05x03 - Copernicursed

Episode transcripts for the 2015 TV show "Ballers". Aired June 2015 - October 2019.*
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05x03 - Copernicursed

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You need to be fully financed
by the end of the week

if we're gonna push you through.

Ah, so this is a collection call?

Full transparency, there are
competing offers on the team.

Is this a joke?

♪ (HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

What if we bought a franchise?

Who's gonna run the show now
that Joe Krutel is no longer?

The moment we take control of the team,

we can bring in our own people.

DOCTOR: Surgery went well.

- How long is it gonna take?
- To recover?

You're looking at eight months.

Time has run out.

- LANCE KLIANS: OBJ!
- JOE KRUTEL: There he is.

We are about to break ground
on a one-of-a-kind campus.

Sports, art...

When we're done, this is
gonna be the house that O built.

How's the world of security?

Is that Kasan Teague?

I ain't do nothing but be
at the wrong place

at the wrong time.

I need you to be the new
president of Kansas City.

I'm getting a promotion.
You're making me the number two?

You set me up.

I know that you're resourceful.

And there's no one I'd bet on
more than Spencer Strasmore.

[TV STATIC DRONES]

[BRIGHT TONE]

[LIL WAYNE'S "RIGHT ABOVE IT"]

Kane is in the building.

[MID-TEMPO HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪♪

♪ Now tell me how you love it ♪

♪ You know you're at the top ♪

♪ When only heaven's right above it ♪

♪ We on ♪

♪ 'Cause we on ♪

♪ Who else is really trying
to f*ck with Hollywood Cole ♪


♪ I'm with Marley G, bro ♪

♪ Flying Hollygrove chicks
to my Hollywood shows ♪


♪ And I wanna tell you something ♪

♪ That you probably should know ♪

♪ This that "Slumdog Millionaire" ♪

♪ Bollywood flow ♪

♪ And, uh, my real friends
never hearing from me ♪


♪ Fake friends write the wrong
answers on the mirror for me ♪


♪ That's why I pick and choose ♪

♪ I don't get sh*t confused ♪

♪ Don't like my women single ♪

♪ I like my chicks in twos ♪

♪ And these days, all the
girls is down to roll ♪


♪ I hit the strip club, and
all them b*tches find a pole ♪


♪ Plus I been sipping, so this
sh*t is moving kinda slow ♪


♪ Just tell my girl to tell her friend ♪

♪ That it's time to go ♪

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

[EUGENE MCDANIELS' "CHERRYSTONES"]

♪ Long as I have... ♪

Competitive spirit,

people think you're born with it,

that it's in your DNA.

But that's not how it works.

More often, it's born out of experience.

♪ My rice and it's tastin' nice... ♪

The only thing worse
than losing is being cut.


[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

How's the executive search going?

I thought that we could
grab Candace Brewer,

but she's gonna stay put.

That's not exactly the
update I was hoping for.

It's gonna make my
meeting with these bankers

that much more conflicted.

I'm heading in right now

to have a meeting with a potential GM.

Spencer, potential isn't enough!

I need to know whether
you guys are in or out.

Well, I need to know who
the management team is.

That's not too much
to ask for billion.

I thought you guys were "f*ck you" rich.

Yeah, f*ck you!

Nobody keeps that kinda stash
underneath their mattress.

Look, for the first time in his life,

my brother, the d*ck,
is being reasonable.

I agree with him, though
I'd never tell him that.


All right, what's the solution?

Well, how 'bout we put
the old band back together?

- Which members?
- Which members? You and me!

Hall & Oates, Sam & Dave, Donny & Marie.

I'd be the chief CFO,

and you'd be free to focus
on football operations.

See, now that's something
I can sell to my brother.


I'll take your silence as acquiescence.

assh*le.

[MELLOW FUNK MUSIC]

♪♪

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

There he is.

[LAUGHS]

Yo, Reginald, how's V's deal comin'?

Gettin' closer,

but I also got him a tryout with Splyce

for their League of Legends team.

- I mean, it's really...
- Whoa, Reggie.

Focus on dominating a real league,

not a virtual one.

So what do ya got?

Got to admit, I'm in
a little bit of a mood.

I think you're really
gonna like what I did here.

Needs a statue. Yeah,
something enormous.

[LAUGHS]

What, like our version
of "Christ the Redeemer"?

Yeah, is that so wrong?

I want a temple.

That's not in the f*cking budget.

- Ah.
- Your ego's getting a bit biblical, mate.

It's very Spencer-like.

What the f*ck did you just say?

Would you give us a minute, mate?

[SIGHS]

- Can I ask you a personal question?
- Mm-hmm.

Were you abused as a child?

- No.
- A little bit?

No, as an adult, every
single f*cking day,

and I'm sick of it.

I don't wanna be David anymore, Lance.

[WHISPERS] I wanna be Goliath.

Goliath lost to David.

You've missed the point
of that story entirely.

But, listen, I think
you're gettin' a bit cloudy

'cause you're obsessing
about your ex-partner.

I won't deny it.

I wanna bury the f*ckin' guy.

I'd like to be the bigger person,

but I'd rather be a
better version of him.

Then let's figure out

how to bring the big man to his knees.

There's my special guy.

I mean, that's easy, right?

We just have real influence

over the league and the game.

It's a little late in the day

to try and become Goodell
or Belichick there, mate.

Well, then you know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna buy an agency.

Yo, Chuck, you got a minute?

Hos, if you got more bad news, save it.

I'm having a rough day.

Come on, now, there's
always more to know.

Yeah, well, what now?

Should I stay away from Red Lobster?

[CHUCKLES] That's funny,
Chuck. I like that.

No, the latest Jack in the Box recon

brought some new Intel to light.

Spit it out.

LAPD found a millimeter

registered to Kisan Teague.

Oh!

This idiot.

For using his own g*n
or for being there?

Both.

I was just curious what side
of the aisle you were on.

I'm on the side that thinks it's amazing

that a guy just can't
enjoy making a few mil

while playing the greatest
sport on the planet.

Millennials, I mean, they're
just never f*cking happy.

Oh!

You know what, Hos? I
need you to do me a favor.

Stop telling me stuff.

I need some sort of
plausible deniability.

Right, you and everyone else.

[LAUGHS]

There's a lot of chat

about the moves you've been making.

Yeah, I know I shoulda stayed retired.

People need you. The league needs you.

Besides, now that they're
being smart about their...

business, presenting
a new beautiful face...

- [CHUCKLES]
- Although to those of us that know you,

we see two beautiful faces.

Now, that hurts.

Nothing hurts more than the truth.

Jason, I know I f*cked
you last year with Quincy.

I wanna make it right.

What is this, a mercy f*ck?

I want you to be my new GM.

Wow.

You want me to cross over? [CHUCKLES]

Like motherfuckin' Steph Curry.

Wow, you have more confidence in me

than I have in myself.

Well, and for good reason.

You think I could be good at this?

I think you'd be great at it, yes.

Plus I think it's time
you had a new challenge.

Yeah, I mean, sh*t,
I've already proven to be

the best agent in the business, right?

So is that a yes?

That's a let me think about it.

[INJURY RESERVE'S "GRAVY N' BISCUITS"]

♪ Yeah, humble as a mumble
in the jungle, ya dig? ♪


That's what I'm talking about. Let's go!

. That's my boy. .

[GRUNTS] .

Well, you only need to do ten, Rick.

[GROANS] I know, two dimes, two dimes.

- [GROANS]
- You doing two dimes?

.

- Oh, sh*t, Ricky. Look at you, man.
- [GROANING]

You actually look like you
may come back this season.

[GROANS] I ain't coming back.

Yeah, be careful, buddy.

Sometimes rehab will f*ck
with your head a little bit.

sh*t, my mind is clear.

Oh, yeah, you're a model of stability.

Anything you need, you know I got ya.

Actually, networks,

they're always looking
for a new chiseled jaw.

[CHUCKLES]

That ain't my thing, man. That's you.

Smart move, Ricky.

I wouldn't wanna compete
against this either.

Pfft, let's go.

Melvin!

- Yo.
- What's good?

Yo, Rick, coolin', baby.

- You a'ight?
- Yeah, man.

You healing up from that Kia collision?

Seriously, it was a Prius, man.

You can't hear 'em comin'.

- Yeah, I hear you.
- [LAUGHS]

- Yo, where y'all headed?
- Nowhere fast.

Look, I got a couple cats
comin' to the crib, man.

Y'all down to hang?

sh*t, that's all I got is time, brah.

Yeah, see you then.

A'ight, we'll be there.
Text me the address.

- Got you, bro.
- My man.

There's nothin' worse

than being ahead of your time.

Pfft, how about being behind it?

See, some people just
can't handle new ideas.

Right, if it ain't their idea,

they don't like it.

That's real.

Hey, bro, what can I do

to get Joe to buy in on me?

Man, I believe in you, always have.

Isn't that all that matters?

Sadly, I need more.

Dude thinks that messing
around with architects

is more important than
the future of sports.

Galileo had the same problem.

[LAUGHS]

What you know about Galileo?

Almost as much as I
know about Copernicus.

Yo, are you seriously

dropping Galileo and Copernicus on me?

How you know about them boys?

Blinkist.

It's the app that
shrinks books to audio.

So then you know how I feel.

Yeah, man.

Only one way to do this, then:

show Joe the future,

and it starts today with your tryout.

[SIGHS]

I ain't been this
nervous since my pro day.

Babe, if you get stuck
out there any longer,


I'm gonna have to get new
batteries for the vibrator.

I know, babe. I'm sorry.

Besides Ricky, who's
never gonna play again,

Kisan and his g*ng decided
to go "Boyz n the Hood"

on this rival crew at a Jack in the Box.

Doesn't take a clairvoyant to
see Kisan was gonna f*ck up.

Maybe it's time for a career change.

- Why'd you say that?
- I don't know, maybe 'cause

you're stressed to sh*t all the time,

talking like you're a
-year-old mine worker?


It is so weird that you would say that

because I had a meeting
with Spencer earlier today,

and that fool bought the
Chiefs and offered me a job.

Maybe you are clairvoyant.

Maybe I'm the Miami Medium.

What's the gig?

GM.

Isn't the GM spot just as stressful

- as what you're doing now?
- In a way, but, you know,

I wouldn't have to answer to clients,

although I've never worked for anybody,

so I'm not sure I'll be
crazy about having a boss,


although it would be Spencer.

You work for everyone, even me,

and you're doing just fine.

[SIGHS] Well, thank
you for the report card.

Maybe you should change
those batteries after all.

Don't be a d*ck.

I'm just saying if we're gonna have
to move to f*ckin' Kansas City,

you should at least make sure
you guys would be a good team.

Well, no sh*t.

Business isn't friendship.

You should do due
diligence. Go talk to Joe.

He'll tell you what it's really
like to work with Spencer.


- That's a good idea, babe.
- Good.


Now, why don't you show
me a little somethin'?


[DENZEL CURRY'S "RICKY"]

♪ Daddy said, "Trust no
man but your brothers ♪


♪ And never leave your
day ones in the gutter ♪


♪ My daddy said, "Treat young
girls like your mother" ♪


♪ My mama said, "Trust
no ho, use a rubber" ♪


♪ I'ma act, one, two, stop the track ♪

♪ Bring it back, what it do? ♪

♪ See, Ricky said, "Never let
nobody get the one up on you ♪


♪ "If they run up on you,
hit 'em with a one, two ♪


♪ Or a bitch slap..." ♪

- Yo, Rick.
- Hey, Money Mel!

- What's up, man?
- Oh, Big Mel!

- Okay!
- What's up, my baby.

Hey, man, your crib is plush, man.

- You design this sh*t?
- Appreciate it, Rick, man.

Gettin' into the interior design thing.

Actually just renovated the place.

n*gga, you're like a natural
Martha f*ckin' Stewart.

Yo, you should check out my real spot.

- Your real spot?
- Come on, Rick, man.

This where we play, not work.

This is the fun house.

- [BOTH LAUGHING]
- Oh, sh*t.

Oh, yeah, he got a fun house, okay.

Man, look, I gotta go
check on my mom, man.

I'ma hit you up later.

Oh, yeah, tell her we love her, man.

Oh, bet, I'll make sure I tell her.

Back again, .

Damn right, I'm diggin' the mixology.

Can I get another one, please?

That's like five, Rick.

Think that's wise?

Come on, man, I ain't
got sh*t to do, all right?

I got no worries.

You know, matter of fact,
this is a celebration.

Just pour us up a couple
sh*ts while you at it.

I'm driving, man.

You forget that too?

We could leave the car here, all right?

You can take us over,
right? You can drive.

Do I look like the valet?

Oh, I'm sure Amber would love that.

Look at Jessica's beautiful face.

She don't want that messed up.

I can handle myself. I do jits.

Ooh, whoo, strong and independent.

I like you, Jess. Go ahead, take a sh*t.

Give her the keys.

Charles, your job is to
manage a winning football team,

not to be the judge and the jury.

Just don't know if I can
wrap my conscience around it.

Rocking the boat now based on a rumor

does not seem like a smart idea.

It's not exactly a rumor, baby.

- They found a g*n.
- Well, did he sh**t it?

'Cause if not, I don't
know what the big deal is.

He's a running back,

not a judge up for a
seat in the Supreme Court.

So I should turn a blind eye?

I'm saying it's irrelevant, Charles.

Extracurricular activities

is not a statistic you
get paid to look at,

especially when we're
about to have two kids


to put through college.

Yeah.

Yeah, maybe you're right.

Of course I'm right.

If the Ravens woulda

cut Ray Lewis after his little incident,

they woulda never won the Super Bowl.

Wow.

You are a straight-up
thug, Julie Greane.

Hm, There's nothing more
thug than being a mommy.

[LAUGHS]

You know, baby, you always
help me clear my head up.

I really appreciate you for that.

How 'bout you, though? How you feelin'?

Like I'm carrying an extra pounds

around with me everywhere I go.

But seriously, baby,

maybe everybody else has the right idea

and we should just start
looking out for ourselves.


[SIGHS]

Not giving a f*ck takes practice.

Tuning out the noise,
going with your instincts,

staying committed to what you believe,

that sh*t doesn't come easy.

You'll feel like you're
taking body sh*ts,

but if you stay on your feet,
no one will f*ck with you.

[LINE TRILLING]

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

Yo.

Antolotti the Italiano, buongiorno.

Joe Krutel, the whitest man in America.

I was just dialing you.

Oh, yeah? What about?

Well, I have an odd question.

I'm wondering what it's
like to work with Spencer.


Yeah, that... that sounds
like an odd question,

all right, just like you promised.

How do you mean?

I mean, I know we're all boys and sh*t,

but on the day-to-day, did
you enjoy working with him?

Why are you asking me?

Well, he offered me the
GM job for the Chiefs.


No sh*t.

I thought you loved being an agent.

No, I do, I definitely do.

It's just gettin' to be too much.

It's a young man's game,
and I'm, you know...

Not young.

Exactly, I gotta start
thinking about the future.


Mm. So sounds like you and Donna

are talking about starting a family.

No, we actually don't even

talk about that sort of thing.

Why, that's odd, huh?

[SIGHS] Why? Why would
I bring that sh*t up?

Well, just because you're
not talking about it

doesn't mean she's not
thinking about it, idiot.

Yeah, you're right.

You see, that's why I need

to be thinking about
my professional future.

Oh, yeah, that's the
sexy stuff right there.

Now let me add a little
bit more sexiness to it.

Since you're considering making moves,

what if I buy your agency?

You know, hire a couple young bucks

to help you do your thing,

and what's old becomes new again.

Well, I should find a card game,

'cause I'm on fire today.

Well, think about it.

Talk to Donna and, uh,
hit me up with a number.

Oh, and J, Spencer's
a f*ckin' nightmare.

Yeah, I figured.

[CHUCKLES]

It's gotta be the shoes.

[BURNA BOY'S "ANYBODY"]

♪ I don't charge my energy ♪

♪ I no got time for no enemy ♪

♪ Tori pe won Le Tomi ♪

I got an idea, listen.

I think what we should do

is lock down one of those bungalows

down the street for the next two days.

What's good, Jess? What you doin' later?

Hmm, shacking up with a guy doing rehab

isn't really where my head's at.

Hell yeah, Jess. You tell him.

Doesn't mean I don't wish you well,

just I have to go to
Laguna after this anyway.

I could make that work.

Laguna? I could make that work.

Laguna's perfect 'cause
just in case your wife needs

something with your baby,
you'll be a short drive away.

T means... 'scuse me.

[WATER SPLASHES]

What the hell are you doin', man?

How you gonna go from the best wingman

to the biggest cockblocker, bro?

'Cause I love your family, n*gga!

I don't need you judging me, all right?

I'm not judging you, man.

I don't give a f*ck about
no n*gga gettin' no strange

as long as it's for the right reasons.

Oh, but this is for the right reasons.

A'ight, me and her, we vibin'.

That's bullshit, man.

She don't give a f*ck about you.

Look, I'ma go get the
car, man. We rollin'.

How 'bout you call a
Lyft after you dry off?

What?

- Oh!
- Ooh!

[WATER SPLASHING]

[LAUGHTER]

[UPBEAT DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

♪♪

How you gonna push a n*gga in the pool?

♪♪

♪ Omo, omo, life Na turn by turn ♪

♪ Whether you like or not ♪

♪ To Ba ginger me, gbeskelego burst ♪

♪ Ki gbe, je Kan gbo oh ♪

Hey, there he is.
Vernon, nice to meet you.

My name's Chris. I'm the GM.

This is Dev. He's the assistant GM.

This is Max. He's our team captain.

This is Reggie, y'all.

Hey, nice to meet you, man.

Uh, let's have a seat, boys.

Thanks for meeting with us, fellas.

We know you're busy. So are we.

So if you don't mind,
I'm just gonna kinda...

[TONGUE CLICKS] Knock
right into it here.

Is this just a dalliance for you?

W-what's a dalliance?

We're not into publicity stunts,

and we don't make vanity signs.

So are you serious about
being a professional gamer?

I like to play.

[LAUGHTER]

He likes to play.

Yo, I like to play football.

Maybe I should just
walk on for the Cowboys.

Yeah, dude. Max, let's line it up.

It couldn't be that hard, right?

I'm sorry, fellas.
My bad. No disrespect.

Vernon, you don't need
to apologize for sh*t.

Who are you?

I'm the head of the eSports
division at Sports X.

What's Sports X?

Have you heard of Colby Parker?

Yeah, of course.

Well, he and Vernon had a
head-to-head at the office,

and let's just say the rest is history.

What's your rank?

Diamond II.

That's impressive.

Though even landing a
solo k*ll on a superstar,

that doesn't really
prepare you for the pros.

Role?

Top lane.

- How long you been playing?
- Since season two.

What's your schedule like?

If you made the team,
would you have time

to train with us in the offseason?

Let me worry about Vernon's calendar.

And if you're lucky
enough, you'll land him.

If I make the team,
I'll drop everything.

[CHUCKLES] He wants to be a player.

f*ck it, let's hook you up, Vern.

I'll see what you got.

Let's go. [TAPS TABLE]

[COSMO'S MIDNIGHT'S "GET TO KNOW"]

[BASS-HEAVY CLUB MUSIC]

♪ I wanna say somethin' 'bout you ♪

♪ I went to, but I... ♪

Yes, look at them ribs.

Hey, let me see that giraffe pose.

That sexy giraffe... ooh, yeah!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's wonderful.

- Shake it.
- Oh, yeah, that's beautiful.


- Hold up.
- Oh! Oh, yes.

It's all about the angles.

Yeah, and I got that covered.

♪ Gotta wait till you do ♪

♪ What's the deal, though? ♪

- [POUNDS ON DOOR]
- Ricky.

Man, leave me alone, Dennis!

- [POUNDS ON DOOR]
- Ricky, answer me, boy!

♪ I could make you feel as though... ♪

[DOOR CLATTERS]

Oh, sh*t.

What the hell is wrong with you?

What the hell is wrong with you?

Meet the parents.

Regina, this is Dennis.

Dennis, this is Regina.

Nice to meet you.

You want something to drink?

Wh... what you got, a Henny?

Yes, come on.

Hell no, he don't want no drink,

and you done lost your damn sh*t.

Come on, man, why you trippin'?

I'm just having a good
time and then going home.

Oh, so you back to being Dirty Ricky?

Just make sure you leave him here.

In case you haven't noticed,
he is pretty depressed.

Oh, we've noticed.

You a canary, man.

You didn't leave me no choice, n*gga!

You oughta be ashamed
of yourself, Ricky.

If anybody understands shame,
it should be you, old man.

Look, I made my mistakes,

but you ain't gotta make the same ones.

My choice, all right?

Y'all ain't finna to judge me

while I'm just havin'
a drink with a friend.

You had ,

and you shacked up with
some ho you don't know.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Watch what you say.

Clean yourself up, Ricky.

- I'm standing.
- No, no.

We going home, Ricky.
Better not say sh*t, either.

There ain't sh*t left to
be said except you pathetic.

You rude.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

♪ Can't hesitate ♪

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[PHONE RINGING]

You know, you blowing me up like this

is borderline creepy, Bret.

I told you I need the day.

Well, I don't need a day, Spencer.

I don't need a day.

Besides, I don't like
leaving bad news on voicemail,

not to mention good news.

Which is it, good or bad?

I wish you were as good at
your job as I am at mine.


You know, one day I aspire
to be like you, Bret.

Until then, you wanna
spit it the f*ck out?

I'm so pumped up

that your snarkiness
isn't even gonna get to me.

Get this: my brother and I

met with the bankers this
morning, and they're in.

They're officially in.

You are so g*dd*mn good at your job.

There's just one thing
left for us to deliver.

Lay it on me, partner.

You just need to get a quality GM,

which I told 'em was already done.

Fait accompli.

So don't make a fool outta me.

Tell me, please.

Tell me you got your guy officially.

[SIGHS] I'm working on it.

You're working on it.

Let me tell you something,
you oversized f*ck.

Do not come back without a yes.

We've got three... billion

with a capital f*ckin' B riding on this.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

What the f*ck?

Which one of you f*ckin' geniuses

neglected to tell me

that Jason Antolotti was coming by?

[WHISPERS] For God's sake, would you...

What's the matter with you?

Hey, buddy.

- Hello.
- How's it going?

Good.

Come on up and see your new office.

All this can be yours.

It's colorful, chill.

Well, it's not always this chill.

[LAUGHS] Don't lie to me.

All right, yeah, it's always this chill.

It's a great way to work.

It's very refreshing.

I mean, so what? Look at these guys.

They're not buttoned-up football types.

Do they even watch football?

Listen, if you're looking
for an ASM vibe here,

you're gonna be disappointed, pal.

No, no, look, if I want stuffy,

I'll sell to CAA, right?

My man.

- In that case, hey, Siri!
- [SIRI CHIMES]

Play my third-favorite song.

- [AMBJAAY'S "UNO" PLAYING]
- ♪ Uno, dos, no tres, she a thot, though ♪


Ah, that's fair. [CHUCKLES]

[INHALES]

♪ Big chop, knock a n*gga out, zapatos ♪

Oh, I don't smoke during the workday.

♪ Uno, dos, no tres,
she a thot, though ♪


Too much?

[CAR ENGINE REVS]

Welcome back to "Glazed and Confused"

on SiriusXM.

Today we're talking about big moves.

All right, so, Jay, now the
Russell Wilson deal is up.


Time for the next shoe
to drop, and that shoe?


- Patrick Mahomes.
- Listen, you think Russell Wilson


and Carson Wentz got paid?

Mark, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

I mean, the league's gettin' top-heavy.

Kinda like this show.

When's it gonna end, Jay?

This is America. Why would it end?

[ENGINE POWERS DOWN]

Them boys think they
got all the answers,

but some sh*t don't have an answer.

Like who's better, Pac or Biggie, right?

There ain't no better.

"Godfather" or "Goodfellas"?

Cutty Sark, Chivas Regal,

both of 'em damn fine scotches.

I mean, you understand
what I'm saying, right?

These fools just being divisive,

trying to come up with hot takes.

So you think you can do better?

sh*t, in my sleep.

I believe him.

I could do that sh*t too.

[LAUGHS] You boys.

Y'all love jerking each other off.

I'd love to hear y'all try.

Hey, T, man, get me a meeting.

Okay.

[TAPS TABLE]

I totally choked.

f*ck, man, I felt so good warming up.

Man, whatever, man. f*ck them guys.

Who was I to think I could go pro?

Man, them guys was right.
Those guys were assholes.

Besides, man, you got a career.

I'm more concerned about me.

I can't believe I don't
have a voice in a company

that I helped finance and build.

Man, you gotta let
go of that anger, Reg.

And you gotta let go of your depression.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[SIGHS]

Wait, what's up?

Did I make the team?

No, better.

It's Jason with some big news.

Cowboys came through with
million for your new deal.

[SIGHS]

I don't care about none of that.

Are you f*ckin' kiddin' me?

This is your real f*ckin' job.

Man, whatever.

I think I might wanna retire.

Get the f*ck outta here.

Wh... what am I supposed to tell Jason?

Tell him nothing.

Now I'm getting depressed.

I wish I had $ million
being thrown at me.

I already got money, Reg.

At some point, you gotta ask yourself,

"How much is enough?"

- ♪ Stay ten toes, I'm down ♪
- ♪ Ten toes ♪


- ♪ Jenny Craig with them pounds ♪
- Brandy?

I never did much day-drinking
myself when I was playing.

Oh, this ain't nothin'.

Hey, so, um...

I hear there may be a
little bit more information

about the Jack in the Box situation

that you may have left out.

Anything at all?

No.

It's all good, Chuck.

You know what I know.

- Is that so?
- Yeah.

It's cool, all right?

Look, check it out.

See my boy right there?

That's the sh**t.

- With the weed?
- Yeah.

All right, he's already come forward.
He gonna turn himself in.

We all good. I got it, Chuck.

So he's the fall guy?

Come on, Chuck.

Does that matter, for real?

Yeah, to me, it does matter.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

Look, Cliff did what he did, all right?

What you want from me, Chuck?
What you... what you want me to say?

You could start with the truth.

That is the truth, all right?

♪♪

Well, then the truth
is, I gotta let you go.

Thank you for your service.

♪♪

Damn.

Like that, huh?

♪♪

Good luck in your career.

♪♪

In the greatest battles,
there are no winners,


only survivors.

The wins, they all blur together,

but the losses are etched
into your mind forever.

w*r is bloody.

Ask Aaron Rodgers,
Michael Jordan, Tom Brady.


You want to trace a path to greatness,

you start with defeat,

loss,

rejection.

You wanna be endlessly motivated,

failure is key.

[PHONE RINGING]

Antolotti, you ready to
jump on that team jet?

Not quite.

I'm actually calling
because something came up.

Well, "something came up"
is never a good thing.


Well, not for you, but it's good for me.

I got another offer.

A GM spot?

Sports X.

Joe is in the market to buy an agency.

Since when?

I think he just decided.

Ah, when it rains, it pours, huh?

You know, I could
hardly believe it myself.

What's the offer?

million.

[CHUCKLES] That is a big chunk.

Must come with golden handcuffs.

More like winning the lotto.

It's a five-year payout with
a personal service contract.

So you're gonna be an
agent till you die, huh?


Come on, I'm really surprised.

I thought you said the
day-to-day is getting to you.

It is. So are you.

Jason, money isn't everything,

but I promise you I will
make it worth your while.

Ah, I hear you.

J, listen, don't make a mistake

that you're gonna regret.

[SIGHS] I understand your
disappointment, Spence.

I'm sorry to say it's a pass.

All right.

Either way, I'll see you on the
other side of the table, buddy.

Well, who's next on your list?

You're talking to him.

[CHUCKLES]

Good luck working with him.

Yeah, good luck working with Joe.

He's a real f*ckin' nightmare.

[SKEPTA'S "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"]

[BASS-HEAVY HIP-HOP MUSIC]

♪♪

♪ You get blacklisted
if you hate on my team ♪


♪ Fam, I say what I mean ♪

♪ I keep my demons close ♪

♪ Late night, I speak to the ghost ♪

♪ Get high, fell asleep in my clothes ♪

♪ Animal instinct ♪

♪ Sex, money, m*rder, I fear nobody ♪

♪ Keep somethin' on me ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm better safe than sorry ♪

♪ I'm a top boy like Sully
with a six-figure hobby ♪


♪ You're still on the road ♪

♪ Better be getting that belly ♪

♪ Kicking off doors, better
give it some wellie ♪


♪ I came in the game,
ran it like an athlete ♪


♪ Got a big money scheme,
all my brothers had to eat ♪


♪ Thought I was a scrub
sitting in the back seat ♪


♪ I was counting my money,
making sure it's complete ♪


♪ They can't compete ♪

♪ There ain't no competition ♪

♪ I take what I want, you
get what you were given ♪


♪ They calling me a rapper, man, ♪

♪ I think I'm a magician ♪

♪ I didn't wanna k*ll 'em ♪

♪ But these n*gg*s never listen ♪

♪ The hustle is still in my genes ♪

♪ When I fell asleep, I
was still in my jeans ♪


♪ Then I had a one
gyal licking me clean ♪


♪ She wan' eat man like Idi Amin ♪

♪ What do you mean? ♪

♪ I come for the cream ♪

♪ We all make mistakes,
I'm a human being ♪


♪ North Korean, Kim Jong-un
when I spray the machine ♪


♪ You're on the other side
if you ain't on my team ♪


♪♪

[BRIGHT TONE]

♪ (HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

Spencer Strasmore's a narcissist
if I've ever seen one.

All he cares about is himself.

Now is the time to go all in.

We're way beyond all in.

- ♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪
- Yeah, we are. I get it.

♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

I got a proposal. If we start
our own esports team,

and you gon' play on it. Bam!

I got the perfect player in mind.

- SPENCER STRASMORE: You have a name?
- Kisan Teague.

(g*nshots)

So you value truth?

Above all else.

(SIGHS) Who pulled the
trigger the other night?

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪
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