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Minnesota Timberwolves

out in front of the Knights by 12,

and once again,

the Knights did not play

very good basketball

in the fiirst half.

Hey, good half.

Good half.

Good half.

We're in great shape.

Great shape.

We'll win it back. Yeah.

Henderson, attaboy.

It's permissible to run in this game,

incidentally.

Yeah. Dvigatsya, Krilov.

Dvigatsya. Yeah.

Man:
Tracy.

Tracy Reynolds,

hey, what a wizard.

You're a magician out there tonight.

Small favor.

Oh, no. No, no.

I don't do halftime shows, man.

I'm not some chalupa giveaway.

Hey, those chalupas

upped attendance by 4,000.

You're familiar with Mr. Granger,

the man who owns the team?

I have a very good relationship

with Mr. Granger.

He hasn't called me in 4 years.

He called this morning.

And he's ready to clean house

if we don't put some asses

in those seats.

Hello, Los Angeles!

And welcome

to your halftime show!

Tonight, some lucky fan

will get the chance

to go one-on-one

with Tracy Reynolds,

the straw that stirs

your L.A. Knights.

Yeah, T-time, baby! Yeah!

Check your ticket stubs.

If your number is called,

come on down!

And bring your "A" game!

Drumroll, please.

Come on.

Whoa. Oh, jeez.

I have the winning ticket.

Getting excited, Tracy?

Yeah. Yeah, very excited.

Well, so am I.

And here we go.

Section 4...

row 14...

That's our row, that's our row.

Seat 2.

I got the ticket!

Come on down!

Show us what you got!

Naw, I got the ticket.

Listen, you little runt,

if you can't score on me,

how you gonna get by a Knight?

Oh, shoot, here come a redcoat.

Security.

Psych!

Stop.

And here comes our winner now.

All right. Heh heh.

Well... boy,

this is gonna be some contest.

Well, son,

what's your name?

Ahem.

Ca... Calvin Cambridge.

Well, Calvin,

I'd like you to meet Tracy Reynolds.

Man, this is... this is crazy.

This is so cool.

How you doin', little man?

Tracy.

All right.

I'm playing Tracy.

I'm playing...

I can't even say it.

I'm so happy.

I'm playing T-time.

Wait a minute.

Was this supposed to do that?

Man, this is kind of loud.

Hey, stand up.

Can you hear me?

- Murph, stand up.

- Calvin!

I can't hear you.

Calvin, up here!

I still can't hear you.

Jump up and down

like a rabbit or something.

The crowd is eating this up.

Don't embarrass the kid.

Let him score twice.

Once.

Twice!

Once.

Hey, Murph,

we gotta get one of these.

OK, OK, Calvin.

Very good.

Now, you're gonna

have 60 seconds, OK?

Let's get the show

on the road!

All right, all right.

You ready, little man?

Man:
Hey, kid, tie your shoe.

Thank you, sir.

We like our players to be loose,

not their laces.

Make me like Mike.

OK... go!

Good luck to you, all right?

Here we go.

Whoo-hoo. Hoo-hoo.

Aw.

- You like that?

- I'm jealous.

- Whoo-hoo.

- Aw, OK.

Got that?

Very nice.

Calvin has just won himself

an L.A. Knights sweatshirt.

Computer:
Chessmaster 2000.

Would you like to play a game?

And we begin.

Pawn to queen 4.

That was really nice.

That was really nice.

Really? Thanks.

Can't go that way.

Can't go that way.

I didn't know it was like that.

Yeah, you didn't know

it was like that?

Uh-huh, can't go that way, either.

Come on, now.

Tracy Reynolds.

Man, I play "D."

That's what I'm playing.

Oh.

Whoa.

Oh.

Whoo!

How did I do that?

Now, how did he do that?

He just won a signed basketball

with an impressive 30-footer.

That one was sweet, wasn't it?

Nobody said nothing about this kid

embarrassing me out here.

That's your last shot, little man.

Recess is over.

Bernard:
One more shot,

and he wins $1,000.

Tracy Reynolds, baby.

You got what, 9 seconds?

Let's do it.

I'm really sorry...

It's all right, little man.

Come on, little man.

Come on.

Come on, what you got?

It's my gym, baby.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Back. OK.

Uh-huh.

Y... es.

Computer:
Pawn takes Knight.

Hah!

All right, Calvin!

Whoo!

Yeah.

Go, Calvin!

I guess this would be a bad time

for me to ask for your autograph, huh?

Hi there! Oh.

Playing a little checkers I see, huh?

Computer:
Error. Error.

I was about to win.

So, are you the man I see

about Calvin Cambridge?

OK, let me get this straight...

You guys want to

have Calvin play for the Knights?

Right.

Why?

I been coaching 35 years.

This is the most ridiculous thing

I've ever heard of.

Well, you didn't see him

play at halftime.

Hey, coach.

Hi... again.

Am I gonna be a Knight?

He's 4 1/2 feet tall.

I know.

Can you imagine the press

we're gonna get?

Look, coach, I know attendance

is in the crapper, OK,

and I'm not averse to using

the word "gimmick".

This is about making money.

I see. And speaking of money...

Ah, yes, money.

Mr. Bittleman,

I'm prepared to make you an offer

of $5,000

for a one-day contract.

Ah... well.

Uh, seeing that

I'm Calvin's guardian,

uh...

I do have to make certain

that nobody takes advantage of him.

You mean except for you?

Hey, I resent that.

Uh, Mr. Bittleman, uh, perhaps,

uh, perhaps, uh...

an extra 2,500 might help

ease your worries.

Deal.

Good.

I always knew that there was

something special about Calvin.

Wow, man, you're on the Knights.

I can't believe you're gonna

get to play in the NBA.

I still can't believe

what happened to me yesterday.

Whatever I wanted to do

with the rock, I could do.

Whatever I wanted to do

on the court, I could do.

And there he was...

Tracy Reynolds, NBA superstar...

and I outplayed him.

Yeah, man.

And you hit that "J." Fade-away.

Calvin:
That was a swish.

That was a swish.

You alley-ooped yourself

off the backboard.

Reg:
Yeah, that was hot.

But... how?

That's a good question.

I don't know.

All I know is that before I had these...

All:
Sneakers.

I couldn't play like that

if my life depended on it.

Murph, hand me that ball.

Man...

you're like some

weird basketball Cinderella.

Yeah, and the clock's

gonna strike midnight

if somebody finds out.

Wow, I wish I was going with you.

Me, too.

We'll be rooting for you.

- Come on, let's go.

-Yeah.

Hey, everybody.

Hey, Trace, you need

to get your notebook out

'cause the kid is back

to school you again.

Ha ha ha. Your mama.

Hey, Tracy, look,

I'm sorry about the other day.

No, no, no.

It's all right, little man.

No need to be sorry, all right?

You got lucky.

It's all right.

Hey, I'm Joad.

Why don't you take

the locker next to mine?

Here's your uniform, Calvin.

Special ordered...

ofiicial shirt, shorts,

socks, and sneakers.

Uh, but I like my own sneakers.

Oh... ours aren't good enough

for the kid.

No, it's nothing like that.

It's just that

I play better in mine.

Play?

You just have to look good.

What do you mean?

Coach, may I please

ask you a question?

Sure.

Coach, I have a lot of friends

here tonight, and, uh...

I was just wondering...

wondering, am I here to play...

or am I just here for show?

Calvin, I'm gonna

be straight with you.

You were hired tonight

just to increase attendance,

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