Amateur Page #8

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You might wanna turn that thing off.

[Terron] Hey, yeah, you right, coach.

Hey, T. It's crazy in there.

Everybody wants to see you play

your old team.

Oh, coach. You got my old jersey, right?

I know you wanna play,

but you can't with the investigation.

You gotta let me play Liberty.

I got a plan. The team is onboard.

- I'm not gonna like this, am I?

- We're never gonna beat them.

If I play, the forfeit

counts as a loss, right?

So, if we're gonna lose, let me play.

Have my jersey ready.

I gotta take care of something.

Oh, there you are. Let's go.

Come on.

- Yo, what the f*** is he doing here?

- [Terron] Dad, chill.

- Terron.

- Ma, trust me. Come on.

Coach.

[Gaines] Listen, Vince, Nia.

I know I'm the last person

you expected to see,

but I'm here because your son

is about to change the game.

Why don't you explain it to them.

It was your idea.

I'm giving up my amateur status,

renouncing my high school

and college eligibility.

Coach is gonna be my agent,

we're doing an endorsement deal.

- I'm going pro.

- Say what?

Terron, if he's pushing you,

you don't...

- No, Ma. This is my plan. All my plan.

- Has anyone ever done this before?

They do it in tennis, golf and gymnastics,

but not basketball.

Terron's gonna be the first one

to do it in the U.S.

- The first.

- But where has anyone gone pro at his age?

Overseas.

Players like Ricky Rubio and Tony Parker

signed their first contracts

when they were Terron's age.

- That's why I'm going international, Ma.

- Whoa, whoa, overseas?

Other countries don't have

the same restrictions we do here.

And that allows the players

to work year-round

and get paid, instead of limiting training

by making them play for free.

We wanna take that advantage to Terron

when he's old enough to play in the NBA.

Show them the deal, coach.

Ma, the brands even had

a bidding war. That's crazy.

It's true.

We received multiple endorsement offers.

But this is by far the best one.

It's a multi-year deal, as you can see,

it comes with a significant signing bonus.

- They've even got this for us.

- [chuckles] It's true.

They wanna fly us to their headquarters

to make the presentation face-to-face.

They see your son as a potential

superstar, and not just on the court.

No, they are eager to tap into his

growing social-media presence as well.

- Why the f*** should we trust you?

- Dad. It's not like that.

Listen, I know I've made some mistakes.

I own that.

But I've always done what I thought

is best for Terron, and that stands here.

- Where's my son gonna live?

- Dad, what do you mean?

I'm doing this so we can stay together.

All of us.

- Then what about school?

- [Terron] You can do that.

You're the best teacher in the world.

Homeschool me.

You wouldn't even have to work, Ma.

And neither do you, Dad. I got us.

- T, what if you get hurt?

- I thought about that already.

- Tell them about the insurance.

- When he signs a pro contract,

we take out an insurance policy.

If he gets injured or anything happens...

The family's taken care of.

Now do you see?

Is it enough?

Uh...

Baby, it's more than enough.

[Terron] Okay, good.

We can take a trip together.

You look through all the numbers.

I got a game to play.

[crowd cheering]

There's a problem with your plan.

If you play, it's not an official game.

I was set to forfeit

so you could be out there,

but they won't let me use the gym

for a non-official game.

- More red tape.

- More red tape.

I got this.

Um, so, I can't play tonight...

[crowd booing]

The rules say

that I'm ineligible to play, so...

[crowd booing]

But I say forget the rules.

[crowd cheering]

Refs, y'all can go home,

turn off the scoreboard,

because we can't play in here.

But what we can do...

We can play out there, right?

Let's go play.

[crowd cheering]

[all cheering and shouting]

[uplifting music playing]

[sobs]

[Kweku Collins' "Kings" playing]

Yeah, yeah

Feel like I'll run up on the world

Like "What's good?"

All black everything, funeral as f***

We not talkin' babies

Killed by pistols from the truck

I'm just sayin' R.I.P. my demons,

Ooh, they gone

Today yo I feel like I'm killin' it

Writin' and feelin' my dinner

It's serving me well

If I'm killing anything

It's nothing negative

I'm guilty until proven innocent

Isn't it something

When change isn't imminent?

Or your day come and go

When you walk out of this hell

When dividends outweigh the multiples

Man you'll be feelin' it in your spirit

And my momma told me I am a King

And I believe her

Why I used to think that I wasn't sh*t

But I believe in my own

And everything is everything

So who are you?

And baby everything is everything

And that's the truth

And I salute

'Cause today we feel like Kings

Now we reign over the valley

Today we feel like Kings

I ain't never been this happy

'Cause today we feel like Kings

Now we reign over the valley

Today we feel like Kings

Have you ever been this happy?

Get it here while you livin'

Get it here while you livin'

Get it here while you livin'

Get it here while, get it here while you

Get it here while you livin'

Get it here while you livin'

Get it here while you livin'

Get it here while, get it here while you

Do it, do it big

Like you always knew you could

Do it, do it big

Like you never thought you would

Do it, do it big

Like you always knew you could

And I say do it, do it big

Like you never thought you would

Do it, do it big

Like you always knew you could

Do it, do it big

Like you never thought you would

Do it, do it big

Like you always knew you could

And I say do it, do it big

Like you never thought you would

I used to find it outrageous

That lines from my pen and paper

Can pay for a f***in' meal

Or could fly me out to LA

I lay here in the arms of hope

If I'm wrong, then it's my mistake

I'mma leave it all up to fate

But my fate is my own creation

I reached for the stars with intention

To reap more than life lessons

I'mma work these bows till I bend 'em

And I'm not no footnote, addendum

When I end up back in my bedroom

Having wrote the laws of dependence

With a song, and a heart

Strong like bamboo

Wanna make your heart sound like

Bam bam boom

And my father told me he's proud of me

And I believe him

'Cause I'm becoming someone

I'm proud to be

You best believe it, I do

And I ain't think I'd be anything

That's how I leave it

Now I'm headed for what I see in dreams

But I ain't sleeping no more

'Cause today we feel like Kings

Now we reign over the valley

Today we feel like Kings

I ain't never been this happy

'Cause today we feel like Kings

We reign over the valley

Today we feel like Kings

Have you ever been this happy?

Today we feel like Kings

Now we reign over the valley

Today we feel like Kings

I ain't never been this happy

Today we feel like Kings

We reign over the valley

Today we feel like Kings

Have you ever been this happy?

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