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Uh, but I like my own sneakers.

Oh... ours aren't good enough

for the kid.

No, it's nothing like that.

It's just that

I play better in mine.

Play?

You just have to look good.

What do you mean?

Coach, may I please

ask you a question?

Sure.

Coach, I have a lot of friends

here tonight, and, uh...

I was just wondering...

wondering, am I here to play...

or am I just here for show?

Calvin, I'm gonna

be straight with you.

You were hired tonight

just to increase attendance,

not to play.

Man.

But... I saw the tape

of that halftime show

you put on.

You got some game.

I am honored

to have you on my team.

Thanks, coach.

You bet.

Whoo.!

Whoo.!

Geoff:
We've got a bigger

than usual crowd tonight,

and a lot of it is curiosity.

The Knights have a brand new player.

He's 4-foot, 8-inch Calvin Cambridge,

joining us straight from the playground

of the Chesterfield group home.

Reggie, your reaction.

Geoff, this is unprecedented.

I can't imagine what the Knights players

are thinking. We'll see what happens.

We're gonna fiind out shortly.

Both clubs are taking the court

as we get ready

for tonight's opening tip.

Go Knights!

What was that?!

Admiral! Admiral!

The admiral just waved at me.

He just waved at me.

Admiral!

Hey...

Come on! Hey! Hey!

Geoff:
Coach Wagner of the Knights

has seen enough.

He wants and gets a time-out.

Let's go. Let's go.

Good hustle, baby.

What?

Come on, guys.

It's not funny.

Now, offense, is there any play

that's gonna work for us tonight?

I have an idea.

Oh, man.

I've been watching,

and they're vulnerable

from the weak side,

especially to a pick set

away from the hoop.

Why don't we run

the give-and-give-and-go?

You mean

the give-and-go?

No, see,

they'll be expecting that.

Have Tracy feed the ball

to Henderson.

Henderson's gonna

feed the ball to Joad.

Joad's gonna pass it

back to Tracy.

As Henderson sets the pick,

Tracy's gonna take the shot.

I like it.

Oh, no. No.

I'm not gonna run some play

by some snotty-nosed kid, man.

Damn straight, coach.

Fine. Henderson, you're out.

Tracy, you take Henderson's slot.

Calvin, you take the shot.

What?

Have you lost your mind?

- You said I could play anybody I want.

- Yeah, well, I didn't mean him.

Am I the coach or not?

You are. For now.

Can you believe it, Reggie?

It looks like

the kid's gonna play.

A rousing welcome

for the man they came to see,

the little fella,

Calvin Cambridge,

into the game for the Knights.

Calvin! Run the play!

What's he doin'?

- Run the play.

- No.

Would you just run the play?

Time out! White!

Why'd you call time out?

Uh... I gotta pee.

He's gotta pee.

Announcer:

Calvin Cambridge is calling for

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