Slamma Jamma Page #5

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Okay.

No worries.

Take care of yourself.

Will do.

Hey, Lisa.

Thanks again for coming.

Really appreciate it.

(EXHALES)

WARDEN:
I'm sorry. He's not seeing anyone.

I know. But I'm his fiancee.

Yes, but, um, he's not seeing anyone.

Why? How is this possible?

- What...

- It's his choice.

Well, can you tell him I'm here?

I did.

And he doesn't want to see you.

(GATE SQUEAKS)

I'm sorry.

She's gone.

You can complete your journey alone now.

Hmm.

Split. Split. Split. I

got it. I got the ball.

I wake up today

It's a beautiful day

(WHOOPING)

He's back, baby!

...to the music I play

Reinvigorating...

It's a beautiful

world outside

- Game, baby! That's right.

- Ooh!

Come on now. Let's go.

Where'd you learn to dunk like that?

I don't know.

You got some serious

hops for your age, bro.

Thanks, man.

PLAYER:
Man, those six years behind

bars did nothing to change that.

There's a dunk competition,

Michael. You should join.

They allow convicts, I think.

Man, you got some serious game.

Thanks, bro. Thanks, man.

- And you can fly, too.

- Mmm-hmm.

I want you to enter my

dunk contest this weekend.

Yeah, right. It's the Kenny

Dobbs dunk competition.

Hey. What is this tiny guy doing?

What you think, man?

I think when his mom met his dad

and they made him 4 feet nothin',

it's okay for him to stop

foolin' himself about dunkin'.

Hey. I'll dunk it one day.

Yeah, I'm sure you will.

When a snowball freezes in hell.

You're too short to dunk.

Man, what are you talking about?

Snowballs don't freeze in hell.

All I'm sayin', man, is there are

some things that are impossible.

Man, I would love to encourage you.

There's just not enough

of you to encourage.

You're too short to dunk.

I will, man.

Man, why don't you leave the

brother alone and get a life?

I have a life. What about you?

I have a life.

Oh, really? Where do you work?

- Me? Taco Hut.

- Mmm-hmm.

Taco Hut?

Never heard of it.

What is that, like the poor,

poor cousin to Taco Bell?

Yeah. So what?

But it shows. No direction, no focus.

That right there? That

should cover your expenses.

TERRELL:
Tsk!

- Man, what's his problem?

- Hey!

DOUGGY:
Hey! You think it's impossible?

You got you something. All right.

- Let's go!

- (CHEERING)

Hey!

Let's go, Douggy!

Let's go! Go get it.

Get it. Go get it. There you go.

Go get it!

(LOUD CHEERING)

Yeah! Yeah!

Hey! And I'm 5'5.

- PLAYER 1:
That was crazy.

- PLAYER 2:
There you go.

- Yeah!

- There you go.

Hey!

(COUGHING)

Hey, Ma.

How are you?

- Mom, you all right?

- I'm fine.

Mom, you sure I can't get you

something from the drugstore?

No, I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm gonna join that dunk

competition on Saturday.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

What you think?

I think you'll win it if you

want to, Michael. That's for sure.

Mom, Mom, look, Mom, you sure

I can't get you something?

The nearest drugstore is seven miles away.

I mean, I can go on a bus.

You know that.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

(CONTINUES COUGHING)

- How's your new job?

- Oh, it's great.

I'm learning how to be the

world's fastest dishwasher.

Have you seen Taye?

(SIGHS) No, I haven't.

I was looking for him too.

Michael,

if anything should happen to me,

and it shouldn't,

but, if anything should happen to me,

please take care of your brother.

Mom,

listen.

Always gonna take care of Taye.

But don't worry.

I mean, nothing's gonna happen to you.

(CHUCKLES) I know, dear.

I just want to be reassured.

(MICHAEL SIGHS)

(COUGHS)

Mom, don't worry at all, okay?

MC:
Welcome to our

12th Annual Inner City

Kenny Dobbs Dunk

Competition and first up.

And here he is himself,

dunker extraordinaire,

My man Kenny Dobbs, a.k.a.

Million Dollar Hair!

(CROWD CHEERING)

What's up everybody?

It is about to go down!

Hey, man, what's up?

- How's it going?

- What's goin' on?

- You guys seen Taye around?

- Taye? No. No.

- KENNY:
Slam Dunk Champion...

- I thought he'd be here.

...Young Sam!

Yeah. Hey, your mom's here.

- That's all that matters, right?

- Yeah.

That's right. How you

doin'? You feel fresh?

- Yeah, I'm good.

- All right.

- Michael Diggs.

- What's up?

Whatcha you doing here, boy?

- I signed up.

- Really?

Trying to get some of that past glory?

Things have changed since you've been out.

- Yo, listen, Jimmer.

- I'm Jammer.

Anyways, here's the deal, man.

- Michael's gonna whip your...

- It's all right.

Let's just have a good contest.

A good contest? This is my contest.

I ain't tryin' to give no

type of hope to any ex-convict.

Hey! That's my friend. Don't be

callin' him no ex-convict, a'right?

- Yeah, man.

- All right.

So what should I call him, then?

Ex-prisoner.

This is being broadcasted live

in L.A. from all three stations.

- I'm Belinda Mason.

- I'm Bill Smith.

And this is Jerry

Johnson with Channel 19.

The first dunker of the night,

we got my boy Steve

Trace from Los Angeles.

Clap your hands. Let's

go. Clap! Clap! Clap!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Off the glass! Tomahawk dunk!

Whoa! Beautiful! Beautiful!

KENNY:
Off the glass

with a Tomahawk slam.

- Boo!

- That was a horrible dunk.

He didn't even get off the ground!

KENNY:
Here we go, first round.

It's the Great White Hype.

Let's go!

He takes off, one...

(WHOOPING)

BELINDA:
A 35 from the judges.

- Not too shabby.

- BILL:
Well deserved.

KENNY:
We got the Big Fella.

Seven and some change.

Rock the cradle.

Rock the cradle! Put

the baby to sleep!

Put the baby to sleep! (WHOOPS)

10! 10! 10!

Man, that's the worst dunk I've ever seen!

KENNY:
Whoa! With a Tomahawk slam!

BILL:
Ooh, tomahawk, dog.

In the vein of Vince

Carter. (LAUGHS) I love it.

KENNY:
Here he goes. Windmill!

Oh, yes.

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Very, very

finesse touch on that one.

KENNY:
We got the shortest man

in our competition. He's 5'9.

Now show him some love. Let's go!

Windmill dunk reverse!

A reverse dunk, ladies and gentlemen.

Make some noise!

All right, here we go. Round one.

He's setting up his dunk.

What is he gonna do?

Looks like he's

bringing in some help.

He's gonna go off for the bounce.

Let's go, crowd, make some noise!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

KENNY:
Off the

bounce. Windmill dunk!

Off the bounce with the first

round, we got Michael Diggs.

Make some noise!

But Michael Diggs has been

out of it for so long,

but I don't think that matters.

I agree, but we're gonna have to

wait and see how this all plays out.

KENNY:
He just got outta

prison after six years.

Now make some noise!

Mike, come on! Mike, come on!

(CHANTING) Mike! Mike! Mike!

KENNY:
Just the local

magic of Michael Diggs!

Oh!

Ooh!

(WHOOPS)

KENNY:
That was crazy right there.

JEROME:
That was the

sickest dunk I've ever seen.

What, are you superhuman

or something? Hoo-hoo!

Ten! Ten! Ten!

And another ten! All

across the board!

BILL:
Incredible. The judges gave him a 40.

KENNY:
We got The Jammer.

Let's go. Make some noise!

Off the lob

with the reverse slam!

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