[Birds chirping]
[Neon sign buzzing]
Male singer: ♪ Make you break a sweat when you hit that deck ♪
Hyah!
♪ Hed, shoulders, knees, toes get low ♪
♪ Some days I'm in the door, always landing on the floor ♪
♪ Vision board goals, baby, I ain't got the time to mope ♪
♪ I'm in control, no controller nor remote ♪
♪ Just keep it balanced ♪
♪ Get locked, you would've thought that I was grounded ♪
♪ Yeah, running my race, that's astounding ♪
♪ Headphone blasting, I'm bouncing ♪
♪ It's time to zone out, put the work in ♪
♪ Go grab a gym mat, make it worth it ♪
♪ Call your friends back, when the work the ♪
♪ 'Cause I'mma make you break a sweat when you hit that deck ♪
Hyah!
♪ Getting down and dirty ♪
[Alarm chiming]
♪ Getting down and dirty, getting down and dirty ♪
♪ Getting down and dirty ♪
♪ Make you break a sweat when you hit that deck, let's go! ♪
Cassius: Free safety showing blitz. What you doing?
KJ: Mm. Cassius: Come on, talk to me.
- Audible into a bubble screen. - Whoo, nice, OK.
OK, what if he drop down
into cover two, though? What you gonna do?
Show me. KJ: Uh, change
the blocking scheme, but same play.
Mm-hmm. All right. Look, trick question,
you passed. It's good, man. KJ: Heh heh!
You spoken to Max about all this?
Oh, yeah, Max knows his protections.
You sure? Laguna Beach's D-line is no joke.
Man, he's a senior, and so is the rest of the line.
- All right, all right. - Man, what you so worried for?
Look, because games are wo--
Are won "in the trenches." Yes, I know, Dad.
Ha ha ha! Cassius: You play too much, man.
Man, you've been telling me that
ever since I was in Pop Warner,
but, uh, this isn't just about the line.
Man, I can see it. This game's got you nervous.
[Sighs]
This isn't Oakland, KJ. KJ: Yeah, I know.
I'm just saying, it's a new team.
I am counting on you more than I had to in the past.
I just want to be certain that I'm putting you
in a position to succeed. KJ: And you have,
all right? We're ready, Dad.
All right.
All right, all right. KJ: Heh! Right.
So what you gonna do during the two-minute drill
when they start playing press?
- Ah. OK. - Huh?
- I see what you're doing. - Yeah, OK.
All right, it's easy. I'll do, uh...
[Both laugh]
[Door opens]
Coop, what are you doing here? Heh!
[Scoffs] I'm going hungry,
if that's all you got to eat.
Here. If you're looking for my dad,
you--you already missed him. Coop: I know.
He just--he asked me to keep an eye on you, since he's
gonna be out early and back late for the next few days.
- "Keep an eye" on me? - Yeah, you know,
like drop you off at school, take you to Layla's for your
job training this afternoon.
What, he didn't tell you I was coming?
No, 'cause I woulda told him I could walk myself.
School's, like, a few blocks away, same with Layla's.
Why doesn't he trust me?
[Front door opens, closes] Khalil: Meena-Meen?
Coop: No idea. Khalil: Hey, Coop.
He's just gonna take me to school.
Actually, I'm gonna take you both to school,
so, Khalil, congrats, you got the back seat all to yourself.
Khalil: Thanks. Coop: I'll be in the car.
I can't believe I've got Coop babysitting me again.
[Sighs] Come on. It's not all that bad.
[Door closes] Amina: Really? Watch,
she's gonna hold my hand and walk me into school like I'm 5.
[Scoffs] Meen, having people that care about you,
people that got your back, it's a good thing.
Same as when Deion asked me to look out for you.
Great. You gonna try to come embarrass me at work, too?
- She's not gonna do that. - Mm-hmm.
She's just dropping you off.
Coop's chill. [Car horn honking]
Yup, real chill.
[Honking continues]
KJ: Here... Jordan: Enjoy that.
KJ: here, and I'll have the option.
Cassius: All right, I feel you.
Jordan: Well, happy game day, Eagles.
That is a smart move right there, using
deep crossing routes to attack Laguna's secondary tonight.
- Yeah. Yes, sir, Jordan. - How you doing?
KJ: Good. Cassius: Baker.
Promise you, I'm not here to scope out the competition.
- Mm. Not today, anyway, right? - Heh heh heh heh!
Fair enough, fair enough. No, but seriously, I'm--
I am way more Beverly alum than I am Crenshaw coach right now.
You know, seeing you in game-day colors
got me feeling all the nostalgia for Eagles' Spirit Week.
Are you ready? KJ: Yeah! I mean,
so you guys get pretty lit then, right?
Hell yeah, we do. You kidding me? Look,
everybody's hyped, the cheerleaders,
they bring cookies. KJ: What?
Jordan: The whole vibe is electric.
Oh, man, I love that. I mean,
it was the same way back in Oakland. I mean,
the whole school got into it. Jordan: Yeah, I love that.
You know what I loved more, though? Those cookies.
Those cookies. I miss 'em. I--
I think about 'em way too much.
My wife, she may be a Baker and everything,
but she is not a baker. [KJ chuckling]
Jordan: It's bad.
Anyways, let me get out of your hair, all right?
You guys enjoy the rest of your day.
Good luck tonight, not that you need it, of course, you know,
'cause Beverly, we always crush those Orange County D-bags.
You get it. All right, cheers, men.
KJ: See you, Jordan. Jordan: Hang in there.
Male singer: ♪ Now when I stumble ♪
♪ You pretend that you don't care ♪
KJ: Heh! Really? [Cassius sighs]
Singer: ♪ I'm obsessed about ♪
♪ Yes, I'm obsessed about-- ♪
[Whistling along dies]
Max: Hey, KJ,
I'ma get lunch with the rest of the line,
go over protections. You should join.
Aw, come on, Max. It's not the line I gotta worry about.
It's getting the wideouts on the same page.
I mean, y'all are seniors. You get it.
Bet, but just so you know,
you're always welcome, a'ight?
- A'ight. - Deuces.
[Scoffs]
Uh, hey, Tori. Tori: Hey.
Um, what's up with Spirit Week?
What do you mean?
Well, it feels kinda... unspirited.
What, were you expecting cookies or something?
Well, yeah, kinda.
Heh! Do you have any idea
how long it takes 12 cheerleaders
to make cookies for a whole football team?
Besides, we have a huge competition coming up.
You should be grateful you got your locker decorated.
I mean, I would, but they didn't even get that right.
Better?
Kinda.
[School bell rings]
[Overlapping chatter]
Jordan: OK, fellas. It's another day.
Busted one out. Khalil, hold back for me.
I heard that you were in the gym again,
break of dawn. Khalil: Yeah, that all right?
That's better than all right.
OK, look, all the hard work and extra effort
does not go unnoticed, and I am proud of you.
- Appreciate that. - Mm-hmm.
I can't wait to really be part of the team, though.
Hey, you are part of the team.
I'm not suiting up for tomorrow's game
against Inglewood, though.
[Yasi sighs]
Look, I--I know this-- it's only been a couple of days,
but whenever you and the coaches think I'm ready.
Honestly, I, uh...
I'm already convinced, so let me talk
to Coach Bobby about you suiting up for tomorrow's game.
- Wait, for real? - Absolutely. Like I said,
all the hard work and extra effort
does not go unnoticed. [Khalil sighs]
Sit tight real quick, OK?
[Footsteps retreat]
[Chuckles]
Are you kidding me? Khalil just joined the team.
Yes, and he's been putting in the work.
- For a week. - And in that week,
he has learned the playbook, he has flashed at multiple
positions, and he is the first one in the gym every single day.
Which is a good thing
because he's got a lot of catching up to do.
Look, the only reason why I let him join the team
in the first place is because we needed another body at practice.
But suiting up? Naw. No, no, no, no.
He's not ready. I mean, he's not
gelling with the other players--
Well, maybe he would gel with the other players
if you officially made him a part of the team.
Look, I'm done having this conversation, all right?
He'll get his shot when I say he's ready.
[Pop music playing] Male singer: ♪ Yo ♪
Amina, welcome to the first day
of your professional life. Amina: I can't wait.
I'm excited to be here.
See you later, Auntie. Thanks for the ride.
Hey, you're welcome. Actually, you mind if I
post up a little bit, get some work done?
- Yeah, have at it. Let's go. - All right, cool.
Layla: Everything OK? Amina: Great.
Nothing beats having a babysitter join in
on a job-training session,
but, I mean, let's do it. Heh! Layla: Yeah.
Male singer: ♪ More like that ♪
[Overlapping chatter]
Hey, Khalil, my man, how 'bout you go ahead
and fill me up a cup? QB1's thirsty.
Cooler back there.
Yasi: Oh, my bad, I thought you was the waterboy.
Man, don't you ever get tired of running your mouth?
What you know about being tired?
I don't remember you being here when we were all trying out,
and you weren't here during our offseason,
two-a-days, 7-on-7.
You don't deserve to be here, and we all know it.
[Scoffs] You know, that's big talk
coming from a guy ain't done broke a sweat all practice.
I mean, when's the last time you seen the gym? I mean,
without somebody filming it for TikTok, that is.
So you think you can hang with me in the weight room?
Khalil: Right here, right now. [Players clamoring]
[Pop music playing]
Female singer: ♪ On my own ♪
♪ Plus I've been OK with being all alone ♪
OK, um, so one thing you want to keep in mind
is not to touch the rim of the glass.
It's just people don't like fingers where
their mouths are gonna go. Amina: OK.
Singer: ♪ No I won't complain ♪
♪ Only 'cause it's the same old thing just a different day ♪
♪ Runnin' to the prize like I know I can ♪
[Camera shutter clicks, water sloshes]
Oh, my God! I'm so, so sorry!
Don't wor--don't worry about it.
It happens to everybody. Um, why don't you
grab a fresh tablecloth, and we'll just try again.
- OK. - OK.
Singer: ♪ On my own ♪
♪ I'm afraid I'll be alone ♪
Hey.
First-day jitters?
I mean, I seen how she fumbled that glass.
You think maybe she should try it with me?
No, she's doing great, yeah.
Um, but may--maybe you should head out?
I just feel like Amina's feeling a little on edge with you here.
Oh. OK.
Well, I mean, I could just, like, move--
Hey, she'll be fine. I promise.
Singer: ♪ I'm gonna be all right ♪
♪ On my own, plus I've been OK ♪
♪ With being all alone ♪
[Distant drums beating]
[Whistle blows, crowd cheering at pep rally]
[Phone vibrates]
Either you're a psychic or you just have
really great timing. Amina on phone: Uh-oh.
That doesn't sound like someone excited
for their first game of the season.
Heh! You remembered.
I hate to burst your bubble,
but that Crenshaw-Beverly rivalry runs real deep.
Everyone here at Crenshaw has eyes on y'all's game.
[Sighs] Uh, that's great.
- Nervous? - Nah.
Nah, I--I don't get nervous.
Then what is it? 'Cause I can hear it in your voice.
I was just watching my old team prove they don't need me to win.
Why are you torturing yourself?
Shouldn't you be at your pep rally?
Nah, I'm good. Let's just say
the pep here could use a little Oakland seasoning.
How's the new gig? Amina: Uh-uh.
We are focused on you right now.
Look, I know you miss your old team,
but in a couple hours, you're gonna hit the field
with your new team, and you're gonna lead them to a "W"
of your own, so... KJ: Translation,
I need to focus on my future, stop looking back?
Exactly, and that starts with getting
your butt back in that bland-ass rally
before they start calling your name.
[Chuckles]
Male singer: ♪ I will not lose ♪
♪ Not this time ♪
♪ You don't have the clue ♪
♪ Not this time ♪
♪ I'm in another world ♪
♪ Not this time ♪
♪ I never quit, I would never, no, ♪
♪ Not this time ♪
♪ You don't have the grit ♪
♪ Not this time ♪
♪ I'm in another world, not this time ♪
♪ I never quit ♪ [Players cheering]
Yo, what did I say?! What did I say?!
This is my team! My team!
Coach Bobby: Whose team? Yasi.
Coach Bobby: Huh?
My team. [Yasi sighs]
Yasi: Yes, sir. I--I was just-- Coach Bobby: Khalil,
congratulations.
You made the team.
Talk to Baker about getting you a jersey.
And the rest of y'all,
get your heads right 'cause we got a game tomorrow.
Let's go!
Hey. I know that's not how
you wanted it to go, but congratulations.
- I wanted to earn it. - You did earn it.
What are you talking about? You earned it.
Let me get you a jersey. Head high.
[Pats arm] Come on, let's go.
- Zero. - What?
That's the number I want.
Nobody took it, right?
It's all yours.
[Panting]
Nowhere to go but up from here.
Field announcer: Game day is here, as we get set to kick off
another season of Beverly Eagle football.
KJ: Yeah! [Players clamoring]
Yeah! Let's do it! Whoo!
Cassius: First game, gentlemen.
First game is when we tell them
who... we... are,
so I want you to get out there and tell them we fast.
Players: Hoo! Cassius: Tell 'em we strong!
- Hoo! - We vicious!
- Hoo! - And we are here to win!
Tell them who... we... are!
1, 2, 3! Players: Eagles!
- Who? - Eagles!
- Who? Come on! - Let's go!
[All clamor]
[Indistinct chatter]
Hey, get 'em next time, right, bro?
[Scoffs] That's it?
Man, we just got crushed, humiliated,
and that's all you have to say for yourself?
I mean, seriously, man, what the hell was that out there?
I mean, were y'all even trying to block anyone?
Because I spent the whole game on the ground!
So it sure didn't seem like it! I was out there
fighting for my life! Cassius: Hey.
That's enough. Look, this loss is on everyone.
Not just the line, but everybody, OK?
[Scoffs] Were you even watching that game?
I was out there doing everything that I could.
No protection, no chance.
KJ: Man, this loss isn't on me.
Cassius: You're the quarterback, OK?
The leader. You own the victories and defeats.
Win or lose, it is on you as much as everybody else.
You sure about that?
'Cause last time I checked,
I didn't ask to be here!
Yeah, you're the one who uprooted me.
Took me away from my team, my home!
You're the reason why I'm playing
with this team that just got embarrassed.
So how 'bout you own it?
[Softly] You better go cool off.
[Scoffs]
[Footsteps retreating]
[Door closes]
Glad to see you're still alive.
Bad joke.
Um...
just took quite the beating out there.
How you doing?
Just about how you'd think. [Scoffs]
Man, it's no wonder this school lost its spirit.
The football team forgot how to win.
- It's one game. - Yeah, one game
that told me everything that I need to know.
The whole team folded!
Y'all weren't following the same drum,
but I didn't see anybody quit.
And what about my offensive line?
I mean, the sack total should be proof enough.
[Scoffs] Man, I might as well have been alone out there.
Alone?
Seriously?
I've known Max long enough to know
he was doing everything he could to back you up.
And in case you haven't noticed,
everyone wearing Beverly colors--
on and off the field-- were supporting you.
- I'm not talkin' about the fans! - But you should be,
because no one had to be at that game.
Same goes for the cheerleaders.
That's right, Principal London's been trying
to pull us from games so we can focus on our competitions,
because we're the ones bringing in championships
and money these days, but we choose
to support you every single week,
just like your teammates.
I can't even perform with my team,
but I'm in this damn uniform
on the sidelines, supporting you.
The support is there, KJ.
You just don't see it because you've been
taking it for granted all along.
Whatever.
[Footsteps retreating]
Layla: And the allergens are there,
in case anyone asks. Pretty self-explanatory.
- Do you mind if I take it home? - Yeah, knock yourself out.
And that about does it. Great first day.
Thanks. Felt a little rocky at the start, but I think
I'm getting the hang of it. Layla: You are.
Hey, why don't you grab your stuff?
I'll drop you off on my way home.
OK. I'll just--um...
Did Coop tell you to take me home?
Um... well, she mentioned that you might need a ride.
Look, Coop's just looking out for you. She worries.
She doesn't trust me to take care of myself.
Same reason my dad keeps asking her to babysit me.
- Why don't you have a seat? - Am I in trouble?
No. No, not at all.
Look, I get it, OK?
I wasn't that different from you as a teen.
Was just me and my dad, um,
except that he was never around, and...
I would have given anything
to have him hover the way Preach and Coop do.
They're not doing it out of a lack of trust.
They're doing it from a place of love.
I guess I seem ungrateful.
You seem like a teen,
trying to figure out life.
- Can I ask you something? - Mm-hmm.
When you were my age,
how did you get people to stop treating you like a kid?
Um...
I don't know. I guess I--
I didn't let people put me in a box.
I made them see me for who I wanted to be.
I, uh, I spoke my truth,
I was persistent, you know, 'cause the longer you let
people keep you in a box, harder it gets to break out.
Yeah, I'm learning that the hard way.
Well, at least you're learning.
Hey...
you got this, Amina.
My money's on you.
Female singer: ♪ I still feel like ♪
♪ Love, love ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
Cassius: Where you been?
Walk.
Your mom said, uh,
you weren't answering her calls.
I didn't feel like talkin'.
Hey.
I get you're pissed, but you are pushing it
with the disrespect, man.
Now, your mom said, uh, she's sorry she missed the game.
I told her you'd call her tomorrow
before the South Crenshaw one.
Wait, South Crenshaw?
Oh, you're not trying to hear me right now,
so I figured I'd let the Chargers do my talking for me.
[Scoffs]
[Sighs]
Look, son...
I know you want to win.
I do, too.
But if we don't play better than we did tonight,
if we don't lock in, watching from the stands tomorrow
is gonna be the closest we'll ever get
to playing against a team like South Crenshaw.
[Crowd cheering]
Field announcer: Opening game for Crenshaw,
and nearing the end of the first half,
they are struggling.
It's third and long for the Chargers.
[Whistle blows] Yasi: Ready.
Green, 18, set, go.
Male singer: ♪ Hey, we finna lock in... ♪
Lil Ron: Throw it, throw it!
Male singer: ♪ We finna lock in ♪
♪ We finna lock in, lock in ♪
♪ We finna lock in ♪
[Whistle blows]
Announcer: Another Crenshaw drive stalls
at the 30-yard line, as QB Yasi Ray
checks it down to running back Ron Dukes.
Fourth down.
Punt team.
Jordan: Yasi, on me. Let's go.
Down 3-10, huh?
Look, if you wanted me to watch a bad team,
coulda just checked out yesterday's film.
If I'm not mistaken, we were down 21 at the half?
Well, if I had as much time in the pocket
as Yasi's gettin', we woulda won by 20.
I don't know what's happened to him since camp.
Well, the game's not over yet.
[Whistle blows] Announcer: And that is halftime.
Oof, with a tough start for the once great Chargers.
Yeah, tell that to the offense.
Yasi: Hey, give me that.
Khalil: Stop playing around, bro.
Who's playing around? What the hell you
need it for, anyways, warming the bench?
What you need a towel for, to check down every play?
You know, throwing short of the sticks
is same as throwing the game away.
Like you know what the hell you're talkin' about.
Here's what I know.
You're scared to throw downfield, playing it safe.
You're the reason we're losing this game, Yasi.
And unless you miraculously grow a pair,
that's not gonna change.
Like I care what you talkin' 'bout.
You just another Negro like your hood-rat pops.
Coach Bobby: Hey. Khalil: What'd you say?
- Say it again. - You're just another Negro like
your hood-rat pops! Coach Bobby: Break it up!
Break it up, both of you! Jordan: Back up, back up.
Coach Bobby: Yasi, with me. Baker, get your boy.
Jordan: Come here right now. What the hell are you thinking?
Huh? What are you thinking? We are all on the same team.
The hell we are.
Yasi and them made it real clear
I don't belong here.
And they're right.
Only reason I suited up tonight is because Coach Bobby
wanted to teach Yasi a lesson after he mouthed off.
Regardless, you're here. You're on the team,
and the other guys will come around.
Just be patient. Khalil: Right.
And what about the coaches?
Coach Bobby won't even listen to you.
What, you thought
I didn't notice? [Jordan sighs]
The only reason you're on this staff
is 'cause your last name is Baker.
Do me a favor. Next time,
miss me with the promises you can't keep.
[Scoffs]
Amina: Hey, hold up.
Khalil: Meen, what you doing here?
Come to see me ride the bench?
What the hell is happening out on that field?
You're moping around, arguing with Coach Baker,
fighting with Yasi... Khalil: He started it.
acting like a child.
You shouldn't give that idiot the time of day.
Just gives the coaches another reason
to think you're the problem. - It's not like
it matters anyway. - What's that supposed to mean?
It look like they're giving me a chance?
I'm riding the bench, and Coach Bobby don't even
want me doing that. Amina: So what,
You're gonna quit after only a week?
- I ain't say that. - But I can hear it
in your voice. I can see it
in the way you mouth off to the one guy,
the one guy who took a chance on you.
Too bad it's the one guy that Coach Bobby hates more than me.
He doesn't even listen to Jordan.
You want excuses, you got 'em,
but if you really want to be a part of this team,
you need to take a page out of Uncle Jordan's book.
He wants to win, and is doing
everything to make sure that happens:
supporting his team, whether or not
they support him; never giving up,
even when everyone else has.
- Meen, you're not listening. - Oh, I am!
I just don't like what I'm hearing.
Jordan believes that you can help this team win.
So do I.
Prove us right or wrong.
It's up to you.
[Crowd whistling and cheering]
Male singer: ♪ Break ♪
♪ Break ♪ Opposing QB: Set, set, set!
And go!
Khalil: Screen! Screen, screen, screen!
Screen! Let's go! [Whistle blows]
Good job! Thataway, D!
- Let's go! - Yeah, yeah.
Hey, bro, hey, eh
65's collapsing to the ball every time.
You got to go beat him on the edge.
[Whistle blows] Yasi: Ready. Set, set, set.
Let's go, baby.
Yasi: Yeah! Go!
[Players grunting]
[Crowd cheering]
Announcer: First down, Chargers!
Let's go, baby.
Man deep! Man deep!
Open your eyes, Yasi, let's go!
Hey, hey, good route, bro, good route.
He gon get you next time, bro.
Coach.
- Yeah? - We gotta change things up.
I know how to coach my team, Baker.
Pick it up, Chargers! Jordan: What about Khalil?
I think he can be the shot in the arm this team needs right--
Look, I don't want-- I'm not having
this conversation with you again.
Coach, his legs are fresh,
he knows the playbook. Give him a chance.
And you're not hearing me, Baker.
I don't want to hear his name coming out your mouth again.
Understood? Jordan: Yes, sir.
X-ray, X-ray, 88 crackback. Call it in.
Zero, hey, hey, hey, zero.
X-ray, X-ray, 88 crackback. Do you know it?
- Yeah. - OK, get in there.
You're in at halfback. Go, go!
Player: Let's go! Khalil: Yes, sir.
Male singer: ♪ Go ♪
[Exhales sharply] Don't let me down now, kid.
88 crackback, 88 crackback.
Yasi: 88 crackback, 88 crackback.
Don't screw this up.
- Yeah, nice pep talk. - Ready!
118! 118! Set, go!
Singer: ♪ Are y'all ready to face it? ♪
♪ [Indistinct] ♪
♪ [Indistinct ...statement ♪
Announcer: Great block by number zero, Khalil Edwards!
Yasi racing for the end zone!
Touchdown, Chargers! [Whistle blows]
[Crowd cheering]
Yeah, boy!
All right! You did it! Yeah!
#52: I see you! Singer: ♪ Gonna keep it ♪
- Good block, zero. - Thanks, Coach.
Jordan: Hey, that's what I'm talking about.
That's what I'm talking about! Players: Yeah!
Cassius: One play,
made by a guy that just joined this team.
One play, putting it all on the line.
And he gave his team life when they needed it most.
That is what your team needed from you.
You're one of the top 25 high-school QBs in the country.
Start acting like it.
No excuses. [Crowd cheering]
Male singer: ♪ 3, 2, 1, it's a showdown ♪
Ready, set, go!
Singer: ♪ Let's go! Yeah! ♪
♪ I do 2 and 24, stay in ready, ready form ♪
♪ They ain't really ready for 'em ♪
♪ Man, I'm steady with torch, why I'm giving plenty more ♪
♪ So they gonna feel the force, I'm the plug and the source ♪
♪ For the thrown, it's a war ♪
♪ And I'm going for the gold or the gusto ♪
♪ Every time I show up, everybody must go ♪
♪ 'Cause I want it all, I leave it all on the field ♪
♪ I'm on the hunt for the kill ♪ [Whistle blows]
Announcer: And just like that, the South Crenshaw Chargers
win their first game of the season!
What a comeback.
[Crowd cheering]
- Yeah! - Yeah!
[Cheering]
Amina.
Oh! You were amazing!
I couldn't have done it without you.
What you said earlier, it changed everything.
You changed everything.
Uh, uh, Amina, I--I...
I'm sorry. I--I shouldn't have.
Amina.
KJ: Oh, Amina. Hey.
Hi. Uh...
came to scope out the competition?
Heh! Uh, something like that.
Great. Uh...
Are you OK?
Yeah. Of course. Uh...
look, I should probably go home.
See you later, Kingston.
Hey, it's not on you, you know.
What's not on me?
Well, well, I'm just saying, if he's taking you
for granted, it's not on you, it's on him.
Oh, my gosh. You saw?
No, no, it's nothing to be, like--
Stop talking.
I'm gonna go and pray nothing else
terrible happens before the end of today,
and if it does, that you don't see that, too.
[Sighs]
Sorry.
[Knock on door]
Ha ha ha! Khalil, what are you still doing here?
Hey, Coach, I just wanted to-- to say thanks again for taking
a chance on me tonight. Jordan: No.
Thank you for coming through.
I knew you had it in you.
I just hope I didn't get you
in too much trouble with Coach Bobby for sending me in.
Don't worry about me, OK?
Khalil, you know,
you turned the tide of the game tonight.
You should be out there celebrating, OK?
Trust me when I say this. Victory is always sweeter
when you share it with someone.
Good game tonight.
- Thanks, Coach. - Mm-hmm.
Khalil: See you tomorrow. Jordan: Yeah.
Ahem.
[Sighs]
You know we got a problem, right?
It was the right call. Coach Bobby: So,
insubordination... is the right call?
Khalil's one play sparked
the entire comeback.
We don't win tonight's game without him.
Heh! Whoa. OK. Wow.
You really are just like your father.
What does my dad have to do with this?
You think the rules don't apply to you.
You think that winning justifies
going behind my back.
It does not.
This is my team,
and if you don't learn to stay in your lane,
you will find yourself
out of this program.
Coop: Perfect timing. Did you eat dinner?
Not hungry. Thanks.
- Is everything all right? - Yeah, I'm fine.
OK, well, that look didn't necessarily scream,
"I'm fine," so what happened?
Nothing. Just want to go to bed.
OK. Well, look, why don't you just come,
have a piece of pizza, we can-- Amina: I said I'm fine!
Amina, come on, talk to me. I'm just worried about you--
Stop worrying about me!
Just stop! OK?!
It's one thing when it's my dad, but you're not
my mom, so stop acting like you are!
[Scoffs]
Josh Lockhart: ♪ We're gonna get to it real quick ♪
♪ You feel me? Ha ha ha ha! ♪
♪ Going hard for the movement ♪
♪ Fools gon' try to bruise it, but you just gotta do it ♪
♪ Put it on your brain and get to it ♪
♪ It's nobody stopping you like you is ♪
♪ It's nobody blocking you like you, kid ♪
♪ Just keep your mind on the music ♪
♪ That'll be the glue that help you get through it ♪
♪ So use it ♪
♪ Hey, 'cause it's useless ♪
♪ Debating on people's movements ♪
♪ Because they can't do it, losers ♪
♪ Go hard and just stop ♪
♪ From the bottom to the top, gotta push through it ♪
♪ Are you the one? You the one, do it all ♪
♪ You the one, do it all... ♪ [Echoes]
[Panting]
Ha! Khalil, my boy!
Hey, need a spot?
- Yeah, let's do it. - Cool.
Lil Ron: 1, 2...
[Khalil grunting]
[KJ sighs] Um...
Look, guys, I owe you an apology.
OK, I was just so focused on everything going wrong
that I didn't recognize that y'all been supporting me
all along,
and I took y'all for granted.
But that all changes now, OK, 'cause I'm ready to put
the work in 'cause real support goes both ways,
so I'm here for you, just like you guys have been here for me.
And for the rest of this season, we're gonna go out there
and we're gonna kick some ass together,
all right?
Got time for lunch with us now, QB? Heh!
Uh, actually, funny
that you mention food, because, um, there's
another part of this team that needs our support.
[Overlapping chatter]
KJ?
What are you guys doing here?
Uh, I thought we'd come cheer you guys on.
I don't know if you heard, but football isn't
the only show in town. Tori: You made cookies? Heh!
Max: We made cookies. [Players chuckle]
KJ: I mean, I wanted to make more,
but do you know how hard it is to make cookies
for a whole cheerleading squad with guys who just won't
stop eatin' 'em? Max: Now, KJ didn't really
approve of all the taste-testing, but
I hear they're pretty good, so...
KJ: Heh heh! [Overlapping chatter]
I've gotta say, KJ,
I...didn't expect this.
Well, you were right,
and I thank you for all the support.
You know, I figured it was about time
we returned the favor.
So, I came up with some cheers for y'all.
Oh, God.
[Cell phone chimes]
[Cell phone whooshes]
Well, I did it.
I stepped back,
but I--I don't know.
Like, last night felt like it was about more than that.
- What do you mean? - She said some things
about her mom, and we-- [inhales sharply]--
we hadn't really talked about that too much,
or... at all.
Well, how much
about you and her mom does Amina know?
Well, she knows that... Preach saved my life.
And that he had to shoot Mo or--
or she was gonna kill me.
But that--I mean,
that conversation happened years ago.
There was--there was no need to revisit it.
Well, look, I--
I can't speak to how she feels about that,
but as someone who had to navigate her teens
without a mom...
Amina is desperately missing her mother.
Did--did she say that?
She didn't have to, Coop. She's 16.
She's experiencing the highs and lows
of high school, boys, first love, sex,
first jobs, contemplating college,
and no mom there to--to ask advice for on any of that.
She's yearning for it. I could tell when she
asked me for advice yesterday, and...
I recognized it 'cause I've been there.
She's fighting so hard for independence
because she desperately wants the one person she can't have.
Her mother.
And I'm the reason she doesn't have her.
Knew I'd find you in here watching film.
What do you think? We look any better
the second time around? Cassius: Uh, tsk, about as ugly
as the first time, if I'm being honest.
You were right.
I deserve as much of the blame
for that loss as anyone, more.
And I apologized to Max and the other guys
for going off the way that I did, but, uh,
I also owe you an apology. Cassius: Look, son, I...
I didn't put you in an easy situation.
New city, new team, but I wouldn't have
done that if I didn't see potential for success.
And, Dad, you've already convinced me.
Yeah, I--I get it.
It's what you were trying to show me at the Crenshaw game,
what I saw today watching Beverly's cheerleading squad.
I mean, we are capable of great things,
but only when we're working together, in sync.
And I just wasn't seeing that bigger picture,
but I do now.
I'm not sure I deserve credit for all that, but...
Well, you didn't deserve all the blame I was sending
your way, either.
We call it even?
[Scoffs] Of course, man.
[Chuckles] Come here.
[Pats back]
Hey, I'm kinda hungry. Want to grab a bite?
Uh, no, you go ahead.
I'm gonna stick around, maybe get a workout in.
All right. See you, Pops.
[Sighs]
[Printer hums]
[Sighs]
[Birds chirping] Layla: OK,
but Coach Bobby always comes down hard on you,
and it sounds like you did kinda cross the line.
OK, yeah, but this time, it felt different, right?
It felt like there was something personal
behind it, and, like, why bring up my dad?
That's weird. That's weird,
right? Mm-hmm. Layla: Yeah, yeah, but they did
know each other back in the day. Jordan: Mm-hmm.
So, I don't know, maybe there is, like,
some bad blood between them. Jordan: Bad blood. Yes, yes.
That is exactly what I'm talking about.
OK, see, the way that you're saying that
makes me think we're not actually saying the same thing.
Let me show you something.
Check that out.
Who is this?
That is my dad's half-brother.
Grandma Mary gave him up for adoption
when she was young
before she had Dad.
- Wait, Jordan, how do you-- - Grandpa Willie told me.
Babe, I think that Coach Bobby's beef
with me might not be just about football.
We might be family.
Man: Greg, move your head!