05x01 - Protocol Is for Losers

Episode transcripts for the 2015 TV show "Ballers". Aired June 2015 - October 2019.*
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05x01 - Protocol Is for Losers

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We're here in the other coast.
Californ-I-A.

Lance Klians needs
to sell his company.

-What does Lance do?
-He's the king of action sports.

LANCE KLIANS:
Athletes, motocross, BMX,

if you can ride it,
I can sell you on it.

You're ready to bet 50 million
dollars on your boy Lance?

-I'm ready.
-♪ (MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

-We've got some great
young talent on this team.
-Yeah.

THOMPSON: But we need
a little more swagger.

I want to talk to you
about playing again.

I'ma need to see you
work out.

Don't look nervous, man.
I got this, baby.

When I get a chance to spend
more of your money,

I'll gleefully take it.

We pumped a lot of our own money
into this company.

I'll remind ya,
I'm not an employee.

I work for me. Do you feel me?

-Do you feel me?
-Yeah, ow.

You're fired, mate.

I would appreciate

if you would reconsider
your stance on Ricky.

Man, I'm serious about
suiting up for this season.

JASON ANTOLOTTI:
There's this kid
I need you to check out.

He's the top quarterback
in the country.

Not college. High school.

I wanna get paid.

I got a plan.

I have come here to offer you

an opportunity
to become media titans.

How would you like to own
a piece of a network

worth a half a billion dollars?

We're gonna pivot back
to football.

I'm in.

Go ahead and sign up, baby!
Congratulations.

I've been using PEDs.

If you test dirty,
I'm clippin' your punk ass.

Now, sign the deal!

QUINCY CARTER:
Spence, they're in the house.

SPENCER STRASMORE:
Who's in the house?

QUINCY: Suits. Is this
your idea of handling it?

Ms. Brewer,
what can I help with?

Spencer Strasmore
filed a lawsuit.

Ah, you've been served.

JOE KRUTEL: Don't tell me
that you decided to take on

one of the most powerful
organizations in all of sports.

I did.

Candace called and threatened
to revoke our registration.

-Don't care about any of it.
-Don't be naive.

They are coming after our asses!

And none of it's
gonna affect you.

What do you say we bring back
the good ol' days?

-You and me partner up again.
-Just you?

Without the other man?

KRUTEL:
Yeah, without the other man.

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

[static drones]

[bright tone]

- I never
considered myself good,

much less great, at anything.
[chuckles]

Uh, always considered
myself pretty average.

Not in size, of course.

Come on.
[chuckles]

But in everything else.

It's hard to believe,
but that turned out

to be one of
my greatest strengths

because it taught me
how to grind.

It taught me how to pay
attention to details,

to embrace things
that are uncomfortable.

Even painful.

I didn't choose football.

Football chose me.

[Lil Wayne's "Right Above It"]

- Kane is in the building.

♪ ♪

- ♪ 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 my real friends
never hear it 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]

- Listen.

- ♪ Ain't no effects,
we come for the checks ♪

♪ We stirrin' the racks,
we trappin' the 'jects ♪

♪ We sleepin' in jets,
we really the best ♪

♪ Brr, brr, brr ♪

♪ We pull up and flex,
we speakin' baguettes ♪

♪ The n*gg*s done test,
and the b*tches done text ♪

♪ We came from the bottom,
we never forget ♪

- Hey.
Time for a swim.

- Ah, you know what?
You go.

I have one more chapter left.

- Uh, the same chapter

you've been reading
for the past three hours?

- [chuckles]
- Come on.

What's up with you
and the water?

- What are
you talking about?

- You hate it.
- I don't hate it.

What do you mean?
I love the water.

Every house I have,
I have to be near the ocean.

- I know this.

- That's a good thing, right?

- Would be if
you were in your Speedo.

- [chuckles] Come on.

- You've been promising
you'd go boogie boarding

for the past three days.

Startin' to think
it's bullshit.

- Ah...

- You know,
come to think of it,

I don't think I've ever
seen you in the water.

- What are you talkin'--

we just took a shower
together this morning.

- I'm talking
about the ocean, wiseass,

not a pool, hot tub...

- Ah, yeah...
[ringtone chiming]

Oh, you know what, babe?

When football calls,
I gotta answer it.

- Way to deflect, Strasmore.

Well, you better come meet me

or I'm throwing that
f*cking phone in the ocean.

- I will.
I'll be right there.

Bossman, did you
butt dial me again?

- [laughs] You always
made me laugh, Strasmore.

Where are you these days?

Some exotic locale
with a beautiful woman?

- I'm actually curled up
in my home with a good book.

- Bullshit.

You don't strike me as a guy
who likes to be alone.

- Yeah, why would you say that?
- 'Cause you're like me.

We only like to be alone
with other people.

- You know, I'm a lot more
spiritual these days.

- Well, I wish I was too.

It would help me deal
with my problems,

my big, g*dd*mn
rich people problems.

- I've never
heard you stressed.

- It's 'cause it only happens
about once every ten years

when the CBA expires.

Nobody wins with a strike.

- Well, maybe you should
communicate better

with your players,

especially if you want them
to play 18 games.

- Well, why do you think
I'm calling you?

Effective immediately,
the Chiefs need a new owner.

The Tyreek Hill situation
put the Hunts over the edge.

- So you want me
to buy the Chiefs?

- You're the perfect candidate.
- Uh-huh.

I'm sure my skin tone
doesn't hurt.

- Well, you are pretty.

And the league doesn't
like to look out of touch.

- I'm not like you, Bossman.

- You calling me a redneck?

- In the kindest of ways,
yes, I am.

- Hmm.

Our culture
is a bunch of red-blooded,

ball-swinging men not
too different than yourself.

Maybe you just need to wipe
the dirt off the mirror

and take a good look.

- Well that was
the problem to begin with.

I was just an assh*le
chasing a buck.

That's why I had to retire.
- [chuckles]

Take it from me,
the day you retire

is the day you march
toward your death.

[phone clicks]

[Nipsey Hussle's
"Grinding All My Life"]

♪ ♪

- ♪ All my life,
been grinding all my life ♪

♪ Sacrificed,
hustled, paid the price ♪

♪ Want a slice,
got to roll the dice ♪

♪ That's why all my life ♪

♪ I've been grinding
all my life ♪

♪ Yeah all my life, been
grinding all my life, yeah ♪

♪ Sacrificed, hustled,
paid the price ♪

♪ Want a slice,
got to roll the dice ♪

♪ That's why all my live ♪

♪ I've been grinding
all my life ♪

- Whoa!

Look at you,
like a modern day Ben-Hur

in your
half-a-million-dollar chariot,

except yours is lined
with Alcantara leather,

not the skin of infidels.

- No--no, that's got
the infidel skin.

And thank you.

The imagery you summon
always brightens my morning.

- I would never
spare flattery--

not on your anniversary,
anyway.

- What do you mean
my anniversary?

It's the 14th today.

My wife--my wife
didn't die until the 18th.

- No, no, no, I'm saying
it's a year to the day

since Spencer
walked out on you,

facilitating
our little partnership.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

- I...
don't often think of the guy.

- Has he at least called you
to check in?

- [laughing] No.

Besides, you and I have more
pressing issues to discuss.

- What like?
- Like this.

We're being evicted.

- No, what do you--
That's impossible.

We got a lease.
- Oh, yeah?

Well, that's
LA real estate for ya.

- You're taking this
surprisingly well.

- Oh!
I was in a blinding rage

for the last 24 hours,
at least.

But then, I woke up
out of it and realized,

"Oh, this is a blessing.

We're getting
into real estate."

- What, as slumlords?
- Not quite.

No, I'm talking about
building ourselves a home

that doubles as
a state-of-the-art

training facility for
the well-paid, well-endowed,

and of course talented young
men who dominate the gridiron.

There are two parcels of land.

I like the one on the left.

- This is a bit grandiose,
innit, mate?

You sure Spencer's
not still operating

within your consciousness?

- No, no!
Stop reaching.

You're the one that's
talking about him all the time.

This is about us.
This is about our future.

- Seriously?

- Yes.

- Well, then I'll consider it.

- Good, because
I already made an offer.

- What?

- Smile, boss.
This is amazing.

We re-signed Dante Fowler,
added Eric Weddle,

and we are close on Matthews.

- We need to get
this Goff deal done, Benny.

I'll smile when
we win the Super Bowl, okay?

Now tell me,
who do we gotta cut

or restructure
to get under the cap?

- Saffold and Joyner,
for starters.

- Okay.
- Also Barron and Henson.

- [sighs]
That's a lot of blood.

- Charles, Benny,
nice seeing you boys.

I hear we're inches
away from the Goff deal.

And that on top
of Gurley and Donald,

hmm, you guys are k*lling it.

- Well, thank you, sir.

Appreciate the kind words.

- I'm not being kind,
just being honest.

There is one other thing,
though.

- What's that?

- Your boy Jerret
tested positive.

- That's shocking.

- You're a terrible liar,
Charles.

But I'm sure your wife
tells you that.

- ♪ If the squad ain't with me
then it ain't right ♪

[P-Lo's "Same Squad"]

♪ yeah ♪

♪ Ay, whoo, whoo, whoo ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Ay, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Ay, ay, ay, ay ♪

♪ Same squad,
same squad, same squad ♪

♪ Drop-top coupe,
dodge raindrops ♪

- Oh, sh*t.

- T, let's go, man.
We gotta go get my juice.

- ♪ Same squad, same squad ♪
- Juice?

- Yeah, I'm doing a green
cleanse before the new season.

- Oh, the bougie MILF
liquid diet.

I've been meaning to try that.

- Well, today's as good as any.

So put the crumb cake down
and let's go,

'cause I'm trying to be
quicker than I was last season.

- Yeah, you were like mercury,
slippery and toxic.

[chuckles]
[phone chimes]

- It's Chuck.
He wants me to come in.

Probably wants to talk
about re-uppin' me next season

after what I did for him
last year.

- Don't respond.

- What the f*ck you mean,
"don't respond"?

- You gotta see something.
- What are you doing?

Don't pull your d*ck out
in the kitchen.

- You tested
positive for andro.

- You sh1tting me.

You said I'd be masked.

- That's what the guy told me!

I knew I shouldn't have
got involved in this.

- And I knew I shouldn't
have listened to your dumb ass.

- No, you shoulda listened
to me and Pops and Amber

when we told you
not to do that sh*t.

- But that was because
of my health, all right?

Just shut up.
You got too many opinions.

sh*t, Charles is
gonna cut my ass.

- Oh, that sucks, bro

[hip-hop music]

sh*t.

- About time
the white dude showed up.

Had I came late,
I'd be filing for unemployment.

- An adult male waiting
for another adult male

with a box of pastries,
no less.

You must want something
really bad, huh, Reg?

- It's not what I want,
it's what I need.

- What's that?
Softer toilet paper?

'Cause I can do that.
- Respect, Joe.

I need some f*cking respect.

- Okay. R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

There ya go, you happy now?

- Don't be
a f*cking d*ck, Joe.

You spend all your time with
Lance, hatching up big plans,

and I'm left to hear things
in the street.

- Oh, my God, Reggie.

What?
What do you want?

- I want to be involved.

Now, I don't give
a sh*t what you call it.

I'm hearing rumors
that we're getting evicted?

Uh, what the f*ck is going on?

You're going in
on major real estate deals

and not running them by me?

I want a say.

- Yeah, well, it's more than
just a real estate deal, Reg.

We're rebuilding
the Roman Empire.

And it's not cheap, so, hey,
if you wanna be involved,

go make Vernon's new deal,
all right?

- I'm already working on it.

And I'm more than Vernon's guy.

- Well, then prove it!

- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ God dang ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ Oh no ♪

- It all started
with my pops.

- Y'all tired already?

- He taught me
how to play the game.

- Come on!
- Down!

Set! Hut!

He was old-school.

Played linebacker in college.

And that was back when
you could really hit people.

He loved the competition,

but he thought you should play
a certain way, his way.

- Get up!

- If you didn't, then...

you weren't gonna play at all.

- ♪ Yeah ♪

- William--
- I'm done, I'm done.

- You're done?

- He had a little bit
of the Great Santini in him.

- Let's go.

- I was fine with it.

My brother didn't respond
the same way.

- Don't be like
your punk brother.

You ain't no quitter.
Let's go.

- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ God dang ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪
- ♪ Oh no ♪

- Down.

[waves crashing]

- You know, you can't
sit around here forever,

even though it is
a pretty spectacular view.

- Oh, it's a beautiful view.
[both chuckle]

Look, Spence,
no matter how long you stare

at that that water, the answer
isn't floating out there.

- I know, it's just
so much to consider.

- Like what?

- [sighs] Like life.
- Oh.

Well, contemplating the future
is not your specialty.

- Well, what happened
to unconditional support?

- Uh, if you want
unconditional support,

go to a strip club.

- [chuckles]

- And only one of us
is on vacay.

The other is retired.

And I leave for Bristol
on Monday.

- Listen.

Do you think I should
consider this?

Seriously.

- I'm smart enough to know

you're not good
at staying still.

But who am I to tell you
what you're good at?

- How did I ever survive
without your guidance?

- You know, you joke,

but we both know
the answer to that,

and his name is Joe Krutel.

How's he doing, anyway?

- Joe's good.

He's doing his thing,
I'm doing mine.

- Hmm.
Too proud to reach out?

- Yeah, I'm sure he is,
you know.

[both laugh]
- Spence.

Look, maybe you can use
this as an opportunity.

You know,
get a second opinion.

- No, not from him.

He'll just tell me a bunch
of stuff I don't want to hear.

- Like?

- Like I've spent
my whole life

being a man of the people,
and not the man himself.

- Hmm.

[text whooshes]

- Cheers?
- Cheers.

- Good morning.

Congrats on your
first year at the helm.

- Ah, thank you, Kate,
but I really have had

my fill of pleasantries today.

I need a status report
on our branding business.

What's up
with the Municipal launch?

- It's coming along.

- Coming along
doesn't sound promising.

- Unless it's a caterpillar
transforming into butterfly.

- [laughing] Okay.
Dan, what about Hypebeast?

Are they gonna
cover the launch?

- Negative.

- Negative?

Okay, I-I didn't ask you
for my state of mind, Dan,

I told you
to handle this.

- Uh, well,
I haven't heard back,

and I'm not really on a first
name basis with these guys.

I mean, this is
new territory for us.

We're not exactly known
for streetwear.

- So what are you
known for, Dan?

I mean, how many times
did you call these guys?

- Once each?

- Oh, my, did you hear that?
- Once each.

Well, did you--did you at least
call the editor in charge?

You know, the person
who runs the place?

- Uh...
Uh, no.

- No. No.
Why--why the f*ck not?

- Well, because protocol says
that we're supposed to wait

for them to call us back, so...

- Yeah, protocol is
for f*cking losers, Dan.

Jesus!
- Don't.

- God, do you think
anything's gonna happen

by calling just once?

Did you get your girlfriend
by calling her just once?

- My girlfriend pursued me.

- I can't even get my parents
on the phone

after calling them just once.

You know what, Dan?
You're a f*cking p*ssy.

- [sucks teeth] Ooh.
- That's really uncalled for.

- What?
- The derogatory language.

- I'm not even
talking to you, Kate.

- But I'm here,

and that makes me
a part of the conversation.

- And I'm here too.
We're all here.

- Maybe my leadership style
isn't for everybody.

- [chuckles] Try no one.

Dan, can you please
try calling again?

- Um...
I-I guess.

- See, Joe?

There are more effective ways
to get a better performance

out of your employees.

Of course, if you'd like
to show us how it's done,

I can dial Hypebeast for you.

- [chuckles]
Who hired her?

- I did,
in a rare moment of clarity.

- That's a great f*cking hire.

- I don't know
how it happened.

- [laughing] Yeah.

You're very lucky
to have a coworker like this.

It's the next best thing

to having a set of balls
all your own.

I guess since we can't
muster up any press,

we're gonna have
to have a launch party

that's flashy as f*ck, huh?

'Cause that's what we do.
- Yes.

- Right? Yes.

Dan, do you want me
to design the centerpieces?

I was thinking, like,
I don't know, two globes.

You know, with like
something in the middle.

- Okay. All right.
- What? What?

What did I say?
- It's a bit vulgar.

- What did I--
I don't understand.

- You mimed it ejaculating.

- Oh, it looked like
a d*ck and balls.

Now I see.

[phone rings]
- What's up, Ricky?

- Jason, I got some
bad f*ckin' news.

[whispering]
I tested positive.

- Ahh, I hope you're talking
about AIDS.

- [scoffs] No, worse.
Androstenedione.

- Okay, well,
let's not overreact.

PEDs are the price
of staying young.

You're not the first.

You're certainly
not gonna be the last.

- It might be the price,
but what's the cost, man?

It's not a group
I'm trying to be a part of,

especially since
I didn't take nothing,

you know, intentionally.

- Oh, yeah.
I know that you didn't.

Must be a cross-contaminated
Cialis.

- Oh, you saying
I need Cialis now?

I'd rather stand up
and say I took PEDs

than to announce
I take d*ck dr*gs.

Now what are we gonna do
about Charles?

- I'll handle it.
- Can we make it go away?

- If we appeal, the process
is gonna take forever.

We need to decide
about outside counsel.

It's just a waste of f*ckin'
time, and at your age...

- You saying I should take
the four-game suspension?

That's what you're saying?

- Yes.
Don't stress about it.

- Psh.
I'm not stressed about them.

I'm stressed about getting cut.

- ♪ A one new girl
with Vicious find again ♪

♪ Live up the street when
you go right round the bend ♪

♪ Nika is her name
and not Nicka ♪

♪ I woulda marry
the girl if she cr*pple ♪

♪ In the park
we ride we bicycle ♪

♪ And then we go,
go and buy icicle ♪

♪ I wonder why my parents ♪

[indistinct commentary]

♪ ♪

♪ Me find me
heart b*at again ♪

♪ Brand-new girl a with me
have a mad them ♪

♪ A she a m*rder them ♪

♪ Me find me
heart b*at again ♪

♪ Brand-new girl
a with me have a mad them ♪

♪ Vicious bawl out zoop ♪

- We gotta get with Jay, man,
get moving on your deal.

- I don't know, Reggie.
- You don't know what?

- What if I don't
wanna come back?

- This isn't some
inner city summer camp, man.


It's your job, your life.

- What if I want
a different life?

- What are you,
"Bridget Jones's Diary"?

- I mean, why can't I
be like our boy?

I could be like Colby.

- Colby is a hundred-pound
kid from the suburbs.

- Don't stereotype me, Reg.

All I'm saying is maybe gaming
should be my next career.

- It's not that easy, Vern.

These kids been gaming
their whole lives.

- So have I.

- You telling me you'd
rather be one of these nerds

than to be a star
for the Dallas Cowboys?

- What I'm telling you is,
I wanna try something new.

- Okay, fine.

Why don't you be a stunt double
for Tyler Perry?

- Come on, man.

- And unload inside the base.

Colby Parker calls game.
That's victory.

[ringtone chiming]

- Oh, I've been
expecting your call.

- I pride myself
on being predictable.

- I don't.

Your boy Ricky Jerret
has once again comprised me.

But this time, guess what.
He also compromised himself.

- Well, you're right
about that, he sure did,

and he's willing to suffer
the consequences.

- Which consequences?
- The four-game suspension.

We're not gonna fight it.
- Oh, oh, that's real noble.

- Well, I don't know about
nobility, but it is practical,

and I do pride myself on that.

- Practical,
predictable...

Oh, you left out
opportunistic, J!

- Ouch.

- I'm done doing favors
for people.

- Well, do yourself one

because he far outperformed
his contract.

- He's a lunatic.

- He's a cheap lunatic.
- I'll find another.

- It's the devil you know,
Charles.

- f*ck!

[exhales sharply]

I hate you.
You know that, J?

- Think of it as a personal
favor for a friend.

- Sorry for my tardiness,
everyone.

I was dealing with nonsense.

- You look like Jack the Ripper
after a night out.

- Aww.

- Mm, I don't think
he looks that bad.

- That's actually
a compliment, Nancy.

- Uh, so, um, Nancy,
was our offer accepted?

- Yes!
But with an addendum.

- Okay, I don't know
what an addendum is, do you?

- Yeah, it's a Latin word.
It means, like, a rider.

- Okay, is it a yes or a no?
- It's a not quite.

- "Not quite"
sounds a lot like a no.

- Well, it is,
but with a stipulation.

Look, I spoke to the seller,

and she's no longer willing
to break up both lots.

- What is the issue?

- There are
now multiple offers.

- You f*cking let that bitch
leverage our offer?

- Ooh. Now, Joe,
let's watch the volume.

Open plan.
- Oh, yeah.

Sorry, I have to speak
at a certain decibel level

in my own f*cking office now.

- Joe, there was no way
of avoiding this.

- Yes, there was, Nancy,

to not make the offer
in the first place.

- You wouldn't
get the property!

- We should take this
as a sign from Jesus

that we can walk away
from this messy deal

without any stink
on our fingers.

- I would just take
a deep breath

and I would buy both parcels.

- We should find something
more in our economic range.

- Do you wanna do that, Joe?

Do you wanna take
both off the table?

- Shut the f*ck up,
Nancy, actually!

- So?

- Tell her to shove
both lots up her ass.

- You're making
a big mistake, Joe.

- Nancy...
- Go f*ck yourself.

[phone vibrating]

- Oh, sh*t.
What up, J?

No, Rick at the counter
paying for his Gooses.

- Well, tell Ricky
his career is more important

than his Slides.
- Yo.

- Retail therapy?

- Well, sh*t.
Clearly, I'm stressed.

You talk to Chuck or no?
- I did.

- Well, what was his mood?

- Pretty f*ckin' foul.
- sh*t.

I knew I shoulda gone to see
him, handled it personally.

That's it,
they clipping me, right?

- They're extending you.
- [laughs] What'd you say?

- I called in a favor.
Made it personal.

We just agreed
to a two-year deal.

I took the liberty
of saying yes.

I hope that's okay.

- Hell, yeah.
How much?

- Seven over two.
- Lovely.

Any guarantee?
- Come on, Rick.

Nothing in life is guaranteed,
you know that.

- [laughs] No, you know what?
That's facts.

Big facts, man.
You right, J.

Thank you so much.

I'm glad I didn't have
to go over there

and handle it personally.

- Go spend
some more of that dough.

- Ha-ha.

You a lucky m*therf*cker.

- sh*t, you the lucky one.
I was about to whup your ass.

Me? I'm blessed as--

[tires screeching]

[horn honks]

[waves crashing]

- During the summers,
we'd go to the swimming hole.

Like most kids with nothing,
it was the only thing to do

during a hot summer day.

My brother was always
the most daring.

One day, to impress William,

because I was always trying
to impress my brother...

How high you think it is?

- 35 feet?
Maybe more?

- You wanna jump?

- Depends.
You going first?

- I sure ain't
following you.

- [laughs] Talk a big game
for a little man.

- Nothing scares me, big bro.

- You ain't gotta show off
for me or nothin'.

I believe ya.

[bird caws]

[Metro Boomin's "Overdue"]

- Seein' is believin'.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Overtime and overdue ♪

♪ Ain't no sleep,
that is old news ♪

♪ Old news ♪

♪ Been outside
that's with the crew ♪

- You jump from 50 feet,

that water
feels like concrete.

It was one of the hardest hits
I ever took.

Broke my arm and a few ribs.

My brother had to jump in
to save me.

- ♪ I need my peace ♪

♪ Take one down
to hit my peak ♪

♪ ♪

- I had a problem
with water ever since.

[doorbell chimes]

[chuckles]

Ah, she's selling religion
door-to-door, huh?

- Only if it's football.
- [chuckles]

You know, I should've known
they'd bring out the big g*n.

- Yes, you should have,

and that I wouldn't let
you off the hook so easily.

Look, don't kid yourself,
Spencer.

This is the opportunity
of a lifetime.

- Ah, it depends on whose life
you're talking about, Candace.

- [laughs] Oh, wow.

You really have had
too much success.

- Ah, I sold my soul
to get it,

and I didn't have one to sell.

- Well, introspection
is a good thing,

but take a 30,000-foot view.

- I don't wanna be
a puppet, Candace.

The system's broken,
you know that.

- The only way to change it
is to be a part of it.

And by the way,
you are as much

of a good old boy
as any of 'em,

Mr. Macho Football Player,

Hall of Famer,
Banger of Heads, and--

- Ah, don't say it.

- Uh-huh.

They are you in the most
perverse sort of way.

- I just care about the players
gettin' their due, that's all.

CBA is comin' up fast,

and I'm hearing
there might be a strike,

and maybe there should be one.

- Look, Spencer,
you can be in denial,

but this--this is
the culmination of your career.

It's for your father,

who worked a dead-end job
for years,

and your brother,
who d*ed long before his time.

This is for every guy

who couldn't b*at the system,
the league.

You did.
Congrats!

- And what if
I don't wanna be a savior?

What if I want that
for somebody else?

- Face it, Spencer,
this is your destiny.

For some people,
it's being a father.

But you?

It's being the first
black majority owner

in league history.

cr*ck the ceiling.
Don't be a fool.

You can do it your own way,
on your own terms.

[ringtone chiming]

- Hold on one second.

Hey, buddy.
Been a while.

- Hey, I know
you're checked out

and relaxing these days,
so I'll make it quick.

I'm thinking about expanding.

Wanna build a campus,

sort of a Sports X mecca
for training and...

- You know what?
It seems really interesting,

but I'm gonna have
to call you back, Joe.

I'm in the middle
of something big.

I'm about to buy
the Kansas City Chiefs.

[Ritt Momney's
"(If) The Book Doesn't Sell"]

- We're buying
both f*ckin' lots.

- ♪ More so than me ♪

- All right,
I'll do it.

I'll be the team, but I'm gonna
run the m*therf*cker my way.

- I'd expect nothing less.

- ♪ Understands this pain ♪

[glasses clink]
both: Cheers.

- ♪ I'm either too lost ♪

♪ Or not lost enough ♪

- Hmm.

- ♪ I think I'm too smart ♪

♪ For this type of love ♪

- Some people think
I'm fearless,

reckless, even.

- ♪ But straight
to the ground ♪

- That's the way
I played the game.

That's the way I've done
a lot of things.

- ♪ Is one with no crown ♪

- But don't kid yourself.

I've been driven by fear
like so many others.

- ♪ Don't know where I'll go ♪

- Because the fear of losing

far outweighs
the hope of winning.

- ♪ But I know my limits
and you're not the type ♪

♪ To be fooling around
in this way ♪

- Everyone has fear.

The difference is
what you do with it.

- ♪ Not as easy to know
as it's easy to say ♪

♪ 'Cause to my family
and my friends ♪

♪ I can't of one thing
that I gain ♪

♪ But more for me ♪

♪ And more for me ♪

♪ More ♪

♪ For me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Age 14 at midnight I hear
voices from the kitchen ♪

♪ I let my feet
follow the sound ♪

♪ As I let my ears listen ♪

♪ I walk upstairs
and at the kitchen table ♪

♪ I can see that God
is sitting with the Devil ♪

♪ Sharing drinks
and old stories ♪

♪ The floorboard creaks ♪

♪ A red embarrassment floods
all throughout God's face ♪

♪ He swears that it's not
what it looks like ♪

♪ Then he swears
he can explain ♪

♪ The Devil speaks,
your God and I ♪

♪ Put all our differences
to rest ♪

♪ And though man's actions
are his own ♪

♪ But man will blame us
nonetheless ♪

♪ The Devil stands,
he grabs his keys ♪

♪ And straightens out
a rusted crown ♪

♪ He tells me
hell is frozen over ♪

♪ Heaven b*rned down
to the ground ♪

♪ And you have
only got one life ♪

♪ So do with it
what you would like ♪

♪ We solemnly apologize but we
won't be there when you die ♪

♪ And I stand cold and alone ♪

♪ In a body that won't move ♪

♪ Watching the eyes of these
gods that I once knew ♪

♪ One pair looks down in
a halfhearted lie ♪

♪ While the other looks
straight into mine ♪

♪ With a whole truth ♪

♪ Lacking the fear I've been
told that God deserves ♪

♪ I say what good is
a prayer that goes unheard ♪

♪ He says... ♪

[bright tone]

Thinking about making a move.
Unpopular move.

What if we bought a franchise?

♪ (HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

Everyone has a dream,

but how do you make that dream
a reality?

We are about to break ground.

HYPEBEAST is coming
to the launch.

You know, people
just don't hand things over.

We gotta get you focused
on your day job.

Gaming can be my day job.

-At the end of the day...
-Y'all on the same page?

As long as it's mine.

...just gotta f*cking take it.

♪ It ain't gon' be no problem ♪

♪ ("NO PROBLEM" BY PUSHA T
PLAYS) ♪

-I hate that guy.
-Are you jealous?

Of course not.
That would be crazy.

The owners want you gone.

We've got three billion
riding on this.

Spencer, for the record,
this is my house.

We're in crisis mode.

♪ Take you down
Ain't gon' be no problem ♪

Excuse me. You can't go in th--
Someone call security.

Better tell them
to bring everyone.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪
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