Swagger (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Mano a Mano - full transcript

What were you thinking, Ike?

You need to respect me! How can I respect
you if you don't respect me? How can...

How can I give you respect…

Please listen to me.
Can you please listen to me, Dad?

You know what? 'Cause you got
that medal around your neck?

- Yo, Les.
- What's up, Barry?

Hey, you gotta see this, man.

Damn. Who the hell is that?

Some 14-year-old phenom
from the neighborhood.

He's good.

But look who he's playing.



Icon.

How's your American dream report coming?

Only have the opening line.

Let's hear it.

They always told me to follow my dreams.

Maybe that's something
that they say to a lot of kids.

But when you get older,

sometimes dreams don't seem realistic.

Mom!

My God. Are you okay?

- Yeah. You?
- Yeah.

Man, what the hell is wrong with you?

- Boy, calm down.
- He coulda killed us!

I don't need you acting out.



What's wrong with your hand?

Nothing.

Are you sure?

I'm fine. I'm sure.

Okay. You gotta walk to school today.

- I'm not just gonna leave you here.
- I'm fine. Now go.

I'm fine. Go.

- Love you, Mom.
- I love you too, baby.

Now go. Don't be late.

Come on. Don't be late. Go.

Shit.

You know you wanna say it.

I do?

You know you do.

Okay. I love pregnant-woman sex.

I make you late for work?

It was worth it.

Better come back.

Cut. Cut.

Nice shot.

Finally he hits me back.

Hey, Meg. What's good?

Lester Davis.

What about him?

His assistant reached out through
the website. He wants to talk to you.

For what?

A personal matter
that could greatly benefit our team.

Their words, verbatim.

Only person he cares about helping
is himself.

When's the last time you talked to him?

- I don't know. It's been a minute.
- Well, people change.

Yeah,
but we're not exactly drinking buddies.

Yeah, no, Ike, I got that
when his assistant asked for your number.

- You didn't.
- Hell yeah, I did.

He's gonna call you.

- Look, our new business really needs...
- No, no, no.

- It's our new team.
- Our new team

business could use the financial boost.

Make up for lost time.
Grab a beer with the guy.

And he wants to meet Jace.

I gotta go.

Well… you did yourself a favor
by hitting that post.

When was the last time
you had the engine checked?

Well, what did you do
when you heard the clanking noise?

Turned the radio up.

Okay. Well, we fix the bumper.
That ain't no problem.

But you really need to find out
what's going on with this engine.

Okay.

Well, give me the underpaid,
underappreciated, single-mom rate.

That's under... under a lot of things.
That's a lot of unders.

- Glenn.
- You just be safe.

Stay off that phone while you're driving.

Glenn, this is not the day.

He said he wants to meet with me?

Like, me specifically?

He said he wanna meet you,
not meet with you, man. Damn.

That's fire.

Still can't believe you were
Lester Davis's teammate in high school.

He was my teammate.

Come on, man.

Is that homework?

It's gotta be.

Kids nowadays don't read.

It's actually research for my oral report.

The writer's trying to explain racism
to his son.

It's kind of hard to explain something
that doesn't make any sense.

At least basketball makes sense.

Right, Coach?

Some people say basketball
reflects society.

Basketball and your book.

Seems like they want the same thing.

And what's that?

Harmony.

"Harmony."

Hey, yo, you better go ahead, Coach.

Whatever, man.

Want to know
what my pops explained to me?

- What?
- Nothing.

When was the last time you saw him?

I was four.

Damn.

It's all good. He'll regret it.

Come on in. What's up?

How you doing?

What?

Jace.

- Nice.
- Yeah.

Come on, man.

- Isaac.
- Lester.

- What's up, man?
- What's up, brother?

Jace Carson, Lester Davis.

Hello, Mr. Davis.
It's a pleasure to meet you.

I like your game, kid.

I saw you gave your coach over here
a run for his money.

Hey, my man right here

is the next one coming up.
You best believe it.

I got some advice for you, man: Check
your IG. You gotta build it up, all right?

- Yeah.
- I'll give you a shout-out,

help get them numbers up for you.

- That's what's up.
- It's all good, man. I got you.

But look, mi casa, su casa.
Make yourself at home.

All right.

I gotta get a bottle of wine.
Why don't you roll with me?

Yo, Crystal. Guess where I'm at right now?

Lester Davis's house?

He got people bowling in his hallway.

Yep.

Okay. See you still salty
about losing your Skittles.

But you gotta admit, this is fire.

Oh, my God.

And check this: Lester wasn't even
as good as us when he was our age.

This could be us one day.

Think about that
when you're hooping tomorrow.

Hey, I gotta go.

Bet.

- Icon.
- Les.

Man. It's been a long-ass time.

How are moms and Papa Ray?

They doing good, man.

Pop just retired, so now he's at home
all the time, driving my moms crazy.

What's up with you though, man?
I heard you working at… what?

Independence Tool and Repair?

- Doing what I gotta do.
- Like knocking out that coach?

I heard he had it coming.

Yeah. You hear a lot about me.

Why's that?

That video with you and the kid
got me all sentimental and shit.

Hope you're not teaching him
to fly off the handle like you do.

Teaching him not to care about
the opinions of people that don't matter.

Classic Icon, huh?

Yeah.

It's all good. I'ma show some love.

I'm looking to sponsor a team,
and I want it to be yours.

I'll hook you up with some fresh-ass gear,
give you a salary too

to get you out of that
plumbing-store situation that you're in.

I know you and T got a baby on the way.

What's in it for you?
Tax write-offs or something?

Ike, there's a lot of things I could do
for a tax write-off, brother.

Helping you change your life
is the only incentive that I need.

But look, I got some
more experienced coaches in my circle.

You take the assistant job, and I'm pretty
sure we could take the team to Nationals.

You wanna bring in another coach.

One season. Two at the max.

That ain't gonna work.

You will humble yourself to work
that plumbing job, but not this?

I know how to coach.

Your father knew how to coach.
You still finding your way, Ike.

Let me help you.

Last time you offered to help…

didn't work out so well.

You got yourself to blame for that.

I got you to blame for that.

What's your record so far, man?

One and one.

I can't have my brand
be part of a losing program, Ike.

I tell you what. I tell you what.
I'll make you a deal.

Win your next game, sponsorship
and the job is all yours, playboy.

You're so full of shit.

What's up, young king?
The Phenom and Icon.

I'll wait to hear from you.
I mean what I said.

Let's go, Jace.

Yo, Mr. Davis. Can I get a pic real quick?

Yeah. Yeah. For sure. Let's do it.

A'ight. Say, "money."

Money.

- All right, man. I'ma see you.
- For sure, bro.

- Appreciate you.
- You be easy.

Keep working on that game, all right?

Now, we all have dreams.
To be relevant.

To not be forgotten.

To build a legacy.

But where does that start?

Disruption.

I mean, that's the name of the game
nowadays, isn't it?

It's a big word,
but all it really means is,

the little fish don't swim with the sharks
if it wants to survive.

It has to be faster. Get to where
everyone else is trying to get to first.

Cool story, bro.

But the bigs ate Reebok
when they moved into team sponsorship.

So, what makes your plan different?

Well, I start with acceptance of where
we are in the sports apparel ecosystem.

Now, as it stands, we are in retail stores

all over the United States,
Europe and Japan.

And in a little over two years,
our online sales are still coming in hot.

But that doesn't put us in position to go
head-to-head with Nike and Adidas.

Nor should we want to. Honestly.

I mean, these guys
are outfitting full college teams.

Giving multimillion-dollar contracts
to NBA stars.

You're saying we go after high schoolers?
The majors are already in bed with them.

That's true. But as disrupters, we gotta
get to where we're trying to go first.

- We have to find our niche.
- Which is?

Eighth graders.

Sponsoring middle schools?

No, that's not where the action is.
The heat is here.

As we all know,

nowadays, these grassroots programs

are where the best talent
is getting their start.

We gotta build a rapport with them.

This is our future D1 and NBA stars.

These are young, elite athletes
that are posting highlight videos

on social media platforms that are getting
hundreds of thousands of hits.

I mean, this is the type of exposure
that we need.

And come ninth grade,
the majors'll scoop 'em up anyways.

They'll try. But we would've
already established a rapport

with them and their families.

Before Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour

- even knew they existed.
- That's right.

Now, the strategy
starts in five major markets.

Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit,
Houston, and right here, DC Metro.

One team per city.

We find the best player in each area,
and we cultivate them.

Put 'em in the best camps.

We introduce 'em to the best coaches.

We literally structure a path
for our superstars to make it to the NBA.

All while wearing Gladiators, of course.

The air feels different out here now.

Man, rich people and poor people
breathe the same damn air.

Guess I've been worried that…

everything I want could be slipping away.

Like, if I don't grab it right now,

it'll all be gone.

But it all feels so real now.

No way I'm not gonna make it.

Nothing's stopping me.

American dream.

Right, Coach?

What is this?

Coach, there's no way you cooked this.

Sorpresa!

- Mami!
- Nicolàs!

Mijo.

I missed you so much!

How did you get here?

Coach, did you do this?

We wanted to surprise you.

I can't believe it... Ay, Mami!

How long are you staying?

A week.

You look good, Papi!

He grew, no? After two months.

Take a step back, let me look at you.

Wait, wait, wait, what is this?
Let me see.

What did you do to your hair?

- What is this?
- What? No. Don't look at me.

Ma. I want to know where I come from.

This boy is crazy!

But he's my boy.

Mami.

Babe, have you seen my phone?

Yep.

Thank you. Say, "Thank you, Daddy."

- Baby.
- Yeah?

You ever regret marrying me?

Every damn day.

Why? You regret marrying me?

Hell no.

So where is this coming from?

I saw Les yesterday.

Lester Davis.

Y'all used to be tight.

Went to his house.

He pushing a Bentley, Lambo.

Got this big-ass mansion
with a wine cellar and a bowling alley.

And what?

You feeling like
you ain't good enough now?

What is this woe-is-me shit, Black man?
That ain't you.

I just know
this ain't what you signed up for.

Don't tell me what I signed up for.

And I don't even like bowling.

Yeah.

What'd he want?

Sponsor the team.

"Sponsor" as in pay you a salary?

Pretty much. Said if we win the next game,
he'll make it official.

So he's turning it into a bet?

That's how he is.

Well, what'd you tell him?

Nothing yet.

What will you tell him?

We could use the paper.

Could be really great for us.

Yeah.

It really could.

Yeah.

Whatever happened
between y'all two anyway?

Some teenage bullshit.
I can't really remember.

Of course. Okay.

Hey, hey.

- You need them?
- I would need these.

You good?

I'm great, baby.

Okay.

I love you.

- Love you.
- Say, "Bye, Daddy."

- Bye, babies.
- Okay.

- What's up, Jace?
- What's good?

Okay.

Hey, Tamika?

- Want any help?
- Yeah, thanks. Can you tape it for me?

Oh, yeah. All right.

So, what are you gonna do
if somebody tries to, like, rip this off?

Put up a new one.

The election's in two weeks.
You do plan on voting, right?

You have my vote.

Thank you.

So… we got a game at the rec on Saturday.

And I thought maybe you'd want to come.

Why would I want to do that?

Well, I mean,
it's gonna be a pretty big game.

Everyone's talking about it.
They're calling it "Rumble in the DMV."

- Okay.
- And…

I'm gonna dedicate my game to you.

Why are you always trying to talk to me?

Well…
you remember in Miss Marshall's class

when she made us all say
something about ourselves.

You said you were a Muslim.

And you said being Muslim
doesn't tell you who I am.

It just tells you what my religion is.

So now you're saying a basketball player
is who you are?

No. See, playing basketball,
that's what I do.

Now, how I play it, that's when
you really get to see who I am.

You know, I have a motto.

It's "When they go high, I go low."

You know.

Well, because, you know,
'cause everybody else is so tall,

and I'm, you know, low.
Dribbling the ball. Low, and you know.

Anyway, if you can,
you should really come.

I might.

- I'm gonna need the tape.
- Oh, yeah. This is yours.

You're gonna need that if you
wanna put up some more si... All right.

See ya in school.

"I might." All right.

Yo, Coach. You did not tell us
we'd be scrimmaging your old team today.

What?

What's he talking about?

All right. Feel that beat, y'all. Uh-huh.

We're about to go left.
We're going up. So, stay together.

Where you at? Good job.

- And right. And left.
- Coach.

- All right, everyone.
- What is this, 1985?

And one, reach, reach.

- Good!
- Yo.

- Uh-huh.
- Competition's fierce.

- Let's go.
- What's this?

I know.

So, we gonna cancel practice?

What do you think, Vince?

Think I'ma cancel practice?

- Nah, Coach. No way.
- Ready?

What's going on?

I told the rec manager five o'clock,
but he don't be writing shit down.

- Down.
- What are they doing?

Come on.

- Know Alonzo Powers?
- No.

He's a shoe exec from Gladiator.

I just got word
he's stopping by our practice.

For what?

He wants to see what we're about.

- You know how big this is?
- I can't deal with that right now.

You can't deal with it?

No. First, it's Lester Davis.

Now you sweatin' me
about some shoe pusher.

Can I just focus
on getting us another dub?

That cool with you?

'Cause it cool with me.

Good.
Don't take a break yet, y'all. Come on.

Hey, how you doin', Jenna?

Guess I'm about to find out.

Come on now.

I discounted the parts,
but I can't do nothing about the labor.

Glenn, you know I don't have
this kind of cash.

- Can you put it on a credit card?
- And get more jammed up?

I got two jobs, two kids,
and Jace eats like three grown-ass men.

I'm sorry, sweetie.
That's... That is the best I can do.

Does the car run at least?

I wouldn't let my mother-in-law
drive that car.

Hey, how is Cynthia?

She's doing good. She's very good.

We are celebrating
our 23-year anniversary.

- Twenty-three years.
- How about that?

Damn.

Glenn, have you gotten her anything yet?

I am working on it.

- Can you just get that? All right.
- Yo, what are you doing?

- You trying to pull the knees off?
- Got it.

This is an opportunity for us to show up.

It may not seem like it,
but times like these build character.

Yo, does tetanus build character?

You're shittin' me.

Oh, my God.

How are we even
supposed to practice in here?

Alonzo Powers, please.

If you haven't noticed already, Coach,
there is no hoop in here.

You want us to fill the pool with water?

Nah. We gonna fill it with sweat.

One, two, go!

We got the win last week,
but we're not still not jelling.

We have to play together.
We don't buy into the hype!

Y'all think y'all can rumble?
I will show you how to rumble.

- What's the best part of the game?
- Defense!

Go, go. Get wide. Get your feet going!

Pow, pow, pow. Back, back, back!

Windshield! Windshield!

Good, good. Warrior, warrior.
Make or miss, we run. Make or miss, go.

Take him outta there.
Take him outta there.

All right, big screen now.

There he is. There he is.

Splash.

Some of y'all wanna talk smack on the Gram
and think y'all doing something.

This is how you prepare.

You outwork your opponent.

Execute. Talk smack with your game.

I wanna see it.

- Don't worry.
- You all right?

I'm fine, guys. Shit, I'm totally…

Oh, my gosh.

Look…

Man, I invited Tamika to the game.

For real?

Yeah, but you can't tell nobody.
All right?

I'm really trying to keep this low-key.

Low-key. No, I got you, bro.

- All right. Thank you, man.
- I got you.

Hey, yo!
Musa's girlfriend's coming to the rumble!

Man, why you lyin'?

It ain't even like that, Phil.
We just talking right now.

Hold up. Let's look her up on Insta.

- Let's see that Instagram.
- Royale, look. I'm not even trying

- to put her out there like that, bro.
- That's 'cause she's imaginary, dog.

You know, give me this.

So, Phil, this look imaginary to you?

- Okay, Mus.
- Exactly. Exactly.

- Put some respect on my name.
- Okay, Mus.

- Yo, what? Like…
- She's really comin' through?

- I mean…
- If she does, you better show out.

Hey. We should go in there,
hit 'em hard early,

get a cushion, and let him do his thing.

- I like this guy.
- I like what you sayin', man.

Yeah, but what about Mendez?

Yo, Mendez is going down, bro.

In other news,

Northern Virginia has reported
its first known case of the coronavirus…

The weather in the District
will continue to be unpredictable,

with intermittent showers
throughout the weekend.

Here we are, Saint Augustus.

Take a look at this.

Thank you.

This is the school I wanted to show you.

Top-rated athletics.

And Teresa, you'll be happy to know that
they take their academics very seriously.

You don't perform in the classroom, you're
not on the court. Our team's a feeder.

Feeder?

It just means
that I can get our best players here.

Ma.

They will give him a scholarship?

He is the number one player in the DMV.

He can have whatever he wants. Right?

I had to cancel with Gladiator.

Oh, okay.

"Oh, okay"?

You know how bad that makes me look?

Well, next time you invite someone
to our practice, you give me a heads-up.

That would make a difference?

'Cause you're acting like
this is your team, not our team.

The deal was, I coach,
you handle the business.

So why do I keep gettin'
put in the middle of it?

Because in order for me to do my job,
I need cooperation on your part.

You wanted me to talk to Lester Davis,
and I talked to the man.

And?

It was a waste of time.

Nothing came of it?

Said he'll sponsor the team.

Okay.
Well, that sounds like something to me.

Look, I know him, all right?
He's gonna want all type of shit.

His name on our jerseys, on our gear.

I can negotiate that down. Okay?
Swagger is still gonna be Swagger.

He's gonna use us to boost his image.

And then we'll use his image to help us.

He's the poster child for community
service. He's got his foundation...

Look, I know that you guys have
your issues. But he was your teammate.

I know who the hell he was!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

You guys got history.

And it wasn't all good.

How'd you leave it?

We get this W…

he'll write the check.

New businesses,
they rarely make money this early on.

And you're telling me
that that can happen this weekend?

Looks like it.

- No offense…
- But?

Sounds like you're trying
to talk yourself out of this.

You're gonna have to get your head
around whether this is about your pride

or what's best for the team.

Defense. Defense!

Watch the three!

Let's go! Let's go! Push up! Push up!

- Let's go, Crystal!
- Get it, Crystal!

- Yes!
- Yes!

Y'all see that? She was killin' it.

She was awesome out there.

- Crystal!
- Baby girl.

There she is. Come in here.

Hey.

I gotta tell you.

I've never seen a player bounce back
from an injury so well.

Coach. She got good genes.

- Hey, baby.
- Hey, baby.

Hey, good game. Good game.

- Hey! Great game today.
- You know,

when she first joined the team,

Crystal had a reputation
for being a bit hard on the coaches.

That was bull.

She just needed a coach
to match her intensity.

I hear that.

You're like Phil and M.J.

- I like that.
- Hey, yeah.

This is great for your skin tone,
but not for this occasion.

Okay.

Kids in high school?

Jackie is,
and Jace is about to finish eighth grade.

I remember that age.

I call it the "me, me, me" era.

Right? Lord, help me.

Well, when they're older
and have to take care of their own kids,

that's when they'll finally realize
what we do.

Girl, I hope so.
Between my son's protein shakes

and my daughter's costumes
for step team,

they bleed me dry.

I gotta tell you, Jenna,

it's hard enough for Glenn and I
to manage our kids together.

I don't know how you do this alone.

I don't think about it.

I just do what needs to get done.

Okay, for the final touch…

Before, you were a good mom.

Now, you a bad mama.

Damn, girl.

- You got skills.
- It's what I do.

Lord, have mercy.

You look beautiful, baby.

Uh-uh.

I love you.

But you can't mess up my lipstick… yet.

Okay. Watch out.

Okay, don't forget your gift bags.

I'm gonna put you on that emailing list.

We meet every month.
I'm saving you a seat.

Glad it worked out for the both of us.

I got the better end of the bargain.

Better believe that.

I think…

maybe I'm just in my head or something.

I guess I'm saying…

that I thought my coach
was trippin', but...

But it always works out
on the court. Right?

You know, people are actually saying
that kid is better than me.

He's acting like he's better than me.

Now my finger's all jacked up.

And if I tell my mom, she gonna get
all protective and act like I can't play.

Coach is gonna put a limit on my PT,
and Mendez is gonna get more shine,

and hell no!

I can't have that.

Just can't.

Hell no.

What?

Bye, Jace.

You said you wanted to talk
about somethin'.

That was before this conversation
became about you.

It's always about you.

The kid took my spot in the rankings.

You sayin' that's not a big deal?

I'm sayin' I have homework,
and you gotta go.

You should keep that fire, Crys.

It's a good look for the court. But damn.

Otherwise, you miserable.

Miserable, shorty.

And that's my dream report. Thank you.

Okay. Our next book report
is from Jace Carson.

And since Nick's mother
is visiting this week,

he's giving his report
on his family and Puerto Rico.

"They told me to follow my dreams.

Maybe that's something they say
to a lot of kids.

But when you get older,

sometimes dreams don't seem realistic."

My mother and father told me
the greatest thing you can do

is believe in yourself
and believe in your dreams.

"Even the stress, decisions,
and anger from disappointments

don't have the power to stop you
unless you give your power away."

"The territory has a total population
of approximately…"

Hey!

Two, three.

- Thanks so much. Bye.
- Oh, my God. That was…

- Hey, Jenna.
- Hey. How are you?

Well,
if things don't work out with Lester,

looks like Gladiator's still in play.

Yeah, how you doin'?

Hey, baby. I told you
you didn't have to come to this game,

the way your back been hurting.

This is what I signed up for. So…

- Well, let me get that.
- I got it. Thank you.

Okay...

Don't be yelling at me in front of people.

- D-up!
- Let's go.

- Stay with him.
- Pressure. Pressure.

Come on. Pressure, pressure.

Come on, Jace!

Knock it!

Oh, yes!

That's it! Let's go.

- Let's go.
- Let's go. Come on.

Mus! Mus! Mus!

Run it.

Move it. Move it. Move it.

Hell yeah! That's beautiful basketball.

Great pass, Jace!

- See?
- Block him.

You gotta keep him blocked, Jace!
Make it stop, baby!

Get it in! Get it in!

Keep ballin' on 'em, Jace! You own them!

Let's go. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Yes, sir!

Way to go! Come on, Jace!

It's comin'. I see it!

Hit Musa on the wing! Musa on the wing!

Let's go!

Hey, give me the ball!

They always told me to follow my dreams.

Maybe that's something they say
to a lot of kids.

But when you get older,
sometimes dreams don't seem realistic.

'Cause reaching your dreams
can be painful.

Who owns the right to an American dream?

Way to go, baby! Go, 25!

Mi abuelo, Nicolàs,

waved the Puerto Rican flag
when it was illegal to do that.

He was locked up.

But they could not lock up his pride.

Who gets to determine
the value of someone's culture?

And in this game we love,

it was a Puerto Rican
who invented the three-point shot.

And when I play, I honor him.

Sometimes, it feels stuck-up
to think you can actually make it.

Drew, run!

There are as many people hoping I fail

as there are people hoping I succeed.

So I'll choose to be stuck-up.
'Cause it's on me to determine my destiny.

We're all here for a reason.

That is my American dream.

I'm a basketball player.

I'm from Puerto Rico.
And I am the American dream.

- Jace? Boy, you did that whole thing.
- You see that?

- Give me some. I'm saying.
- Know what I'm saying?

Dude...

I mean, never mind.

What was that about?

What's your problem?

Excuse me.

Nice game!

You see my fourth quarter?

No way they don't move me
back to number one.

You got my vote. And number 21,
he had a good game too.

- Nick Mendez.
- Hi. Good to meet you.

- Are you kidding me?
- I'll call you.

Hey, baby. Thank you, baby.

Make you some steak
when we get home, okay?

All right.
I'll wait in the car for you outside.

You got it fixed already?

Yeah, I got it fixed.

You know you're the best mom
in the world, right?

Yeah, I do.

You know, you mighta had a better game
if we took care of that thumb.

Don't think we not gonna discuss
that injury you keepin' from me.

I just didn't want to give you
something else to worry about.

Jace, you're my number one priority.

And if you're hurt,
you need to be straight with me.

- You got it?
- I got it.

- Got it? Yeah.
- I got it.

All right. You stink.

Go get changed,
and we'll put some ice on that hand.

Wait…

So…

that was Lester Davis's assistant.

And so?

So… yeah.

Yeah.

- Yeah. Yeah.
- Yeah.

What? No private dressing room
for the superstar?

No. He hang with NBA players now.
He bougie.

I put the team on my back, right?
Got us the win.

We already had the win.

You don't know that.

Why are y'all trippin'?

Musa.

You know what, Jace?
That fourth quarter, man.

That was real good lookin' out.

How you feel about your game?

Feel like that's a trick question.

You stopped running my offense.

My offense put up 16 points
in the fourth quarter.

- And who did you make better?
- Not Nick Mendez.

Not your team.

If I lose, everyone says I suck.

Now it's a problem when I win.

Last game…

you took over for your team.

This game, you took over for your shine.

You're a leader too dumb to lead,

and if you keep this up,
nobody'll trust you.

What kind of leader were you?

We're not talkin' about me.

You know, I figured you'd say that.

You remember how my pops used to get
in our ear whenever we'd get out of line?

- Man, of course I remember.
- Thank you, Barry.

I tried the same thing with Jace.

And he's as hardheaded as I was.

The young king.

The moment he realizes…

what he got…

I swear he gonna be better than all of us.

I don't know. Maybe he do hear me.

My pops never thought I listened,
but kinda wanted him to think that way.

I heard every word.

Well, I know you heard
every word that I said, and…

a deal's a deal.

I'm gonna double
your plumbing-store salary, Ike.

- Can't be mad at that.
- Hey.

There's one condition I forgot to mention.

Yeah, what's that?

I need you to apologize.

- To who?
- To me.

The hell for?

For that shit you pulled at State.

Ike, man, we was like brothers.
And you know this.

Inseparable.

But you broke my heart, man.

Look, all I'm sayin' is,
for once in your life,

I need you to own up to your own shit.

I was debatin' whether or not…

I come here today and…

let my pride stop me
from doin' somethin' good for my players.

I got a daughter on the way.

I gotta figure out
what type of father I'm gonna be.

Tonya, she think our daughter
gonna be a lawyer or somethin'.

But I know she gonna be a athlete.

But…

ten…

20 years from now…

I don't want to explain to her,

Jace, or anyone…

why I went into business
with a asshole like you.

Apologize to you?

The only man I need to apologize to…

is the man I buried.

Icon.

You gonna apologize one way or another,
brother.

Promise you that.

Oh, nah.