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SPENCER, DR. DAMEON SPEARS.

THANK YOU FOR WAITING. YOU READY TO DO THIS?

YES, SIR.

OK. SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.

HEY, THAT SONG YOU DROPPED WITH PATIENCE GO CRAZY.

WAIT. WHAT? HOW YOU HEAR IT ALREADY?

WENT VIRAL THIS MORNING. LOOK.

DANG.

AND THAT PART WHERE YOU SHOUT ME OUT,

YOUR "BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER"--

I APPRECIATE THAT. ACTUALLY, BRO,

THAT WASN'T ABOUT YOU.

IT WAS A METAPHOR FOR THE COMMUNITY.

COME ON, MAN.

HA HA! I'M JUST PLAYING.

YO, BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME.

WHAT'S UP WITH YOU AND THAT, UH, THERAPIST?

IT WAS COOL, MORE OF A MEET-AND-GREET,

BUT DR. SPEARS SEEM LIKE A SOLID DUDE,

AND WHAT? WHY IS YOUR FACE LIKE THAT?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T GET THE POINT

OF PAYING SOMEBODY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST CAME TO ME.

WE'VE BEEN EACH OTHER'S THERAPIST SINCE ELEMENTARY.

AND WE STILL ARE, BUT CLEARLY WHATEVER'S CAUSING

MY ARM TO GO NUMB, IT'S MORE MENTAL THAN PHYSICAL.

I NEED A FOR-REAL THERAPIST TO FIX THAT.

UH-OH. SOMEBODY MAMA HERE.

HEY, THEY'RE ABOUT TO CATCH HELL.

NO, FOOL, THAT'S MS. LAWSON, OUR NEW GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.

WAIT, WAIT. SHE COMING. YEAH, FOR ME.

HOW YOU DOING? MS. LAWSON, I'M SORRY

I MISSED OUR MEETING THIS MORNING, BUT I GOT MY TIMES MIXED UP.

MMM, LIKE YOU GOT YOUR TIMES MIXED UP LAST WEEK

AND THE WEEK BEFORE THAT, TAMIA.

LOOK, I'MMA CUT RIGHT TO IT.

SCHOOL RECORDS SHOW THAT YOU HAVE MISSED MORE THAN HALF OF YOUR

LAST TWO SEMESTERS, AND THAT MEANS YOU'RE A FEW CREDITS SHY OF

BEING A SENIOR, SO MY ADVICE TO YOU, TAMIA,

MEET WITH THOSE TEACHERS AND MAKE UP THOSE CLASSES,

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, YOU WILL BE REPEATING

YOUR JUNIOR YEAR.

DAMN, COOP,

THIS IS SERIOUS. IF YOU DON'T MAKE UP THOSE CLASSES,

YOU AIN'T GRADUATING. WHOA, IT AIN'T LIKE

I NEED A DEGREE TO BE THE NEXT KENDRICK LAMAR.

YOU'RE NOT DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, NOT ON MY WATCH.

LOOK, I'LL MAKE UP THE CLASSES AT SOME POINT,

BUT RIGHT NOW, MUSIC IS MY FOCUS.

THAT'S MY THERAPY.

HA HA! I'M BEING HONEST.

THAT'S FUNNY. COME ON.

HEY, DAD. HEY.

WHEN'D YOU GET HERE?

IT'S--IT'S PIZZA MONDAY.

IS THAT A THING OR--

NO, IT IS NOT A THING. HEH HEH!

I HAD A COACH'S MEETING ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN.

I DECIDED I'D GRAB SOME PIZZA AND HANG OUT

WITH SOME OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE.

SPEAKING OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE...

DAD.

SON.

WILLIE. D.A. BAKER.

CONGRATULATIONS, BY THE WAY.

I HEARD GOOD THINGS WHILE I WAS IN FLORIDA,

ESPECIALLY THE WORK YOU'RE DOING FOR BLACK FOLKS.

NOT ENOUGH TO GET YOU AN INVITE

TO THE COOKOUT JUST YET, BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE DAY. HEH HEH HEH!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, DAD?

WHEN'D YOU GET BACK INTO TOWN?

UH, A COUPLE DAYS AGO.

HE--HE SURPRISED ME AT PRACTICE.

YOU KNOW, PHONES WORK, TOO.

UM, SO, LOOK, WHILE I HAVE YOU BOTH HERE,

IS IT COOL IF G.W. JOINS US FOR

A FAMILY DINNER THIS WEEK OR...

YEAH, THAT--THAT'S FINE. GREAT.

I CAN GET SOME QUALITY TIME WITH BOTH MY GRANDKIDS.

QUALITY TIME WITH ME?

ISN'T IT TIME I GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER, TOO?

WELL, IN THAT CASE, WHY DON'T WE HAVE

A COOKOUT, AND WE CAN INVITE MY MOM?

HA!

I LIKE THIS ONE.

WELL, I SHOULD GO.

YEAH, I ACTUALLY HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL.

DID YOU--YOU HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL. I KNOW.

'CAUSE YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET--TELL YOU BEFORE.

SUPER IMPORTANT. SO...

TELL ME ABOUT THIS NEW COACH.

YEAH, JUST ONE SECOND, G.W., SORRY.

HEY, BOY...

DO I LOOK LIKE ONE OF YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS?

I'M SORRY. JUST, UM...

MY--MY GIRLFRIEND SIMONE...

I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING'S JUST BEEN OFF RECENTLY.

YOUR HEAD'S IN THE WRONG PLACE, SON.

WITH SPENCER GONE, YOU'RE THE LEADER NOW.

YOU NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON THAT,

NOT SOME GIRL.

RIGHT, UH, I GOT TO TAKE THIS.

MY BAD. HEY, BABE, YOU ALL RIGHT?

I DID SOME RESEARCH ON, UH, PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS.

THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START.

YEAH, IT GOT ME THINKING,

IS THIS ISSUE WITH MY ARM STRESS-RELATED?

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU STRESSED ABOUT?

WELL, FOR STARTERS, MY HOMIE

JORDAN'S STILL NOT TALKING TO ME,

WHICH IS CRAZY, 'CAUSE...

WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS, AND THEN DARNELL'S

LEAVING TO GO BE THERE FOR HIS MOM.

NOW, THE SON IN ME GETS IT. I'D DO THE SAME THING.

I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING THE CLOSEST LINK TO MY DAD, YOU KNOW?

AND THEN THERE'S THE PROMISE I MADE TO SOUTH CRENSHAW.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET US THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO HELP SAVE THE SCHOOL,

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS DURING OUR FIRST GAME?

WE LOSE.

YES, THAT IS A LOT TO UNPACK, BUT ALL THAT

HAPPENED AFTER YOU STARTED TO EXPERIENCE NUMBNESS IN YOUR ARM.

SO WHAT'S CAUSING IT, THEN?

WHEN...ATHLETES GET HURT ON THE FIELD,

I LIKE TO GO BACK OVER THE PLAY THAT CAUSED THE INJURY.

THERE'S USUALLY SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE MOMENT

THAT THE BRAIN HAS SKIPPED OVER OR IS NOT ADDRESSING.

OK. THAT'S CALLED

A STUCK POINT.

IT'S A DEFINING MOMENT FROM OUR PAST THAT IS

POWERFUL ENOUGH TO KEEP US

FROM RECOVERING PSYCHOLOGICALLY.

YOUR PLAY THAT CAUSED THE INJURY

IS THE SHOOTING.

AND THE THING THAT'S HOLDING ME BACK FROM UNDERSTANDING

WHY MY ARM'S GOING NUMB IS--IS MY STUCK POINT?

EXACTLY. AND IT CAN BE ANYTHING?

YES, THIS CAN BE A THOUGHT, AN EVENT,

A PERSON. WHATEVER IT IS,

THE MIND CAN'T PROPERLY HEAL UNTIL WE FIND YOUR "IT."

SO, YOU READY TO PUT THE WORK IN?

ALL, RIGHT, AND THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, YOU, TOO.

MY MOM'S OUT OF SURGERY.

SHE'S STABLE, BUT THEY SAID IT'S

GONNA BE A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.

WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING?

THIS FRIDAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO?

NAH, I'M--I'M--I'M GOOD.

UH, YOU WANT TO PLAY FORTNITE?

YEAH, M-MAYBE LATER. WE'LL--WE'LL SEE.

I GOT TO BOUNCE.

OK, SO THERE WERE

TWO PLAYS THAT ALMOST COST US THE GAME LAST WEEK.

IF, WHEN I POINT THEM OUT, YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT WENT WRONG

AND HOW TO FIX IT, I WILL CANCEL YOUR WORKOUT TOMORROW MORNING.

HEH HEH!

JORDAN.

CO--COACH. YOU'RE UP.

WHY DID YOU TAKE THIS SACK?

UH, THIS, UM...

I HELD THE BALL TOO LONG.

I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A BIG PLAY, WHEN I--

I COULD HAVE JUST HIT JJ DOWN THE SEAM.

NICE ANSWER, QB1. I HAD MY DOUBTS.

YOU'VE BEEN TEXTING NONSTOP SINCE WE STARTED. LADY TROUBLES?

UH, ACTUALLY, IT'S-- DON'T CARE.

PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY. YOU BET.

YEAH.

ASHER, WHY DID OUR SAFETY ALLOW THIS TOUCHDOWN?

UH...

CAN YOU SHOW THE PLAY AGAIN?

WELL, GUYS,

SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW, ALONG WITH YOUR TEAMMATES,

AT 7 A.M.

MY BAD, COACH. I FIGURED YOU'D ASK KEITH.

HE'S THE ONE WHO GAVE UP THE TOUCHDOWN.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO PUT