He Got Game Page #3

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Mmm.

I'll be so happy when

this stuff is over with.

It won't be long now. What do you got?

A Monday morning 10:00 a.m.

press conference, right?

- Yeah.

- Have you made a decision yet?

You know what?

That's the thing that's bothering me.

And you know what? You're my coach,

right? I mean, I don't mind.

Every time I walk down the hallways,

"Where you goin'? Where you goin'?

"Have you chosen a school yet?

Are you going to the NBA?"

I'm gonna tell y'all Monday morning.

- I'm tired of hearing that.

- I can understand that.

Look, maybe it's in your best interest

to take it as a compliment.

People really do care about you.

People don't care about me.

They care about themselves.

They're just tryin' to get over,

tryin' to get a piece of Jesus, that's all.

Not everybody's a scumbag.

Some are, don't get me wrong,

but not everybody. Okay?

When are you gonna make a decision?

Sometime between now

and Monday morning, 10:00 a.m.

I still have a lot of thinking to do.

I have to weigh my options.

You got my home phone number, right?

- Yeah, I got it.

- You call me anytime.

I don't care how late it gets,

you wanna talk this thing through.

Jesus, I always thought of you as a son.

You know that, right?

Yeah, I know that, too.

You remember what I told you?

You remember?

Yeah, I remember.

You tell me every day.

What? What did I say?

I know what you told me, Coach.

I know, I know.

It'll make me feel good again, all right?

"This is gonna be the

most important decision in your life."

Hi, young man.

I'm John Thompson

from Georgetown University.

Hello. I'm Dean Smith, the basketball

coach, University of North Carolina.

I'm John Chaney

from Temple University.

I'm Roy Williams from

the University of Kansas.

I'm Coach Nolan Richardson,

the University of Arkansas.

I'm Lute Olson, head basketball

coach at the University of Arizona.

And this will be...

The most important decision...

In your life.

This will be

the most important decision in your life.

Coach, I understand

the magnitude of this decision.

God bless you, son. I believe you do.

Baby, I love you

You havin' a good time?

- I had such a...

- You havin' a good time?

Because you look so good.

Mmm, you look so good.

So you like the wig?

- I love it!

- You look great! You look wonderful!

You know what? You look like

Kim Novak from what movie?

- Vertigo.

- Vertigo, baby, I tell ya.

So what do you wanna do

for your birthday? It's your day.

I wanna go on the Cyclone.

I wanna go on the Turbo-Jet.

- I wanna go on the Wonder Wheel.

- Damn!

Brother?

Do you know me?

Do you know my lady?

No, I don't think so.

Well, brother, you lookin' at us with all

that f***ing familiarity and sh*t.

Mind your own business, man.

Yeah, you right.

Obviously, I'm wrong, brother.

It's my mistake, uh...

No disrespect.

I don't want no trouble, my man.

B*tch, what...

Oh, get your motherfuckin'...

I gotta meet your brother.

Please let me meet your brother.

I have to meet him.

We'll talk about this tomorrow.

See you later, Mary.

See you, Sarah.

Miss Shuttlesworth.

Boo Boo.

- It's okay.

- Daddy.

How you doin', baby?

Oh! My little woman.

- Daddy.

- How're you doin', baby?

Look at you. You done all grown

up and everything like that.

That's what I keep trying to tell him.

How's he doin'? How's your brother?

- All right?

- Bossy as usual.

He's supposed to be bossy

and everything like that.

He's supposed to be,

taking care of his little sister.

Daddy, when did you get out?

Last night.

Look. Come on. Let me walk you over to

Uncle Bubba and Aunt Sally's house.

We don't live there anymore.

He moved us out.

- Where you all live at?

- O'Dwyer Gardens.

Uncle Bubba hasn't changed a bit.

So who payin' the rent?

- My brother.

- Your brother?

- He workin'?

- No.

So how long

y'all been livin' around here?

- About a year.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- That's good.

How're you doin' in school?

You doin' all right?

- I got an A in Science.

- In Science, yeah? What you studyin'?

- Oh, cells or somethin'.

- Cells?

Yeah, me, too.

So, this is our building.

- Right here?

- Yeah.

It's all right. This is

pretty nice, actually.

So...

You ain't gonna invite me upstairs?

I don't know if I should.

I could get in trouble.

- With who?

- You know who.

All right. Tell you what.

I'll leave before he come, all right?

All right, Boo?

Okay.

What's in the bag?

Toothbrush, toothpaste. An Afro pick?

Underwear?

Skittles, Daddy!

Ah-ha!

You figured I forgot, huh?

- You went shopping?

- Yeah, a little bit. Who this, baby?

That's Lala. Lala Bonilla, Jesus' lady.

Lala Bonilla.

Daddy, how'd you get out?

I thought you were

gonna be away a long, long time.

Can Daddy's little

Boo Boo keep a secret?

Yeah.

I'm out on a... What you call like a work

release program, baby, where's if I...

- Well, I got a week to do a job.

- Meaning?

Meaning if I do a good job,

I can get out sooner than expected.

Well, what kind of job

do you have to do?

I can't tell you that yet.

Because I'm too young.

I cannot wait until I'm 18.

I am tired of people telling

me that I'm not old enough.

"Can't do this. No, no, honey,

can't do this. You're too young."

Hold on, hold on. Sit down.

Look. Number one, you ain't too young.

You're a young woman.

It's just that I could get in trouble.

Now, you don't want

your daddy to get in trouble, do you?

No.

I don't want you getting into

any more trouble.

I know it wasn't your fault.

I know you didn't mean it.

You don't know what that

means to your daddy.

Now, let's hit them Skittles.

Your brother, he's doin' all right, huh?

- He is so good.

- Yeah?

He is better than good, Daddy.

You should see him play.

He's a zillion times better

than when you last saw him.

Remember when he used to be

- so weak on his left hand?

- Yeah.

No, now he can handle it with both.

- And he can shake so good.

- Can he?

I bet he can finally beat you.

You think so?

Yeah, he probably can.

You've reached Mary and Jesus.

We're not at home.

- Leave a message at the beep.

It's me, baby. It's Lala.

Hello, son.

Mary, what did I tell you about

letting strangers in the house?

- He's not a stranger. He's our father.

- I don't have a father.

- Hey, wait a minute...

- Daddy, he's trippin'.

Trippin'? We'll see who's trippin'

later on tonight.

What did I tell you

about talking to strangers anyway?

- "Don't do it."

- And why?

Because it may cause us harm.

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