighs] Two years.

Do you remember any lines from one of the poems?

- I think I might. - We'd love to hear it.

Come join us.

[sighs]

"Well, son, I'll tell you:

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

It's had tacks in it�

and splinters,

and boards torn up,

places with no carpet on the floor.

But all the time

I'se been a-climbin' on

and reachin' landin's�

and turnin' corners,

and sometimes goin' in the dark

where there ain't been no light."

[door closes]

[sighs]

"So boy, don't you turn back.

Don't you set down on those steps

'cause it's kinda hard.

Don't you fall now�

for I'se still goin', honey.

I'se still climbin',

and for me, life ain't been no crystal stair."

[breathes heavily]

[students applauding]

Well done. Thank you.

[bees buzzing]

Our students are future scientists.

They'll be gardening, working with solar power,

and this semester, they're working with bee colonies

and understanding how bees help the earth.

That's amazing.

The biggest de-escalator to violence in this detention center

has been the classes we've offered.

[exhales deeply]

[no audible dialogue]

Is it all right? He-He-He played for me.

[exclaims]

- How you doing, Coach? - It's good to see you, Vince.

- What up, Drew? Boy. - [Drew] Real good to see you, Vince.

Hey.

I tried reaching you.

Look, I'm sorry. I know. I know.

[teacher] That is why you must challenge each claim and not each person.

Class, we have some visitors today from Cedar Cove Prep.

Let's welcome them.

[applauding]

Hey.

So, which one of you is the star on the debate team?

- Uh, s-star? - That would be Royale.

This is a rare treat for us. You see, this is our debate class,

and we never get the opportunity to debate with someone of your stature.

[chuckles] Hold on. I think there is some kind of confusion.

I just joined the debate team this semester and I'm an alternate,

but somebody quit. So now I'm first speaker.

- But I don't think it's... - Even an alternate at Cedar Cove is elite.

It really would be a rare treat for you to debate one of our students.

What do you say, Cedar Cove?

- [chuckles] Ce... - I don't think he's exactly asking.

Yeah.

[shutter clicks]

[shutter clicks]

[sighs]

[shutter clicks]

[teacher] All right. You've been given your prep notes.

The debate topic is:

America's Independence Day should be January 1st, 1863,

the date that the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

Royale Hughes has opted for the affirmative.

Royale, the floor is yours.

Resolved. America's Independence Day should be January 1st, 1863,

when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

According to the Library of Congress,

on July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence announced

the colonies' separation from Great Britain.

The decree was, "All men are created equal."

However, all men and women did not have the legal right to be treated equally.

According to the National Archives, on January 1st, 1863,

the Emancipation Proclamation was announced.

Thousands of enslaved people attained their freedom in an unjust society

where we were told we were barely human.

African Americans walked off the plantations

and walked away from their "slave owners."

The Pittsburgh Courier reports that we were legally emancipated.

But we were still mistreated, denied our rights.

In fact, we were denied the information of our own freedom.

However, we do not mark this date because emancipation was finally realized.

We mark this date because emancipation was finally proclaimed.

Thank you.

[applauding]

[teacher] Marcus Johnson.

[sighs]

When I get released next month, it'll be bittersweet.

I mean, let's face it, I won't have to sit next to Gary and deal with his bad breath.

[students laugh]

But my brother� [sighs] �is in this institution.

Like, literally, my biological brother is sitting right there.

See, I'm being released due to good behavior.

He isn't.

And when I go home, my mother will hug me.

But there will still be a hole in her heart

because her other son never walked through that door.

When our so-called emancipation was proclaimed,

thousands of African Americans were never told.

News never reached them. And it was deliberate.

On June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation was proclaimed,

enslaved Africans in Texas learned of their freedom for the very first time.

Now, my opponent is correct that while America was free of British rule in 1776,

all of America was not.

He contradicts himself by suggesting that we celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation

as part of our independence,

knowing that many of us were denied that very same proclamation.

Now, is this not in fact, just like my brother and I?

Hmm?

You see, as long as my little brother is in this place�

I won't truly be free.

And until Black Americans learned word on June 19th, they weren't either.

That is the date of our true independence.

Because we can't proclaim freedom until we all proclaim freedom.

- Thank you. - [students applauding]

[student] Yeah!

All right, all right, all right. Quiet down, please. Quiet down. [sighs]

I see that some of you feel that Marcus has won.

- Hell yeah. - [students chuckle]

Like everything in life� [sighs] �it is not just about the passion.

You must also be disciplined.

You must be prepared, and you must know the rules.

Marcus, did you cite any research?

- I was citing myself. [laughs] - [students laugh]

So you didn't cite any of the research provided in the prep notes?

[Marcus sighing]

Your closing line, "We can't proclaim freedom until we all proclaim freedom."

Who were you citing?

Marcus Johnson.

[stammers] Excuse me, Mr. Miller. I thought Marcus was brilliant.

Oh, he is. He is.

And yet the victory goes to you, Mr. Royale Hughes.

[Nina] I wanna thank Camden and Margarite for having us all over.

We have made great progress at Cedar Cove.

We have two African American teachers,

one Latinx teacher, and an Asian American teacher.

We have a African American athletics director,

a African American basketball coach,

and a African American diversity and inclusion counselor.

When my daughter started as a freshman, we didn't have one African American teacher.

In fact, we didn't have a Spanish teacher teaching Spanish. [chuckling]

[all chuckling]

But now, we must continue to be leaders for our children in the community.

And unfortunately, that means we must talk about our four basketball players

who have confessed to criminal activity.

The Cedar Cove Four.

Well, hold on, Nina. They weren't selling drugs.

They were, as I understand it,

14 years old, defending a young lady who was being abused.

But� [stammers] �they attacked him in an alley.

They nearly beat the man to death,

and Jenna Carson wants us to write letters on their behalf.

I mean, have you seen the video? It's quite disturbing. What...

Now I know why I'm always too busy to come to your meetings.

You don't know anything about my son.

No one was looking to offend you, Jenna. People were just talking freely.

I'd love to talk freely to you bougie-ass Jack and Jill wannabes.

Jace Carson is a B-plus student.

He goes to practice after school and he practices after practice,

and he still has to study.

And it's not just his work ethic that makes him a damn good human being,

it's his heart.

And his love for his friends.

You have no damn idea what he's been through in his life to be where he's at.

You can talk about his teammate all you want.

You can talk about him all you want. You can talk about me all you want.

And while you at it, you highfalutin brothers and sisters,

don't forget to kiss my Black ass.

- Jenna, hold on. Hold up. Hold... Jenna. - [all muttering]

- Jenna, hold on. Come on. Ho-Hold up. - [parent] She didn't have to go there.

- [whispering indistinctly] - [Camden] Hold on.

You ain't no better than the rest of them.

Wait. Hold on, sister. There's no need for you to get so riled up.

Excuse me?

We're all here because we wanna do right by our kids.

Okay? Believe it or not, I care about everyone's kids.

I care about your kid.

He's been good to my son. He's looked out for CJ.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Yeah.

Now, unfortunately, because of everything that's transpired,

I don't think it'll be likely that things will work out for him at Cedar Cove.

But just let me make a couple calls,

see if I can, uh, help him to land somewhere that's gonna be a good fit.

Mmm.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[spits]

[exhales sharply]

Hey, Grandma.

Did you send the highlight reel to the coach?

And Shaun put a track to it?

N-No cussing, right? I don't want no cussing and shit on my highlight reel.

Yes, ma'am.

I'll watch my mouth. [sighs]

After today's game,

we're gonna be able to tell him I lit up Swagger.

I will. Love you too.

[call ends]

Y'all ready to� [stammers] �run me that?

Man, y'all going to get y'all asses beat.

Pu-Put some money on it then.

I bet you a bag of Flaming Hots and a case of Oreos, y'all lose.

[chuckles] Nah, nah, man.

See, how about we bet a week's worth of phone time?

If we win, y'all transfer that m-m-money into my account.

If y'all win, I... I-I-I'll do the same.

- Aight, bet. - [chuckles]

It's d-d-done.

[chattering]

What do you think?

It's beautiful.

It's gonna rain.

It looks sunny, man.

I love the rain. Rain washes it away, and we get to start all over again.

It was nice to meet you, Nico.

You know, the last couple of schools we had come over,

their coaches and Mr. Carlos actually swapped.

What you saying?

[stammers] Well, their coaches would take on MYF,

and Mr. Carlos would take on the visitors.

It gives my guys an opportunity to hear another voice.

- Mm-hmm. - And also, it gives Swagger an opportunity

to be coached by a living legend.

[chuckles] Let's do it.

- Right on, bro. - All right. Let's go then.

- All right, Ikey. Let's go. - [laughs]

- You ready? - [Phil] It's going down right now.

[player] Okay.

[player 2] Get back.

[players cheering]

[exhales sharply, gasps]

- What up, bro? - Good to see you, dog.

- Yeah. - Hey, Vince. What's up?

Bros.

- What's up, bruh? Good to see you, bruh. - It's great to see you, bro.

- Good. What's up, man? - Whoo.

- Hey. What's good, Vince? - Coming for you, bro.

We'll see.

[players cheering]

[Jace] Hey, yo, Mus.

[Musa] I got you. Let's get it.

- [grunts] - [players shout, gasp]

Way too easy.

[players booing]

Man, I've been waiting for this all week.

Oh, yeah?

Jace Carson.

Deandre Wright.

It's been, like, what,

three years since we last played on the ABO circuit together?

Yeah, something like that. You were the second best dude out there.

[chuckles] Crazy.

Mmm.

I'm coming for you today.

I'm right here.

Aight.

[inmates cheering]

- You ready? - I was born for this.

- [Naim] Black going this way. - [Ike] Let's go!

[Naim] White go this way.

- Hope you ready. - [whistle blows]

- Hope you ready. - Hey, come on.

[Deandre grunting]

[Musa] Lock that up!

- [cheers] I'm different, Jace. - [inmates cheering]

You know that. You know that.

Let's go. We up, we up.

- Come here, little bro. - [Ike] Communicate, communicate!

Excuse me.

- [Ike] Swing! Watch the swing. - [Musa] Cook him, Jace!

- [grunting] - [Musa] Cook him.

- [players, inmates cheering] - [John] Jace, let's go. Let's move.

Listen, listen, listen, listen. You don't weigh enough.

- [scoffs] - [Vince] Ball, ball, ball.

[Ike] Talk to each other.

- [player] Yeah, Vince! - [Ike] Let's go, let's go, let's go!

[blows]

[Ike] Let's go, baby.

[Naim speaking indistinctly]

[Ike speaking indistinctly]

[groans]

[player] Come on, y'all.

- My bad. - [players, inmates cheer]

Yeah, boy.

[cheers]

[John] Take your shot right here.

[exhaling sharply]

[inmates clamoring]

[whistle blows]

[Ike] Hey, hey, hey. Talk to each other.

You know, one good thing about being in this place? [pants]

- What? - I get my old number back.

You got to show me.

[inmates cheering]

Come on! Let's go!

[inmates cheering]

Hey, you about to collect on that bet.

[players cheering, shouting]

Let's go. Feed the big man. Feed the big man down low!

- Feed him. Feed him. - [Naim] Come on, Pop.

- [Ike] Let's go, guys! - [cheering]

[cheering]

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Move, move, move, move, move!

Gotta work that defense down below. Better defense.

[Jace] Hey, yo! Slide up, slide up.

- [Ike] Hop to it. - I'm right here.

- [Naim] Watch 21, watch 21! - [Royale] Come on! Energy! Energy!

[Naim] Eyes on 21!

[grunts]

[screams]

Will the real "My bad" please stand up?

[Ike] Don't lose focus. Don't lose focus.

[Jace] Hey, lock up, y'all!

[no audible dialogue]

- [cheers, speaks indistinctly] - [shouting, cheering]

Five seconds! Five seconds!

Drew, wait.

- Hey, look here. Look here. - [Ike] Lock down D.

- [grunting] - [Ike] Go right here! Lock down D!

- [player] Get back, get back. - [Jace] Get it!

[cheering, clamoring]

- [Musa] Let's go! - We do this.

- [referee] Swagger win. - [players cheer]

We promised you a showdown.

You did great, baby. You did great. All right.

[sighs]

- [Musa chuckles] - [Drew] Let's go.

- Yeah. [chuckles] - Yeah.

[John] Great job.

- [groans] - [Jace] Yes, sir, 21.

What are we doing?

We supposed to make a statement!

This is bullshit!

- Hey, hey, hey. Chill. Chill. - This was our chance!

- This was our chance. - [Vince] Damn.

Relax. I got him. I got him.

- Why y'all walking up on me, man? Back up. - Bruh, chill. Yo, these my brothers, man.

- These my brothers. - [Jace] Hey, tighten up, bruh. You good.

Me and you just went toe-to-toe. You that guy.

- Good, bro. - Aight.

Y'all good. I got y'all. Come on.

[Naim] Stay in it.

Well, guys, I want you to know it's been a fantastic weekend.

You guys played a hell of a game.

And what I got out of it, no matter was you incarcerated or not,

we are one.

We are free in our minds and our hearts.

They asked me how come I don't take a picture putting my fist up,

and I tell them because I am the fist.

I'm bestowing that upon you,

each and every one of you players here today.

You are now the fist. Carry it strong. Be proud of it.

Remember, fist means unification. Togetherness. Thank you.

Let's raise 'em up.

[players chattering, laughing]

[drumming on table]

Oh, right. This... This what we doing? This what we doing?

- [Nick] Go ahead, boy. Go ahead. - [Drew] Come on, Mus.

All right, I got y'all. I got y'all. Listen, listen.

? Got bars just like the pen ?

? The spot where they're holding us down The Black and the brown ?

? They profiting off our young men Bodies in chains ?

? But brain, I let it run free ?

? Time's ticking I'm watching Big Ben ?

? 'Cause when I get out about Ain't worry about clout ?

? Gon' make me a million and ten Raising the bar ?

? We setting the trend Said make me a million and ten ?

? In the meantime Between time I do rhyme ?

? I'm with my brothers and them ?

? Allah got us, don dadas Young ballers ?

? We practicing teachings of Zen ?

? Meditate, never hate No debate ?

? Our swagger gon' ring out again ?

[all] ? Our swagger gon' ring out again Our swagger gon' ring out again ?

- ? Our swagger gon' ring out again ? - Hold on, hold on. Yo, yo, yo.

Start a beat for me real quick.

[drumming on table]

? Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ?

? Today I read a note It filled my heart with warm pleasure ?

? Seven pounds, six ounces Measures my born treasure ?

? I thought I knew happiness But I'm informed better ?

? God gifted me a son Now I'm blessed forever ?

? I'm on the straight and narrow now, man This is it ?

? MJ lifestyle, smooth criminal bullshit ?

? I'll shoot my shot A new life with a full clip ?

? That's the target, me This bull's-eye is on it ?

[players cheering]

[line rings]

Tiffany, talk to me. What's the word?

[Tiffany] Hey, I said I'd call you when we're done. We're on a break right now.

Okay, but what is the governing board saying?

I mean, you guys do realize that when Crystal Jarrett went on her IG Live,

she got one million viewers, right? One million.

Not to mention the turnout that they had at the Hilltop Central game.

A whole network of Black students from all across the DMV showed up.

The DA's office has been flooded with letters

in support of Jace Carson and his teammates.

Now, you guys don't wanna be on the wrong side of this, do you?

[Tiffany] Dr. Emory Lawson seems to think you and him are aligned.

Well, it's safer for him to think that.

Look, Tiff, you know me, aight?

You know I'm not trying to cross any lines here, but... [stammers]

[Tiffany] Then don't. Like I said, when we have a ruling, I will let you know.

- Tiff... - [call ends]

[sighs]

Oh, it's pretty good, man.

Yeah, that's because you don't got to eat it every day.

Right. That's why we got this.

- Is that Mumbo sauce? - [Tyriq] You know it.

You mix a little bit of ketchup, barbecue sauce, hot sauce and applesauce.

- Then boom� [kisses] �Mumbo on deck. - [Musa] Nah.

- Bruh, you lunching. - [chuckles] Nah.

- Ain't no way. Hold on. Hold on. - I'm trying to tell you.

- [Jace] That boy lunching. - [Phil] Crazy.

[Musa] Little bit of that.

Can't forget the applesauce.

[Royale] Yo.

Aight, let me see.

- Hmm. - [Royale grunting]

- Yeah. - Nah.

Yo, yo, no cap. This tastes just like the carryout.

- [players laughing] Yo! Yeah! - [Jace] Let me see.

[Musa] Yo. Get some of this, get some of this.

[Jace] Yo, he ain't lying!

[Tyriq] Mm-hmm.

[guard clears throat]

Vince Charles.

You holding up?

Yeah. Listen, I know I let you down, man.

- I mean, I know I let everybody down. - [Ike sighs]

I didn't even want you guys to find me here, to be honest.

Vince, I feel like I let you down.

I was on some dumb shit, Coach.

- We were broke. Look, it was me and my f... - [Ike sighs]

[stammers] Listen. Listen, you don't have to explain none of that to me.

- Okay? - [sighing] Aight.

How much longer are you in here?

Three more months.

When I turn 18, they transfer me to Patuxent.

Then I gotta do another year there.

I mean, well, look, uh, don't freeze your coach out� [stammers]

- [scoffs] - you know.

I'ma write you, and your ass better write me back.

Yeah.

Listen, Vince,

I know you.

And you are not your biggest mistake.

Damn, Coach. That... That really means something.

I'm glad.

All right.

- [Deandre] I got about six more months. - Aight, bet.

I mean, you already got it,

but you can use this last bit of time to just train, train, train.

- By the time you out of here� - Nah.

My basketball days, man.

Look, I don't do well with stress.

Looks like you handled all the stress out there today pretty well.

Man, that? Man, that was light work.

- [players laugh] - You shouldn't play with me.

He called us light work. [chuckles]

Y'all ever heard of South Plains College?

That's a juco in Texas. Got some good things going on over there.

They wanna take a look at me after I get out.

[chuckles] That's what's up. And congrats on that.

Thank you. You think y'all can put in a word?

With your hops and your nasty defense? You got my word.

Hey, hey, team. Y'all gonna put a� [stammers] �dollar in my phone account?

[Tyriq] Oh, here you go.

- Always begging for some shit. - [Vince scoffs]

I'm for real.

I bet a week's worth of c-ca-calls on this game.

I can't not call my family for a week.

[Tyriq] And what does that have to do with us?

Everything. What you mean? I got into this by losing.

Hey, man, I'll put three dollars on there, bro.

Thanks, D.

Hey, hey, hey, Vince, what about you?

Oh, I gotta check my account, make sure my mom's wire came through.

Sergeant Hampton?

Hypothetically, if a visitor wanted to put some money on someone's account

so they could use the phone, is that possible?

Hypothetically, yes.

On the way out, visitors can stop by account services.

[Deandre] It's a bug in my food.

Who put that shit in there, huh? Huh, who... who did it?

- [Armond] Yo, D, chill. - Relax, man.

- We can get you another tray. - Man, I'm not even hungry anymore.

You know, that's probably what they wanted too.

- Have me starve after the game. - [Jace] Hey, hey, hey.

Man, that's some straight up bullshit.

- Hey! - Yo, yo, relax.

- Come on. - What?

- [guard] Deandre, sit down. - They always messing with me in here!

- Why is that? Why is that? - Deandre, calm down.

What... Man, let me go. Let... Get off me.

- No. What are you doing? - Yo, yo, yo! What are you doing?

- That's not necessary. Let him go. - Back up. This is for his own protection.

- This some bullshit. - Jace, that's enough!

[Deandre groans] Man. [groans]

[inhales sharply] Don't let them do this to you.

Don't let them take your heart from you, Jace Carson.

If they think they can� [stammers] �they will!

They've been putting me on medication since I was 12.

But I keep fighting.

I keep fighting! [screams]

[Royale] Jace.

[sighs]

[Jace sighs]

This is not the way I hoped the day would end.

[stammers] I wanna thank you guys. Appreciate what you did.

More than you'll ever know. Thank you.

In this room right here to your right, son.

Um, Pop.

Hey.

I, um�

[sighs] I haven't been wearing my kufi like I used to do.

I noticed. But you don't gotta rock a kufi to be a good Muslim.

I know. It's just�

after everything that happened�

I didn't know what I believed.

I get it.

You know, you told me� [sighs] �that I was here for a reason.

Yes.

You told me I can make a difference.

And if I lose faith in that?

We lose everything.

I really wanna make dua right now.

Me too, Son.

[breathes heavily] Bismillah.

[sighs] Bismillah.

[murmuring softly]

[Musa, Naim] We praise you, Allah. We beseech you, Allah.

[Ike] You okay?

I just felt rain.

Let's hit the road.

[cell phone ringing]

Hello.

You sure?

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Okay, um, can you text that to me?

All right. All right.

Um, I just got off the phone with Alonzo Powers.

He connected with some of your parents, and the DA decided not to charge you.

[exhales softly]

They're gonna want community service�

- [cell phone chimes] - �but there's no jail time.

And "the Maryland Unified Athletic Council

has suspended you from all basketball endeavors."

[sighs]

"However, if you apologize for your actions�

you'll be immediately reinstated."

You're free.

Let's go home.

[gate buzzes]

[thunder rumbles]

[Nico] Let's go! Let's go!

[Nico shouting, cheering]

Whoo! Yeah, it's raining! Wash it all away!

Wash it all away! Wash it all away! It's raining! Let's go!

- [guard] Okay, Nico. Let's go. - Let's go!

[Nico] Whoo! Let's go! Whoo! Yeah! Whoo!

[chuckles]

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