Starting 5 (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

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[woman] Perfect.
How much do you like to dunk?
Um, I don't like to dunk at all,
to be honest,
um, 'cause it hurts. [chuckles]
[gentle, uplifting music plays]
[Edwards] I don't really do
nothing fancy, but
[chuckles]
People do be happy to see me get up there
and dunk that bit, for real, so
I want to get away ♪
I wanna fly away ♪
[commentator] Hold on!
Put that one
on the highlight reel with all the rest!
But I like to dunk on people.
Butterfly doors on the Lambo
I'm trying to spread my wings ♪
I want the fans to just be like,
"Oh, fuck, we couldn't stop him tonight."
Like, I love to hear that.
[commentator] Anthony Edwards!
That time, he does finish!
[Edwards] I liked when I dunked on
the dude from Toronto.
[commentator 2] Whoa! Detonation!
[man] The dunk that he had,
going baseline on that poor dude.
That guy should have retired.
[laughs]
That's hilarious. [laughs]
[commentator] With the exclamation point!
Yeah, I don't think nobody can stop me.
[commentator 3] Edwards gets it back!
And threw it down!
And one!
From the rafters!
That was ridiculous.
- [ball bouncing]
- [sneakers squeaking]
[squeaking, whirring]
[man] You gotta get back on that.
- [man 2] That was sad.
- [man] Gotta get it on that.
- I gotta put it out there tonight.
- [man 2] Right.
[Edwards] And if everything
you know what?
[hip-hop music plays]
[Edwards] Oh ♪
Oh ♪
I might hop on a beat
I might do my fuckin' thing ♪
Yeah, you already know ♪
- Yeah, my name Ant-Man ♪
- Yeah!
Some call me Ant
But they call me Big Dawg ♪
Yeah, you lost in the sauce ♪
Yeah, might not ♪
- Yeah.
- Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.
What's up, y'all?
[Edwards] I be chillin' though ♪
I be chillin' though ♪
I be chillin' though ♪
Shout-out BossMan Dlow ♪
Shout-out D'Angelo Russell ♪
But you know I keep it low ♪
And you already know ♪
Ball like KAT-Ant Towns ♪
And you already know ♪
Minnesota is the fucking town ♪
But we from the fucking A ♪
That's the dirty fucking South ♪
So you know I'm a young, dirty bitch
And you know what I'm about ♪
I ain't gonna lie.
That hurt my hand though.
[Edwards] Yeah.
[BDifferent] For real, that shit hurt.
- What is that, marble?
- [Edwards] Yeah.
[commentator] He definitely has
what it takes to be great in this league.
[commentator 2] Anthony Edwards has
become, seemingly, the next chosen one.
[commentator 3] Edwards, hold on!
- [chuckles]
- [commentator 4] Whoo!
[woman] He's fun to watch.
He's cocky. He's brash.
But he backs it up.
[commentator 4]
Edwards got it off in time.
Oh!
Are you kidding me?
[man] Everything about this young man
says to me, future face of the NBA.
People saying that I'm gonna be
the face of the league, it's cool.
But I feel like if you know me, you know
I just wanna go out there and compete.
[commentator] Pacers have a chance.
Up ahead, Nesmith.
Blocked!
Edwards getting up! And good night!
[man] I think he's good enough
to be the guy on a championship team.
I think he's that good.
[commentator] When I see Anthony Edwards,
I see MJ. Michael Jordan.
I saw that same fire, that same delivery.
You go back and you pair their dunks up,
they was finishing in the rim.
[commentator 2] Edwards! Oh!
Just going and just taking respect.
- [commentator] Oh boy.
- [commentator 2] Michael Jordan.
[commentator 3] Everybody's like,
"MJ, MJ, MJ."
[commentator 4] Jordan said
there are similarities in their games.
[Edwards] I don't know why everybody's
comparing me to Michael Jordan.
I wish it stops 'cause he's done so much,
and I've done so little.
[commentator] I think he has the potential
to be that spectacular for years to come.
[man] Mike was able to cultivate
a younger generation with his smile,
the way you never seen Mike frown
or tell a kid no.
If I could be like Mike ♪
[man] You see Anthony Edwards, man?
You see this man in an interview,
you can't help but to like this man.
[woman] Ant has charisma
oozing out of his pores.
Even when he's not trying
to be provocative, he is.
I could've went to the MLB.
- MLB?
- Yeah.
I am not surprised.
I'm serious though.
You think I'm joking. I'm serious.
No, I just, I love your confidence.
- I played pitcher, shortstop.
- Okay.
Third base and center field.
- Those are the prime positions.
- That what I'm trying to tell you.
- You were the best player on your team.
- Yes, now now we talking.
[man] He's got potential.
But Minnesota's gotta win.
You can't be the face
if y'all ain't winning anything.
- [commentator] Edwards launches
- [buzzer sounds]
[commentator] No!
Anthony Edwards could not knock it down,
and the Timberwolves' season
comes to an end.
[man] He has the greatness gene.
But listen, it's gonna go
as far as he wants it to go.
[commentator 2] He's just playing a lot.
He's not thinking through the game.
[Shelburne] Anthony Edwards is still
learning to play basketball in the NBA.
This is still kind of new to him,
and so the nuances of the game,
the basketball IQ, the maturity,
he's still learning all that.
[woman] Do you feel like you still have
maturing to do as an NBA player?
Um, I don't know.
What do you mean when you say "maturing"?
[energetic music playing]
[commentator] Sexy early season matchup.
Something has to give.
The Timberwolves haven't lost at home.
The Celtics haven't lost on the season.
[woman] We got Jayson Tatum,
and we got Anthony Edwards.
These are two young superstars.
They're both on the same trajectory.
You ask Anthony Edwards,
he gonna tell you straight up
he's the best player.
I'm deadass.
After we win
Nah, nah, nah, nah. We win.
You ask Jayson Tatum, he's gonna think it.
He's gonna know it. He might not say it.
And so you have these two
completely different superstars,
both of them
possibly the future face of the league.
Hey!
[commentator] Edwards hanging.
Scoring, plus the foul!
[Tatum] I'm low. I'm low.
[commentator] Right into
the hands of Tatum.
Edwards and Tatum.
- [Edwards] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
- [commentator] Edwards.
- Oh, that's
- Come on, man!
Hey, he gonna try to reject.
Make sure you help. You gonna help.
Yeah, if he post me up,
there ain't no bucket.
He ain't scoring on me in the post.
I'm on that shit.
[commentator] Tatum going at Edwards.
[Edwards] That ain't no foul?!
Where was the foul?
Go watch it at halftime,
and come back and tell me what you saw.
Telling you I didn't hit his arm.
[commentator] Holiday will fire.
Long rebound to Edwards.
- Cleared for takeoff!
- [whistle blows]
[commentator] Plus the foul!
[Edwards] It's good
to go against the Celtics.
They battle-tested.
They playing hard every night.
[commentator] Three-point lead.
We're tied.
That dude can score
in so many different ways.
But they can't come into the crib
and get a dub.
That can't happen.
[commentator] Target Center crowd
rising to its feet.
- Tatum, tough bucket, no!
- [Edwards] Hey!
Minute 20 to go in regulation.
- [Edwards] I love to take big shots.
- [commentator] Edwards and Tatum.
[Edwards] 'Cause all odds are against you.
[commentator] Edwards, step-back three.
[Edwards] Hey!
[Edwards] Fuck.
- [whistle blows]
- [Edwards] Couldn't hit the shot.
Can't get in foul trouble.
No more fouls when we get back in, bro.
I can't fuckin' do anything.
You can't face
you can't face box out, bro.
[commentator] We're headed to overtime.
I looked up to you when I was young,
but you know what I'm saying?
Pass the torch. You know?
Can't let y'all come in here and beat us.
I'm coming again!
The Celtics have been one of the top teams
in the league for 3, 4 years in a row.
The matchup, people couldn't wait for it,
so we gave 'em what they wanted.
[commentator] Tatum, with Edwards on him.
[crowd chanting] Defense! Defense!
[commentator] Oh, the strip.
Tatum goes down.
And a jump ball is called.
How about that matchup?
Edwards with five fouls, stripping Tatum.
We knew it was gonna be a dogfight,
and, um, we was ready for it.
[commentator] Edwards. Sizing up Horford.
Pull-up.
- Got it!
- [Edwards] Let's fucking go!
[commentator] Midrange.
Fucking go!
[commentator] Edwards putting it up.
- And in!
- Let's fucking go! Let's fucking go!
- Fuck around with me?!
- [commentator] En fuego!
[man] Get outta here! Get outta here!
You have go home to Boston, man!
- [man] Get outta here.
- [Edwards] Go home to fuckin' Boston, man!
You just gotta have it, or you don't.
And I pretty much got it.
- See you in the city.
- Can't wait.
- See you in the city.
- [Edwards] Yep.
- Good shit.
- Cool, boy.
Yeah! Come on, baby!
- Come on, baby!
- Come on!
[commentator] The Timberwolves knocked off
the previously unbeaten Celtics.
Let's fucking go!
[Edwards] Um, it was a big-time game.
Let's fucking go, man!
They 5-0, and we trying
to string along some wins,
so we knew it was gonna be
a hard game to the end.
We gotta keep putting
performances like that together.
- Let's get it, man!
- Get it, dog.
Get it!
- Let's go, Big Ru. Way to hoop, baby!
- Yes, sir.
Man, you see Tatum
try to get me on the switch?
Clock his ass up two times, J.
He started talking shit.
Tatum told me, "Yeah, I'm here."
I said, "I'm coming again."
You talking about best player
in the league. Y'all tripping.
[pensive music playing]
[Tatum] We're expected to win
every single night.
And when we lose,
the fucking world is ending.
And everybody is on TV talking about us
and, uh,
how we're not equipped
to win a championship,
how I can't lead a team.
[commentator] Jayson Tatum talking about
being the leader of this team.
He's not quite there yet.
I got news for you. Tatum as a one,
the Celtics are never gonna be special.
Deep down, they have self-doubt.
[Tatum] You wanna win every game
you play, but I understand the road
that we're trying to take
to get to a championship.
We're trying to build the right habits
so that when April, May, and June comes,
we can be at our best.
[man] I don't know
if there's anything left.
I don't think
there's anything else over here.
We basically cook everything
from out here,
all the vegetables and and the fruits.
Yeah.
That should be enough.
Perfect. Yeah.
What have we got? Winter tomatoes?
- [Sabonis] These are a bit hard.
- These are too hard.
[Sabonis] These here should do the trick.
[woman] Yes, we could use those.
Domas and I met in 2019.
We were introduced from friends.
My best friend from when I was a baby
texted me a year prior and said,
"I met your husband."
She told me he was a basketball player.
And I said, "No, thank you." [laughs]
The moment she walked in the restaurant,
it was like slow motion. [chuckles]
Everyone had finished eating and whatever,
and I showed up, like,
"Oh my God. Who's that guy?"
She goes, "That's your husband."
She was walking in, it was like
[imitates beating heart]
Okay, so I was a Laker Girl,
so I ended up around the NBA a lot.
It was definitely a stereotype
with basketball players
that I wasn't interested in.
I remember that that moment.
I was like, "Wow. Who's that?"
Like, I need to get to speak to her.
I'm a pretty shy guy.
I was like, "He's so cute."
And then done.
[laughs]
From there on out, I was trying
to hang out with her every single day.
[Sabonis] I know.
I feel like
she's pushed me to be a better player,
more than I would've even imagined myself.
I couldn't even reach
She's the one always telling me
I can do more, I can be better.
- If I don't play good, she's
- [both] "Why'd you disappear in the 3rd?"
I'm like, "I didn't disappear."
It's like she's always on me, you know?
As a basketball player, as a teammate,
as a husband, and as a father,
he's 110% at everything he does.
- [Shashana laughing]
- Tigey! Big Bird is here!
Tigey?
Can you even see? I'll pull this back.
I couldn't have a better husband,
a better father to my kids.
[Sabonis] Dunk it like this.
Yeah!
Dunk it!
[Sabonis chuckles]
I was born in Portland, Oregon, because
my dad played for the Trail Blazers.
Okay, so my first one son is Žygimantas.
Here is second one, Tautvydas.
This is my mom, my father,
my wife, Ingrida,
my girl, Aušrinė, and Domas, Domantas,
and me, Sabas.
[chuckles]
[Sabonis] Growing up, I don't remember
much of Portland 'cause I was super young,
but I remember definitely
going to the games and cheering on my dad.
I was definitely not aware
of my dad's greatness
until like maybe I was 10, 11 years old
when I started looking him up on YouTube.
[commentator] Sabonis makes something
out of that! How'd he do that?
He's an NBA rarity,
a rookie at the age of 31.
But for the Blazers,
Arvydas Sabonis was worth the wait.
They drafted him back in 1986,
but he has just now made his way
from Lithuania to the States.
I started late, 30 year,
when I come first time to NBA.
And of course, rookie, this 30-year-old.
Interesting.
[commentator] Goes to Sabonis,
wide pass to Trent.
That is why Sabonis
is such a unique commodity.
He might've been
top-five players of all time.
His dad was cold.
His dad was best in the world, hands down.
And guess who said it?
His opponents.
[commentator] To Sabonis, Shaq comes out
to play, and Sabonis goes around
[Garnett] I played with his father,
and we played at this thing
called the Rookie Game in San Antonio.
And it was the first player
I've ever seen in the locker room,
have his wife in the locker room,
smoking a cigarette,
in his drawers [exhales]talking shit.
[inhales, puffs]
"David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, yeah,
yeah, I better than all of them guys."
[exhales]
[inhales, puffs]
"David Robinson,
I best in the world. Sabonis"
- "He knows me. Ask him."
- [exhales]
He was just he was just ranting.
He was just ranting.
He was just ranting.
And he was like
And he pointed at his son.
He was like, "Yeah, my son."
"He will be privileged,
but he will be in the league one day."
[man] Arvydas was
a larger-than-life figure.
You know, Domantas grew up around that
and decided he's gonna have
his own kind of lane.
To have a father like Arvydas
and to try to live up
to his potential or hype,
that can be burdensome.
I don't think anybody could fathom that.
And then to wanna follow that?
[commentator] Over Behind-the-back pass!
[commentator 2] Domantas Sabonis,
the improv king.
[commentator 3] Domas, the Doma-nator,
doing work on the inside.
[commentator 4] He has IQ,
and when he's got the ball, magic happens.
[commentator 5] What a pass
by the big man!
[commentator 6] Look.
[commentator 7] A little magic there
to Kevin Huerter.
[commentator 8] An All-NBA last year.
[commentator 9] This guy comes out
and wears the hard hat every night.
The guy you would love
to have on your team.
[commentator 10] Sabonis in transition,
bullying his way to the bucket
for the basket.
[Sabonis] Last season,
we had a great year. Played really good.
And the organization broke
the playoff drought.
[commentator] The angst, the anger,
the disappointment comes to an end.
The Sacramento Kings
are going to the playoffs!
[Jones] Being in the playoffs
for the first time in 17 years,
uh, it was an unbelievable feeling
because we, as an organization, right now
don't get enough recognition nationally.
And I can see it.
It's taken a little time,
but it's starting to slowly change
because of Domas.
[Sabonis] Once playoffs came,
going against a dynasty like the Warriors,
we took 'em to Game 7,
and it didn't go our way.
[commentator] The Kings have so much
to look forward to with this team.
You guys were awesome. Awesome.
[commentator 2] What a marvelous year
it has been
from so many different standpoints.
Guess what.
That same team that was great all year,
they're coming back.
Can Sacramento continue
the success they had last year?
[commentator] Welcome, everyone,
to Sacramento.
Great thing about the NBA season, folks,
82 games, 82 different stories.
Tonight, chapter three, as the Kings,
back home at the crib,
taking on the Los Angeles Lakers.
[Sabonis] What's up?
- [man] Good test against the Lakers.
- Yep, big game tonight. We got the Lakers.
You know, we didn't play
our best last game,
so we wanna come out here
and get a win at home.
[team] Yeah!
Yeah!
- [man] "Win" on three. One, two, three!
- [team] Win!
[team cheering]
[commentator] One of the more
surprising teams last season, the Kings,
ended their playoff drought.
You got a bona fide All-Star
in Domantas Sabonis.
[commentator 2] He's changed everything.
He's brought the best out of everybody.
He takes pride in helping his teammates.
- Chest, big fella!
- Come on, baby.
[commentator 3] Sabonis goes quick
and aggressively all the way to the rim.
[Sabonis] Let's go, baby!
[Brown] Domas is a growing leader.
He's young.
He's still finding his way in that area.
Let's go!
All right! Play mad!
Good fucking pass!
He knows he has the responsibility
of not only leading by example,
but vocally too.
[man] Get the pace up!
Hey, set him up. Come on.
They're being lazy. Let's take advantage.
- [man] 1, 2, 3!
- [team] Together!
[commentator 3] Off the Sabonis screen.
[man 2] I'm low.
[commentator 3] Huerter.
Nice pass! Sabonis.
[man 3] Playing against Sabonis,
the first thing, the first thought is,
the ability to be able to go out
and just bring power,
you know, and a basketball IQ.
Sasha! Sasha! Come on!
- [commentator 3] Vezenkov
- [Sabonis] Shoot! Shoot!
[commentator 3] Lets it fly!
There you go! I like that.
I got you. Come on!
That's kind of a role that
I really wanna develop into more,
is being that leader
and pushing this team to another level.
If we move that shit,
we're gonna get wide-open shots.
- We're winning this fucking game.
- [man] Let's go! Let's go!
[Shashana] He's a good leader.
He's a great motivator for his team.
He's 100% all the time.
So I have faith that
he's gonna be able to get his team there.
[crowd cheers]
[commentator 3] The Beam
will prevail,
vanquishing the Lakers.
[indistinct chatter]
[snoring]
[funky music playing]
[man] It's gonna be a long road trip,
so big suitcase, five outfits.
He never pack nothing, ever.
Even when he was little, he didn't do
no packing. He'd just show up, you know.
[Edwards] Uncle Drew,
he got a million responsibilities.
Because I'm a terrible packer,
I don't pack.
Because I'm just gonna throw it in,
and it's gonna all be wrinkled.
And I'm gonna forget stuff.
I'm gonna It's just
a lot of stuff that goes into me.
I've never packed my clothes,
so why start now? You know what I mean?
I mean, it's kind of weird to me
that he do that,
but it's, I mean, he he find fun in it.
I think he OCD or something.
[Drew] One suitcase with the clothes.
One suitcase with the video game.
He got to have a video game.
This is the video game going here.
Monitor right here.
So the only thing he need is the Wi-Fi.
Can't play a game. You need all the cords.
I have been known to leave a cord behind.
I have to make sure I got
make sure I got all those cords on here.
[Edwards] Being on the road,
that's the most fun I have
because I love to go
in an away gym, away fans,
and just and just kill.
["Swat" plays]
In the NBA season,
you got 41 home games, 41 away games.
Y'all do the math.
Uh, sometimes
we go on a ten-day road trip,
and we might have,
like, four or five games.
We have long, 14-day road trips,
and it's the same thing every morning.
Breakfast, treatment, practice,
and it just goes on.
[Sabonis] Goddamn!
[Tatum] A lot of downtime.
A lot of time in your room.
Watching film,
watching basketball, watching Netflix.
A lot of times, we'll go find a gym.
Then we'll go to dinner.
[laughing]
[Tatum] Then we'll go
back to the hotel and chill.
[LeBron] Getting on and off of planes.
Sleeping in different beds in hotels
in different time zones.
I try to do as much stuff as I can
the exact same way
just so I know what to expect.
Majority of my people do travel.
So I'm able to play cards, play dominoes.
Go visit coffee shops.
Go eat dinner here and there.
Throw a snowball.
You know, I got kids.
I got a family.
And so I take the floor thinking,
like, "Yo, we do this for them."
You talking now?
I love you, big girl. Do you know that?
I love you too.
[Edwards] I don't have no system.
I'm just ready to play at seven.
[commentator] The Wolves steal one.
[Edwards] You play bad,
the fans, they super happy.
And you play good, they stunned.
[commentator] Four and one
on this road trip.
It's hectic. But it's fun for me.
[man] How much you want? A trim?
Or you wanna bring it down a little?
Bro, you talking about
you gonna be rushing. You playing.
Okay, you right. You right.
You right. You right. You dead right.
[woman] What is that?
[Edwards] Call of Duty.
[man] Oh yeah. See now, that one
I got to get ability in though.
Do people still play Fortnite?
My son, they still playing that shit.
You know what else game they game on?
That Ro that Roblox.
[Edwards] I was a kid
in middle school, I used to play it.
[Nono] You gotta grow up.
You ain't playing that no more.
I will play it.
I've been knowing Nono
since I was in the third grade.
So Nono and my mom went
to Atlanta Metro, uh, College together.
He's like, "What's up, little bro?"
Like, "What going on?"
Like, "I'm gonna be your barber
the rest of your life."
Before he even cut my hair, he was like,
"I'm gonna be your barber for life."
[funky music playing]
[Nono] Come on, bro.
Sit back before I choke you out.
I'm gonna go see my haircut.
[Nono] C'mon, bro.
What you doing? I got a mirror right here!
- Yeah, bro. Sit down, bro.
- No, I'm good. Just like this.
[Nono] I'm finna leave it like that.
But sit down and let me finish you up.
Put those finishing touches to you, bro.
- Straight on, now.
- Don't put no paint on my head.
[Nono] Bro, I'm finna just finish you up
a little bit, bro.
- Look. Look.
- [Edwards] I look good
Look though. I'm finna just show you.
See how I just did
a little light spot right here?
Did a little spot here?
And you're not gonna see it. It's gonna
[Edwards] That's what make me me, my spot.
I know that, but, bro
but for my for my discretion.
- Just trust me.
- [Edwards] Nah, but
- [Nono] We did it before.
- For my shoot, we did it. Didn't like it.
- That shit was fly as hell.
- I didn't like it.
- It don't matter.
- It don't matter if I like it
When the pictures had come out,
that shit looked great, bro.
- To you. To me, it don't.
- No, to the world.
- I don't care what the world think.
- But I do, bro.
- But I don't.
- This my job, bro.
- And this is me you cutting hair.
- Bro.
You cutting my hair.
It's gonna look good.
Damn, bro trippin', bro.
I look good right now. I'm good.
Bro, I'm gonna beat you up.
Dead serious, bro.
You can't beat me up.
[Nono] Okay, there we go.
Okay.
I fought with that.
And on on on real talk though.
Why I ain't got no pair of shoes
though, bro?
Me and you wear the same size.
I ain't got no shoes.
- You talking to the wrong person.
- But I'm talking to you though, bro.
You got all these mother fucking shoes
laying around.
I wanna wear a pair of shoes too.
Why You gotta talk to him.
Got you.
[Nono] Everybody got jerseys.
I ain't got no jersey.
I got no apparel, straight up.
That right there look presentable now.
So when you go do your shoot [grunting]
them folk gonna be, like, "Okay."
Got me looking like Lamont
from Sanford and Son.
Eddie Winslow from Family Matters.
[Nono] There you go.
- [woman] Did you cry?
- [Nono] What?
- Real tears?
- My momma would come in.
I might get in trouble,
and my mom would be like,
"Comb his hair out."
- [Nono] Yeah.
- Gotta sit in the chair.
[Nono] Cut this shit. Cut his hair.
I'm like, "Bro, why you doing this shit?"
Just 'cause she telling you
And he used to be
[man] He did.
[Nono] I mean, I was scared of Mom, man.
- Yeah, everybody was scared.
- [Nono] Mom didn't play the radio.
[announcer] Good evening.
And welcome to State Farm Arena
for tonight's matchup featuring
the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves
and your Atlanta Hawks!
It's always special
to come back home and play in Atlanta.
It's where I grew up as a kid.
I was there
watching games from nosebleeds,
so playing on the floor is kinda crazy.
[man] Ant, hey, man, can I get a picture?
Come on. It's all about us.
"Wolves" on three.
- One, two, three
- [all] Wolves!
[man] Let's go, y'all. Let's go.
[commentary] And tonight,
returning to his native Atlanta,
the Ant-Man, Anthony Edwards,
and a rising superstar in the NBA.
He's coming off
his first All-Star appearance.
It's the only visit for the Timberwolves
in Atlanta this season.
[woman] This year,
they only played the Hawks once,
and it kind of made me mad.
I want them to play 'em again.
I want him to come to Atlanta
and whoop they butt.
Even though, you know, we from there,
but mm-mm.
[commentary] Minnesota comes to town,
and there he is, Anthony Edwards,
averaging a robust 22 and a half.
[Antoinette] I am
Anthony Edwards' big sister.
I'm Team Minnesota.
Team wherever Ant-Man go.
That's what I'm I'm Team Ant-Man.
[commentator] Anthony Edwards
is putting on a show back in Atlanta.
[Antoinette] And I'm loving it.
I'm like,
"Yes, that's my brother! Keep going!"
Naz!
- You had time to swing that.
- Where, the corner?
- Me or KAT.
- [Naz] Okay.
Anthony Edwards, so awesome!
That's Ant-Man nephew right there.
That his nephew right there.
Oh my God, no!
[commentator] Hawks have outscored
Minnesota 57 to 25 in the second half.
Stunning.
Anthony Edwards' pass
batted down by Murray!
Ahead to Trae!
He's gonna layup to Johnson!
[Edwards] I mean, we was up big,
and they came back and whupped our ass.
But I always wanna,
like, you know, have a good game.
[camera shutter clicking]
[Edwards] My sister, I love her to death.
She's kind of the backbone of all of it.
[sentimental music playing]
[Antoinette] Growing up, it was fun.
Our household was full of energy, a vibe.
My mom was always at games,
and she just really she let us do
whatever we wanted to do.
Like, long as we was having fun.
[Edwards] My mom and my grandma
had cancer.
My mom was in a lot of pain.
But she wouldn't show it.
[Antoinette] When we got that call,
I just
I lost it.
I fell to my knees. I couldn't move.
Like, I was just
And Ant-Man was
he was still in middle school.
[Edwards]
When my mom passed, I was 14 years old.
And then right after that,
my grandma, she passes away.
So it was terrible for our whole family.
My sister,
she knew we had to all be together.
We was going through some tough times,
and we really didn't have nowhere to stay.
So she pretty much just went and got a job
and forgot about college,
and kind of took care of us.
[cheering]
[Antoinette] I don't know what's going on
in his brain. All I can do is be there.
Like, make sure I'm there.
Whatever you need, I'm here.
The nation is waiting.
Where will you be attending
college basketball next season?
I'll be
at the University of Georgia. Here we go.
[cheering]
[Antoinette] When he picked Georgia,
I had just had Jace.
So that was, like,
the first baby to everybody.
So he like, "I gotta be here to see him."
"I'm going to Georgia.
Like, it's right up the street."
I'm like, "Cool, say less."
[triumphant music playing]
[Edwards] I didn't want her flying
to come watch me play.
She can just get in the car and drive.
So she pretty much just came
to whatever game she wanted to
or came and visited me whenever
I needed some company.
[Antoinette] He told me,
"I'm gonna play at Georgia one year,
and I'm gonna get drafted."
I was like, "Oh! Okay."
Remind you,
I don't know nothing about none of this.
So I'm like,
"Oh, okay, what's that?" You know?
"I'm going to the big dog world,
with LeBron, and play."
I was like, "Oh, okay."
"Let's do it, then."
[whimsical music plays]
With the first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft,
the Minnesota Timberwolves select
Anthony Edwards
from the University of Georgia.
[cheering]
[reporter] Anthony Edwards
with his mother and grandmother
with him there in spirit.
He knows which hat
he can take out of that big box now,
and it is the one that belongs
to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
[Edwards] Entering the league
as an 18-year-old was,
I mean, super fun for me.
I ended up being the number one pick. Um
Thank God for that.
[commentator] Sacramento Kings
in the midst of playing seven on the road.
[Sabonis] Hey!
- [buzzer sounds]
- [Sabonis grunts]
And one.
[Sabonis] Being an NBA player
is a lot of sacrifice.
I mean, my wife barely sees me
most of the time.
My kids,
you try to make every second count.
[commentator] Kings now 8-4,
sixth straight victory.
[commentator 2] They've become a hot team.
[phone line ringing]
- [Sabonis] What's up? Hi.
- [Shashana] Hi.
How was your day?
[Sabonis] It was good. The usual.
Try to get you to pick up the phone
to talk me and show me the kids.
[Shashana] Domas is always on the road.
Even though he's not home, like,
he's not physically there, he's there.
Like, he's watching bedtime,
and he's on FaceTime all the time.
What's it called?
Tigey got a dino egg today.
Tigey, you wanna show Daddy your dino?
[Sabonis] Tigey-man.
I'm trying to FaceTime them
as much as you can,
but, uh, you definitely
wanna be home with them.
What do you got? What's that?
What's that little action man?
[Shashana] It's a parachute
little army guy.
Uh, uh, uh, open.
Ask Mommy to open it.
[Shashana] I think he felt it as a kid.
He had a dad that was in the league,
and he had a dad that was traveling a lot.
[Sabonis] My mom and dad, they always
wanted what would be the best for us.
So we were raised in Spain.
They thought it would be better for us.
My dad was traveling
back and forth from Spain and Lithuania.
When he came home, I was so happy
just to see him, you know, and, um,
I'm trying to spend
as much time as I can with, um, my kids
'cause I know how much he was away,
and we're in the same situation.
[commentator] We welcome you to
another night on the road with the Kings.
NBA basketball finds
the Kings in New Orleans.
They're gonna punch us in the mouth.
Let's go from the jump.
[Sabonis] The NBA schedule is tough.
You're not with your family
as much as people think.
[commentator] Well, you knew that the
winning streak would end at some point.
[speaking Lithuanian]
[Sabonis] It's tough. You know, obviously,
I miss her. I miss the kids.
Tiger doesn't wanna see me on FaceTime,
so it's been tough.
He sees me, and he's like
I think he's starting to figure out
that means I'm not home.
[Shashana] Domas is always on the road
or has a game or something,
as all professional athletes do.
So none of our holidays,
birthdays actually are on those days.
So Thanksgivings are on Saturdays.
[curious music plays]
[Edwards] Playing a video game,
you know, like, essential to my life.
They was bad at the game.
It's the only other thing I do the most
other than play basketball.
[man] Gonna get the 85.
I need a faster one.
[Edwards] I'm in love with the video game.
Everything that they do, I'm all for it.
[whimpers softly]
[man 2] My boy!
[Jace] Grandpa.
Give me some of those.
- What's up?
- [man 2] What's up?
[boy] Jace.
What's up?
- [boy] Remember Jace from last night?
- [boy 2] Yeah.
[man 3] Give me some. Happy Thanksgiving!
[Antoinette] Anthony Edwards!
[indistinct chatter]
Okay, so how long?
[Edwards] It should finna take,
like, five minutes if we win.
- [woman] I'm gonna kill y'all.
- [Edwards] Man
- Shit. We gonna be here all day.
- [Edwards] I got I need my
- What the fuck?
- [Antoinette] Shit. We finna
I'm gonna kill his ass.
I'm gonna kill his ass, goddamn. Shit.
Not gonna get off that damn game?
[Jace] Okay!
[Antoinette] I wish they never came out
with Fortnite.
Cheers to a happy Thanksgiving
and being with family.
Yeah. Cheers. Cheers.
Cheers, everyone.
[laughing]
- [Antoinette] I know Shannon hungry.
- Obviously, you don't
- [Antoinette] She's starving over there.
- I haven't ate anything.
- [Antoinette] Why don't you tell him?
- I did. I keep saying we hungry
[Antoinette] He do not care. That's crazy!
Please.
- I finna come out there.
- Oh, okay. Come on.
[Shannon] When I first saw him,
I loved his smile.
That was my favorite thing about him.
Like, I really loved his smile.
I think we've been talking ever since.
We got kinda a weird dynamic
because it's kinda like best friends,
for real.
You know, we talk about everything.
Super cool, always laughing,
playing around, so
Yeah, it's not your typical
boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
Right now, it's getting a little crazy
'cause we hungry.
Six months.
I just decided to announce it.
I'm having a daughter.
Just know she's gonna have
all her dad initials.
Aislynn Jenae Edwards.
I came up with that name. I love it.
So we going to keep the "AE" going.
I finna eat, bro. I finna eat.
[Shannon] This is gonna be
different for him.
But I think he'll be a good parent.
He's a good person.
Definitely a good person.
[Antoinette] The thought of him
being a father is funny [chuckles]
because I feel like he's still a baby.
So the thought of him being
a father is crazy.
Head!
- Shoulder! Eyes!
- He play too much.
Nose.
Knees! Toes!
Knees! Head! Cup!
- Ha!
- [Antoinette laughs]
- [man] Hey! I'm I'm sad.
- I'm the truth!
[Antoinette] But I know he's gonna be
great because how he is with my son
and my nieces.
So I know he will be a great father.
I see your face
When I hear my favorite song ♪
- What?
- Should I send an email at home? ♪
You're the number one topic
On the phone ♪
I wonder if you know
Or do you have a clue? ♪
Yeah ♪
No, we don't!
- You got me staring out the window ♪
- Okay!
Wish on a star for a sign ♪
What's the reason why? ♪
Oh yeah ♪
Who is this?
[Edwards] My family means
the world to me, man.
I wouldn't be here without 'em.
[laughing]
I love 'em to death,
and anytime they need me,
they know to hit me. I got them.
They got my back. I got their back.
[vocalizing]
Something now is taking over me ♪
[commentator] Tonight might be
the biggest matchup of the week.
The Sacramento Kings come to town
in front of a packed house
for first place in Group C
of the In-Season Tournament.
[Montgomery] So it's November,
and November is not really
the most exciting time in the NBA,
until the In-Season Tournament happens.
[woman] Explain the In-Season Tournament.
- A lot of people are
- I don't I don't yeah, I don't know it.
I don't know enough about it.
I really don't.
The very beginning, everybody was like,
"What is this?"
Didn't really understand it.
We've never seen anything like this.
I'm not confused.
I don't know why everyone's confused.
It's very simple.
[Shelburne] It's based off
of European soccer models,
where, in the middle of
a long regular season,
you have a tournament
where the games matter more,
and there's a real prize at the end of it.
$500,000 for every single player
on the winning team.
Yeah, I mean, listen,
every player gets $500,000.
Before taxes.
All the rules and stuff, bracket stuff,
wrong person to ask,
but I know if you win,
you'll be happy with the outcome.
I don't really know.
I just know we gotta win.
[commentator] In-Season Tournament action.
The winner of this game wins Group C.
[Edwards] Rudy, you got it! Go, Rudy!
[commentator] Sabonis,
and he hits the trey.
Um, Sabonis, he looks like a top-five,
top-ten player in the NBA right now,
and he's been playing out his mind,
so, uh, hopefully he comes in
and takes the night off. [chuckles]
Anthony Edwards,
um, I think he's a beast. [chuckles]
He's really tough.
He's gonna bring it every night.
[Edwards] Give me that!
[commentator] Swatted out of there
by Edwards! What a block!
[Edwards] Hey! I'm shooting the ball!
You know, when I'm screaming and shit,
I don't mean no harm.
- I know.
- I don't know how to flop.
- I'm letting y'all know.
- Don't do it, then.
Yeah, I just
[commentator] Edwards downhill.
Hangs, bucket!
- And the foul!
- [Edwards] And one!
[commentator] And what a shootout
we have here inside Target Center.
[Sabonis] It's the In-Season Tournament.
Everyone wants to win.
It means more than a game. Trust me,
I'm gonna come out and play hard.
[commentator] And Sacramento
is going to win Group C.
[Edwards] I just wanted to win the game.
Yeah, so
I'm mad as hell we came up short,
for sure.
We just wasn't ready to play today.
[commentator 2] The Timberwolves
could still get in.
They have to win next Tuesday
against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
[commentator] And welcome
into downtown Minneapolis.
The final group play game
of this In-Season Tournament
for both of these teams.
A win for the Wolves, and they clinch
a spot in the quarterfinals.
SGA getting past Gobert, left hand, good.
[cheering and applause]
Edwards finds an opening
and goes down hard.
[crowd clamoring]
[commentator] Holding that right hip.
[man] Come on, get up.
You're good. Come on.
[commentator] It is quiet here
at Target Center
while the medical staff
tends to Anthony Edwards.
["Careful" plays]
You bet not break my heart ♪
I said I was never gon' love again ♪
Baby, don't call me my government ♪
Do you want something
From the convenience? ♪
I got a lover disguised as a friend ♪
The problem is your trust
The size of a mint ♪
My problem is my heart
The size of a man ♪
Baby, I see you got used to them lames ♪
Backstreet, she got used to them lanes ♪
Backstage ♪