He Got Game Page #11

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- Yeah, it's really nice.

- Yeah, I could tell.

This ain't the projects, man. We got

like grass and trees, and fresh air.

This is Morgan.

This is Monty.

- How you doing?

- How you doing, Jesus?

- We'll check you later.

- Later on. Them boys can play, man.

What's up, Chick? Hey, Chick.

Hey, girls, how you doing?

- Hey.

- Oh, man.

Mm!

Goodness. I know the both

of y'all know Jesus Shuttlesworth.

- Oh, my God!

- Oh, my God!

That's not right, Chick.

That's not right, Chick.

Hey, how about Sunday?

Take y'all out of church?

- Wait. You're Jesus of Coney lsland?

- Yeah, that's me.

Look, you've got to come

to this school.

With you and Chick, we'll

definitely go to the Final Four.

- Go? We'll win the whole thing.

- That's you, dog.

- You are going to go here, aren't you?

- Well, we hope so.

It's my job to convince him.

And this is his last

visit to any schools.

- Jesus, Tech-U is a really cool place.

You will love it here.

- Really?

- I mean, we really know how to party.

- Oh, you do?

- Uh-oh.

- It's, uh, really cool.

- I hope I see you around.

- All right.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Bye, Chick.

- Bye, Chick.

Come on. Let's go meet

Coach Billy Sunday, man.

- Forget Billy Sunday.

We need to follow them.

- Man, he's a cool white boy.

Now this is what I'm

talking about. Tech dome, baby!

- Wow!

- Thousands of seats. Crowded, yo.

When they get in here,

they tear the roof off, yo.

See those seats

down there, man?

- Yeah?

- The ones in the front.

That's where all the alumni sit,

with all the money, man.

- Where? Right here?

- Yeah, man. I even got

my favorite seat, right here.

Wait. You can sit on mine.

I'm gonna warm this one up.

Feel that?

Feel the difference?

Now, introducing-- Number 34!

From Coney lsland,

Brooklyn, New York--

Jee-suuus Shuttlesworth!

Hello, son.

This is for you.

Coach Sunday.

I hope that Chick here

has been a gracious host.

Oh, Chick has been great.

Good. 'Cause we really know how

to treat our student athletes right.

- lsn't that right, Chick?

- Yeah, oh, yeah.

Coach is telling

the truth, man.

I hope you don't think we're too forward

or aggressive with the highlight film...

- or the jersey.

- No way.

- That's the way we are here

at Tech U. We show love.

- Much love. Much love.

Why beat around the bush?

We scouted you since you were

in junior high school.

We know all about you.

We love you.

You're a great kid. Not only a

great ballplayer, a great student,

but a beautiful human being.

When I read about how you've been

raising your sister all by yourself,

it made me want to cry.

I said to myself,

"That's the kind of young man...

"that will be the backbone

of this great country,

- not just the Tech University

basketball team."

- Tell it.

-You understand what I'm trying to say?

-Yes, sir.

When I heard...

that you were coming to visit,

I got down...

on my hands and knees...

and I prayed to God.

- Chick.

- Right here.

- Dear Lord, please...

- Please.

deliver Jesus to us.

I got down on my knees,

and I asked God...

to let Tech University

be the throne of Jesus.

As you already know, this will be

the most important decision...

of your life

that you'll ever make.

Yeah.

Son... don't blow it.

- Hi, Chick. How you doing?

- Hey, what's up, Molly?

- Hey, Chick.

- What's up, Liz?

- This is Jesus Shuttlesworth.

- Hi, Jesus.

- We're glad you're here.

- We're having a little talk.

Let us finish, and then we can

get up with y'all later. All right?

Okay. All right.

Nice meeting you.

- Bye.

- Nice seeing y'all.

Mm!

Lovely, huh?

Travel in packs too.

Mm!

You hit those?

- About 50% from the field.

- You lying.

You can have the rest.

I swear. Look, man.

We got some serious freaks

up here in this piece, man.

- Oh, Jesus.

- Oh, Jesus.

I was into my black bag

also, man.

Yo, I was keeping beautiful,

fine dark sisters.

Nubian sisters. Africa.

The whole nine. I'm telling you, man.

Well, you know,

I got a lady back in Brooklyn.

- Her name is Lala. We in love.

- I got a lady too.

She at home,

and she ain't here.

And I ain't talking about no love.

I'm talking about...

these white freaks

here at Tech U, man.

They love some ball-playing

brothers, man.

- Let you get your swerve on, man.

- I hear all that, but--

- What about the sisters?

- What about them?

I love them, but they

make you work too hard, man.

Them white girls over there, man,

they do your dirty drawers.

Wash 'em.

Cook for you.

- Give you money, man.

- Nuh-uh!

- Let you drive the Benz

their daddy bought.

- Oh, hell, no!

- They go the extra mile, man.

- You lying.

You see Molly

over there, man?

You can call her up at 4:00

in the morning, man.

"B*tch, get over here.

Let me spank you."

Man, before you hang the phone up,

she beating on the door.

- You don't even got

to kick your own bed out.

- Man, you lying.

- Buck!

- What's up, Buck?

- Peace, bro! Peace.

- What's up, man?

- We need to stay out in the hallway.

- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

- Everybody in the hallway.

- This is a party. It's a long hallway.

You're good. Hey, where

the hell you at last night?

Always messin' around.

That's why I can't mess with y'all, man.

- We need to be out here.

- Don't worry about that.

I want you meeting

the assistant coaches.

- What are the assistant coaches

doing in the hallway?

- Yeah. Right here, man.

Lines and choruses

Days full of Doris's

Jesus, say hello

to Buffy and Suzie.

- Don't worry about the names.

- What's up?

Boy. I know you'll

take care of business.

Brooklyn is in the house.

Boy, keep it real.

Keep it real. It's up to you.

- Do what a black man gotta do.

- Where you goin'?

- Be right out here.

- You leavin'?

Holler if you need me, man.

Hey there.

- Sit down. Relax.

- Hi.

- Yeah. Sit down right here.

- Don't be nervous.

Beats in the game of rap, put my soul

in it, care less about the gold in it

Boom the shottie

Got the motherfuckin' paparazzi

- How're you doin'?

- I'm doin' fine.

- Yeah?

- Yeah. How are you?

-Good. How do you like your stay so far?

-It's been wonderful.

He's so nervous.

He's so tense. Very sexy.

I know. Just can't wait till next

season when you're going to school here.

- Can you?

- I can't wait.

- I know. Hmm.

- I can't wait.

Oh, Jesus!

Yes!

Yes, Jesus! Oh!

Eat it!

This guy, he's leaving me now.

He's right there.

And I'm just gonna...

you know, do whatever.

I'll call you later. I'll call

you later. All right. See you. Bye.

Hey, how you doin'? I'm Jake

Shuttlesworth. I'm Jesus's father.

Yeah, how are you?

- May I ask you a question,

talk to you about something?

- About what?

Well, number one, my son, he loves you

very much. You know that, right?

- Yeah. I feel the same way.

- Do you? That's good. That's lovely.

You haven't talked to him today?

Seen him, nothin' like that?

I was talkin' to him last night. He told

me that he was heading outta town today.

I don't remember where he was sayin'

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