02x03 - Time Keeps On Slippin

[bunniefuu]

[Harden] Appreciate you.

-He's coming over from there to there.
-[man] Not sure what that's…

You do a clap sound…
[babbles] …and the thing comes out.

And then you can react off of that.

-It's fun to play with it.
-All right.

-Each time, we can do a different way.
-Got it.

-[man 2] Spray.
-[man 3] Watch your hand.

[man 2] Okay. Roll sound.

[man 3] Rolling!

[man 2] Watch eyelines over there, guys.
Thank you.

-Marker.
-[man 3] Yeah.

[man 2] Here we go. Ready and… action!

[clap]

Ah!

[director] Look around. Where'd it go?

-Cut.
-[man 2] We're cut.

[director] Very nice.

[Harden] What do I look like
without my beard?

I have no idea.

I mean, I seen a picture
when I was in high school,

but I'm sure
I don't look like that no more.

[announcer] Fear the beard!

[reporter] Spoke to Mom
about the facial hair.

They took a vote at the table.

They're gonna let you keep it.
Are you gonna keep it?

Uh, maybe for a few more weeks,
you know, but I might shave it,

just to try something different, you know.

-Start a new… Maybe look younger. Um…
-[reporter laughs]

But I'll take that into consideration.

[woman] Well, he started growing a beard
when he was in college.

It didn't enhance his game,
and it didn't take away from his game,

so it was a keeper.

♪ Where you from ♪

♪ You sexy thing? ♪

♪ Sexy thing, you ♪

♪ I believe in miracles… ♪

He's a great guy.
He's always been about Houston.

I don't care what anybody says.
He gave his all to the city.

He's Houston, baby. He's Houston.

They be saying,
"Is… is James Harden your… your son?"

I said, "Yeah, can't you tell?" [laughs]

Okay, I'm being silly now.

♪ I believe in miracles… ♪

[woman] You know how many people comment
asking, "How does she kiss him?"

'Cause his beard, it's not
a normal beard, for one. You know that?

Like, it's not, like… it's not…
it's literally…

You can't even find his lips.

♪ Kiss me, darling… ♪

[Payne] We've always joked,
"Would you cut the beard off?"

You know, and like, he's like,
"Yeah, maybe for the right number."

Whoever offering the big bucks,
come on… come on with it.

I'll sign a contract now.

-Feel like I can dunk with this mustache.
-Seriously.

[director] First, we'll play with
a couple of the lines.

And… action!

-I think you got mine.
-I like it.

[cheering]

[funky music playing]

[man vocalizing]

[Brown] Time is definitely relative.

[buzzer sounds]

[Brown] Time is inconsistent based upon
where you're at in the universe.

I've been in the NBA
for damn near 10 years.

I'm about to be 30 years old. I'm washed.

[laughs]

♪ Time keeps on slippin'
Slippin', slippin'…♪

[Brown] Winning last year
don't mean you're gonna win this year.

I'm ramping up,
and it's gonna be a great season.

[commentator] The Pacers
coming off a loss.

Haliburton is scoreless in the first half.

[Haliburton] Right now, every miss
feels like a thousand pounds.

Just so frustrated with…
with myself and my play.

That's on me, bro. f*ck am I doing?

♪ I wanna feed the babies ♪

♪ Who can't get enough to eat… ♪

[pundit] It was supposed to be
Kawhi's team,

and it's about James Harden being

the face of this franchise
at this particular moment in time.

[Harden] I'm in a good space.

Family's good,
business is good, basketball's good.

We got a real chance of seeing
how special this team can be.

♪ Fly like an eagle… ♪

[SGA] I always feel like I leave something
on the table every night.

I can honestly say,
like, not once this season

do I feel like I played my best.

Not once.

Which is pretty fun, exciting,
and scary as well.

And I wanna see where I end up
when it's all said and done.

♪ Future ♪

[music stops]

[commentator] Kevin Durant has been off
to an MVP-caliber start to the season

while leading the Suns to first place
in the Western Conference.

[commentator 2] Well, the old saying goes,
Eads, that Father Time is unbeaten,

but he's having a hard time getting
his arms around the Slim Reaper,

known as Kevin Durant.

Coming to this season,
the focus from day one

that we're going to play
winning basketball from the first tip-off.

[commentator] The Dallas Mavericks
and the Phoenix Suns.

A key early-season
Western Conference showdown awaits.

[Durant] Winning the championship,
it means that the stars aligned

for you and your team that season,

camaraderie-wise, health-wise.

[commentator] And we are underway.

Durant now shadowed by Dončić.

Crossover, in the lane,

floats, and delivers.

[cheering]

[Durant] By the third quarter
of that Dallas game,

I was feeling a little sore already.

Like, I figured it was from, like,
doing calf exercises in the weight room.

I felt a little pull.

[Durant grunts]

[commentator] A lot of assists.
Here's Durant, and the fans don't like it.

[Durant] After that, my left calf was just
a little bit more sore.

I tried to see
what my pain threshold is at that point.

And I thought that it wasn't that bad
'cause I was able to finish the game.

[commentator] And the Suns survive
another white-knuckle ride to the finish.

[Durant] But after the game,
I could tell it was gonna be something

that was gonna be bothering me
for the next few weeks.

[commentator] What would
the 8-1 Phoenix Suns look like

without Kevin Durant?

We're about to find out.

Kevin Durant sustained a left calf strain
against the Mavs on Friday night

and won't be reevaluated for two weeks,

so we don't know
how long he'll actually be out.

[Durant] In our world,
that two weeks is nothing.

I mean, I missed
a whole season of basketball,

so I dealt with the worst injury
you can deal with.

[energetic music playing]

[commentator] Ibaka trying to stay with
Durant, knocks it away. Durant's limping.

Durant goes down holding his leg.

[commentator 2] What a gut-wrenching scene
for Kevin Durant.

[Durant] I mean, an Achilles
obviously was the most difficult.

You know instantly.
I couldn't… I couldn't move after that.

I heard the pop.

It's like when you crack a plastic hanger.

That's what kinda like it sounded like.

And my whole basketball career
just flashed before my eyes.

[clock ticking]

[Durant] Everything. Everything I did,
everything that I thought about.

All my favorite moments,
all my bad moments, it flashed.

And that's why, if you watch,
I'm sitting there gazing into the crowd

before somebody came over to help me up

because I'm just like,
"This sh*t is over with."

[Kleiman] I think the Achilles tear was
an incredible challenge for him.

And it happened on this,
like, grand stage.

It was so Shakespearean, in some ways.
It was a real tragedy.

[reporter] Kevin Durant accompanied
by Bob Myers and his agent Rich Kleiman,

and they depart the building.

To see a player get hurt at that level

and then for… for him
to not be able to play in the Finals,

for a guy that loves basketball
as much as he did, it hurt.

Obviously, I showed the pain.

[sniffles] I don't believe
there's anybody to blame.

But I understand this… this world.

And, um, if you have to…

[sniffles]

…you can blame me.

[Myers] The worst thing is
watching your team play on TV.

It's awful.

As a friend, as somebody that knows him,
I don't want Kevin to miss any games.

I always feel bad when he's hurt.

[whistle toots]

sh*t is trash watching your team play,
and you on the sideline.

Knowing that I can help,
knowing that stuff is out of my control,

yeah, it's a little frustrating.

When I can't get that little dopamine hit
from playing,

I'm definitely getting it
from that… from that Twitter.

[keyboard clacking]

[tweeting sounds]

[Durant] A lot of people
want my attention.

I don't think
they truly want my attention.

And so I put them on the big screen
so they can realize…

get a little bit of fame

so they understand
it's not all what it's cracked up to be.

[intense instrumental music playing]

Especially when I'm rehabbing,
I'm on edge.

If I wake up, and I go on my Twitter,

and I see something that's too edgy,
I'm going right back at you.

That's like my coffee in the morning.

[intense music playing]

[keyboard clacking]

[Durant] People come in here,
never picked up a basketball,

never ran full speed in they life,

never got they heart rate up before,

and they tell you
how to approach the game.

You can't guard me.
You can't even make your high school team.

Like, you talking like you nice at ball.

Like, now that's when
I'm starting to violate you.

Shut your a*s up.

[mellow music playing]

[Harden] It was really a dream come true
to be playing for the city you're from.

Especially Los Angeles, California.

For me, I've been fortunate to… to be in,
you know, a couple different cities,

and as far as an athlete, you know,

most of the time a player that's played
in that city for a lot of… lot of years,

they kinda build a home there.

Going up in here, huh?

It's cracking in here.

It's cracking in here.

James Harden, in Houston,
he really became a star.

Going to Houston
was the best thing for James's career.

As soon as he walked in the door
in the Toyota Center, he was the dude.

[announcer] Harden!

[commentator] He's the best!

[commentator 2] Harden…
hits a three and got fouled.

[Pierce] The way Harden played at Houston,

when he had a chance to get on his own,
get from under the shadows of Westbrook,

get from under the shadows
of Kevin Durant,

and really like, "Oh, we didn't know you."

"We knew you was cool,
but we didn't know you was this cool."

[commentator] Fear the beard!

[commentator 2] Under two to play.
Harden, step back,

puts up a three, got hit, shot's good!

And one! James Harden!

[SGA] James Harden changed the game,
like, with the step backs.

I'll never forget,
I was watching a playoff game versus Utah,

and Ricky Rubio was guarding him.

Like, their game plan was
to guard him behind him

so that he couldn't step back
and sh**t a three.

That's never been done before.

To change someone's coverage to the point

where they want to play at a disadvantage
all game is an insane amount of gravity.

♪ I gotta move… ♪

[Harden] I didn't create the step back.

I added a little bit, like, a twist to it.

[commentator] Harden gonna dance.
Harden gonna sh**t.

Harden gonna score!

[Harden] The step back
is basically created

to get separation from the defender.

I created three times the separation

and some.

You know, a lot of kids won't even
remember that that was my move.

[commentator] …take it sometimes.

[commentator 2] Pierce, tough shot there!

No disrespect to Paul Pierce,
but his handles wasn't that crazy.

He's just taken that… that move
to a whole 'nother level now.

♪ I got it ♪

♪ Yeah… ♪

[commentator] Oh man, Harden.

Oh, he stared at Wesley Johnson,
and then he hits a three!

[Harden] Like, I was so locked in
on how to, like, be MVP.

Living in the gym, trying to figure a way
to master, you know, certain moves.

-You know, MJ and Kobe do fadeaway.
-[commentator 2] Bryant hits a fadeaway.

[Harden] Kareem do the skyhook,
like, those are signature moves.

My signature move is the step back.

[commentator 3] That's a great move
by James Harden.

And the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player
goes to James Harden.

Sixth Man of the Year to the MVP.

Shout-out to all the young'uns, man,
that got a dream.

There's a vision out there. Take it.
Chase that dream.

Even though I'm playing for the Clippers
right now, I consider Houston home

just because, you know,

it's a real foundation, you know,
in my adult life that I built.

Me, you know,
literally becoming a grown man.

Yo.

Your ice cream gonna melt.

-What's up, Jace?
-[man] What's up? What's popping, Jace?

What's popping, Jace?

[Harden] Yo, get off this.

Jace means the world. He's, you know,

I think everybody who have children
understand the difference of love

that you have for, you know,
someone that you created.

It's just, uh… it's a joy.

It's, you know… it's your little mini me.

And for me, just not even being selfish,

but just something that you created,
something that you wanna mold and be

better than you is a… is
a different kind of, you know, love.

Y'all looking like Carlton Banks.

[Grier] That's how I looked
my whole life in school.

For real?

-[Grier] I only went to private schools.
-[Harden] Really?

My mom was trying to make sure
I wasn't like other people in my family.

-[Harden] Well, it worked.
-[Grier] Yeah. Keep me off the street.

[Monja] He's a good dad.

I think since I spoiled him
and my other grandkids,

James don't want to spoil him spoil him.

His father was,

you know, in and out of his life.

[Harden] My dad not really being around,

I think,
puts a little bit more fire into me

in the sense of, like,
I wanna mold him and be in his life.

I would want him to, you know, be with me
all the time, living with me.

So I kinda, like, plan my schedule
being around Jace as he… as he gets older.

-It's good?
-Yep.

[Harden] Yours
not better than mine, though.

[Payne] You know, James is super private.

People are gonna be like, "What?"
They gonna be shocked.

Um, but yeah, he's a dad.

They're gonna be surprised
at a lot of me, period.

Like, they don't understand.
Or they don't… they don't know.

[Payne] James has always been there
for his son.

And he's always been
a really good dad to him.

[Harden] Why can't I go after?

-Like, after the game?
-[Harden] Yeah.

I didn't put that date in.

[Payne] Trying to navigate an NBA schedule
and a parent is hard

'cause you, like…
you're on the road so much.

Uh, obviously, like, even just now,
he was supposed to take his son.

And they just added
a couple games to the schedule.

So it kinda messed his whole schedule up.

That's gonna be the first time
I got two days in between.

And I'm not trying to be working.

-I know.
-That's overly working.

The fifth is a day off,
so I'm not touching that day.

Then the sixth is a practice day.

The reason we got that gap is
because we've been going crazy.

So y'all ain't about to

make me go crazier. Like…

-Hey, Jace, you want to change clothes?
-[Jace] Sure.

And I'm not the type of person that's
gonna, you know, force, you know, Jace

to be a basketball player.

Um, you know, honestly, it's like
he's gonna be in a position to

do whatever he want in this world.

You know, if he chooses that,
then he chooses it.

Whatever he wants to do in life,
I'm just the person that helps him

and, you know, hovers over him
and shows him the ropes

and how things
are supposed to be done, and,

um, you know, as he gets older,

he'll start making his own decisions,
and I'll help him with it.

Um, I'll do the best that I can do as far
as making sure he's on the right path.

Dad, I can do a one-handed cartwheel.

[Harden] Let me see.

-[woman] One-handed!
-[man] I ain't gonna…

[Grier] Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.

[Grier] Sheesh!

[reporter] Tonight, James Harden,
the former Houston Rocket,

four threes away from passing Ray Allen

for second all-time
on the three-point-made list in a career.

[Harden] Trying to pass Ray Allen,
first, it's a little nervousness

just because I never would've
in a million years thought

I would be in this position.

Look at the list,
and you got Reggie Miller.

[commentator] Miller gets it
in the middle for the win. Hits it.

[Harden] Ray Allen.

[commentator 2] Back out to Allen.
His three-pointer. Bang!

Tie game with five seconds remaining!

[Harden] These are guys
I grew up watching.

These some real legends that shot the ball
at the highest level, so…

Then obviously Steph is,
like, you know, number one.

But to have an opportunity
to move in second place,

I can be proud of myself for that,
you know.

-I'm back. I'm back. I'm back.
-[man] Hey, buddy. You back.

Y'all here for James?

Hopefully he don't do that sh*t tonight.

[commentator] From the Toyota Center
in Houston,

the surging 8-4 Rockets meet
the 6-6 LA Clippers.

[commentator 2] Harden, four threes away
from being number two all-time

in career threes made.

It'd be good if he broke the record here
in Houston. This is home.

LA is home, but Houston is home.

-Let's go.
-[Zubac] Let's get it.

Let's go, y'all. Let's go.

-I need this one.
-[Zubac] Get back into the win column.

[commentator 3] James Harden sh**ting
just 31% from long range this year.

[commentator 2] Near angle,
pump fake, side step, three ball.

-[buzzer sounds]
-[commentator 2] Connects! Three away.

[Harden] Come on White!

[commentator 2] Jones Jr. with the ball.
Down by eight are the Clips.

Can they get a bucket?
Harden, straightaway three.

[commentator 3] And Harden gets it back.
He's now one away from tying Ray Allen.

Come on, James. We need that three!

[commentator 2] Rockets up by 11 and
Harden two away from passing Ray Allen.

[whistle toots]

[commentator 2] Bounces it to Harden.

A step back three for the tie. He got it!

[commentator 3] Harden now is tied with
Ray Allen for 2nd-most three-pointers made

in NBA history with 2,973.

[AJ] I'm so… I'm so excited right now.

Like, he about to break this record.
I'm so excited.

-[man] Back up.
-You'll be in my highlights.

-You think so?
-Yeah.

All right, you gonna pass Ray Allen?

He gonna have to push Brooks down
so he can get his three points.

[Harden] It was the energy.
It was the vibe in the arena.

The swag was there.
I was like, "You deserve this moment."

You know? So take advantage of it.

I was gonna keep sh**ting.

[commentator 2] To James, the three.

[Harden] What the f*ck?

[commentator 2] Almost banked it in,
it hits the left side of the rim.

The Rockets have gone on a 20-2 run.

[commentator 3] Well, the Clippers
have just gone ice-cold.

[Harden] Bring that back!

[commentator 2] Harden on the post-up,
goes against Eason.

A fall-away from 13, nope.

So Harden had those three threes,
and we haven't seen him make one since.

Here's Harden for a straight-on three.
That's an air ball.

-Now he's just forcing it.
-Bring it back!

[man] Let Harden break the record.

[Imaine] Oh my God.

[man] Lue, we wanna see
Harden break the record in Houston.

-If you don't mind.
-[Imaine chuckles]

I wanted to see it too.

[man] Put him in!

-I didn't want to see four air ba*ls.
-[man] Put him in!

[buzzer sounds]

[commentator 2] Beard makes three threes,
and he doesn't make another,

so he will leave tied for second all-time.

-[man 2] James!
-[man 3] James!

[indistinct chatter]

[Harden] Didn't happen in the H.

Well… [sighs]

…we live to fight another day.

[man] How did you feel
about tying tonight?

Wanted to break the record. But, you know…

And they knew, so they was trying to,
like, not let me sh**t threes.

It's all right.
It's gonna happen eventually.

Can't fight fate.

Guess I gotta do it back in LA.

[Paije] Okay, so after a bad game,
the first thing I do is text him.

Like, soon as the game is over.
Like, "You played so well."

Like, 'cause he usually does,
even if they lose.

And I see how his mood is.

Sometimes he'll be in a mood
to where he wants to talk about the game

to get it off his chest,
or sometimes he's silent.

When he's silent, you don't say anything.

It's a cold car ride home. [chuckles]

You just wait till we get home,
and then let him process it.

Then he eventually gets over it.

[mellow music playing]

[Jace] Linda, hi.

[Linda] Hi. How are you doing?

Lemon cakes.

-Hi.
-Bro.

What's up?

Give me those.

[Paije] But I feel like he always wants
all the kids over.

Like, I think he feels comfortable
being around his friends and his family,

where he can let his hair down
and don't have to put on a show. You know?

Is this your first time…
is this your first time going to LA?

This is both of our first time going on
a private jet with a blanket.

No, this is my third time going
on a private jet with a blanket.

[Paije] So Prynce and Jace are both six.
They both have a lot of energy.

And they call each other brothers already.
Like, "My brother." That's…

They don't call each other by their names.

Rock, paper, scissors, sh**t!

Smash.

Rock, paper, scissors, sh**t!

As a 23, 24, I'm like,
"Man, I'm not being no s--"

Like, "I don't want no girl
that got a kid." Like, you feel me?

That's out. I'm 35 now.

Nah, but just that mindset changed,

and then you find… you find somebody
that kinda, like, is on your vibe.

Understanding she kinda going through

the same thing you going through
in the sense of, you know, relationships,

so it's like it makes sense.

Prynce! Go under.

Hi!

-Hi.
-Hi.

[Paije] With them both
being only children,

I feel like they so excited and happy
to feel like they have a sibling, so…

[Harden] Not having a father figure,
you know, in my life

rings in my… in my brain
to, you know, kind of make sure…

I, you know, wanna do the best that I can.

I just want to be there to help, man.

That's all we be wanting in this world.
That's all we be needing, for real.

And when you get that and you feel that,

you're gonna walk around different.

[commentator] Harden is one three away
from passing Ray Allen,

second all-time in career three-pointers.

[commentator 2] Harden.
This would be for the record.

There it is. Surpasses Ray Allen

for sole possession
of second place in three-pointers made.

Clippers are winners.
Dancing days are here again

after dropping three on the road.

[Harden] Unbelievable accomplishment.

Just a testament is…
the amount of work I've been putting in.

[reporter] I don't know if you saw
but KD had a message for you.

No, I haven't seen it yet. What Slim say?

Congrats, JH, on reaching
an amazing accomplishment.

All the work you put in has paid off.

You inspire so many people
around the world with how you play.

Been a great teammate, great friend.

I love you, brother. Keep grinding.

[pundit] Shams, Kevin Durant has missed
the last six games.

What are you hearing
in terms of a timeline?

[pundit 2] Kevin Durant has been out
since November 8th.

But there is optimism that Kevin Durant
will be able to make his return

at some point next week.

[Durant] I'm just grinding
to see how far I can take it.

It's feeling better, man.

I think I want… I think
I should push it a little bit more.

Probably gonna slow him down
before you speed him up.

Whereas some guys,
you gotta kinda push a little bit.

-[chuckles]
-[Derrick] I can tell Kev 50%, he goes 75.

[Durant] You know, what the f*ck is 20%?

What is 50%?

You know what I'm saying?
Let me see how far I can take this thing.

[woman] All right,
how's the calf feeling today?

The calf feels good.

[commentator] It's not just
another Tuesday in the NBA.

For Phoenix and San Antonio,
tonight's matchup looms large.

-KD!
-KD!

[man] KD!

[boy] Hey, KD!

Easy Money sn*per! Slim Reaper!

That was a bucket. That was a bucket.

[Davis] To come back and to still be able
to dominate and play at a high level…

You know, it's just… he's KD.

And when people count you down,

when you're at your lowest is when,
you know, you have the best opportunity

to, like, see how far that you can go

and push yourself farther
than what you pushed yourself before.

That's the whole mentality.

Like, you play in this league
to be a superhero.

[commentator] If this team is healthy,
they're one of the best in the NBA.

That stretch of losing six out of seven
without Durant was frustrating.

But any team is gonna go through that.

Coming back, I try not to put
too much pressure on myself for the moment

and just go out there and play.

[reporter] Last thing for you,
Victor Wembanyama.

Did you ever defend a guy
a foot taller than you in your life?

[commentator 2] Durant has to go
and guard him.

[commentator] Yeah, he's only 20.

[laughs] It's really hard to imagine
what he's gonna be like in a few years.

[Pierce] Of course, Wemby,
he's a product of Kevin Durant.

It's like they went to the factory
and said, "We got Kevin Durant."

"His career is coming to an end,

so we need to get something bigger,
better, taller, faster,

and just as dynamic."

And they just went in the factory
and built this dude.

They said, "All right, we're gonna make
him about another foot taller than KD."

"Same build, same sh**ting ability."

"Let's make him from France."

-[Booker] You good?
-I'm good.

[announcer] One more time to get loud
and Valley proud for your Phoenix Suns!

[Lee] Play hard.
Everything will take care of itself.

-"Team" on three. One, two, three.
-[Durant] Team.

[commentator] Outside right to Wembanyama.

Durant's got him.
He's gonna start to drive on Kevin.

Dribbled it off his foot, it ends up
in the hands of Barnes who fires.

Off the back of the rim, no good.
Rebound picked up by Beal.

Beal comes the other way.
Transition three, Durant.

That's exactly
what they live on right there.

[cheering]

[announcer] …two!

[crowd] Three!

His f*cking shoulder.
His shoulder at my cheek.

Hey, if you want to stay with yours,
just let me know.

[Booker] Yeah. Okay. All right.

I'm down with whatever you want to do.

[commentator] The pick from Kevin Durant.

Now Sochan defending him
with ten on the shot clock.

Durant posting Champagnie.

Right baseline. Backs into him.

Turns, g*ns, and hits.

[commentator 2] It goes without saying,
great to see that guy on the floor.

[Durant] Coming back,
it's a euphoric feeling, man.

I definitely do feel like a kid.
I always feel like a kid.

I think that's what's keeping me
coming back at this age

after experiencing so much.

-If he steps out late, I'm out.
-Then I'm gonna probe it.

-I'm gonna wait on you to get to that rim.
-[Ighodaro] All right, bet.

I wanna see if they step up
if I keep going downhill.

Keep rolling after that screen.

[commentator] Durant, a beautiful pass.

Oso Ighodaro with a two-hand flush.

And that was quite a dish.

Beal gets the steal.

[Durant] I'm with you.

[commentator] Drops it off to Durant.

Defender flying by.
And KD says, "No bother at all."

Yo, you get in that post
and then get a flare.

Let me get a cut
'cause they all gonna watch.

[Durant] You have to score baskets
if you want to win a championship.

Playing defense, we can get any one
of y'all in here to bend your legs,

not touch the basketball,
slide left and right,

and contest the shot.

That's easy.

But when we're talking about winning at
a high level against the best of the best,

you cannot just do that
and win a basketball game.

You have to make shots.

And that's why I work on my game so much.

So if you want to win…

you gotta make shots.

[commentator 2] Durant,
nearly out of bounds,

guarded tightly there by Champagnie.

[Ighodaro] Right! Right! Right!

[Durant] Watch this.

[commentator] KD with a crossover,
glides right to the basket.

[commentator 2] He loves this challenge
with Wemby. He's like, "Okay, big fella."

Y'all double-teaming anyway.
It don't matter who guard me.

[commentator 2] "Let's dance, Wemby."

"Let's dance." Oh.
Oh, Wemby's doing the two-step!

[commentator] Good challenge
that time by Dunn.

Loose ball rebound tapped into
the hands of Booker.

Now Booker gives to Durant.

He attacks the rim,
gets knocked down, and fouled.

-And it'll be free throws coming up.
-[commentator 2] Oh no.

[commentator] Although KD taking a minute
before he gets up to his feet.

[Durant] f*ck.

[Durant] It's an unfortunate situation.
It's a game of inches, you know.

You step on somebody foot,
smallest way at the right time,

and you can have a severe injury.

It just felt
like we were in a solid groove.

Unfortunately, injuries come into play

and just destroy the chemistry
and continuity of the team.

[commentator] Suns will burn
the clock out on this one.

[Spears] I don't wanna see Kevin
go out like that, man.

Like, come on, man.
This dude's Kevin Durant.

I don't wanna see him go out like this.

It kind of reminds me of,
like, Kobe Bryant's last years.

You don't wanna see icons go out this way.

[Durant] Feel like I'm wasting time.

[ticking]

[Durant] I'm missing out
on a lot of opportunities not playing.

It's a nerve-wracking feeling.

It's a lot of anxiety.

[buzzer sounds]

It's scary as hell, man.
Like, I don't know.

I don't know.
The unknown is scary, you know?

[Brown] Oh, there he is.

Uh-oh.

What's up, man?

[man] Set it on the table,
and let me get through it.

[Brown] I ain't said nothing,
you talk about set it on the table.

-[man] I'll knock you out.
-You ain't gonna knock nobody out.

You looking almost good.

-What's going on?
-How you doing?

Don't worry about them.

This the internet people here?

-Yeah. You in a good mood today.
-[barber] Yeah, he is.

Look, I got something for you.

You've been… you've been yelling
and screaming you wanted to see it, right?

Oh!

-Boo-boo!
-[Brown] Hey, man, don't--

-That's yours?
-Yeah.

[laughs]

[Brown laughs]

Thank you. All the money in the family.

Look. Check it out.

[Brown laughs]

Good one. Oh my God.

I mean, God. We got one.

[Brown] Get the ring.

[Willie] You got it.

You be knocking 'em out…

[Brown] My support system is small,
but my grandfather is my one constant.

Nah, I'm gonna knock you out
and get another ring.

So I got two.

-Mm.
-Mm.

No, not that on TV.

[both laugh]

[Brown] I love
that he's not going anywhere.

Things change.

Cycles end. Cycles begin.

But, you know, my grandfather,
that's my dawg.

-Peace.
-Peace.

All right, now get your hair cut.

He's been living in Boston
for about four years now, going on five.

My grandpa came to live with me
when I was 23. My life changed.

So, uh, trying to take care of him
and make sure he's good

is always a priority of mine.

-[Brown chuckles] Hey, man.
-[man] Get it?

You almost look better than me.

Almost. How you feeling?

I feel good.
My step back's working out tomorrow.

I know you got surgery coming up.

You ready?

You know, somebody be cutting on me,
and I ain't cutting back.

Somebody's gonna get happy. For sure.

[Brown] This year,
my grandfather had pancreatitis,

which is like a liver infection.

He has to have surgery soon
on his pancreas.

I had two major surgeries on my stomach.
Now you're going to put me on another one.

That's a damn lie.

Boston got some of
the best doctors in the world.

No?

[Willie] I'm the best doctor in the world.

[Brown laughs] Oh, there you go.
There you go.

You look good, though.
Hey, almost better than me.

Let me look. Let me see.

-Ooh!
-[Willie] Don't get too close.

Don't make me put you to sleep
with the cameras on.

You wake up on Christmas.

I'm gonna turn this to me.
You know what I'm saying?

Ah! [chuckles]

All right.
All right, I'm gonna knock you out.

-[Willie] You're gonna knock me out?
-Yes.

-Go get your food, man.
-Yeah.

-Love you.
-[Brown] I love you too.

[commentator] Back at the Garden. Tonight,
the early-season NBA schedule gives us

a very special gift.

In one corner,
the reigning defending world champions.

And in the other,
the unbeaten, untied, 15-0 challengers.

It's the Celtics
and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

[intense music playing]

[commentator] This has never
happened before.

That a 15-0 team has faced
the defending world champion.

[Brown] My goal
was always to win championships.

I know my team is looking for me
to be able to deliver in those moments.

In the regular season,

it's a journey.

It's a bunch of battles
in this long, overdrawn-out w*r.

Hey!

Hiya! [grunting]

I mean, there's times coming into a huddle
where he's, like, shadowboxing.

And I'm just, like… [laughs]

I love that. I think it's great.
But to me, that's, like, his way of, like,

getting locked in.

[man] So I asked Jaylen,
"Who would win in a fight?"

I alre… He's gonna say him.

I think Joe has a level of craziness.

But I think my level of craziness
might surpass what he's ever seen before.

He may win in one fight.

But either he's gonna win,
or we're both gonna die.

You know, it'll be a respectable death.

If I'm gonna taste death,
you're coming with me.

-[laughs]
-[Mazzulla] I didn't say I was gonna win.

I said we weren't
both gonna make it out alive.

-[Brown] Where my dogs at?
-[team barks]

-[Brown] f*ck going on? Where my dogs at?
-[team barks]

[Brown] To the vibes.
"Together" on three. 1, 2, 3!

[player] Together!

[Willie] Boxing is a different movement
than basketball.

Different exercises,
stretching the body, sh**ting it.

Reflexes, everything goes with it.

I taught him boxing and basketball
coming up… to defend himself.

[Brown] One of the best fights I think
that I ever watched from my grandpa

was, uh, "Thrilla in Manila"
with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.

We watched that fight as a team
two years ago in Sacramento.

There's so much to learn.

[Brown] Every round, like, it seemed like
both dudes was ready to collapse.

They had this look in their eye
where it was like,

"I refuse to give up,
I refuse to lose, I refuse to die."

-[boxing announcer] Round one.
-[cheering]

[commentator] In front of a sellout crowd,
and away we go.

Jaylen Brown, this time, right side
against the smaller Donovan Mitchell.

Jaylen Brown pounds him in the mid-block.
Attacks the paint, bounce pass to Tatum.

Shot clock down to nine.
Tatum gonna pull up to sh**t a three.

Swish!

Players coming to the NBA from
all different directions now.

Jaylen strong down the middle,
goes left hand, scoops it up, no good.

Hey! That's a foul! He pushed me off!

[Brown] In basketball,
it's kind of like, you know, boxing.

It's a bunch of punches.

The more you throw those big blows,
the more you defeat the spirit of a team.

[commentator] Tatum, left-hand dribble.
Steps into Merrill, moves it to Brown.

Pretty good look. Left-side three, got it.

[commentator 2] Big-time shot
from Jaylen Brown.

[commentator] A heavyweight fight
that has not disappointed yet.

-[bell dings]
-[boxing announcer] It's round four.

[Mazzulla] I think it was a concept
that we talked about.

You know, staying in the fight
not only physically, but mentally.

When it's going well for you
and when it's not.

[commentator] The Cavs are in a fight
right now, trying to remain undefeated.

-Mitchell with Brown on his back, contact.
-[Brown] Oh no!

-[commentator] Can't get it to go.
-I'm trying to get out the way.

Anytime we hit under, they're peeling
and helping from the other side.

-I know. So I gotta get off it.
-Just sh**t it. sh**t it.

-sh**t it?
-Catch and sh**t it.

Yeah, it's a 15-footer.

-The best thing you do.
-All right.

[boxing announcer] Round seven.
It's been a fast bout.

[commentator] Six on the shot clock,
moving right,

has three seconds, right side,
gets to the top of the circle,

forces the jumper, and hits it.

[boxing announcer] Ali, a good round.

-[commentator 2] Good shot.
-[commentator] Tough shot he knocks down.

A tough two for Jaylen Brown.

[Brown] It was a very intense fight,
and it was just a brawl.

[boxing announcer] Rocky
for the challenger.

[commentator 2] And that might be one
that'll make it real difficult.

[commentator] If you thought the Cavs
were some kind of fluke,

the Celtics are finding out
firsthand right now.

And their 15-0 record is on the line

and in jeopardy
as Mitchell drives and scores quickly.

Too many layups. Too many layups.

All layups this quarter.
They got all layups.

[boxing announcer] Round nine.
Ali up on his toes more.

Setting the pace.

[Mazzulla] Square!

[commentator] Mitchell,
tough three over Brown.

In and out it goes.

Jaylen Brown stepping up
his defensive effort.

[Mazzulla] He takes pride in his defense

because that's where you have
the greatest psychological impact

on your opponent.

Stay! Stay! Stay, Al! Stay!
Square! Square! Square!

[Brown] You know, being a two-way player,

I give the same amount of energy
on offense I do on defense.

That has a toll on the body.

Over here!

[commentator] Jaylen Brown,
guarded by Jerome. Brown, strong finish.

[boxing announcer] He stays on the ropes,
he'll fall behind.

[Brown] Just be clear and communicate.

If I can get through,
I'm gonna try to get through.

-[bell dings]
-[boxing announcer] Round 12.

[commentator] Three-point game.
Boston gets it in quick,

moves it up the floor. Brown.

Brown spins. Brown hangs.

Brown scores!

What a basket! Jaylen Brown!

[boxing announcer] Ali
has regained the command.

[commentator] Sixteen tonight for Brown.

Two big ones in crunch time here.

-[buzzer sounds]
-[commentator] And that's it.

[boxing announcer] It's all over.

[commentator] The Celtics hand
the Cleveland Cavaliers

their first loss of the season.

[Brown] After a game like that,

I feel it. Like I'm a little beat-up.

[boxing announcer] Muhammad Ali
is pretty well spent.

[Brown] The season is…
I mean, it's a bunch of ups and downs.

So far, we've still got
the second-best record in the league.

But, you know,
complacency is… is a dangerous element.

It still feels like there's just
people just praying on my downfall.

And I feel it.

My mom feels it.

[reporter] Celtics star Jaylen Brown says
it has been a tough week for his family.

[reporter 2] An investigation is underway.

[reporter 3] Brown's mother and nephew
were inside at the time of the break-in.

He just spoke publicly for the first time
since his mother's house was broken into.

[reporter 4] Can you describe what
the last four or five days have been like

for you after having the situation
with your family and the break-in?

Uh, it's been a tough week.

Obviously, uh, my mother's security is
of utmost importance to me.

And that's been compromised.

To go through that experience
and, you know, people still in there,

still in the crib
and… and stuff like that, is… is…

You know,
it just kind of lingers in your mind.

[reporter 4] Does basketball help?

Is that taking stuff off your mind?

[Brown] All those people told you
to focus on basketball.

Focus on basketball. Focus on basketball.

Now,

you ain't got nothing to show for it.

Nah, I'mma focus on everything.

[dramatic music playing]

[mellow music playing]