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00:00:22Malik! Malik! You got it!
00:00:25Draft Combine. Special approval.
00:00:30I did it.
00:00:33Hey, where are you going? Tell my mom!
00:00:45What are you doing? Denise, why isn't your arm healed yet? Did you ever see a doctor?
00:00:52It's fine. I'm used to it. I don't want to waste money on treatment.
00:00:55Malik needs it for his Combine.
00:00:57Well, that's not my problem, is it?
00:00:59Please, Ben. I'm fine. I won't slow the line down.
00:01:01You won't? You're moving at half speed. And this? What the fuck is this?
00:01:04This place isn't a charity. If you can't pull your weight like everyone else, you're out. We clear?
00:01:13Mom!
00:01:15Mom, great news. They officially let me into the NBA Draft Combine. It starts in two days.
00:01:21I'm gonna get signed, Mom. I'm gonna put dry well on the mark.
00:01:25I never doubted it, Malik. Not since you were five years old shooting at a milk crate.
00:01:32Malik. Now, listen.
00:01:35How much for the travel?
00:01:37About 800 bucks. I managed to save it. I'll just skip the team hotel. I'll find a hostel or a
00:01:44couch. It's fine, Mom.
00:01:45No. You aren't sharing a room with strangers. You need real sleep if you're gonna play your best.
00:01:51Ma, stop. You're working three jobs. In your arm, I don't want my dream to cost you everything.
00:01:57We only need $200 more. Right? Your uncle, Victor, borrowed $200 last year to get Chase those limited edition sneakers.
00:02:05I'll just get him to pay me back. Let's go find him.
00:02:11Victor?
00:02:13Denise, perfect timing. Chase is heading to the Combine.
00:02:16And as his aunt, the least you can do is pitch in $500 for his new iPhone.
00:02:20He needs to look the part.
00:02:22Vic, I-
00:02:23Come on, Denise!
00:02:24I'll be a win for the whole family! Don't start acting cheap now!
00:02:31Malik's leaving tonight too, so I was hoping you could pay me back the $200 you borrowed for those shoes.
00:02:37Malik? He didn't even graduate high school. And you think a gutter rat like him's making the NBA?
00:02:43You're fucking delusional!
00:02:45Exactly. The kid hasn't even had a single day of professional training.
00:02:49Why waste money on the Combine when he'll never get drafted?
00:02:52How could you say that? You really think that's all I am?
00:02:54Fine. I'll prove you both wrong. Just watch. I'm gonna be the number one pick.
00:02:59The number one pick? You actually believe that crap?
00:03:03You're begging for $200 just to go get laughed off the court?
00:03:07You're shameless!
00:03:08Damn straight! Now pay up!
00:03:18What the hell is wrong with you guys? You could have hurt her!
00:03:20Please, Victor. That's for Malik's Combine trip. He needs it!
00:03:27When you borrow money, you pay it back. Who steals from the same people they're in debt to?
00:03:33That's way out of line!
00:03:36Watch your mouth, you piece of shit!
00:03:41Whatever. The money's ours now. Who cares what they think?
00:03:45Come on. Let's go buy Chase that new phone.
00:03:52Mom, I'll just not go to the Combine. I'll keep working. Save money to fix your hand.
00:03:57What did you just say?
00:04:07Mom, stop! Stop it! Look at me!
00:04:13Mom.
00:04:14Malik, this world only respects two kinds of people.
00:04:18Those born at the top and those who fight their way up there. Basketball is your weapon, Malik.
00:04:24So use it! Fight with it! Whatever people say, however hard it gets, you hold on to it and never
00:04:30let it go.
00:04:31But Mom, what about your hand? What are you going to do while I'm gone for three months?
00:04:36Forget my hand. Even if my whole body stops working, I'll make it to the day you come back.
00:04:46Malik!
00:04:52Malik, I've got some cash saved up from washing cars all these years. Take it. Use it for the Combine.
00:05:00Logan, I thought that was for your wedding.
00:05:02Nah, it's alright man. We can always postpone it. Linda's gonna roll her eyes at me, but she'll understand.
00:05:08I've been saving my tips from waiting tables. But Andre, what about your tuition? Aren't you playing for Boise State
00:05:14next year?
00:05:16Man, my grades suck. And you've got way more game than I do. I'll stay here in Drywall.
00:05:20Just go get that number one pick for us, alright?
00:05:28Here's my share, Malik.
00:05:30Coach, where'd you even get this much? Wait, did you sell your pickup truck?
00:05:35That old truck's been with me for 20 years. Carried me through every chapter of my life.
00:05:40And now it's gonna carry you one step closer to your dream.
00:05:43Your mom's right. You gotta go to the Combine. And gotta show those scouts what you got.
00:05:48We all believe in you, Malik.
00:05:53Thank you all so much.
00:05:55Thanks, guys. I'm getting that number one to pick.
00:05:58You should get going.
00:06:01Go make us proud, Malik. I'll be here every Sunday praying for you.
00:06:09Malik!
00:06:12Show them how we do it in Drywall. Go get them, Malik. We're rooting for you.
00:06:44Oh my god.
00:06:47Who is that?
00:06:49that kid's footwork
00:06:51his hang time
00:06:52his explosiveness
00:06:54that's exactly the kind of player we need
00:07:07how have I not heard anything about this kid
00:07:10who is that kid
00:07:11why isn't he on the list
00:07:13did some other team bribe you
00:07:15just to hide him from me
00:07:16no, Mrs. Barnes
00:07:18he's just some high school dropout
00:07:20a high school dropout?
00:07:28it's almost like he's flying
00:07:47find out who he is
00:07:48now
00:07:52thank you for your patience Malik
00:07:54all final evaluations here are closed and confidential
00:07:57now that everything's official
00:07:59congratulations
00:08:01welcome to the Lakers
00:08:02I'm Madeline Barnes
00:08:03I'm offering you a rookie contract worth 20 millions a year
00:08:06how does that sound?
00:08:0820 million for a rookie?
00:08:09that's the highest rookie contract in league history
00:08:13thank you
00:08:15but this is real, right?
00:08:19of course it is
00:08:23I've read your full scouting report Malik
00:08:25you're not just a generational talent
00:08:27you're kind, brave
00:08:29a real character guy
00:08:30and with that face
00:08:33heck
00:08:33your jerseys are going to sell out in minutes
00:08:35and rest assured
00:08:37your contract incentives will reflect that
00:08:40what are you waiting for?
00:08:42sign with us Malik
00:08:43you know
00:08:44you're not just this year's number one pick
00:08:49you're number one in my heart too
00:09:02if you've got any other conditions
00:09:04just name them
00:09:05since the whole Lakers team
00:09:06might end up yours
00:09:08with the way things are going
00:09:09Mrs. Barnes
00:09:10I want to build an indoor basketball court
00:09:13in my hometown
00:09:13back in dry well
00:09:14my teammates and I only have a dirt lot
00:09:16by the road to play on
00:09:18the guys there are full of talent
00:09:19but since we don't have the resources
00:09:21they've never had a fair shot
00:09:25see?
00:09:26the guy's got a heart of gold
00:09:27of course that won't be a problem
00:09:29Lila, you'll take the lead
00:09:30on the construction of the court
00:09:31and please
00:09:32none of this Mrs. Barnes crap
00:09:34call me Madeline
00:09:42thank you Madeline
00:09:44but before I report to the team
00:09:45is it okay if I take in a trip home first?
00:09:48I want to tell my mom the good news in person
00:09:49and thank everyone who supported me
00:09:52absolutely
00:09:52you can fly there in my private jet
00:09:54only the best for our new star player
00:09:57thank you all
00:09:57I'll be off then
00:09:58see you later
00:09:59Mom, we haven't officially drafted him yet
00:10:01what if another team tries to punch him
00:10:03while he's gone?
00:10:05you're right
00:10:06I'll have our G-lead coach
00:10:07pick him up and stay by his side
00:10:08the whole time
00:10:09oh, and call the construction crew
00:10:11and make sure they start work
00:10:12on that court pronto
00:10:13alright
00:10:14if anyone even tries to take Malik from us
00:10:17I'll tear them apart myself
00:10:24Ms. Barnes, thank you for choosing my company for the project
00:10:26I assure you we'll build you a professional grade
00:10:29state-of-the-art gym
00:10:31hold on
00:10:32you pick my company because I know the guy the gym's being built for?
00:10:43no way
00:10:43could it really be?
00:10:50thanks, Madeline
00:10:52oh, and one more thing
00:10:53can we donate a new pair of basketball shoes to every family in my hometown?
00:10:56we'll tell them it's a gift from the Lakers team owner
00:10:59absolutely
00:11:00oh, my people are going to love that
00:11:03I'll get started on it right now
00:11:11that's her
00:11:11her son went to the city to play basketball
00:11:14but he ended up getting arrested for male prostitution
00:11:16heard he was selling his body to old ladies
00:11:21god, what a fuck-up
00:11:22his mom did everything she could
00:11:25to set him up for success
00:11:26and he still got sent to the slammer
00:11:37ugh, I knew I smelled something cheap
00:11:41looks like the poorest woman in town
00:11:43made it after all
00:11:52isn't that Chase Holloway?
00:11:54I heard the Lakers G League team signed him after the combine
00:11:58and now they're donating a gym to our town
00:12:02naturally
00:12:02they picked Chase's dad's company
00:12:05to build it
00:12:06wow, this Chase kid's got a bright future
00:12:08who knows?
00:12:10maybe he'll be playing for the Lakers soon
00:12:24I'm Malik, I'm Eric Coleman
00:12:26head coach of the Lakers G League team
00:12:28coach Coleman, it's an honor
00:12:29thank you so much for picking me up
00:12:31it's the least I could do
00:12:32you're putting dry well on the map, kid
00:12:34the folks here should be proud of you
00:12:36hey, I'm just a guy who loves to hoop
00:12:39it's about an hour's drive into town
00:12:41ready to hit the road?
00:12:49alright everyone, I've got some great news
00:12:51thanks to the generosity of Lakers owner Madeline Barnes
00:12:55all of you were getting a new pair of shoes today
00:12:57and that's not all
00:12:59she's also putting three mil dollars
00:13:01into building us a real basketball gym
00:13:04imagine that, our kids playing on a sparkling professional court
00:13:08and plus, this gym will employ more than half of residents in dry well
00:13:12in desperate need of work
00:13:13Mrs. Barnes has truly blessed us all
00:13:17now let's get to the shoes
00:13:18every household gets a pair
00:13:20I'll read out the names, so come up when you're called
00:13:24Ethan Alberston
00:13:25Morgan Belmont
00:13:27Chad Samperson
00:13:29Jalen Tate
00:13:32Connor Westbrook
00:13:34Marcus Young
00:13:36that's it
00:13:40father, I didn't hear Malik's name
00:13:43father, she and her son are a disgrace to all of dry well
00:13:47people like them deserve to be shamed
00:13:49not rewarded
00:13:50father, in the name of the lord, I beg you
00:13:53help me
00:13:58Malik sold his body to old ladies for a quick buck
00:14:03prostitution of any form is both illegal and immoral
00:14:06and is unworthy of the lord's blessings
00:14:09let alone a pair of sneakers
00:14:11everyone knows he got locked for doing sax work for old hags
00:14:15that's right
00:14:16meanwhile, Chase here got signed by the Lakers G League squad
00:14:20he's the whole reason they're building the gym
00:14:22and giving us these shoes
00:14:23he's dry well's real hometown hero
00:14:25Malik's lucky
00:14:26he doesn't deserve a cousin like him
00:14:28damn
00:14:29didn't think Malik would stoop that low
00:14:31my brother gave Malik money when he left
00:14:34all for him to end up behind bars
00:14:36Malik's my son
00:14:38I know him better than anyone
00:14:39and he's not who you're saying he is
00:14:42everyone who went to the combine stayed a week
00:14:44ten days at most
00:14:46Malik's been gone for over a month
00:14:48what's he still doing there if not rotting away in some jail cell
00:14:51your son breaks the law and disgraces this town
00:14:54and you've still got the nerve to come ask for a free pair of shoes
00:14:57what if Mrs. Barnes finds out our town produced a delinquent like Malik
00:15:01and pulls the plug on the gym project
00:15:03who's gonna take the blame then, huh?
00:15:05I just want to get Malik a pair of shoes
00:15:08he grew up here just like every other kid
00:15:10and he's always had a good heart
00:15:12sure
00:15:12we might not be the richest family around
00:15:14but that doesn't make my son a failure
00:15:17or a criminal
00:15:18shut your mouth
00:15:20defending that vile boy in front of God like this
00:15:22truly shameless
00:15:24I'll throw those shoes in the trash
00:15:26before I give them to your son
00:15:30you want the shoes?
00:15:32fine
00:15:36then crawl over here
00:15:38and clean them
00:15:44chase
00:15:45I'm your aunt
00:15:46don't pull the ant card
00:15:48my son plays for the Lakers now
00:15:50the freaking Lakers donated these shoes because of him
00:15:53if you want something from our family
00:15:56you're gonna have to beg for it
00:15:57well
00:15:58you want these shoes or not
00:16:00kneel and shine them clean
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00:16:31coach could you all hang back for a moment
00:16:32my mom comes here every Sunday to pray for me
00:16:34I don't want to overwhelm her with all these people
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00:17:28mom who dared to hurt my mom
00:17:37you see that denise
00:17:47malik you came back mom what's going on who did this to you tell me
00:18:00holy shit malik actually came back he's got some nerves still showing his face around here
00:18:05seriously that guy's a stain on the whole town of drywell tell me who did this to you malik
00:18:11you're back that's all that matters i'm just glad you're safe of course i'm safe i came to take you
00:18:19to the city with me to give you a better life
00:18:28uncle victor what the hell was that for how dare you show your dirty face again here
00:18:34you've humiliated this whole town you should have dropped dead right in that prison cell
00:18:40i don't even know what you're talking about malik carter kneel before the lord and beg
00:18:45forgiveness for your sins okay what the heck happened why is everyone turning all hostile
00:18:51the second i walk in oh quit the act malik we know all about the shady shit you were doing
00:18:56out there what shady shit what are you talking about you know damn well what you did malik
00:19:03are you really gonna make us spell it out for you what
00:19:10you want to hear it fine we all know you went to the city and started prostituting yourself to
00:19:16old ladies you got caught and the cops locked you up now everyone's gonna think drywell's a crime
00:19:23ridden shithole and it's all because of you damn right we don't raise filthy man whores here in drywell
00:19:33and to think my boy even loans you cash you're despicable what kind of weirdo sleeps with old
00:19:40hags for cash give my grandson's money back you pervert criminal man whore
00:19:51me a criminal a man whore
00:19:58his name's malik carter from the town of drywell what drywell that town in pinefield county that
00:20:04town's been mired in poverty for decades and you're telling me they've produced the nba's
00:20:08number one draft pick my god what are the chances quick call the pinefield county office this is huge
00:20:14yes sir what the top pick in the national draft combine is from pinefield county what the number
00:20:26one pick in the national draft compound is from drywell let's go we're meeting our town hero
00:20:35you're calling me a criminal lord knows how many old grannies you banged out there
00:20:40you really thought you could just run off and prostitute yourself and we'd all be too dumb to
00:20:44notice
00:20:53so they think i got arrested man the lakers kept us locked down for a month if i'd come home
00:20:58sooner
00:20:59none of these rumors would have started i can't believe a damn prostitute came out of our honest
00:21:04god-fearing town if malik won't kneel and repent to the lord we'll have to help him out
00:21:10everyone hold him down make him kneel if you want my son you'll have to get through me
00:21:18and malik just got home shouldn't he at least get a chance to explain himself
00:21:23explain what if this were back in my day i'd have taken off my belt and given him a good
00:21:28thrashing
00:21:29already my son isn't who you think he is
00:21:36malik
00:21:39my mom raised me to be an honest man who sets an example for others and i've followed that my
00:21:43whole life i've never been involved in prostitution period that guy in the article just happens to have
00:21:48the same name as me you wanted the truth there it is that's my boy i knew it wasn't you
00:21:53please
00:21:53save the crap about setting an example for others your mom might be a gullible fool but we're not as
00:21:58easy to trick as she is your mom might be a broke nobody but at least she earned her keep
00:22:04with hard
00:22:04work but you you disregarded the law and cut corners for some easy cash hell you're even worse than your
00:22:12mom malik the combine ended a month ago if you really weren't wasting away in jail then tell us
00:22:17where the hell have you been this whole time
00:22:22i was discovered by madeline from the lakers
00:22:25because i came from outside the college system i had to complete a month of closed training and
00:22:31interviews we even had to sign confidentiality agreements that's why i couldn't contact anyone
00:22:36or come home
00:22:39yeah freaking right madeline barnes you're saying the owner of the lakers discovered you
00:22:46please the only guys she scouts herself are the top draft picks and what makes you think i'm not
00:22:51the number one pick
00:22:54did malik just say he's the top pick what the hell is he smoking no way malik dropped out of
00:23:00high school
00:23:00and he's never even had a single day of professional training how would he go number one malik is it
00:23:06true you're really the number one pick it's true mom i'm going to be the lakers new franchise player
00:23:13oh my that's wonderful my boy really made it you're still believing this bs malik dude stop
00:23:19embarrassing yourself now you're just making stuff up for attention if you're the number one pick
00:23:22shit i'll swallow this damn shoe hole let's be real the only time you're getting picked number one
00:23:26is by one of your old ass sugar mamas my baby boy was a five-star recruit and heist are
00:23:31you actually
00:23:31expecting us to believe you're better than him everything i've said is the truth why don't any of you
00:23:38believe me
00:23:42what we believe is that you're a goddamn man whore for the last time i'm not then explain that suit
00:23:51the watch how could you afford them if not with your dirty prostitute money their gifts from lila
00:23:59bonds madeline's daughter she gave them to me when i signed with the lakers
00:24:04bullshit you're a high school dropout straight out of the gutter your existence means nothing to
00:24:10someone like lila barnes exactly he just bought those fancy clothes with cash from those old women
00:24:14he sells himself to everyone take a good look these clothes are proof of the evil sinful deeds malik has
00:24:19committed come on let's strip this fraud down and donate his gear to the church that's what god would
00:24:25want us to do that's right his clothes are drenched in sin we must let the house of god redeem
00:24:33them
00:24:34chase stop spreading lies i told you it was a gift from madeline watch how you talk to my son
00:24:42chase is a
00:24:43future star for the lakers g-league team he's bringing pride to this town you you're a disgrace
00:24:51come on everybody let's strip this nasty man's luck down stop what are you doing father you can't just
00:24:57force him to strip like this peggy he's your nephew go to hell
00:25:07let's go meet the number one draft pick this is a historic moment for pinefield county i need to
00:25:12be the first to congratulate him do you have the prize money with you come on i bet james is
00:25:19already
00:25:19on his way there's no time to waste
00:25:40are you okay mom give it back give it back unless you're ready to face the consequences
00:25:44what consequences this is divine justice this baby's got to be worth 40 grand maybe 50
00:25:52half will go to church repairs but the other half we'll use it to get chase a proper wardrobe
00:25:59he's a future nba g-league star the best thing to ever come out of dry well he ought to
00:26:03look the part
00:26:04you're too kind father
00:26:08you people are nothing but thieves
00:26:11malik are you calling father chesterfield a thief he's the most respected man in town a pillar of
00:26:18the community what's wrong with him taking a few things for the church look at chase then look at
00:26:22yourself it's night and day isn't it a basketball prodigy and a useless ex-con it's a wonder you two
00:26:28are even cousins now kneel before god and confess your sins no you're the ones lying stealing and
00:26:35humiliating my mother and i if anyone repents it should be you that's enough everyone get this
00:26:43bastard on his knees he has to answer for his sins
00:26:51tie his mother up let's see if he kneels then
00:26:58don't touch her you want to fight someone they come at me
00:27:01don't touch her you
00:27:23do you even know how valuable this face is i'm on the lakers g-league roster
00:27:33one hair on my damn head is worth more than your whole life hold him down
00:27:41you're bragging about being in the g-league i told you i'm the number one draft pick the lakers
00:27:46new franchise player oh and your head coach he's right outside that door right now and when he
00:27:52sees what you've done today every single one of you is going to pay
00:28:00nice try bro listen if my coach is outside it's because he's here to congratulate me
00:28:05now kneel before i beat your stupid mother to a pulp
00:28:09malik get out of here don't worry about me just go shut the fuck up
00:28:16chase holloway you're a dead man walking
00:28:27give me his hand
00:28:32no don't kneel i'll kneel i'll repent please just stop please
00:28:41keep resisting and i'll just have to slap her again
00:29:03you bastard i swear to god i'm gonna ruin you
00:29:07not if i ruin you first you say you're the number one pick right
00:29:11then fine i'll just burn a hole right through your damn hand let's see how your shot looks then
00:29:20what the hell are you people doing
00:29:30coach
00:29:35what the hell is wrong with you guys look what you've done to malik and denise they had it coming
00:29:40darnel who the hell are you to get in our way you piece of you little punks
00:29:46you think you're tough or something i could take you fools down with my hands tied behind my back
00:29:53so move your asses aside before you regret it no malik might not have had the money for college
00:29:59but he's worked harder than every one of us combined so what if you played for a big 12 school
00:30:03he's a hundred times better than you'll ever be if anyone here so much as touches malik i'll be
00:30:08the first one to stop you damn straight no one's putting a finger on him
00:30:24what the hell are you doing
00:30:26you want to mess with me bring it on
00:30:34logan davis did you forget your pops works on my construction crew
00:30:40try me not only can i have your old man fired in seconds i'll make sure he never gets another
00:30:46job in pinefield county he'll be out on the streets begging for scripts just to get through the week
00:30:51now get your weak ass out of my way
00:30:58andre brooks your mom does catering for the construction crew right
00:31:03yeah one word for me and her little catering company shuts down tonight
00:31:11let's see how she survives when there's nothing left to sell except herself
00:31:21don't worry i didn't forget you coach parker
00:31:25your daughter tiana how old is she 10
00:31:28heard she wants to be in the wnba one day what are you trying to say what still don't get
00:31:32it listen
00:31:33this new gym that's going up was built for my son by the lakers so if you're going to insist
00:31:37on
00:31:37defending this male prostitute i'm afraid your girl's gym privileges will just have to be revoked
00:31:40victor this has nothing to do with them if you've got a problem take it up with me
00:31:47open those big dumb eyes of yours and look real close you know what this is that's that's a lakers
00:31:54contract bingo i play for the lakers g-league squad cross me and i'll have your daughter blacklisted
00:32:00from every college in the state the lakers blacklist you heard me the lakers run everything in california
00:32:06everything in basketball shit forget colleges when i'm done your daughter won't even make
00:32:11her high school jv team she'll rot here just like you playing h-o-r-s dumb on a janky
00:32:16ass hoop with
00:32:17these street rats
00:32:21and you two go ahead keep backing this man whore and we'll see how fast your lives fall apart malik's
00:32:27just some used up boy toy who sleeps with old women chase is about to take the g-league by
00:32:31storm
00:32:32you really want to screw your family over for this scrub malik dropped out of high school to work odd
00:32:36jobs and now he's an ex-con is that really the guy you want to follow off a cliff
00:32:50good afternoon mrs barnes malik hasn't run into any trouble has he of course not good he's going to be
00:32:57our franchise cornerstone next season the focal point of our offense nothing and i mean nothing
00:33:02can happen to him you're still by his side now right oh well uh he went into a church to
00:33:08see his
00:33:09mom and you didn't go in there with him jesus christ eric what are you doing right now then i'm
00:33:15i'm just
00:33:16shooting hoops with one of the local kids until he comes out you're what if all you're good for is
00:33:22shooting around with children i'll assign you to our goddamn youth team you'll be coaching eight
00:33:27year olds for the rest of your career what's up no mrs barnes please i'll go get him right now
00:33:32nothing's happening to him on my watch victor what makes you think you can threaten them why not
00:33:40they're just a bunch of country bumpers i'm the head of the entire construction team and my boy's a
00:33:45stud for the lakers g-league squad i can do whatever i damn well please not with me here you
00:33:50can't i'm not
00:33:51letting you do a thing to any of them oh and after today you and your pathetic son are done
00:33:55what so
00:33:56you're gonna get the lakers to wave chase god this dimmit really must think he's the number one pick
00:34:01face the facts malik you're just a cheap gigolo one of those old ladies ram you with a strap on
00:34:06so hard it knocked a few screws loose open your eyes and look malik this is what a real lakers
00:34:12contract looks like so next time you brag at least make it believable you useless piece of
00:34:18shit like i said your nba dreams end today you got a fucking death wish man guys father chesterfield
00:34:28if the lakers find out this little manhorn tore up my son's contract they'll cancel the gym project
00:34:32we can't let this slide let's cripple his hand this fucker's never setting foot on a court again
00:34:37stay away from malik
00:34:41whoever laid a hand on malik carter the lakers number one draft pick is gonna pay for it big time
00:34:52coach coleman you're here i'm chase i i was
00:35:03you can't just go around hitting people in my church
00:35:10that's eric coleman head coach of the lakers g-league team oh my god it's really him i've seen him
00:35:18on tv
00:35:18before number one pick he's usually in la right what's he doing in drywall of all places i'm sorry malik
00:35:25i should have been here this whole time every single person who laid a hand on my mom who
00:35:31humiliated me who threatened my teammates i want them to answer for what they've done
00:35:42don't worry malik no one lays a hand on the number one pick in the nba draft and gets away
00:35:49with it
00:35:51get him
00:35:54did you hear that he said malik's the number one pick malik's really the top pick in the draft
00:36:03this can't be real it's not possible no there's no way don't just stand there get them
00:36:19the number one pick in the nba draft it's a dream come true drywell's home to a basketball legend
00:36:33you all heard it with your own two ears the nba's number one draft pick is standing right before us
00:36:39it's this man right here malik carter
00:36:44five-star high school recruit played in the big 12 signed with the lakers g-league team big
00:36:50whoa these guys right here they couldn't afford college they didn't have fancy gyms they worked
00:36:55long shifts they had families to feed and they practiced on cracked pavement out by the road
00:37:02and look at them now look at what they became that is what real greatness looks like
00:37:14everyone open your eyes the top pick in the nba draft is a kid who never even went to college
00:37:20the same filthy man whore you've all been mocking number one pick the first nba player to ever come
00:37:27from our town and the first top pick pinefield county's ever seen to all you haters saying that
00:37:34a high school dropout with no professional experience couldn't make it malik carter just
00:37:39proved you wrong malik you're the pride of drywell you're proof that kids who can't afford college
00:37:45don't have to give up on their dreams thank you no coach thank you you trained me for free
00:37:51you sold your truck to help me go to the combine i wouldn't be where i am today without you
00:37:58friends teammates mom i did it the lakers are making me the number one pick and to set the
00:38:05record straight i never prostituted myself i never brought shame to my mother or the town of drywell
00:38:11malik i couldn't be more proud of you and neither could we malik's a hometown hero thanks to him
00:38:17every man woman and child in this town can walk with their head held high malik isn't just a star
00:38:21on the court he's building dry well a gym giving kids a place to practice and creating jobs for
00:38:25folks like us i propose we build a statue of him in front of the new gymnasium and let's not
00:38:34forget
00:38:34about the holloway family we can't just let them off the hook they tried to ruin malik's life to spread
00:38:40lies about him they nearly crippled his hand they nearly what
00:38:52say no more beat them up beat them up beat them up no this has to be a mistake malik
00:39:00didn't even
00:39:01finish high school none of the scouts even know who he is a guy can't just become the number one
00:39:07pick
00:39:07overnight it's fake news it has to be yeah drywall's the poorest town in the whole state a first
00:39:14overall pick would never come out of here coach coleman tell them it's a mistake you can sign a g
00:39:20league contract no questions asked but i go first overall and suddenly it's an issue what makes your
00:39:27success legitimate and mine fake news all this proof right in front of you and you still deny it
00:39:33want to know the real issue chase you're face to face with the truth you refuse to accept
00:39:39that's where you're wrong malik it's not that i can't accept this it's that you don't deserve it
00:39:45you don't have the skill the swagger the star power none of it i don't believe this for a second
00:39:51you must have bribed this coach coleman guy you paid him to lie straight to our faces
00:40:11isn't that mayor harris he came here himself must be for our number one pick malik forget robert that's
00:40:17mr whitrick the county executive he's never set foot in drywall in his life this is completely
00:40:21unprecedented
00:40:30it's all because denise grant raised one hell of a son
00:40:34we've got our dignity back y'all dry hill finally has a future
00:40:43you must be malik carter yes yes malik you're the heart and soul of drywell a true hometown legend
00:40:50and not just dry will you're the first ever number one pick from pinefield county
00:41:04and you must be malika's mother ma'am i know as well as anyone that jobs aren't easy to come
00:41:09by in pinefield county these days you must have gone through a heck of a lot to raise a son
00:41:13like him
00:41:14thank you mr whitaker yes i worked hard but i never dreamed he'd turn into such an incredible man and
00:41:19it
00:41:19wasn't just me malik had his teammates his coach neighbors who cared and most of all he had himself he
00:41:25never gave up not once that's the damn truth right there i've already spoken with mrs barnes the lakers
00:41:33owner as for the basketball gym here in drywell i've personally approved the tax exemptions and
00:41:38pushed the plan forward on top of that we'll be launching a new youth league across pinefield county
00:41:42so every kid whether here in drywell or in the larger cities gets a shot at a brighter future
00:41:47thank you mr whitwicker don't thank me none of this would be happening without you
00:42:21it's okay malik just come out and say it whatever it is
00:42:25you have my full support
00:42:31this man chase holloway spread the rumor that i was some kind of prostitute who slept with old women
00:42:37for money he tried to force my mom to lick the bottom of a shoe
00:42:43and he almost burnt my hand so that i'd never play basketball again
00:42:47if my mom hadn't saved me my career would be over
00:42:54sweet mother of god this is barbaric this needs to end now chase holloway you don't just abuse the top
00:43:03overall peck without consequences i'm waking you on the spot consider your contract terminated and
00:43:08that's not all i'm having headquarters add you to the official lakers blacklist from here on out you're
00:43:13not welcome on any team or any court in all of california who else laid a hand on you don't
00:43:18hold back
00:43:19tell me i'll make sure they regret it that's right anyone who wronged you is going to wish they were
00:43:26never
00:43:37born
00:43:38mr whitaker mr harris i'm victor holloway head of the lakers gymstruction project head of the project
00:43:43you still have the guts to say that you're only on this project because leela barnes saw you were
00:43:47related to malik and now you prove your worth by going around picking on him and his mother you're
00:43:51pure human filth
00:43:56denise sis this was all just misunderstanding right
00:44:03yes just a big misunderstanding i mean we're family aren't we family you say that word like it
00:44:09means something but just now when my mother begged you pleaded with you as family did you show her a
00:44:15single ounce of mercy and what about when you called me a man-whore said i should have dropped dead
00:44:20in a prison cell were we family then you son of a bitch you think you're somebody now just watch
00:44:26you're gonna be the biggest draft bust the nba has ever seen
00:44:34assault defamation you're gonna face justice for each and every one of your crimes take them straight to
00:44:40the police
00:44:49malik to celebrate the construction of the new gymnasium we'll be holding a banquet tonight at the
00:44:54pinefield hotel we'd be honored if you could attend and share your story with everyone the
00:44:58people are dying to know more about you malik mrs barnes will be there as well she insisted you're
00:45:03her franchise player now and she'd love it if you put in an appearance heck why don't you bring
00:45:07your teammates here too make it a real celebration malik you should go bask in your moment of glory
00:45:18you earned it
00:45:26tell the people your story bro you're gonna inspire thousands of kids like us kids with nothing but a
00:45:31dollar and a dream go bro we'll be right there with you i've never even been to a real banquet
00:45:36before
00:45:36i want a taste of the good life thank you mr whitaker mr harris i'll be there tonight
00:45:43by the way i hope i'm not overstepping but when i was reviewing your background i noticed your father
00:45:50used to be a basketball coach as well do you think he might be able to attend tonight
00:45:58mom he doesn't deserve
00:46:02let him attend
00:46:18goodness malik i feel way overdressed this outfit wasn't too expensive was it mom you worked
00:46:23yourself to the bone raising me and now that i've made it that means you've made it too you finally
00:46:27get to relax now
00:46:30but mom why invite him after all he did after how he just up and left us all those years
00:46:36ago
00:46:42sam babe what are you doing aren't you supposed to be at work sam are you leaving you're just
00:46:47gonna walk out on me on our child listen denise i gotta live for myself i know it might sound
00:46:51crazy
00:46:52but i really think i got a future with this basketball i can't let you and that baby drag me
00:46:56down sam he's not just some baby he's your son i'm begging you please don't walk out on him
00:47:02he needs his father hey get out of my way i'm done living this depressing ass life with you
00:47:13oh no sam get me to the hospital we have to save our baby please
00:47:22mama
00:47:22mama
00:47:34babe that's malik's college fund we agreed not to touch it please don't
00:47:53that's all in the past him leaving you was the biggest mistake of his life
00:47:58but i don't hate him i don't feel anything towards him so now that you've made it malik let's show
00:48:05him
00:48:05what a special man his son has become he'll be proud of you and let him see that my mom
00:48:09never needed
00:48:10him that she raised me into a star all on her own let that guilt crush him i told you
00:48:17two dipshits
00:48:17to stay the hell away from me are you fucking deaf or stupid
00:48:30denise i told you already we're done
00:48:34my wife roxanne here is the love of my life the only woman in my heart so stop parading yourself
00:48:41around
00:48:41acting like you belong at zach's welcome party sam honey don't be so harsh i'm sure denise is just
00:48:47acting out of jealousy and honestly if i were her i'd be jealous too oh my god that dress look
00:48:53i don't
00:48:54know where you got the money to rent that thing but i didn't see any space on the guest list
00:48:58for
00:48:58blue collar nobodies and their wannabe sons zach's welcome party wait no you've got it all wrong wrong
00:49:06listen we know you're here because you saw zach's post on instagram he just signed a 10-day contract
00:49:10with the lakers so you dragged this little street rat here hoping to get a piece of the pie you
00:49:14really
00:49:15have no shame do you you got caught wearing around with old women and you still have the audacity to
00:49:21show your face here denise look at roxanne and zach then look at you and malik god i can't believe
00:49:27i was ever stupid enough to mess around with you stop embarrassing yourselves and get lost
00:49:33samuel you should be proud of the man malik has become those things you said they're all rumors
00:49:36malik's in the league now too what the ymca rec league playing against a bunch of old grandpas
00:49:41with blown out knees denise this is the nicest damn hotel in the county you're fish out of water here
00:49:45just go home and dig some scrapes out of the dumpster for dinner that's far more in line with
00:49:49your lifestyle you're wrong we're not fish out of water malik and i are distinguished guests at the
00:49:58lakers rookie showcase what are you saying that malik's playing for the lakers now yes malik is a laker
00:50:16damn it denise
00:50:20cut the crap i know exactly what you're trying to do you drag this low-life malik here to lash
00:50:26on to zach and get a taste of nba royalty but let me tell you something my son and i
00:50:31want
00:50:31absolutely nothing to do with bottom fleeting misqueriards like you
00:50:37sam don't be so mean denise malik honestly i get it you want your chance to mingle with the stars
00:50:44but showing up here and telling fairy tales that's just embarrassing sam all you ever talk about is
00:50:51zach zach zach this zach that and you know what the most ironic part is he's just your stepson malik
00:50:56is your real son sam your flesh and blood mom can't you see he's not going to change his mind
00:51:01in his
00:51:02eyes i'm just a mistake an accident sweetheart you're the furthest thing from a mistake you're everything
00:51:09he never had the courage to become he just doesn't know the real you
00:51:21denise your scumbag son is right he was a mistake some rec league bench warmer has no right to call
00:51:26himself my son zach's the only son i'll ever have he may not be mined by blood but he's a
00:51:31thousand
00:51:31times more of a man than malik will ever be he's on the lakers now he's gonna make me rich
00:51:36and you two you're dead weight rotten scum i thank god every day that i left your broke asses and
00:51:42married roxanne we get it zach's your golden boy but sam he's just on a 10-day contract malik
00:51:47shut your mouth already beat it both of you and stop following us around
00:52:03i'm sorry malik i didn't think he would still be so heartless it's fine mom i don't need him
00:52:09i never did but now that he and zach are here let's see what happens when they learn who the
00:52:14number one pick is
00:52:39coach carter congrats
00:52:42your boy really made a name for himself you must be one proud dad for real what coach doesn't dream
00:52:49of your kid playing for the lakers coach you're on the fast track now you'll be raking in millions
00:52:56just from hosting training camps i've been shooting hoops with zach since he could walk
00:53:03sure i helped shape him but at the end of the day it's his god-given talent that sets him
00:53:10apart
00:53:12absolutely sam coached him yes but my son's been different from day one you should have seen him
00:53:18in elementary school he looked like michael jordan playing against a bunch of third stringers come on
00:53:24i'm just a kid from pinefield county i owe everything to my parents talent and humility this kid's going
00:53:36places who the hell let those roaches inside
00:53:49denise you really want me to have security toss you out is that how you want this to end they
00:53:53already
00:53:54snuck in might as well let them stay if we throw them out they'll probably start kicking and screaming
00:53:58like a couple lunatics isn't this party invite only i thought only nba players and execs were coming
00:54:03same here who the heck are they bring it on millik let's show everyone the difference between a
00:54:09basketball titan and a high school dropout all right then if you're gonna stick around you'll stay on the
00:54:15sidelines and serve drinks to those of us who were actually invited one false move and you're back on
00:54:21two things one we were invited and two it's time you put some respect on my mother's name
00:54:34so that's it you came here just to ruin zach's moment you know today's done nothing but confirm
00:54:40to me that leaving your asses was the smartest thing i ever did jealousy's turned you into a monster malik
00:54:48whoo unbelievable jealousy you think i'm jealous of him roxana zach we were invited
00:54:57malik made the nba he got signed by the lakers too why is that so hard for you to believe
00:55:03denise please you're clearly jealous all the top podcasters are calling the team geniuses for signing
00:55:08zach they're saying he's an absolute steal as for malik tell you what maybe i'll get him to polish
00:55:14zach's shoes for a living that should cover the rent for your shitty apartment
00:55:22just so you all know if zach and i played one-on-one he wouldn't score a single point on
00:55:28me
00:55:30oh yeah then what's this
00:55:35three minutes from now the league will announce their full rookie class
00:55:40let's see if your name even makes the list oh and malik stop trying to measure up to zach
00:55:48i coached this kid all the way through the youth circuit he's a defensive stopper with sick handles
00:55:54and deep three-point range not some streetball casual like you that's right malik dudes who suck at
00:56:01hoops are everywhere but you know what the worst thing is scrubs with irrational confidence like you
00:56:06whatever you can't teach an old dog new tricks malik was born to take l's and he'll die that way
00:56:12too
00:56:15really last time i checked the only one taking an l today is going to be your precious son zach
00:56:20what the hell did you just say denise do you hear the shit your son's pouting
00:56:25this is exactly why i left you look at him look at him lying through his teeth he got that
00:56:29straight
00:56:30from his mother listen closely my mom's the kindest most honest person i've ever met
00:56:38the real problem is those who use her kindness as an excuse to bully her
00:56:48kindness honesty what the does that get you now i've got zach and roxanne and we're climbing the
00:56:54ladder we're on a whole other planet while you're still busting your ass doing cheap blue-collar work
00:56:59like some dirt poor destitute scum sam listen to me malik did get signed by the lakers
00:57:07and he's not just a rookie he's the number one draft pick when that timer goes out you'll eat
00:57:12every word you just said get out of here all the lies you could have told and you say he's
00:57:17the number
00:57:18one pick denise malik's a high school dropout who's been working minimum wage jobs to stay afloat
00:57:23number one my fucking ass malik you sure talk a pretty big game for a good for nothing failure
00:57:27you think i don't know the real you then tell me tell me who you think i am gladly you're
00:57:35an idiot
00:57:35who dropped out of school poured yourself out to old ladies and got arrested for it now you're a broke
00:57:39jobless ex-con living in abdike poverty so you show up here trying to ride my son's coattails sam you
00:57:46can
00:57:46insult me all you want but malik is your son how could you speak so cruelly about someone you helped
00:57:52bring into this life what kind of father are you
00:58:05you think i can't see what this is all this talk about sam sand malik's your son you're just
00:58:11saying that to score a handout here take the cash grab your man weir of a son and get the
00:58:18hell out of
00:58:18my face yeah off already
00:58:27we don't want your money i raise malik on my own i never asked you for a cent
00:58:34oh i see not enough
00:58:42sam what are you doing here this is more than you'll make in the next
00:58:46six months now take it and skedaddle
00:59:11what's the matter go on pick it up
00:59:14my mom just told you we don't want your dirty money
00:59:18fucking hell and we were being so generous too apologize now
00:59:22i don't think so the only ones apologizing today are going to be you your mom and mr samuel carter
00:59:31in 50 seconds you'll be hit by a wave of regret unlike anything you've ever experienced
00:59:36talking trash on the top franchises turf know your place my son just got signed by the top franchise
00:59:4310-day contract or not he's in the big leagues now and me i'm a coach who raised a pro
00:59:49i'll be
00:59:49famous what could i possibly regret that's right keep this nonsense up and i'll have security drag you
00:59:55out security dragged me out this party wouldn't last another minute
01:00:06this lavish banquet you're attending it's all thanks to my son how can you all still not see that
01:00:18this is hilarious what kind of drugs are you on to be saying like that enough security get them out
01:00:26of here
01:00:31that's madeline barnes the lakers owner and there's leela barnes
01:00:49mom dad did you see that lila just blew me a kiss we saw it baby she must be your
01:00:54new number one fan
01:00:55this is huge forget a 10-day contract you'll be a rotation player any day now who knows you might
01:01:02even crack the starting lineup let's go you sure that kiss was for you who else would it be for
01:01:12your
01:01:12bum ass malik face the facts zach's him and you're not now just walk away before the whole world sees
01:01:21what a poser you are when that rookie list drops we'll see who's really him
01:01:35malik you goddamn bastard welcome everyone to the lakers official rookie showcase in pinefield county
01:01:45to all the rookies veteran players and members of the press thank you for being here i'm thrilled to
01:01:51announce that at this year's nba draft combine a dark horse came out of pinefield county and shocked
01:01:55the whole world this young up-and-coming star ended pinefield county's long drought getting drafted by
01:02:01the lakers and becoming the first player from our county to make the nba in more than 30 years
01:02:06baby you're the first pro player from pinefield county in three decades and the lakers already
01:02:12loves you malik isn't even fit to shine your shoes forget that bummer malik he's bad luck
01:02:17let's welcome him now to share his story and discuss his remarkable rise to success go ahead son take
01:02:26the stage
01:02:44hey everyone i'm zach foster making history for pinefield county getting picked by the lakers
01:02:53but really i owe it all to my dad he was with me every day training with me
01:02:59keeping me disciplined hold up you said you signed with the team what's your position
01:03:07i'm a backup point guard the one on the 10-day contract why
01:03:12ridiculous the player who made history who signed with the lakers straight out of the combine
01:03:17is the number one draft pick you're a garbage time backup you don't even belong on the same
01:03:22court as him and the name of that top overall pick is malik carter
01:03:29what
01:03:32malik
01:03:36malik's this year's top overall pick
01:03:46no no way malik can't be the number one pick it's impossible yeah you guys have the wrong person
01:03:53right it's a mistake it has to be he dropped out of high school he's a nobody how the hell
01:03:58could he be a
01:03:58top pick that's preposterous the number one draft pick is malik carter from drywill a poor town yes but
01:04:05that's exactly what makes his story so powerful him going number one is the biggest news of the
01:04:11year in the nba you got a problem with that holy this malik carter's the real deal he sounds like
01:04:19the
01:04:19next big thing and his own father was just talking down on him what a joke get the cameras on
01:04:24that and
01:04:24have the guy canceled
01:04:29no no way this isn't real this isn't real malik say something tell them it's a mistake you little punk
01:04:40when the lakers draft someone it's never a mistake it's one thing to be a third string scrub but
01:04:45verbally abusing our new franchise player folks we're calling a meeting with the coaching staff
01:04:49in light of this stunt we're reevaluating whether zach farster deserves a spot on our team
01:05:00wait please don't cut zach from the team we were just shocked by malik's story that's all we didn't
01:05:06see it coming shocked you're his father and you coach too right a kid with that much raw talent and
01:05:14you
01:05:14never even saw it god handed you an incredible son you abandoned him and didn't pay a penny of
01:05:19child support but even after all that he still wanted you here to celebrate with him and what did
01:05:23you do you insulted him stomped all over him treated him like dirt you're an utterly despicable human
01:05:30being what have i done my son was the real talent he was right in front of me and i
01:05:38i chose a third
01:05:40stringer instead and you tonight is a celebration of our drafted rookies future pillars of this
01:05:49franchise laker icons are here to witness it but you a player on a 10-day contract thought you could
01:05:57step forward and pass as the headliner forget the meeting your contract's off you're arrogant dishonest
01:06:03and a disgrace to our team you're not just off the lakers we'll make sure you're blacklisted across the
01:06:08whole goddamn league scratch that the whole world you'll never play organized basketball again
01:06:15no this can't be real this has to be a nightmare
01:06:23mrs barnes please this is all a misunderstanding i'm begging you just give zach one more chance
01:06:29relax zach being banned from the league won't kill you at worst you'll just be out there cleaning shoes
01:06:34for a living go say a few words
01:06:48me clean shoes hell no i'm a fucking star
01:07:10coach logan andre what would i do without you guys
01:07:19you two okay
01:07:23i'm fine thanks to all of you
01:07:28malik who the hell is this clown yeah anyone who's got beef with malik has beef with us too
01:07:42thank you all of you i'll take it from here zach foster we were going to just blacklist you
01:07:48but now you've committed attempted murder take him to the police now no please please
01:08:01you loser you're going to jail for trying to hurt my malik
01:08:05no i'm not a criminal i'm a star player i'm supposed to be him dad mom help i can't go
01:08:13to jail don't let
01:08:14them take me
01:08:20zach do something help him don't drag me into this i'm not that kid's father malik's my real son
01:08:27i don't even know you guys
01:08:31samuel carter you backstabbing piece of i swear i'll make you pay
01:08:41malik denise please just give me another chance i've missed you both i swear malik blood's thicker
01:08:46than water right i'm your father samuel i'm the number one draft pick in the nba now and you're
01:08:51just my deadbeat dad who ran from us the second life got hard so tell me do you regret it
01:08:54now
01:08:59but malik i really am sorry i regret it every single day i was blind stupid everything was my
01:09:07fault please son just give me a chance let's fix this let's be a family again
01:09:15don't call me son we cut ties a long time ago and from now on my last name isn't carter
01:09:19anymore
01:09:20i'm taking my mother's surname from this moment forward my name is malik grant
01:09:25move you're in my way i'm malik carter this year's top overall pick but the road i took here
01:09:34probably doesn't look like most of yours it's true i dropped out of high school the only time
01:09:38i had to train was between shifts at whatever job i could get i only made it to the combine
01:09:42because my coach and teammates sold their things to get me there
01:09:47i'm not saying this to put myself on a pedestal i'm saying it to give thanks
01:09:52everything i am today i owe to the people who believed in me
01:10:00and no one believes in me more than my coach darnell parker
01:10:08to help cover my room and board for the combine coach darnell sold his beloved pickup truck
01:10:15his only means of transportation and i can't forget my brothers logan andre jamal
01:10:23kyle they were my teammates my best friends we trained every day on a beat-up court in our
01:10:41years take it use it for the combine malik take mine too i've been saving my tips from waiting tables
01:10:48here's my share malik coach where'd you even get this much wait did you sell your pickup truck
01:10:55that old truck's been with me for 20 years carried me through every chapter of my life
01:11:02and now it's going to carry you one step closer to your dream your mom's right
01:11:08you got to go to the combine got to show those scouts what you got
01:11:13we all believe in you malik
01:11:21and finally
01:11:24the person i owe the most to my mother denise grant
01:11:32i don't think you truly understand just how incredible you are
01:11:35you had me when you were only 19. my pops jumped ship before i was even born
01:11:41he took everything every cent you'd saved up even the money you set away from my college fund
01:11:46he took everything every cent you'd saved up even the money you set aside for my college fund
01:11:51when i turned five we started moving from one apartment to the next
01:11:55a single mom with an over energetic little boy everywhere we went people didn't want us
01:12:02and you were only 24 still learning how to survive in this world
01:12:07for as long as i can remember i've had one dream to give you a home
01:12:12one that belongs to you one that you can retire and grow old in
01:12:16when i was 10 i'd see you wake up in the middle of the night holding your stomach in pain
01:12:20i didn't understand it then but later i learned that it was hunger
01:12:24you skipped meals so i could have enough to eat you went to bed every night on an empty stomach
01:12:28when i started playing ball at age 12 you stood by me
01:12:30you counted every made free throw every mile i ran you kept me straight kept me from going down
01:12:35the wrong path you told me that the one thing no one can ever take from us is our dignity
01:12:39without you i wouldn't be standing here you gave me faith gave me strength you gave me clothes
01:12:45when you had none food when you were starving you gave me everything your youth your time your love
01:12:51mom you're the real mvp
01:12:52mom you're the real mvp
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