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for a torn PCL.

Didn't your doctor tell you that?

- Yeah.

- And where is your ice pack?

Here, let's get this up.

Easy. There we go.

- ls that better?

- Yeah, that's a lot better.

Morgan told you the job's full-time, right?

Full-time, live-in,

and my boss is cool with me

taking a leave of absence,

so we're good to go.

Baby?

Baby, they keep calling

from the office... Hi.

- Hi.

- They keep calling from the office, honey.

They want to know about that game

where you broke all the records.

You should know that, Ma.

You're the president of my fan club.

You must be talking about

Randolph versus MLK, 1993?

Sophomore year,

he scored 23 points in the first half,

another 32 in the second half,

breaking the high school record

for double digits in a single game.

I've been a basketball fan

since before I could walk, so.

When you finish with him,

come to the fan club. We could use you.

You play bid whist?

Neighborhood champ, six years running.

So what're you saying?

I'm saying, with all due respect, Miss Ella,

you don't want none of this.

Oh.

I like her.

I might have to teach her a little

something something, but I like her.

So, when will this knee be

working again?

Well, you gotta give it time to heal.

(GROANS) It hurts.

I've seen you take an elbow

from Dwyane Wade

and you can't take a little deep tissue?

You didn't tear your knee.

Wow, Scott McKnight,

two-time league MVP,

guaranteed future Hall of Famer,

is a big old baby in real life. Who knew?

Relax. There we go.

I don't believe this.

All right. Okay. That should be good.

There we go.

Baby?

- Are you okay?

- Hey. Put your weight on me.

I'm all right, I'm all right.

- There you go.

- Yeah.

- Good?

- Yeah.

I'm straight.

These things take time.

I can't believe Morgan got me into this.

Sometimes I feel like I'm over my head.

Come on, Leslie.

You got your undergrad

in athletic training.

You can do PT in your sleep.

What are you worried about?

I have an NBA player's career in my hands.

- Did you get the books?

- Yes.

Everything you asked for.

Yeah. All right, perfect.

Here she comes now,

the most beautiful woman in the world.

Just ask her.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Sorry I'm late, guys.

Hi, Peter.

- It's Paul, actually, but that's close.

- Oh.

- I'm sorry. Hi, Paul.

- Hi.

I'm sorry I'm late. It was just traffic

and shopping.

It's so much fun

to hang out with you guys, you know?

All the talk about muscle conditioning

and the human body,

it's like the Discovery Channel,

and who doesn't like

Discovery Channel, right?

You don't.

- Can I get you something to drink?

- Yeah, I'll take

some champagne, please, thank you.

Girl, I could not stand another minute

in that big house with him

doing nothing but...

- Being with your man?

- Who won't hang out.

Well, didn't he just tear his PCL?

So he can't have fun?

That's why I had to go out and do

some shopping, a little retail therapy.

I got some great things.

Look.

- Here, Patrick. Touch it.

- Oh, I'd love to.

Hey, you know this guy?

Hey, World.

- What you doing with this?

- What up?

What, what's up?

Hey, do this thing, man

Hey, hey!

- How you feeling, man?

- I'm good, man. How're you?

- I'm good, man.

- So, what's up, man?

What you doing here?

Man, I just came to do

this commercial, man,

but first I had to come

check on my big homie, man.

Yeah, yeah, it's getting better, man.

I'm gonna be good.

- Thanks to Leslie.

- That's what's up,

but I really didn't come here

to talk about your leg.

Well, what's up?

Well, there's a rumor going around

that's saying

the Nets aren't going to re-sign you.

What? The Nets without Scott McKnight?

No. Come on, man.

I mean, I'm always gonna be a Net.

- All right. That's what's up.

- Yeah, for sure.

I'm good. New Jersey, baby,

we're coming to see you.

- Y'all are not ready for the Magic.

- I'm gonna be ready.

- You gonna be ready?

- You know who I'm gonna hand it to?

- Who?

- Your boy Jameer.

I don't know.

You got this pizza here and them chips.

I don't think you're ready to see me

on that court, now.

Yeah, you gonna see.

Hey, you heard from Morgan?

I've been trying to reach her all day.

Last time I checked she was shopping.

Hey, baby. It's me.

Call me.

...is McKnight still a franchise player?

Turn that up.

... with that kind ofinjury, the Nets,

they can 't count on him.

And the last thing they need to do

is pay someone

to sit on a bench for half the season.

So, Golic, you think the Nets

might not re-sign

Scott McKnight at all?

Franchises want

to win championships.

I'm sorry,

but with the kind of injury McKnight has,

the Nets can 't get rings,

not with him as their franchise player.

His days in a Nets jersey are over

after this season.

All right, let's get one...

You okay?

See, see, I knew there was

something about that girl.

Coming up in here,

pretending to care about my son,

when all she really

cared about was herself.

Well, he doesn't need her.

And he doesn't need you.

I swear, I had no idea about this.

You leaving, too? Leave now.

I'm leaving, but I will be back.

Yeah, right.

Have you lost your damn mind?

I take a leave of absence from my job

to help your man,

who you just dumped,

- and you don't even give me a heads up?

- I'm sorry.

But how do you think I feel?

I was really starting to like him.

That's all you have to say?

And with a note?

It was better that way. You know

he would've only tried to change my mind.

Why, Morgan? Why'd you do it?

- Why?

- Because I want to be somebody!

Okay?

And it ain't gonna happen

being the wife of some

has-been player

with some bullshit contract

Iiving in some podunk city.

You wanted to know why, now you know.

You can't possibly be this messed up.

You do you, and I do me, okay?

I've been watching you "do you"

your whole life.

Using people, hurting them.

Discarding boyfriends like old shoes.

Well, we all can't be Saint Leslie Wright.

You got problems.

Scott?

Scott, can I come in, please?

I'm coming in.

Scott, from the bottom of my heart,

I'm so sorry.

- Morgan didn't even...

- ls this part of your job?

- No.

- Then just stick to your job.

Scott.

Come on, you got to eat something.

I made you some food.

You need to eat.

...their display of

underwater art stands as a testament

to the complex brilliance of even...

- Baby?

- ...the simplest organisms

that inhabit...

Baby, Angelo's on the phone.

Dwyane called twice today.

...for even the carnivores...

- Baby?

- ... who prey on jellyfish

rely on the darkness...

Well, he can't come to the phone

right now,

but can I have him call you later?

- What... What the...

- Get up!

- Leslie, what are you doing?

- Get up. You're coming with me.

What? I'm not going no...

- Man...

- You coming with me!

I'm not going any... Okay, okay!

I gotta get dressed.

No disrespect, but I really think

it's time you get a new whip.

It just needs a little work, that's all.

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