WEBVTT 00:00:11.178 --> 00:00:13.180 align:center [overlapping chatter] 00:00:30.114 --> 00:00:31.741 align:center [crew chattering] 00:00:39.415 --> 00:00:41.125 align:center -Gotta get close to you, buddy. -There you go. 00:00:41.208 --> 00:00:42.710 align:center -Took about two minutes. -We good. We good. 00:00:44.712 --> 00:00:47.757 align:center Hi. You probably recognize me, but a few years ago, 00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:49.800 align:center I was sitting where you are today. 00:00:49.884 --> 00:00:51.761 align:center Hardly anyone knew who Michael Jordan was. 00:00:51.844 --> 00:00:53.137 align:center [chattering] 00:00:58.309 --> 00:01:01.896 align:center The All American Game is a chance to compete on national television, 00:01:01.979 --> 00:01:04.774 align:center and to play with the best high school basketball talent in the world. 00:01:05.775 --> 00:01:09.153 align:center The competition is tough this week, and it gets even tougher. 00:01:09.236 --> 00:01:10.821 align:center Let's go. Hey, East on three. 00:01:10.905 --> 00:01:11.989 align:center -One, two, three. -[all] East! 00:01:12.072 --> 00:01:15.367 align:center [announcer] …California. Number 10. Amari Bailey! 00:01:15.451 --> 00:01:17.119 align:center So, make the most of it. 00:01:17.203 --> 00:01:20.873 align:center But just remember, when you get to the NBA, the fun's over. 00:01:20.956 --> 00:01:22.291 align:center 'Cause I'll be waiting for you. 00:01:25.419 --> 00:01:30.883 align:center LeBron James. At the St. Vincent-St. Mary. National champs once again. 00:01:30.966 --> 00:01:32.176 align:center I keep telling everybody. 00:01:32.259 --> 00:01:33.803 align:center Number one in the country. 00:01:33.886 --> 00:01:36.222 align:center [stammers] I'm up here chillin'. What's up, bruh? 00:01:36.305 --> 00:01:40.726 align:center You didn't get where you are today without hours and hours of work, 00:01:40.810 --> 00:01:43.521 align:center with a ball, and a dream, and a body. 00:01:44.605 --> 00:01:46.732 align:center [Rose] For a basketball player, 00:01:47.316 --> 00:01:49.902 align:center playing at the McDonald's high school All American Game 00:01:49.985 --> 00:01:53.447 align:center is the equivalent of going to the Oscars. 00:01:53.989 --> 00:01:55.199 align:center That's the holy grail. 00:01:55.282 --> 00:01:58.077 align:center When you get that invite to play in that game, 00:01:58.160 --> 00:02:01.705 align:center you tell yourself the first thing, "I'm going to the league." 00:02:01.789 --> 00:02:03.916 align:center I think the big thing, you got a guy like Bob Geoghan, 00:02:03.999 --> 00:02:05.417 align:center who puts in a lot of time with this. 00:02:05.501 --> 00:02:07.670 align:center And that's the kind of thing that makes this successful. 00:02:07.753 --> 00:02:11.799 align:center Thirty NBA teams, over 100 NBA scouts in South Bend this week. 00:02:11.882 --> 00:02:13.551 align:center How does that affect your game? 00:02:13.634 --> 00:02:15.636 align:center It really doesn't. You know, I just gotta come out and play hard. 00:02:15.719 --> 00:02:18.013 align:center I really can't… I can't get caught up in the names that's here. 00:02:18.097 --> 00:02:20.057 align:center You know, the Pat Rileys and the Larry Birds and those guys. 00:02:20.140 --> 00:02:23.394 align:center I just gotta come out, play hard, represent myself, represent my community. 00:02:23.477 --> 00:02:26.939 align:center Oh, yeah, it's everything and much more. Um, just being here, being on national TV, 00:02:27.022 --> 00:02:28.983 align:center being able to play with all these great players. 00:02:29.066 --> 00:02:30.860 align:center Uh, it's just a wonderful dream come true. 00:02:30.943 --> 00:02:32.486 align:center Some day we'll have a girl's dunk contest, right? 00:02:32.570 --> 00:02:34.864 align:center Of course. 'Cause girls can do anything that boys can do. [chuckles] 00:02:34.947 --> 00:02:36.115 align:center [reporter chuckles] All right. Greg. 00:02:36.198 --> 00:02:39.451 align:center I'm glad I played in the game. Uh, and I'm glad we got the win. 00:02:40.077 --> 00:02:43.455 align:center Everybody see the basketball game tonight, but, you know, it's a lot more than that. 00:03:15.446 --> 00:03:18.324 align:center [automated voice] McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game. 00:03:53.025 --> 00:03:54.443 align:center [chattering] 00:03:57.863 --> 00:04:01.116 align:center McDonald's All American. Glad to be here is all I can say. 00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:07.164 align:center -Toast to McDonald's. -Yo! 00:04:07.247 --> 00:04:08.290 align:center You're 'bout to spill it. 00:04:08.374 --> 00:04:09.708 align:center [mutters indistinctly] 00:04:11.085 --> 00:04:12.503 align:center That's why I'm like, "Real life TV." 00:04:12.586 --> 00:04:14.880 align:center Yeah, I was, like, this is not just, like, a workout. This is like-- 00:04:14.964 --> 00:04:16.715 align:center Right. I mean, if you're doing a scrimmage maybe. 00:04:16.799 --> 00:04:18.467 align:center -No, yeah. There you go. -Like, just practice. 00:04:20.886 --> 00:04:23.514 align:center She's the number one player in the country. I want her spot. 00:04:23.597 --> 00:04:25.808 align:center But it's cool. It's all love, regardless. Period. 00:04:27.726 --> 00:04:29.395 align:center This really is my one way out. 00:04:31.021 --> 00:04:32.314 align:center Without basketball, I wouldn't be me. 00:04:32.398 --> 00:04:34.650 align:center Without basketball, I wouldn't be where I am right now. 00:04:38.320 --> 00:04:41.824 align:center Everybody always dreams about becoming a McDonald's All American. 00:04:41.907 --> 00:04:43.450 align:center And, well, I know each and every one of us 00:04:43.534 --> 00:04:46.161 align:center is fortunate and really grateful to be here. 00:04:46.245 --> 00:04:49.957 align:center We've all put in endless hours, endless time, and endless dedication 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:53.127 align:center just to try to get better and try to be the best basketball player we can. 00:04:56.088 --> 00:04:58.507 align:center This the best of the best. Like, it don't get much better than this. 00:04:58.590 --> 00:05:01.927 align:center And I like to compete against the best, like, just to see where I'm at. 00:05:03.012 --> 00:05:05.597 align:center Because I feel like if you can beat the best, then you the best. 00:05:07.683 --> 00:05:09.768 align:center Everyone get the same treatment, for real, for real. 00:05:09.852 --> 00:05:12.229 align:center Just go out there, compete, play hard. 00:05:14.857 --> 00:05:18.277 align:center It means the world to me to be one of the 48 All Americans. 00:05:18.360 --> 00:05:20.070 align:center I mean, it's history. 00:05:22.448 --> 00:05:25.659 align:center There's never as much talent on the floor at the same time. 00:05:25.743 --> 00:05:28.537 align:center You're the best of the best. You're the elite. 00:05:28.620 --> 00:05:31.707 align:center That being said, this is the reset button. 00:05:31.790 --> 00:05:34.960 align:center The evaluation process starts all over again. 00:05:35.044 --> 00:05:39.048 align:center How hard you go, your IQ. So, they're evaluating everything. 00:05:39.798 --> 00:05:42.134 align:center I've talked to almost every NBA GM, scouts, 00:05:42.718 --> 00:05:46.013 align:center and they'll say the number one event to evaluate kids pre-draft 00:05:46.096 --> 00:05:47.514 align:center is the McDonald's All American Games. 00:05:47.598 --> 00:05:51.560 align:center Because never is there 24 great players on the same courts. 00:05:51.643 --> 00:05:53.479 align:center As a basketball guy, there's nothing better than that. 00:05:56.815 --> 00:05:59.943 align:center [Hill] When you're a kid and you're dreaming about, like, 00:06:00.027 --> 00:06:03.697 align:center "Man, like, what do I wanna do when I'm, you know, throughout my career?" 00:06:05.866 --> 00:06:09.661 align:center Playing in a McDonald's game, that's one of those milestones. 00:06:09.745 --> 00:06:11.914 align:center It's one of those accomplishments that you hope, 00:06:11.997 --> 00:06:15.876 align:center that when you look back, you're fortunate enough to achieve. 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:18.212 align:center It certainly sparks some great memories. 00:06:18.837 --> 00:06:20.422 align:center And certainly appreciative of them. 00:06:25.219 --> 00:06:27.262 align:center -Hello, everybody. -[team] Hello! 00:06:27.346 --> 00:06:29.640 align:center I'm Sonny. I don't know all your names, 00:06:29.723 --> 00:06:32.559 align:center but we're gonna have a good conversation here. 00:06:32.643 --> 00:06:35.521 align:center Listen, pay attention, and do whatever you want with it when it's over. 00:06:35.604 --> 00:06:37.773 align:center -[team chuckling] -That's all I can ask. 00:06:38.398 --> 00:06:42.027 align:center Your documentary will be a true documentary. 00:06:42.111 --> 00:06:44.655 align:center It's-It's a good story. It really is. 00:06:44.738 --> 00:06:51.370 align:center It opened the doors for thousands and thousands of young people in America. 00:06:53.163 --> 00:06:57.543 align:center "Sonny, I met you for the first time in 1973 00:06:57.626 --> 00:07:02.631 align:center when you came to DC to discuss my creating the McDonald's Capital Classic." 00:07:03.507 --> 00:07:09.888 align:center Bob Geoghan was one of the few sports promoters in the Washington DC area 00:07:09.972 --> 00:07:12.766 align:center that never made money. [chuckles] 00:07:13.809 --> 00:07:16.645 align:center But he had a passion for basketball. 00:07:16.728 --> 00:07:20.023 align:center [Joe] He'd say, you know, the goal is, you gotta get the guy off the barstool. 00:07:20.107 --> 00:07:23.402 align:center Just the local, 20, 30-year-old that just wants to come to a game. 00:07:23.485 --> 00:07:25.195 align:center We gotta get them to come to the game. 00:07:25.779 --> 00:07:27.072 align:center [narrator] Before the 1960s, 00:07:27.156 --> 00:07:30.826 align:center high school basketball players had no platform to compete nationally, 00:07:30.909 --> 00:07:34.705 align:center and recognition came primarily through newspapers and magazines. 00:07:35.247 --> 00:07:36.832 align:center Sonny Vaccaro saw this gap, 00:07:36.915 --> 00:07:40.627 align:center and created a regional high school all-star game, called "The Dapper Dan." 00:07:41.503 --> 00:07:43.422 align:center Inspired by Sonny's initiative, 00:07:43.505 --> 00:07:46.258 align:center Bob Geoghan had an idea to make a national game, 00:07:46.341 --> 00:07:48.802 align:center so fans could see the best high school players in the country 00:07:48.886 --> 00:07:50.345 align:center compete against each other. 00:07:51.013 --> 00:07:54.558 align:center Geoghan approached Bob Beavers from McDonald's, and Morgan Wootten, 00:07:54.641 --> 00:07:58.478 align:center who then recruited basketball leaders like Sonny Hill, Howard Garfinkel, 00:07:58.562 --> 00:08:01.565 align:center and the great John Wooden to ensure the game's success. 00:08:01.648 --> 00:08:04.067 align:center Initially, Wooden was against all-star games, 00:08:04.151 --> 00:08:06.278 align:center but Morgan convinced him to support the event 00:08:06.361 --> 00:08:09.573 align:center because it was tied to charity and the Ronald McDonald house. 00:08:09.656 --> 00:08:11.074 align:center Wooden eventually agreed, 00:08:11.158 --> 00:08:13.452 align:center and the McDonald's All American Game was born. 00:08:16.038 --> 00:08:17.456 align:center I need to take a drink. 00:08:18.624 --> 00:08:21.668 align:center After you went through all that trouble getting me this, let me take a drink. 00:08:24.796 --> 00:08:26.089 align:center [exhales sharply] Okay. 00:08:26.173 --> 00:08:29.760 align:center I kinda was just one of these people who had a vision 00:08:29.843 --> 00:08:32.930 align:center and just kinda worked to see if I could make it really happen. 00:08:33.013 --> 00:08:35.599 align:center And so, I went to the McDonald's Corporation, 00:08:35.682 --> 00:08:39.269 align:center and I asked them if they would underwrite the game, and they… 00:08:39.353 --> 00:08:41.813 align:center and I thought they were a big corporation and they could run the game, 00:08:41.897 --> 00:08:43.690 align:center I was just gonna buy a ticket and watch it. 00:08:43.774 --> 00:08:46.151 align:center And they said, "Well, we're great at marketing hamburgers, 00:08:46.235 --> 00:08:48.695 align:center we know nothing about running high school all-star games. 00:08:48.779 --> 00:08:52.324 align:center And since you have the three years' experience, you're gonna have to do it." 00:08:58.789 --> 00:09:03.585 align:center And you have over a 60% chance of having a significant NBA or WNBA career 00:09:03.669 --> 00:09:05.128 align:center if you're a McDonald's All American. 00:09:05.212 --> 00:09:08.966 align:center So, these are the best players at-at their age in the world. 00:09:09.049 --> 00:09:11.134 align:center On the selection committee today, 00:09:11.218 --> 00:09:14.972 align:center there's 21 voting members, and then 23 with Joe and I. 00:09:15.055 --> 00:09:17.557 align:center They work hard. They work countless hours. 00:09:17.641 --> 00:09:20.769 align:center Uh, they're in every high school gym during the high school season, 00:09:20.852 --> 00:09:22.479 align:center they're on the road all summer at camps. 00:09:22.562 --> 00:09:25.148 align:center Not only are we looking for the best basketball player, 00:09:25.232 --> 00:09:28.151 align:center we're looking for pretty well-rounded and good person. 00:09:28.235 --> 00:09:32.030 align:center What's their impact gonna be in college, in the NBA, the WNBA? 00:09:32.114 --> 00:09:34.866 align:center Where is their future going, and their potential? 00:09:34.950 --> 00:09:37.744 align:center [leader] Welcome, welcome to the greatest city on Earth. 00:09:42.708 --> 00:09:47.504 align:center Congratulations on being selected as, uh, McDonald's All Americans. 00:09:47.587 --> 00:09:50.757 align:center I know right now you kinda not able to appreciate the moment, 00:09:50.841 --> 00:09:54.553 align:center but you doing some, like, really dope and amazing stuff right now. Like… 00:09:54.636 --> 00:09:59.516 align:center As a historian, I-I really, really appreciate, uh, history being made. 00:09:59.599 --> 00:10:01.685 align:center And right now, you guys are literally making history. 00:10:01.768 --> 00:10:04.896 align:center Whether you live to be 95 or 105, 00:10:04.980 --> 00:10:08.317 align:center like, your name is going in the history book right now. 00:10:08.400 --> 00:10:10.110 align:center You are cemented forever. 00:10:13.780 --> 00:10:18.327 align:center It's such a surreal feeling being able to put on that McDonald's uniform. 00:10:18.410 --> 00:10:22.122 align:center I… I would have dreams of just being here, honestly. Um… 00:10:22.205 --> 00:10:23.582 align:center Words can't really describe it. 00:10:23.665 --> 00:10:25.417 align:center I feel like there's a little bit more respect 00:10:25.500 --> 00:10:28.462 align:center that you can put on everyone's name that's a McDonald's All American now. 00:10:29.588 --> 00:10:34.176 align:center I think I was at school. I was in class, and my mom texted me, 00:10:34.259 --> 00:10:35.677 align:center "Please step out of the class, I have to call you." 00:10:35.761 --> 00:10:37.512 align:center So, I'm thinking something bad's happening, 00:10:37.596 --> 00:10:41.641 align:center but whenever she called me she said, "I'm so proud of you. 00:10:41.725 --> 00:10:43.310 align:center You're a McDonald's All American." 00:10:45.645 --> 00:10:48.231 align:center I was at practice and my coach told me, she was like, 00:10:48.315 --> 00:10:50.400 align:center "You know, Janiah, you made it." I was like… 00:10:50.484 --> 00:10:51.943 align:center People like, "Do you think you're gonna make it?" 00:10:52.027 --> 00:10:53.362 align:center I was like, "I don't know, I really hope so." 00:10:53.445 --> 00:10:56.323 align:center They're like, "You know you're gonna make it." I'm like, "I really don't know." 00:10:56.406 --> 00:10:58.492 align:center You never know how people thinking, how the committee's thinking, 00:10:58.575 --> 00:11:01.203 align:center but when I made it, it was… it was actually crazy. 00:11:01.286 --> 00:11:02.996 align:center [stutters] I started crying. 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:05.916 align:center My teammates came around me. They-They hugged me. 00:11:05.999 --> 00:11:08.377 align:center They let me know they were proud of me, and that I deserved it. 00:11:08.460 --> 00:11:09.920 align:center [speaks indistinctly] 00:11:10.003 --> 00:11:11.046 align:center [chuckling] 00:11:11.129 --> 00:11:13.382 align:center I was at my high school. We did, like, a little watch party, right? 00:11:13.465 --> 00:11:16.468 align:center And my coach is like, "Yeah, we gonna go buy a whole bunch of McDonald's, 00:11:16.551 --> 00:11:18.637 align:center we finna get the drinks. This-The ice cream, all that." 00:11:18.720 --> 00:11:20.889 align:center I'm like, "Coach, bruh." I was nervous. I'm like, "Bruh, 00:11:20.972 --> 00:11:23.683 align:center if I don't get it, you know how embarrassing that's gonna be, bruh?" 00:11:23.767 --> 00:11:26.937 align:center So, we had this big ol' watch party. We watching ESPN, man. 00:11:27.020 --> 00:11:29.064 align:center Oh, you gotta turn this up. Where's the speaker at? 00:11:29.940 --> 00:11:31.900 align:center They on TV, they talking 'bout McDonald, McDonald. 00:11:31.983 --> 00:11:34.277 align:center And then, it comes to time, they like, "Now, the girls." 00:11:34.361 --> 00:11:36.863 align:center -[teammate whimpers] -[boy] Oh, it's right now. Okay, okay! 00:11:36.947 --> 00:11:39.533 align:center Hold up, y'all. Hold up, y'all. Y'all gotta be quiet. 00:11:39.616 --> 00:11:40.700 align:center Y'all gotta be quiet. 00:11:41.284 --> 00:11:42.327 align:center And then… 00:11:42.411 --> 00:11:45.997 align:center …it's Kiki Rice, Janiah Barker, and Ayanna Patterson. 00:11:46.081 --> 00:11:48.917 align:center And then, we also have Paris Clark, Flau'jae Johnson… 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:51.253 align:center -Oh, my… [screams] -[all yelling and cheering] 00:11:53.839 --> 00:11:57.175 align:center My hard work finally paying off. Like, they finally seein' me. 00:11:58.468 --> 00:11:59.678 align:center They seein' what I knew. 00:12:00.345 --> 00:12:02.889 align:center Uh, they validating it for me. They stampin' it for me. 00:12:05.475 --> 00:12:09.604 align:center I'm so proud of you. I'm so proud of you. Oh, congratulations. 00:12:09.688 --> 00:12:13.024 align:center [sobbing] Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 00:12:13.108 --> 00:12:18.530 align:center Oh, my God! Go look at Twitter, bro. I'm a McDonald All American! 00:12:18.613 --> 00:12:19.865 align:center Oh, my God! 00:12:21.741 --> 00:12:25.078 align:center I'm a McDonald All American, bro! [chuckles] 00:12:26.246 --> 00:12:29.249 align:center I'm a McDonald All American! 00:12:30.959 --> 00:12:33.503 align:center That was probably, like, the best moment of my life, for real, for real. 00:12:36.631 --> 00:12:37.757 align:center [chuckles] 00:12:37.841 --> 00:12:41.845 align:center The game touches virtually every high school senior in the country 00:12:41.928 --> 00:12:43.346 align:center who's a basketball player. 00:12:43.430 --> 00:12:45.515 align:center I wanted every kid in America 00:12:45.599 --> 00:12:48.477 align:center to grow up dreaming of being a McDonald's All American. 00:12:49.352 --> 00:12:52.230 align:center You know, when you're little, you see the All American games on TV, 00:12:52.314 --> 00:12:55.233 align:center you see all the stars that have came before you, and it's just, you know, 00:12:55.317 --> 00:12:57.486 align:center the greatest experience to actually be here and soak it all up. 00:12:57.569 --> 00:12:59.696 align:center My dad got a phone call, and they was like, 00:12:59.779 --> 00:13:01.990 align:center "Yeah, you know, this is such and such, 00:13:02.073 --> 00:13:05.660 align:center and your son made the McDonald's All American team." And I was just in awe. 00:13:05.744 --> 00:13:09.331 align:center Being a McDonald's All American is such an honor, and um, 00:13:09.414 --> 00:13:12.626 align:center it's above every accomplishment that I've had throughout my career. 00:13:12.709 --> 00:13:15.962 align:center I mean, I had a chance to visit the Ronald McDonald House today. 00:13:16.046 --> 00:13:18.173 align:center It was a great sight, you know, just playing with the kids, having fun. 00:13:18.256 --> 00:13:19.883 align:center Actually going to the Ronald McDonald House 00:13:19.966 --> 00:13:22.969 align:center and seeing the families and how they live, and being able to, you know, 00:13:23.053 --> 00:13:25.388 align:center put a smile on their face. It's just a great feeling. 00:13:25.472 --> 00:13:29.226 align:center Uh, feels great knowing that Michael Jordan, 00:13:29.309 --> 00:13:32.812 align:center uh, there's so many names that… I could go on and on. 00:13:32.896 --> 00:13:36.650 align:center That means it's… it's so many kids and so many basketball players around here, 00:13:36.733 --> 00:13:39.986 align:center that you being picked out of 24 people, out of all them people. 00:13:40.070 --> 00:13:41.780 align:center And it is a great honor to get there. 00:13:41.863 --> 00:13:44.699 align:center Well, Mike, I think it's gonna be a tremendous game, and without a doubt, 00:13:44.783 --> 00:13:46.868 align:center this is the game that has probably generated more interest 00:13:46.952 --> 00:13:49.162 align:center than any other game in the last decade. 00:13:49.246 --> 00:13:50.747 align:center I think the reason why is… 00:13:50.830 --> 00:13:53.542 align:center the fella out there on the court, number 32, Earvin "Magic" Johnson. 00:13:53.625 --> 00:13:56.962 align:center Everybody's first team all-state player, and first team All American. 00:13:57.045 --> 00:13:58.129 align:center [Joe] My dad, at the time, 00:13:58.213 --> 00:14:00.799 align:center was calling college coaches and saying, "Do we have the right guys?" 00:14:00.882 --> 00:14:02.551 align:center He called Johnny Orr, and he said, 00:14:03.134 --> 00:14:05.720 align:center "Morgan, we got this kid up in Michigan named Earvin." 00:14:05.804 --> 00:14:09.057 align:center The last player picked was Magic Johnson. 00:14:11.059 --> 00:14:13.645 align:center [Silver] Magic, at that time, is a senior in high school. 00:14:13.728 --> 00:14:17.274 align:center His personality is what you see him today to be. 00:14:17.357 --> 00:14:18.733 align:center He was totally out there. 00:14:18.817 --> 00:14:20.610 align:center [reporter] Earvin Johnson, if you have not heard the name. 00:14:20.694 --> 00:14:22.737 align:center [commentator] Johnson's got it. 00:14:22.821 --> 00:14:26.241 align:center Johnson will drive, he'll stop, he'll shoot and score. 00:14:26.324 --> 00:14:29.327 align:center [Ernie Johnson] Earvin Johnson has always been something special, 00:14:29.411 --> 00:14:32.497 align:center even before we came to know him simply as Magic. 00:14:32.581 --> 00:14:36.793 align:center [Rose] The game-changing 6'9" point guard with the infectious smile 00:14:36.876 --> 00:14:40.547 align:center that became a springboard to bridging high school 00:14:40.630 --> 00:14:42.841 align:center 'cause he was in an All American, 00:14:42.924 --> 00:14:46.219 align:center college, because he was a champion, and then the NBA, 00:14:46.303 --> 00:14:48.471 align:center he came in right away being the champion. 00:14:48.555 --> 00:14:51.057 align:center And the reason to this day I'm still rocking the goatee. 00:14:52.434 --> 00:14:54.060 align:center [Dominique Wilkins] You heard about Magic Johnson. 00:14:54.144 --> 00:14:56.396 align:center When you talk about the ambassador 00:14:56.479 --> 00:14:58.648 align:center at that time for the McDonald's game, he was the guy. 00:14:59.566 --> 00:15:02.319 align:center We wanted to be where Magic Johnson was, you know. 00:15:02.402 --> 00:15:04.154 align:center We wanted to make that McDonald's team. 00:15:04.237 --> 00:15:06.281 align:center It's been an honor and a privilege for me 00:15:06.364 --> 00:15:09.326 align:center from where I came from and my athletic ability 00:15:09.409 --> 00:15:12.203 align:center to be meeting some of the greats of the game. 00:15:12.287 --> 00:15:16.166 align:center Not only great athletes, but great coaches and great people. 00:15:16.249 --> 00:15:21.671 align:center I can't think of a more comprehensive way of picking the 25 best players in America, 00:15:21.755 --> 00:15:25.300 align:center and you three are certainly among the very top. 00:15:26.051 --> 00:15:31.222 align:center The 1979 McDonald's All American class was one of the best ever. 00:15:31.306 --> 00:15:34.225 align:center [announcer] This year's talent is set to be just incredible. 00:15:34.309 --> 00:15:38.647 align:center The rosters include: Ralph Sampson, James Worthy, Byron Scott, 00:15:38.730 --> 00:15:42.525 align:center Sam Bowie, Clark Kellogg, John Paxson, Dominique Wilkins 00:15:42.609 --> 00:15:45.111 align:center and Isiah Thomas, just to name a few. 00:15:45.195 --> 00:15:47.697 align:center Isiah had a reputation of being a tough kid. 00:15:47.781 --> 00:15:50.450 align:center And when he went to the Ronald McDonald house, 00:15:51.159 --> 00:15:52.494 align:center and he saw the kids, 00:15:53.078 --> 00:15:56.247 align:center he became very emotional to the point where he started crying. 00:15:59.459 --> 00:16:01.086 align:center That stuck with me. 00:16:01.169 --> 00:16:03.672 align:center It's just something that I always wanted to do. 00:16:03.755 --> 00:16:07.300 align:center I always wanted to take time off and come to the hospital and visit the kids. 00:16:07.384 --> 00:16:10.845 align:center I mean… You know, playing basketball, you never have time to do it, 00:16:10.929 --> 00:16:14.265 align:center and I'm glad McDonald's House, you know, giving us a chance to do this. 00:16:14.349 --> 00:16:16.351 align:center Would you like Isiah's name on your basketball? 00:16:16.434 --> 00:16:19.229 align:center -Are you ticklish? [laughs] -Yeah, she's ticklish. 00:16:20.313 --> 00:16:21.731 align:center By the time that game came around, 00:16:21.815 --> 00:16:24.651 align:center as excited as we were in Chicago about Isiah Thomas, 00:16:24.734 --> 00:16:29.572 align:center to me, it was about this kid out of North Carolina 00:16:29.656 --> 00:16:33.159 align:center that I don't think anybody really knew about, and that was Dominique Wilkins. 00:16:34.994 --> 00:16:37.872 align:center 'Cause you start hearing stories about kids, like, nah that's just a myth. 00:16:37.956 --> 00:16:40.166 align:center And you know how people lie and embellish shit. 00:16:40.250 --> 00:16:42.252 align:center So, you know, you're like, "Oh, this guy… 00:16:42.335 --> 00:16:44.713 align:center this kid put his foot on the backboard…" 00:16:44.796 --> 00:16:47.674 align:center You know… [chuckles] It was crazy stories about Dominique. 00:16:48.883 --> 00:16:51.344 align:center [Wilkins] I started dunking when I was 13. 00:16:51.428 --> 00:16:55.348 align:center And I was the first one in the neighborhood who dunked 11-foot goal. 00:16:55.432 --> 00:16:58.893 align:center Nobody else could do it. I mean, at 13, I was jumping over cars. 00:16:59.894 --> 00:17:03.982 align:center I didn't really get nervous until the McDonald's game. 00:17:04.065 --> 00:17:06.443 align:center The level of talent that was on the floor. 00:17:06.526 --> 00:17:09.404 align:center I've never seen that many great players at one time. 00:17:09.487 --> 00:17:11.531 align:center [commentator] The spotlight dispels the darkness. 00:17:11.614 --> 00:17:14.242 align:center As the greatest talent in high school basketball 00:17:14.325 --> 00:17:17.620 align:center ready their extraordinary skill and superhuman ability. 00:17:17.704 --> 00:17:20.790 align:center You wanna get back on defense. Back on defense. 00:17:23.084 --> 00:17:26.880 align:center [Scoop] The talent on the court that year really elevated 00:17:26.963 --> 00:17:30.633 align:center what McDonald's All American had the possibility of showcasing. 00:17:33.178 --> 00:17:35.805 align:center Let's start in the east and we'll be taking you through each region. 00:17:35.889 --> 00:17:37.599 align:center There are 12 teams in each region. 00:17:38.183 --> 00:17:40.935 align:center [Silver] In the early days of the McDonald's All American Game, 00:17:41.019 --> 00:17:44.856 align:center the NCAA intervened with a rule announcing 00:17:44.939 --> 00:17:46.858 align:center that any player who played in an All Star game 00:17:46.941 --> 00:17:49.486 align:center would never be allowed to play in college. 00:17:49.569 --> 00:17:53.031 align:center [Geoghan] I got a call one day from the NCAA 00:17:53.114 --> 00:17:56.075 align:center saying that they were gonna ban all All Star games 00:17:56.159 --> 00:17:59.996 align:center because they had heard from principals in high school 00:18:00.580 --> 00:18:02.957 align:center that kids were missing too much school. 00:18:03.041 --> 00:18:09.005 align:center And I asked the NCAA why they thought they had the right to ban these games. 00:18:09.088 --> 00:18:11.090 align:center Why throw the baby out with the bathwater? I don't… 00:18:11.174 --> 00:18:14.636 align:center I don't know how any other All Star game was run, but I knew how I ran mine. 00:18:14.719 --> 00:18:18.431 align:center For six months, I had to spend time trying to get on the agenda 00:18:18.515 --> 00:18:20.058 align:center at the NCAA convention. 00:18:20.642 --> 00:18:23.770 align:center [Silver] Bob and I had to verbally tell them 00:18:23.853 --> 00:18:27.190 align:center why we felt that the McDonald's All American game was special. 00:18:27.273 --> 00:18:30.652 align:center And within a week, it was announced 00:18:30.735 --> 00:18:34.906 align:center that a senior could play in two All Star games within a year 00:18:34.989 --> 00:18:37.909 align:center and still be eligible for college. 00:18:37.992 --> 00:18:40.453 align:center It allowed All Star games to continue. 00:18:43.706 --> 00:18:48.503 align:center When finally we all lock in at the McDonald's game, 00:18:48.586 --> 00:18:51.005 align:center you're just like, damn, this is crazy. 00:18:51.756 --> 00:18:53.591 align:center You just heard about people, read about 'em, 00:18:53.675 --> 00:18:57.554 align:center so now, I'm like meeting them and, you know, we enjoying time together 00:18:57.637 --> 00:18:59.639 align:center 'cause we get to spend it. We going out. 00:19:00.223 --> 00:19:03.351 align:center And then we kinda practice, and I'm like, "All right, here we go. Let me see." 00:19:03.434 --> 00:19:05.144 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:19:06.729 --> 00:19:12.402 align:center Looking back now, the All American practice was very intense. 00:19:12.485 --> 00:19:14.320 align:center Compared to like a WNBA All Star practice, 00:19:14.404 --> 00:19:17.198 align:center which is like, "Oh, ha, ha, let's do half-court shots." 00:19:17.282 --> 00:19:19.909 align:center Um, no, people were going at it. 00:19:19.993 --> 00:19:22.620 align:center Everybody knew why one another was here. 00:19:23.371 --> 00:19:27.041 align:center Yeah. Practices are always more interesting than games. 00:19:27.125 --> 00:19:29.043 align:center [players grunting, chattering] 00:19:37.218 --> 00:19:38.469 align:center [coach] Be tough on 'em. 00:19:38.553 --> 00:19:41.723 align:center Be tough so when we play that West team on… on Wednesday, 00:19:41.806 --> 00:19:44.684 align:center we gonna get after them just like we get after ourselves. 00:19:53.443 --> 00:19:55.820 align:center [Stackhouse] I think you're still competing for, uh, minutes. 00:19:55.904 --> 00:19:58.865 align:center There's 12 players on the team, so Coach gotta decide 00:19:58.948 --> 00:20:03.244 align:center who's the cream of the crop amongst this. No friends right now. 00:20:05.872 --> 00:20:09.959 align:center I looked at that week of practice as, like, another test for me. 00:20:10.043 --> 00:20:11.044 align:center How good am I? 00:20:11.127 --> 00:20:14.380 align:center And I also remember it was the first time I became aware 00:20:14.464 --> 00:20:17.675 align:center that there were, like, NBA scouts in the gym. 00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:21.137 align:center When the cameras are off and you're in the gym training 00:20:21.220 --> 00:20:24.432 align:center and you got the coaches watching you and they seeing your work ethic, 00:20:24.515 --> 00:20:27.393 align:center they seeing your attitude, how you treat your teammates. 00:20:27.477 --> 00:20:31.314 align:center Those are the small details that one gotta focus on. 00:20:31.397 --> 00:20:34.442 align:center You know, in 2002, there was this young man you heard a lot about, 00:20:34.525 --> 00:20:35.735 align:center Amar'e Stoudemire. 00:20:35.818 --> 00:20:38.404 align:center And you'd see footage of him in high school games, 00:20:38.488 --> 00:20:40.073 align:center and he-he looked like Shaq out there. 00:20:40.156 --> 00:20:42.909 align:center Like, just dunking all over everybody, dominating. 00:20:43.534 --> 00:20:48.039 align:center And then you look up a little bit later, he's in the McDonald's All American Game. 00:20:49.123 --> 00:20:51.000 align:center [Stoudemire] "I'm going straight to the league." 00:20:51.084 --> 00:20:53.795 align:center That was my thought process, and I wasn't playing. 00:20:53.878 --> 00:20:55.380 align:center I was… I was dead serious. 00:20:55.463 --> 00:20:57.590 align:center You got players trying to challenge you in practice 00:20:57.674 --> 00:20:59.759 align:center to try to see if you're who you think you are. 00:20:59.842 --> 00:21:05.223 align:center [JJ Redick] We all knew in our class that Carmelo and Bosh, Amar'e, 00:21:05.306 --> 00:21:09.143 align:center were different than the rest. Those guys were supreme. 00:21:09.227 --> 00:21:12.063 align:center We were all good. Those guys were supreme. 00:21:12.146 --> 00:21:14.148 align:center And we all kinda knew that. Actually, I take that back. 00:21:14.232 --> 00:21:16.401 align:center There was one guy that probably didn't realize that, 00:21:16.484 --> 00:21:19.278 align:center 'cause he thought he was so good, but… I don't wanna name names. 00:21:20.655 --> 00:21:23.241 align:center [Stoudemire] DeAngelo Collins. I was hearing rumors about how he… 00:21:23.324 --> 00:21:25.159 align:center "He's better than me." And this, that and the third. 00:21:25.243 --> 00:21:29.789 align:center And Amar'e went at him, dominated him and elevated his stock. 00:21:29.872 --> 00:21:32.417 align:center [Stoudemire] It wasn't even a question who was the man out there. 00:21:33.042 --> 00:21:36.379 align:center There was no doubt. I was in a different mindset. 00:21:36.462 --> 00:21:39.257 align:center I'm not doing the finger roll off the glass move. 00:21:39.340 --> 00:21:42.593 align:center I'm attacking the basket, and I'm shaking the whole backboard. 00:21:43.177 --> 00:21:46.139 align:center I think at that point on, everyone knew at that time, like, 00:21:46.222 --> 00:21:48.224 align:center "STAT, he going to the NBA. He ain't going to college. 00:21:48.307 --> 00:21:49.767 align:center This guy going straight to the league." 00:21:49.851 --> 00:21:52.020 align:center Yeah, the McDonald's All American practices… 00:21:52.770 --> 00:21:54.230 align:center I mean, by the time we left, 00:21:54.313 --> 00:21:57.775 align:center I'm sure there's a few screws and hinges that might've been left off the rim. 00:21:57.859 --> 00:22:01.195 align:center [laughs] Oh, I was a different kind of beast, man. 00:22:01.279 --> 00:22:02.447 align:center [people cheering] 00:22:08.578 --> 00:22:10.121 align:center [coach] These fingers are crossed. 00:22:11.414 --> 00:22:13.708 align:center [Joe] Gradey Dick. Everyone told me he was a shooter. 00:22:13.791 --> 00:22:15.376 align:center I think he's more than a shooter. 00:22:15.460 --> 00:22:17.712 align:center -Dariq is, I think, for sure a pro. -[coach] Phenomenal. 00:22:18.296 --> 00:22:20.256 align:center [Joe] And a phenom… Like, good kid. 00:22:20.339 --> 00:22:24.469 align:center [coach] So nice. Because for me it's like, all these kids are auditioning. 00:22:24.552 --> 00:22:26.429 align:center -[Joe] Absolutely. -[coach] Especially with us. 00:22:26.512 --> 00:22:28.723 align:center I just put in my list about who we want. 00:22:28.806 --> 00:22:32.894 align:center I was just told that we're going five more minutes, 00:22:32.977 --> 00:22:36.189 align:center 'cause there must be somebody out here they want to take a good look at. 00:22:36.272 --> 00:22:39.525 align:center So, if you weren't satisfied with where you were, fix it. 00:22:39.609 --> 00:22:41.652 align:center If you are satisfied, then you better keep building 00:22:41.736 --> 00:22:44.030 align:center because that means maybe you. 00:22:44.113 --> 00:22:45.948 align:center So we can get on offense, and run the court. 00:22:46.032 --> 00:22:48.785 align:center Find a point guard, and let's get out there. You guys got it. 00:22:48.868 --> 00:22:50.328 align:center -Yes, sir! -McDonald's. McDonald's on three. 00:22:50.411 --> 00:22:51.621 align:center -One, two, three. McDonald's. -[players] McDonald's. 00:22:51.704 --> 00:22:54.123 align:center -[Lively] Right here! -You good? 00:22:57.794 --> 00:23:00.004 align:center I think Dereck Lively's more than just a basketball player. 00:23:00.088 --> 00:23:03.633 align:center His-His ability to communicate, his intelligence has been unbelievable. 00:23:04.258 --> 00:23:07.095 align:center He can be an ambassador if he didn't have an NBA career, 00:23:07.178 --> 00:23:09.222 align:center which I think he'll be good enough to have someday. 00:23:10.973 --> 00:23:12.517 align:center There's times you may wanna go under. 00:23:12.600 --> 00:23:15.895 align:center Right now, in this drill, always over. Talk. 00:23:15.978 --> 00:23:17.396 align:center I'm here to be able to move the rock. 00:23:17.480 --> 00:23:20.274 align:center Be able to show that I can fit into the style of play 00:23:20.358 --> 00:23:22.026 align:center that needs to be played in the league. 00:23:27.156 --> 00:23:30.743 align:center Hedge it! Hed… There we go! Yeah! Very good. 00:23:32.286 --> 00:23:34.163 align:center [Joe] Flau'jae, she's got some personality. 00:23:34.247 --> 00:23:37.166 align:center And then somebody told me, "She's that… We're not sure if she's one." 00:23:37.250 --> 00:23:39.627 align:center -I'm like, she's-she's without a doubt. -[coach] Mmm. 00:23:41.045 --> 00:23:42.713 align:center [Flau'jae] Nothing was ever given to me. 00:23:43.548 --> 00:23:47.343 align:center Coming from Savannah, man, you see people like… They have nothin'. 00:23:47.426 --> 00:23:50.221 align:center Kids in the projects, they ain't got no shoes on they feet. 00:23:50.304 --> 00:23:51.764 align:center They don't know when they goin' eat again. 00:23:51.848 --> 00:23:55.101 align:center So, it's like, I've been blessed to have so many options and so many talents. 00:23:55.184 --> 00:23:56.394 align:center I will not take this for granted. 00:23:56.978 --> 00:23:58.354 align:center Like, I worked hard. 00:23:58.437 --> 00:24:00.731 align:center And then when I felt like I couldn't work no more, I worked some more. 00:24:02.942 --> 00:24:04.986 align:center And being in the studio, it's like I write every day. 00:24:05.069 --> 00:24:08.072 align:center I freestyle every day. So, I'm like, I'm building up my craft, 00:24:08.156 --> 00:24:11.409 align:center and I'm building up everything I'm doing every day. So, it-it's all gonna pay off. 00:24:12.076 --> 00:24:14.620 align:center ♪ If you woulda put that gun down Listen ♪ 00:24:16.205 --> 00:24:18.166 align:center ♪ Do you know what it's like To not have a father? ♪ 00:24:18.249 --> 00:24:20.334 align:center ♪ No one to talk to When you get mad at your mama ♪ 00:24:20.418 --> 00:24:22.962 align:center ♪ I know you ain't gone pick up the phone I still call you ♪ 00:24:23.045 --> 00:24:25.381 align:center ♪ The reason that it hurts so bad I never saw you ♪ 00:24:25.464 --> 00:24:26.966 align:center ♪♪ If you woulda put that gun down ♪ 00:24:27.049 --> 00:24:29.594 align:center ♪ Everybody put your guns down ♪ 00:24:29.677 --> 00:24:30.803 align:center [audience cheering] 00:24:30.887 --> 00:24:32.680 align:center This has been my favorite audition 00:24:32.763 --> 00:24:35.349 align:center -by a clear mile today, Flau'jae. -Oh, my… 00:24:36.559 --> 00:24:40.271 align:center I started off, because before I was born, my father, he was a rapper. 00:24:40.354 --> 00:24:41.397 align:center Yeah. 00:24:41.480 --> 00:24:42.607 align:center [Flau'jae] And, um… 00:24:44.650 --> 00:24:49.447 align:center [sighs] He died before I was born. So, he couldn't really fulfill his dreams. 00:24:49.530 --> 00:24:51.073 align:center So, that's what I'm here to do. 00:24:51.157 --> 00:24:53.576 align:center [reporter] May 19th, rapper Camoflauge was gunned down… 00:24:53.659 --> 00:24:55.203 align:center [reporter 2] It was the worst. It was… 00:24:55.286 --> 00:24:57.079 align:center -[reporters overlapping] -…still to this day, 00:24:57.163 --> 00:25:01.959 align:center probably the saddest day in Savannah. The saddest. 00:25:02.043 --> 00:25:04.879 align:center [reporter 3] Camoflauge friends and fans, stunned. 00:25:07.715 --> 00:25:11.302 align:center My dad, Jason, aka Camoflauge, 00:25:11.385 --> 00:25:15.681 align:center he was a up-and-coming rapper out of Savannah, Georgia. Mad talented. 00:25:15.765 --> 00:25:17.600 align:center [rap song playing] 00:25:20.228 --> 00:25:24.023 align:center Got his break. He signed to Universal Records when he was, like, 21. 00:25:24.106 --> 00:25:28.444 align:center Signed that deal, shortly after, he died. Like, he got murdered in Savannah. 00:25:28.527 --> 00:25:31.489 align:center Um, and my mom was pregnant with me at the same time. 00:25:31.572 --> 00:25:34.158 align:center That same year he got murdered, my mom was pregnant with me. 00:25:34.909 --> 00:25:37.536 align:center And, like, he was on his way, though. 00:25:37.620 --> 00:25:39.497 align:center You know what I mean? Like, he was on his way. 00:25:40.498 --> 00:25:42.500 align:center He was talented. Like, he was so talented. 00:25:42.583 --> 00:25:45.753 align:center And that's why I feel like it's my duty to carry on that legacy. 00:25:54.345 --> 00:25:56.055 align:center When I was seven, my dad passed away. 00:25:58.349 --> 00:26:00.142 align:center It's been me and my mom since then. 00:26:00.226 --> 00:26:03.187 align:center And in 2013, she was diagnosed with cancer. 00:26:03.271 --> 00:26:07.984 align:center So, ever since I was young I had to think about more than just what I wanted. 00:26:10.778 --> 00:26:12.697 align:center My mom, she could hoop back in her day. 00:26:12.780 --> 00:26:14.365 align:center She used… She scored a thousand something points, 00:26:14.448 --> 00:26:16.200 align:center grabbed over 700 rebounds. 00:26:16.284 --> 00:26:18.577 align:center I hear it every other conversation I have with her. 00:26:18.661 --> 00:26:22.373 align:center But being able to have someone that close who cares about you, 00:26:22.456 --> 00:26:26.335 align:center who has your best interests, and also knows the game perfectly 00:26:26.419 --> 00:26:28.963 align:center is someone that you definitely need to keep in your back pocket. 00:26:29.630 --> 00:26:32.300 align:center I know she's going through the hardest time right now. 00:26:32.383 --> 00:26:35.594 align:center Right now she's in the hospital, and she's gonna be for the next month. 00:26:35.678 --> 00:26:40.808 align:center So, I'ma be carrying her weight and the weight of her future on my shoulders. 00:26:40.891 --> 00:26:42.226 align:center -[phone ringing] -Oh, there we go. 00:26:42.310 --> 00:26:44.103 align:center -Oh, there she is. -Hi, Mom. 00:26:44.186 --> 00:26:46.022 align:center -Hi, Mama. -Hi. 00:26:46.105 --> 00:26:47.815 align:center You look beautiful with your glasses, Mom. 00:26:47.898 --> 00:26:50.318 align:center [Lively] When she was going through the hard stuff, 00:26:50.401 --> 00:26:55.114 align:center whenever she had to do the chemotherapy, like, her body reacted so much to that. 00:26:55.197 --> 00:26:57.533 align:center And I was the one who had to take care of her, 'cause she… 00:26:57.616 --> 00:26:59.327 align:center Some days she couldn't even get out of bed. 00:26:59.410 --> 00:27:00.870 align:center Extremely proud. Extremely proud. 00:27:00.953 --> 00:27:02.371 align:center -I'll text you, Mom. Love you. -Love you, Kath. 00:27:02.455 --> 00:27:03.581 align:center -Okay. Love you.[kisses] -Love you. 00:27:03.664 --> 00:27:06.542 align:center It's humbling to watch the two of them go through this. 00:27:06.625 --> 00:27:09.086 align:center I don't know many families that could survive what they're doing, 00:27:09.170 --> 00:27:10.463 align:center and what they've been through. 00:27:15.259 --> 00:27:16.344 align:center You know, she's one of the proudest. 00:27:16.427 --> 00:27:20.681 align:center 'Cause she was one of the first people to see little scrawny Dereck that was… 00:27:20.765 --> 00:27:22.683 align:center Don't you know, like, the little car dealerships that have, 00:27:22.767 --> 00:27:25.311 align:center like, the blowup machine that couldn't control his limbs? 00:27:25.394 --> 00:27:27.646 align:center Yeah, that was me at the dinner table when I was younger. 00:27:27.730 --> 00:27:29.857 align:center He spilled a glass of milk every night. 00:27:29.940 --> 00:27:31.650 align:center -[laughs] -[chuckles] 00:27:32.318 --> 00:27:34.070 align:center The best high school basketball players in the country 00:27:34.153 --> 00:27:38.032 align:center met this weekend in Wichita, Kansas at the McDonald's All American Games. 00:27:38.115 --> 00:27:41.160 align:center Billy Packer went on a solo assignment, away from his NCAA partners 00:27:41.243 --> 00:27:45.081 align:center of Al McGuire and Dick Enberg to give us this special report. Billy. 00:27:46.165 --> 00:27:47.208 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:27:47.291 --> 00:27:50.127 align:center Every year, a new group of high school superstars 00:27:50.211 --> 00:27:53.589 align:center from across the country burst onto the collegiate scene. 00:27:53.672 --> 00:27:56.467 align:center This year, once again, the McDonald's All American team 00:27:56.550 --> 00:27:58.344 align:center represents the cream of the crop. 00:27:58.427 --> 00:28:00.971 align:center The kids that are sure to be tomorrow's heroes. 00:28:01.055 --> 00:28:03.307 align:center It's hard to believe, but four years ago, 00:28:03.391 --> 00:28:06.560 align:center a guy named Magic Johnson was a McDonald's All American. 00:28:06.644 --> 00:28:11.232 align:center Since that time, he's led his team to the NCAA and NBA championships. 00:28:11.315 --> 00:28:15.486 align:center Two years ago, it was Sampson, Bowie and a little guy named Isiah Thomas. 00:28:15.569 --> 00:28:17.822 align:center Yeah, that's the same Thomas that led IU 00:28:17.905 --> 00:28:20.366 align:center to the national crown where he was the MVP. 00:28:20.449 --> 00:28:24.120 align:center In fact, in the years… this year's NCAA championship, 00:28:24.203 --> 00:28:27.998 align:center six of the ten starters were former McDonald's high school All Americans. 00:28:28.082 --> 00:28:33.379 align:center I was fortunate to be one of those guys on the McDonald's All American team. 00:28:33.462 --> 00:28:35.631 align:center This year's crop is out of sight. 00:28:36.465 --> 00:28:40.636 align:center Some of the best big men we've ever seen. Two of the best right here. 00:28:40.719 --> 00:28:44.265 align:center Pat Ewing, Cambridge, Mass. Greg Dreiling, Wichita, Kansas. 00:28:44.348 --> 00:28:46.851 align:center They've got some skills, and they're just plain out of sight. 00:28:48.144 --> 00:28:51.188 align:center I was offered the opportunity to coach those all-star games, 00:28:51.272 --> 00:28:53.149 align:center and I gladly accepted. 00:28:54.108 --> 00:28:56.110 align:center You get this group of kids. 00:28:56.193 --> 00:28:58.988 align:center I didn't know who these guys were, because you didn't hear about them. 00:28:59.655 --> 00:29:03.784 align:center I remember this guy, I mean… He wanted to win every single race. 00:29:03.868 --> 00:29:05.786 align:center Every suicide, he was first. 00:29:05.870 --> 00:29:07.288 align:center Yeah, I mean, he just refuses… 00:29:07.371 --> 00:29:09.165 align:center He don't want to lose anything. His name's Michael Jordan. 00:29:09.248 --> 00:29:13.878 align:center [Packer] We put a giant ruler on them to check out the young cloud piercers. 00:29:13.961 --> 00:29:16.338 align:center First, Michael Jordan, 6'5". 00:29:16.422 --> 00:29:18.382 align:center Eight-and-a-half foot reach, 00:29:18.466 --> 00:29:21.677 align:center an 11-foot touch, 30 inches off the ground. 00:29:22.303 --> 00:29:26.974 align:center I can still remember Michael just flying up and down the court. 00:29:27.057 --> 00:29:29.643 align:center "Wow, this is the most athletic person I've ever seen in my life. 00:29:29.727 --> 00:29:30.853 align:center This guy is different." 00:29:30.936 --> 00:29:33.606 align:center [Ewing] I can remember Michael talking trash. 00:29:33.689 --> 00:29:36.734 align:center That's him. That's part of his DNA. That's part of his personality. 00:29:36.817 --> 00:29:40.529 align:center We're both in our 60s now, and he's still talkin' trash. 00:29:40.613 --> 00:29:44.033 align:center And the thing is, we, the east squad, was the underdog. 00:29:44.116 --> 00:29:47.286 align:center They were the home team, we were the visitors from the east. 00:29:47.369 --> 00:29:49.997 align:center We were not supposed to win the game. 00:29:51.999 --> 00:29:55.461 align:center We were down early. Adrian Branch plays his butt off. 00:30:00.341 --> 00:30:02.885 align:center We were up two or three going into the last four or five minutes. 00:30:04.720 --> 00:30:05.721 align:center They go ahead. 00:30:07.014 --> 00:30:08.474 align:center But then, we got Michael Jordan. 00:30:08.557 --> 00:30:11.060 align:center [commentator] It's Jordan on the… Oh, what a layup! 00:30:11.143 --> 00:30:15.564 align:center [Jarvis] The last five possessions of the game, Michael Jordan hit the shot. 00:30:15.648 --> 00:30:17.274 align:center [commentator] Jordan! Michael! 00:30:17.358 --> 00:30:19.652 align:center The last one he took was the last one that put us… 00:30:19.735 --> 00:30:22.821 align:center gave us 96 points in a 96-95 victory. 00:30:24.740 --> 00:30:27.326 align:center [Hill] When I watch that game, I'm thinking, like, 00:30:27.409 --> 00:30:30.704 align:center "This Mike Jordan seems kinda raw, but he's the real deal." 00:30:30.788 --> 00:30:33.499 align:center Not only did he hit the game winner 00:30:33.582 --> 00:30:36.835 align:center to win a national championship for North Carolina in '82, 00:30:36.919 --> 00:30:41.507 align:center but he hit a game winner to win the McDonald's All American Game. 00:30:42.258 --> 00:30:43.926 align:center -[commentator] Shot, Jordan! -[crowd cheering] 00:30:44.009 --> 00:30:48.681 align:center Great shot, great player. You know, that's what great players do. 00:30:48.764 --> 00:30:49.932 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:30:52.393 --> 00:30:54.645 align:center [Jarvis] I mean, I didn't know till years later 00:30:54.728 --> 00:30:56.605 align:center that it was a scoring record, to be honest with you. 00:30:56.689 --> 00:30:58.649 align:center And I don't think Michael did either. 00:30:58.732 --> 00:31:01.777 align:center It wasn't about scoring. It was about winning. 00:31:02.403 --> 00:31:05.656 align:center I remember saying to Mike, "Hey, congratulations on the win. 00:31:05.739 --> 00:31:07.616 align:center And I know you're gonna get the MVP award." 00:31:08.617 --> 00:31:13.205 align:center [Hill] Adrian Branch and Audrey Sherrod were co-MVPs. 00:31:13.289 --> 00:31:14.331 align:center Not Michael. 00:31:14.915 --> 00:31:17.418 align:center I think Michael was the MVP of that game. 00:31:18.460 --> 00:31:21.130 align:center [Jarvis] Adrian was the MVP, and he played great. 00:31:21.213 --> 00:31:24.550 align:center But he had something going for him that Michael Jordan didn't. 00:31:24.633 --> 00:31:28.762 align:center His coach, Morgan Wootten, he was part of the selection committee. 00:31:28.846 --> 00:31:29.972 align:center So, that always helps. 00:31:31.432 --> 00:31:34.935 align:center After the game, I'm on the elevator with Mr. and Mrs. Jordan. 00:31:35.019 --> 00:31:38.063 align:center And I remember Mrs. Jordan saying to Billy Packer, 00:31:39.064 --> 00:31:42.192 align:center "Poor Michael. My poor son Michael. 00:31:42.276 --> 00:31:46.822 align:center He never gets any recognition. He never gets any respect." 00:31:47.823 --> 00:31:52.578 align:center She was pissed. Um, and right-rightfully so. 00:31:52.661 --> 00:31:54.079 align:center Um, but… 00:31:55.289 --> 00:31:58.542 align:center Hey. It's water under the bridge now. [chuckles] 00:31:59.627 --> 00:32:00.878 align:center [Scoop] You know, one of the things 00:32:00.961 --> 00:32:03.964 align:center that made the McDonald's game so special and seeing Michael do that is, 00:32:04.840 --> 00:32:09.887 align:center quietly, he's letting the world know just how great he is. 00:32:19.521 --> 00:32:21.357 align:center [Geoghan] I thought the basketball landscape 00:32:21.440 --> 00:32:23.942 align:center certainly changed for the better. 00:32:24.026 --> 00:32:26.820 align:center And because of ESPN and television, 00:32:28.072 --> 00:32:32.242 align:center more people are aware of the game. And became more popular. 00:32:34.036 --> 00:32:37.289 align:center To be selected as one of the top 20 high school players in America… 00:32:37.373 --> 00:32:38.374 align:center It will always be… 00:32:38.457 --> 00:32:40.250 align:center For the rest of my life I'm gonna remember this moment. 00:32:40.334 --> 00:32:42.628 align:center [Scoop] The ascension of the McDonald's All American Games 00:32:42.711 --> 00:32:47.257 align:center started making Black kids dream earlier 00:32:48.258 --> 00:32:51.553 align:center about what the game of basketball can do to their lives. 00:32:53.055 --> 00:32:58.727 align:center And in '85 when McDonald's got a television partner to televise the game, 00:32:58.811 --> 00:33:00.020 align:center it just changed everything. 00:33:00.104 --> 00:33:03.732 align:center [Jim Thacker] Welcome to the eighth annual McDonald's All American Game. 00:33:04.400 --> 00:33:06.360 align:center Brought to you by McDonald's. 00:33:06.443 --> 00:33:10.072 align:center It's a good time for the great taste of McDonald's. 00:33:10.698 --> 00:33:13.867 align:center I'm Jim Thacker, and with me is Dick Vitale. 00:33:13.951 --> 00:33:16.662 align:center Dick, tell us about the concept and the importance of this game. 00:33:16.745 --> 00:33:19.665 align:center Jim, right now we're gonna have, really what I call showtime! 00:33:19.748 --> 00:33:22.418 align:center It's gonna be prime time performers at their best. 00:33:22.501 --> 00:33:26.839 align:center The talent. People like Magic Johnson, Ralph Sampson, Patrick Ewing. 00:33:26.922 --> 00:33:30.050 align:center All served notice in this game that their stardom was no dream. 00:33:30.134 --> 00:33:31.552 align:center High school All American Game. 00:33:31.635 --> 00:33:33.387 align:center The McDonald's All Americans in just a moment. 00:33:33.470 --> 00:33:36.306 align:center With a tip, and it is taken over to the white-clad West team. 00:33:36.390 --> 00:33:37.725 align:center [advertiser 1] But don't salute. 00:33:37.808 --> 00:33:40.269 align:center [advertiser 2] The DeLorean gull-wing doors. 00:33:42.855 --> 00:33:43.856 align:center My name is Danny Manning. 00:33:43.939 --> 00:33:46.108 align:center I'm from Lawrence, Kansas. I go to Lawrence High School. 00:33:46.191 --> 00:33:48.944 align:center Kenny Smith. Archbishop Molloy High School. Queens, New York. 00:33:49.027 --> 00:33:51.780 align:center [commentator] And the particulars on the individual here… 00:33:51.864 --> 00:33:55.325 align:center [commentator 2] 27 points. A strong candidate for the John Wooden award. 00:33:57.953 --> 00:33:59.413 align:center [advertiser 3] ♪ That big, red box ♪ 00:33:59.496 --> 00:34:02.833 align:center You know, I study, I do my work and go to class. 00:34:02.916 --> 00:34:07.254 align:center [announcer] From the West, number 43, Derrick Coleman! 00:34:07.337 --> 00:34:09.506 align:center There's an enormous amount of talent. 00:34:09.590 --> 00:34:12.217 align:center It seems each year they get bigger and better. 00:34:12.301 --> 00:34:14.678 align:center And you can't expect good team play, 00:34:14.762 --> 00:34:17.806 align:center because they haven't had a opportunity to work together. 00:34:17.890 --> 00:34:20.058 align:center I have said this and believe it to be true, 00:34:20.142 --> 00:34:23.771 align:center that television, of which you're a tremendous part, 00:34:23.854 --> 00:34:27.858 align:center has, uh, caused many players to become more individual. 00:34:27.941 --> 00:34:31.236 align:center Because they like to be spectacular, and they like to perform. 00:34:31.320 --> 00:34:32.404 align:center Thank you. Coach John Wooden. 00:34:32.488 --> 00:34:35.699 align:center Now, let's join Dick Vitale and a couple of trees. 00:34:35.783 --> 00:34:37.284 align:center Well, I'll tell you, Keith, I wanna come back 00:34:37.367 --> 00:34:40.162 align:center and retire from the television world and go to coaching. 00:34:40.245 --> 00:34:41.747 align:center Look at these two talents. 00:34:41.830 --> 00:34:44.458 align:center I remember being like, "Wow, I'ma be on national TV, man. 00:34:44.541 --> 00:34:46.376 align:center I can… We gotta put on a show." 00:34:46.460 --> 00:34:48.086 align:center You know? We gotta put on a show. 00:34:48.170 --> 00:34:50.756 align:center [Dick] Start with Alonzo Mourning, the shot-blockin' wiz. 00:34:50.839 --> 00:34:54.510 align:center The Hoya. He's a tremendous talent with great rejection ability. 00:34:54.593 --> 00:34:59.556 align:center How much rejection ability? 27 blocked shots in one game. 00:34:59.640 --> 00:35:01.099 align:center [commentator] Moves it the other way! 00:35:04.353 --> 00:35:06.104 align:center [Vitale] Look, Bob Hurley's flashing signals. 00:35:06.188 --> 00:35:07.898 align:center -Bob Hurley says, "We want the two-play." -[laughs] 00:35:07.981 --> 00:35:11.318 align:center They'll look and say, "What two-play? This is all-star. Let me shoot the rock." 00:35:12.110 --> 00:35:14.196 align:center [Mourning] We had a stacked class. 00:35:14.279 --> 00:35:19.952 align:center Twelve of these 24 players stand 6'9" or better. 00:35:20.035 --> 00:35:23.956 align:center The length, the athleticism, the skill level. 00:35:24.039 --> 00:35:27.626 align:center There was Christian Laettner, Stanley Roberts, Chris Jackson, 00:35:27.709 --> 00:35:31.004 align:center Mahmoud, Billy Owens, Shawn Kemp. 00:35:31.088 --> 00:35:36.677 align:center In '88, the talent… It just felt like it was really elevated. 00:35:37.678 --> 00:35:40.681 align:center I had a target on my back. Those guys were coming at me. 00:35:40.764 --> 00:35:44.393 align:center -[crowd cheering] -[Vitale] There… Kemp! Power move. 00:35:44.476 --> 00:35:48.230 align:center Go, Kemp. Shawn Kemp from out of Elkhart… 00:35:48.313 --> 00:35:51.733 align:center Then, Shawn Kemp was one of the most athletic, big men 00:35:51.817 --> 00:35:53.735 align:center I'd ever seen in my life. 00:35:53.819 --> 00:35:56.071 align:center [Vitale] Look at that talent. Rebound, handle the rock… 00:35:56.154 --> 00:35:59.116 align:center Look at him handle it! Look at this kid! Are you serious? 00:35:59.199 --> 00:36:03.036 align:center Are you for real? That's a superstar potential! 00:36:03.120 --> 00:36:05.080 align:center These kids are solid gold players. 00:36:05.163 --> 00:36:07.207 align:center I think when they play on a collegiate level, 00:36:07.291 --> 00:36:09.209 align:center they are instant impact players. 00:36:09.293 --> 00:36:12.546 align:center Mourning is such a dominator. His intimidation ability… 00:36:12.629 --> 00:36:16.049 align:center I believe he has a great chance to be the first high school player 00:36:16.133 --> 00:36:17.801 align:center to make the United States Olympic team. 00:36:17.885 --> 00:36:19.803 align:center And not just because John Thompson's the coach. 00:36:19.887 --> 00:36:24.683 align:center I get a call from Coach Thompson saying that there's a young man that we need. 00:36:24.766 --> 00:36:30.230 align:center Alonzo Mourning is his name, and he's a huge fan of yours. 00:36:30.814 --> 00:36:32.608 align:center "You can't say anything to him, 00:36:32.691 --> 00:36:35.027 align:center but I just want to make sure that he sees you." 00:36:35.110 --> 00:36:39.615 align:center I just walk across the floor, and say, "What's up." [laughs] 00:36:40.449 --> 00:36:44.244 align:center And kept going. Aw, he's sitting there like… [gasps] 00:36:44.328 --> 00:36:45.329 align:center [laughs] 00:36:45.412 --> 00:36:50.292 align:center That class in particular, you know, had some real, real heavyweights 00:36:50.375 --> 00:36:52.336 align:center and real talented players. 00:36:52.419 --> 00:36:55.923 align:center And so now, all these coaches are competing. 00:36:56.006 --> 00:36:59.760 align:center Not just on the court, but they're competing, uh, with recruiting. 00:37:00.594 --> 00:37:04.932 align:center And, uh… And some, you know, some teams and some coaches crossed that line. 00:37:06.058 --> 00:37:08.352 align:center Maybe more than we… than we know. 00:37:08.435 --> 00:37:09.686 align:center -[crowd cheering] -[Keith] This gets me, 00:37:09.770 --> 00:37:12.731 align:center very quickly, into an area of college athletics that I despise. 00:37:12.814 --> 00:37:14.232 align:center I think most coaches do too. 00:37:14.316 --> 00:37:17.569 align:center It's the confounded necessity of recruiting, 00:37:17.653 --> 00:37:19.321 align:center and the mess it brings with it. 00:37:19.404 --> 00:37:21.156 align:center Oh, you know, recruiting back in those days, 00:37:21.239 --> 00:37:23.700 align:center uh, for everybody who's seen the movie Blue Chips. 00:37:23.784 --> 00:37:26.495 align:center [Ricky] I figure a white, blue chip athlete like myself 00:37:26.578 --> 00:37:28.872 align:center deserves something extra. About-about 30 grand. 00:37:29.623 --> 00:37:32.084 align:center -I'd like to have it in cash. -Get the hell out of here, Ricky. 00:37:32.167 --> 00:37:33.168 align:center -What… -Get out of here! 00:37:33.251 --> 00:37:35.128 align:center All the other schools are doing it, Coach. 00:37:35.212 --> 00:37:37.965 align:center [Pete] I did not authorize a car for Ricky. 00:37:38.048 --> 00:37:40.133 align:center [Ed] But you did authorize the friends of the program 00:37:40.217 --> 00:37:41.301 align:center to do what had to be done. 00:37:42.052 --> 00:37:44.554 align:center Accurate. Like, you know? That's just how it was going, 00:37:44.638 --> 00:37:48.517 align:center and I'll never be somebody to be salty at a guy for getting their bag, right? 00:37:48.600 --> 00:37:51.186 align:center So, I look at a guy like Chris Mills. He was the man. 00:37:51.269 --> 00:37:53.230 align:center [Vitale] Mills's situation going on with Kentucky. 00:37:53.313 --> 00:37:55.065 align:center [Keith] Yeah, one of the air freight companies, 00:37:55.148 --> 00:37:57.567 align:center one of the employees found, uh, a package. It was opened. 00:37:57.651 --> 00:38:01.363 align:center Intended for the father of Chris Mills from the University of Kentucky. 00:38:01.446 --> 00:38:04.491 align:center They found inside $1,000. 00:38:04.574 --> 00:38:09.830 align:center The NCAA showed up, um, and insisted on interviewing Chris Mills 00:38:09.913 --> 00:38:13.667 align:center to talk about the, uh, accusation 00:38:13.750 --> 00:38:17.587 align:center that Chris Mills was involved in a bribery scandal. 00:38:17.671 --> 00:38:20.382 align:center There was no evidence to suggest that he shouldn't play, 00:38:20.465 --> 00:38:21.967 align:center 'cause Chris didn't know anything about it. 00:38:22.050 --> 00:38:25.554 align:center This was between an assistant coach and Chris's father. 00:38:25.637 --> 00:38:27.597 align:center [Keith] Claud Mills says he did not receive any money. 00:38:27.681 --> 00:38:31.143 align:center The Kentucky people say that they did not send any money. 00:38:31.226 --> 00:38:33.645 align:center I'ma go ahead and say it, I don't know what happened to the $1,000. 00:38:33.729 --> 00:38:35.439 align:center Same thing what happened to me. Like, no, I never got here. 00:38:35.522 --> 00:38:38.233 align:center I don't know what y'all talking about. I don't know where that rack is at. 00:38:38.316 --> 00:38:41.862 align:center That, to me, was just normal, you know, 00:38:41.945 --> 00:38:44.489 align:center every day in the high school recruiting wars. 00:38:44.573 --> 00:38:47.701 align:center You know. They all got paid, and I'm totally fine with it. 00:38:47.784 --> 00:38:49.161 align:center [Gary Bender] We're just about set now 00:38:49.244 --> 00:38:51.955 align:center to begin the 12th annual McDonald's All American Game. 00:38:52.039 --> 00:38:53.874 align:center Now, for the introduction of the starting lineups, 00:38:53.957 --> 00:38:55.792 align:center the PA announcer, Kevin Harlan. 00:38:55.876 --> 00:38:59.796 align:center Back in the day, it's the unknown that's showing up to the McDonald's game. 00:38:59.880 --> 00:39:02.799 align:center So, Matt Wenstrom walks in. I'm like, okay, he's a big guy, you know? 00:39:02.883 --> 00:39:04.760 align:center Then I look. I'm like… [breathes heavily] 00:39:04.843 --> 00:39:06.803 align:center "Damn, this dude is huge." 00:39:06.887 --> 00:39:08.138 align:center It was Shaquille O'Neal, 00:39:08.847 --> 00:39:15.437 align:center and it was the perfect opportunity for Shaq to say, "Here I am." 00:39:15.520 --> 00:39:17.606 align:center When I was getting ready to leave, he grabbed me and said, 00:39:17.689 --> 00:39:18.899 align:center "How long you been in the army, soldier?" 00:39:18.982 --> 00:39:20.859 align:center I said, "I'm not in the army. I'm only 13." 00:39:20.942 --> 00:39:22.944 align:center -He started freaking out. -Oh-- I'll tell you one thing… 00:39:23.028 --> 00:39:24.654 align:center [Johnson] His first interview with Dick Vitale, 00:39:24.738 --> 00:39:27.866 align:center you could kind of see the makings of the Shaq persona that we see now. 00:39:27.949 --> 00:39:30.327 align:center Always the jokester, always trying to keep the mood light… 00:39:30.410 --> 00:39:32.829 align:center -Thanks, Shaquille. -…but a ferocious beast out on the court. 00:39:33.830 --> 00:39:35.707 align:center [Rose] I heard about Shaq, 00:39:35.791 --> 00:39:41.296 align:center but I didn't physically get a chance to watch him play until he got in that game. 00:39:41.379 --> 00:39:43.215 align:center And he showed so many people, 00:39:43.298 --> 00:39:47.219 align:center I can be big and physical, but I can play with finesse. 00:39:48.470 --> 00:39:52.974 align:center [Murray] When Shaq blocked the shot, we had a three-on-one break. 00:39:53.058 --> 00:39:57.312 align:center I'm running the right side, so I'm like, "Oh, I'm about to dunk on this dude." 00:39:57.938 --> 00:40:01.650 align:center Shaq just put it in overdrive and dunked on Shaun Golden 00:40:01.733 --> 00:40:03.443 align:center like he wasn't even there. 00:40:03.527 --> 00:40:07.072 align:center The crowd went crazy, but Dick Vitale lost his mind. 00:40:07.155 --> 00:40:09.324 align:center [Vitale] Look at this guy handling the ball! I can't believe it! 00:40:09.407 --> 00:40:11.535 align:center [Bender] He'll take it all the way! Oh! Oh! 00:40:11.618 --> 00:40:14.121 align:center [Vitale] Oh! Oh! Oh! I can't believe it! I can't believe it! 00:40:14.204 --> 00:40:18.041 align:center That's a seven-footer! Are you serious? [chuckles] 00:40:18.125 --> 00:40:20.377 align:center Down on the ground! Are you serious? 00:40:20.460 --> 00:40:22.254 align:center -Gary, hold me back, man. -[Bender chuckles] 00:40:22.337 --> 00:40:25.799 align:center I'm still jumping in my seat here. Most NBA guys can't do this. 00:40:27.509 --> 00:40:29.136 align:center I was like, "Oh, my, uh…" [stammers] 00:40:29.219 --> 00:40:31.680 align:center I-I thought I was going to get the pass for the dunk, but when he did, 00:40:31.763 --> 00:40:33.056 align:center I was like, "Ooh-wee." 00:40:33.140 --> 00:40:38.812 align:center That was something at his size that we just had not seen. 00:40:39.396 --> 00:40:42.232 align:center And to see a guy coming up like a locomotive… 00:40:42.315 --> 00:40:45.986 align:center [stammers] As a guard, you thinking, "I'ma try swipe at this thing, 00:40:46.069 --> 00:40:48.196 align:center but at some point, I'm getting out of his way." 00:40:48.280 --> 00:40:51.199 align:center Shaq wasn't the only breakout star that night. 00:40:51.283 --> 00:40:54.661 align:center There was this kid from Jersey City, New Jersey. 00:40:54.744 --> 00:40:55.871 align:center [Bender] Bob Hurley Jr, 00:40:55.954 --> 00:40:59.374 align:center who a lot of people rate as one of the top ten players in the United States. 00:40:59.457 --> 00:41:00.959 align:center [Vitale] Give it up, Bobby. Give it up! 00:41:01.042 --> 00:41:03.670 align:center -[Bender] Hurley puts it up. -[Vitale] There it is! There it is! 00:41:03.753 --> 00:41:05.922 align:center [Bender] Tracy Murray gets it out to Robinson. 00:41:06.006 --> 00:41:08.008 align:center -[Vitale] See, Robinson's a scorer. -[Bender] Look out! 00:41:08.091 --> 00:41:09.176 align:center [whistle blows] 00:41:09.259 --> 00:41:11.428 align:center And he's going to be called for a charge. 00:41:11.511 --> 00:41:13.513 align:center He gets up, slaps the floor. 00:41:13.597 --> 00:41:16.933 align:center Hurley showed some courage, staying in there and drawing the foul. 00:41:17.017 --> 00:41:20.604 align:center We were all wondering, "What the hell was Bobby thinking, 00:41:20.687 --> 00:41:23.064 align:center getting in front of a train and just standing there?" 00:41:23.148 --> 00:41:27.444 align:center But, you know what? That showed his heart. You know, showed that Jersey toughness. 00:41:27.527 --> 00:41:28.570 align:center I-I tell you what. 00:41:28.653 --> 00:41:31.823 align:center I-I guess I learned the difference between Bobby Hurley and me, 00:41:31.907 --> 00:41:33.450 align:center because I wasn't going to do that. 00:41:33.533 --> 00:41:34.534 align:center [Vitale] Look at him right here. 00:41:34.618 --> 00:41:36.828 align:center He says, "Come on, big fella. Run me over. Run me over." 00:41:36.912 --> 00:41:37.996 align:center [Bender chuckles] 00:41:39.831 --> 00:41:43.293 align:center [JJ Redick] Bobby went to Duke because Coach K recruited kids 00:41:43.376 --> 00:41:46.463 align:center that were sick and demented like him. 00:41:46.546 --> 00:41:49.299 align:center You know? That's why me recruited me. [laughs] 00:41:50.300 --> 00:41:53.220 align:center [Murray] And Shaq kind of laughed and hit the floor 00:41:53.303 --> 00:41:54.888 align:center and got up and ran down the floor. 00:41:54.971 --> 00:41:57.015 align:center [Bender] …the assist today, tying the record, 00:41:57.098 --> 00:41:58.391 align:center and here comes the 6'11" giant. 00:41:58.475 --> 00:41:59.559 align:center [Vitale] Look at the crowd. 00:41:59.643 --> 00:42:02.771 align:center They're loving Shaquille O'Neal, the most valuable player. 00:42:02.854 --> 00:42:06.816 align:center [Bender] And the East MVP is gonna be Bobby Hurley. 00:42:06.900 --> 00:42:08.860 align:center A six-footer and a seven-footer 00:42:08.944 --> 00:42:12.113 align:center representing this 12th annual McDonald's All American Game. 00:42:20.789 --> 00:42:22.958 align:center Duke, you know, won that championship in '91. 00:42:23.041 --> 00:42:25.377 align:center In '91, they had six McDonald's All Americans. 00:42:25.460 --> 00:42:29.297 align:center That equals the all-time total that North Carolina had back in '82, 00:42:29.381 --> 00:42:30.715 align:center when they had six. 00:42:30.799 --> 00:42:33.093 align:center And every team that's won the national championship 00:42:33.176 --> 00:42:36.012 align:center have had at least one McDonald's All American on it. 00:42:36.096 --> 00:42:37.347 align:center [crowd chanting] 00:42:37.430 --> 00:42:41.726 align:center [chuckles] I remember where I was watching the '91 McDonald's game. 00:42:41.810 --> 00:42:46.731 align:center We had just won our first championship at Duke on a Monday, 00:42:46.815 --> 00:42:48.233 align:center and the game came on on Sunday. 00:42:48.316 --> 00:42:49.859 align:center Like, it was just, like, first of all, 00:42:49.943 --> 00:42:54.072 align:center there was some incredible talent on the floor in that game. 00:42:54.155 --> 00:42:58.285 align:center But then, to see, you know, the four guys that were all going to Michigan, 00:42:58.368 --> 00:43:00.578 align:center um, that was unheard of. 00:43:03.123 --> 00:43:06.293 align:center [reporter] Contrary to popular belief, the shift in American basketball 00:43:06.376 --> 00:43:07.711 align:center didn't begin in Michigan. 00:43:07.794 --> 00:43:13.466 align:center It was 1991 when the Fab Four first took the floor together 00:43:13.550 --> 00:43:15.468 align:center at the McDonald's All American Game. 00:43:16.428 --> 00:43:18.596 align:center Four of us, other than Ray Jackson, 00:43:18.680 --> 00:43:21.474 align:center each got invited to play in the McDonald's All American Game, 00:43:21.558 --> 00:43:27.188 align:center so we ended up finding a room where C-Webb and I, and, uh, Jimmy and Juwan 00:43:27.272 --> 00:43:31.401 align:center were basically sharing rooms that were divided by a bathroom. 00:43:32.068 --> 00:43:35.196 align:center And that's where we literally devised all of the thoughts 00:43:35.280 --> 00:43:38.199 align:center that we were gonna become the Fab Five and change the game. 00:43:38.825 --> 00:43:40.744 align:center It's hard to ever repeat that 00:43:40.827 --> 00:43:44.956 align:center because that's the introduction to what we be talking about the culture. 00:43:45.040 --> 00:43:49.794 align:center Now, what you see in basketball culture today stemmed from those guys. 00:43:52.630 --> 00:43:54.424 align:center Them boys was from the streets. 00:43:54.507 --> 00:43:58.136 align:center They bought their confidence, they bought they haircuts. 00:43:58.219 --> 00:43:59.304 align:center They represented, like, 00:43:59.387 --> 00:44:03.767 align:center what kids that appreciated the game in the streets represented. 00:44:03.850 --> 00:44:07.228 align:center So, for us to see that on the court, that was when culture flipped. 00:44:08.313 --> 00:44:09.314 align:center [Packer] Chris Webber. 00:44:09.397 --> 00:44:11.900 align:center [Gumbel] Billy, he's got a pro-type body right now. 00:44:11.983 --> 00:44:13.443 align:center [Packer] He certainly does. 00:44:13.526 --> 00:44:16.112 align:center -[players shouting] -[crowd cheering] 00:44:17.572 --> 00:44:19.366 align:center [Hill] The early '90s McDonald's games 00:44:19.449 --> 00:44:23.953 align:center showcased a dramatic shift in style of play from previous years. 00:44:24.037 --> 00:44:25.705 align:center [Packer speaks indistinctly] 00:44:26.581 --> 00:44:30.001 align:center [Rose] A lot of people in that game in 1991 00:44:30.085 --> 00:44:32.962 align:center embodied what we now call positionless basketball. 00:44:33.922 --> 00:44:36.508 align:center C-Webb, throw it for a guard to catch a lob. 00:44:38.385 --> 00:44:39.719 align:center [player] Let's go, baby! 00:44:39.803 --> 00:44:41.763 align:center [Rose] It may seem normal now… 00:44:42.806 --> 00:44:43.848 align:center [Gumbel] Excellent timing. 00:44:43.932 --> 00:44:45.934 align:center You can see Rose looking one way, throwing the other. 00:44:46.017 --> 00:44:47.352 align:center Robinson puts it away. 00:44:47.435 --> 00:44:52.774 align:center [Rose] Uh, Big Dog, 6'9", 6'10", played all facing the basket. 00:44:52.857 --> 00:44:58.613 align:center He caught one of the nastiest tip dunks in the history of the McDonald's game. 00:44:58.696 --> 00:45:02.325 align:center -[Packer] Robinson… -[Gumbel] Oh, man! Robinson! 00:45:03.034 --> 00:45:07.038 align:center [Rose] We were actually recruiting The Big Dog to come to Michigan. 00:45:07.122 --> 00:45:09.916 align:center You know why? Most times now, players pick a team where, 00:45:09.999 --> 00:45:12.335 align:center "I can go be the man. I'ma go average my numbers, 00:45:12.419 --> 00:45:14.129 align:center and I'ma go to the league." 00:45:14.212 --> 00:45:16.381 align:center We were like, "We're about to try change the game." 00:45:16.464 --> 00:45:18.716 align:center [Packer] All the future Michigan players were kidding Glenn Robinson… 00:45:18.800 --> 00:45:21.678 align:center "Well, you go to Purdue, you're going to have to play in the low post." [chuckles] 00:45:21.761 --> 00:45:24.973 align:center [Gumbel] Off to Nathan. Back to Webber. Nice play! 00:45:25.056 --> 00:45:26.057 align:center Yeah! 00:45:26.141 --> 00:45:29.060 align:center [Packer] At the rate that Webber is going right now, take a look. 00:45:29.144 --> 00:45:33.189 align:center Just six points shy of the single-game high set by Michael Jordan. 00:45:33.773 --> 00:45:37.694 align:center Best launches a three. Oh, yes! And ties it! 00:45:37.777 --> 00:45:39.904 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:45:39.988 --> 00:45:44.617 align:center You see the time remaining. No foul? Webb-- 00:45:45.285 --> 00:45:47.203 align:center -Exclamation point. -[announcer] Webber! 00:45:47.287 --> 00:45:49.080 align:center [Packer] They're not gonna get it up in time. 00:45:49.831 --> 00:45:53.418 align:center Best will launch a three-pointer, but he doesn't get it off in time! 00:45:54.169 --> 00:45:58.006 align:center Some finish. And it's over. As Chris Webber dropped in 28 points. 00:45:59.340 --> 00:46:02.969 align:center [Scoop] I think you saw four brothers who realized, 00:46:03.052 --> 00:46:05.263 align:center you know, we kinda look at life kind of like the same way, 00:46:05.346 --> 00:46:07.849 align:center even though our backgrounds are all kinda different. 00:46:07.932 --> 00:46:13.313 align:center They all believe in being unapologetic about who they are. 00:46:14.147 --> 00:46:16.316 align:center That's the one common thread all of them share. 00:46:17.442 --> 00:46:21.446 align:center Their connection at the McDonald's All American Game 00:46:21.529 --> 00:46:23.448 align:center was much deeper than just basketball. 00:46:24.616 --> 00:46:26.242 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:46:27.035 --> 00:46:29.496 align:center [commentator] This is… This is quite a group of friends here. 00:46:29.579 --> 00:46:32.207 align:center [Paul Pierce] I remember we was watching in my bed in my bedroom. 00:46:33.541 --> 00:46:34.751 align:center These are the top scorers. 00:46:35.585 --> 00:46:37.003 align:center I told one of my best friends, 00:46:37.086 --> 00:46:39.005 align:center I said, "All right, watch. I'm gonna be in this game." 00:46:39.088 --> 00:46:40.298 align:center That was my first dream. 00:46:40.965 --> 00:46:45.136 align:center Check this out. Got the autographed jersey too. [clicks tongue] Looking sweet. 00:46:46.221 --> 00:46:48.014 align:center You know what I'm saying? About to go in this game, 00:46:48.097 --> 00:46:50.058 align:center do a little something-something. 00:46:50.141 --> 00:46:53.686 align:center All right, say hi, Mom. And to my boys at Inglewood, what's up? 00:46:53.770 --> 00:46:57.148 align:center We all knew about each other, so, when we all got to Mickey D's, 00:46:57.232 --> 00:46:59.317 align:center it was just good to be around everybody, you know? 00:46:59.400 --> 00:47:03.488 align:center Everybody was confident, everybody represented where they was from. 00:47:03.571 --> 00:47:04.989 align:center I'll never forget those moments. 00:47:07.075 --> 00:47:09.744 align:center [Shammgod] People always asked, "Man, why you have Band-Aids on that ear?" 00:47:09.827 --> 00:47:12.205 align:center But it was because I always said I wanted to get my ears pierced. 00:47:12.288 --> 00:47:14.791 align:center And they was like, "Ah, man, let's-let's all go do it." 00:47:14.874 --> 00:47:15.959 align:center So I'm like, "Come on, let's go." 00:47:16.543 --> 00:47:18.545 align:center At that point, you couldn't play with the earrings in, 00:47:18.628 --> 00:47:21.089 align:center so we all had to put Band-Aids over our ears. 00:47:22.048 --> 00:47:23.424 align:center I don't remember who all did it, 00:47:23.508 --> 00:47:27.554 align:center but I do remember the discussion happened and then them going 00:47:27.637 --> 00:47:30.098 align:center and then everybody coming back with this tape on their ears and shit. 00:47:30.181 --> 00:47:34.435 align:center I'm like, "Oh, y'all did that." [chuckles] "Okay." 00:47:35.103 --> 00:47:36.646 align:center [commentator] By the way, uh, somebody who had 00:47:36.729 --> 00:47:40.692 align:center the ear piercing concession in St. Louis is probably bound for vacation. 00:47:40.775 --> 00:47:44.946 align:center That was, like, my first time. Like, I watched the game. 00:47:45.029 --> 00:47:47.115 align:center I remember, you know, just turning on the TV 00:47:47.198 --> 00:47:52.161 align:center and seeing Paul Pierce, Stephon Marbury, Shammgod, Kevin Garnett, 00:47:52.245 --> 00:47:55.164 align:center his energy, Robert "Tractor" Traylor, Vince Carter. 00:47:55.248 --> 00:48:00.461 align:center We watched that tape over and over and over and over again, 00:48:00.545 --> 00:48:03.548 align:center and that was kind of, like, all right, if this is the go, 00:48:03.631 --> 00:48:06.801 align:center this is the measure, like, I gotta get in this game. 00:48:16.311 --> 00:48:17.937 align:center And for the West, a young man who's attracted 00:48:18.021 --> 00:48:21.065 align:center an enormous amount of attention this year, Kevin Garnett out of Chicago. 00:48:21.149 --> 00:48:22.942 align:center And what a personality. 00:48:23.026 --> 00:48:25.111 align:center [Billups] You know, when I seen KG for the first time, 00:48:25.194 --> 00:48:27.572 align:center I'm thinking, "This motherfucker's crazy, man." 00:48:27.655 --> 00:48:30.908 align:center He talking crazy to everybody, he talking crazy to his self. 00:48:31.576 --> 00:48:34.412 align:center I never seen that type of intensity every day. 00:48:34.495 --> 00:48:36.456 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:48:36.539 --> 00:48:37.582 align:center Yelling after every block. 00:48:37.665 --> 00:48:40.501 align:center I'm talking about sweat everywhere, it's dripping on you. You're like… 00:48:40.585 --> 00:48:43.046 align:center He yelling, spit coming out his mouth. 00:48:43.129 --> 00:48:45.256 align:center "Give me that! Give that out of here!" 00:48:45.340 --> 00:48:47.258 align:center I'm like, man, I've never seen nothing like that, 00:48:47.342 --> 00:48:49.636 align:center so instantly, you know, he just raised the level of play. 00:48:49.719 --> 00:48:52.889 align:center [Raftery] Goes to BJ McKie and-- Whoa! 00:48:52.972 --> 00:48:55.683 align:center [speaks indistinctly] He give him a ten? 00:48:56.351 --> 00:48:59.187 align:center Greatest handle since the Messiah. 00:49:00.396 --> 00:49:01.856 align:center -Marbury. -Whoa! 00:49:01.939 --> 00:49:03.858 align:center [Raftery] The other end, here's Louis Bullock. 00:49:04.525 --> 00:49:06.402 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:49:06.486 --> 00:49:08.321 align:center [Pierce] I was kind of shocked that I didn't start. 00:49:08.404 --> 00:49:09.906 align:center You know, I made best in the West 00:49:09.989 --> 00:49:12.116 align:center and I'm not even starting on the West team? 00:49:12.200 --> 00:49:13.493 align:center When I did get in the game, you know, 00:49:13.576 --> 00:49:15.536 align:center I wanted to make sure that my presence was felt. 00:49:15.620 --> 00:49:18.581 align:center [Raftery] And it's Paul Pierce who's on the floor instead of McCoy. 00:49:18.665 --> 00:49:20.625 align:center They're both out there. Well, this is interesting. 00:49:20.708 --> 00:49:22.835 align:center But that day, I know there's a lot of confusion. 00:49:22.919 --> 00:49:27.256 align:center I had the… the Jelani McCoy jersey so they probably gave him some of my points. 00:49:27.340 --> 00:49:28.424 align:center [Raftery] Well, there's two 35 00:49:28.508 --> 00:49:31.427 align:center because one was stolen and they had two for McCoy. 00:49:31.511 --> 00:49:34.097 align:center So, when we got to McDonald's All American Game, 00:49:34.180 --> 00:49:36.391 align:center everybody's like, "There's some jerseys missing." 00:49:36.474 --> 00:49:38.226 align:center Yeah, people stole some jerseys. 00:49:38.309 --> 00:49:41.729 align:center [Raftery] Jelani McCoy, the real McCoy, is back on the floor now, number 35. 00:49:41.813 --> 00:49:46.234 align:center The other McCoy's also out there, Paul Pierce. It is confusing though. 00:49:46.901 --> 00:49:51.072 align:center [Davis] We was watching here in LA, you know, just rooting for Paul. 00:49:51.155 --> 00:49:52.824 align:center We knew, like, he was going for a record. 00:49:54.117 --> 00:49:56.411 align:center We was counting his points 'cause we was like, 00:49:56.494 --> 00:50:00.081 align:center yo, like, Paul gonna have more points than Jordan in this game. 00:50:01.040 --> 00:50:04.836 align:center [Raftery] Underneath, stolen by the West at the other end… 00:50:04.919 --> 00:50:06.921 align:center [Pierce] I was getting buckets in the game. 00:50:07.004 --> 00:50:08.214 align:center [Raftery] Got it. 00:50:14.095 --> 00:50:16.514 align:center But the statisticians, they don't know. They just hear McCoy. 00:50:16.597 --> 00:50:17.932 align:center And they're giving it to him. 00:50:18.015 --> 00:50:23.146 align:center [Raftery] The other end of the 35 is Jelani McCoy. He's bound for UCLA. 00:50:23.229 --> 00:50:25.398 align:center All these years, they got Paul Pierce on the record. 00:50:25.481 --> 00:50:28.776 align:center These the top scorers. Michael Jordan was first for a long time, 30. 00:50:28.860 --> 00:50:32.739 align:center Then I had 28, I think Webber had, like, 28 or something. It was up there. 00:50:32.822 --> 00:50:37.452 align:center I done went back and watched the game 'cause I had the VHS tape at the time. 00:50:37.535 --> 00:50:39.996 align:center I want to make sure… I… Look, man, hold on, I know I ain't… 00:50:40.079 --> 00:50:41.164 align:center My eyes ain't deceiving me. 00:50:41.247 --> 00:50:44.500 align:center Because when I'm counting these up, this look like I got 30. 00:50:44.584 --> 00:50:46.335 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:50:46.961 --> 00:50:48.337 align:center [Raftery] Final five seconds. 00:50:48.421 --> 00:50:51.632 align:center Paul definitely broke the scoring record. Even… 00:50:51.716 --> 00:50:53.176 align:center I don't know if he got credit for that, 00:50:53.259 --> 00:50:54.802 align:center but he definitely broke the scoring record. 00:50:54.886 --> 00:50:56.679 align:center [Raftery] And look at Pierce get back too. 00:50:56.763 --> 00:51:00.016 align:center I mean, making jumpers, it's the end of the game, and he ran back… 00:51:00.600 --> 00:51:02.477 align:center If Paul actually broke that record, 00:51:03.686 --> 00:51:06.647 align:center he might be running around today saying that he's better than MJ. 00:51:07.315 --> 00:51:10.109 align:center He just might. I'm just telling you now. 00:51:10.193 --> 00:51:13.738 align:center So, I really wanna get to the bottom of that. [laughs] 00:51:13.821 --> 00:51:16.741 align:center [Raftery] Fans rejoice. So long from St. Louis. 00:51:16.824 --> 00:51:18.493 align:center …I'm up here chillin'. 00:51:18.576 --> 00:51:21.996 align:center [Pierce] After the game, I remember all the talk is like, dang, you know, 00:51:22.079 --> 00:51:23.831 align:center "Where Kevin going to school? 00:51:23.915 --> 00:51:26.751 align:center You know, there's rumors, North Carolina, Michigan." 00:51:26.834 --> 00:51:28.544 align:center But he ain't even really saying. 00:51:28.628 --> 00:51:31.297 align:center At the McDonald's game, we just kinda sit there, chilling. 00:51:31.380 --> 00:51:33.925 align:center We joked about, like, doing another Fab Five. 00:51:34.008 --> 00:51:35.468 align:center At the university of Michigan. 00:51:36.511 --> 00:51:42.642 align:center Myself, KG, Tractor Traylor, Paul and Stephon. 00:51:43.726 --> 00:51:48.189 align:center And when KG couldn't pass the test, either SAT or ACT, 00:51:48.272 --> 00:51:50.274 align:center he said, "Man, I'm just gonna go to the league." 00:51:50.775 --> 00:51:52.318 align:center When I heard the news he going to the league, 00:51:52.401 --> 00:51:54.237 align:center I was like, "What? You could do that?" 00:51:55.696 --> 00:51:57.406 align:center He changed the game forever. 00:51:57.490 --> 00:52:01.118 align:center The Minnesota Timberwolves select Kevin Garnett… 00:52:01.202 --> 00:52:03.996 align:center [Hill] A shift was occurring in '95. 00:52:04.080 --> 00:52:06.374 align:center But if you shine in the McDonald's All American Game, 00:52:06.457 --> 00:52:09.252 align:center there was an immediate path to the NBA. 00:52:09.335 --> 00:52:12.630 align:center Garnett was the one that made that leap of faith, 00:52:12.713 --> 00:52:14.966 align:center and that changed the game. 00:52:15.049 --> 00:52:19.220 align:center What Kevin was doing at that time, you weren't supposed to do it. 00:52:19.303 --> 00:52:21.138 align:center Everyone's telling you, "Don't do it." 00:52:21.222 --> 00:52:25.810 align:center So when it happened, he opened the doors. 00:52:25.893 --> 00:52:27.353 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:52:28.855 --> 00:52:30.273 align:center Once one guy does it, you know, 00:52:30.356 --> 00:52:31.941 align:center everybody else wants to start following suit. 00:52:32.024 --> 00:52:34.235 align:center Everybody else went, "Shit. If KG can do it, I can do it." 00:52:35.528 --> 00:52:38.781 align:center [Rose] It was a crazy run on players out of high school, 00:52:38.865 --> 00:52:43.119 align:center Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O'Neal, Tracy McGrady. 00:52:43.202 --> 00:52:46.664 align:center Once these players go into the League, 00:52:46.747 --> 00:52:50.668 align:center the League says, "We wanna get better, younger." 00:52:52.169 --> 00:52:54.297 align:center [commentator] Jonathan Bender, the next contestant. 00:52:54.380 --> 00:52:56.257 align:center Gonna be a terrific player at Mississippi State. 00:52:56.340 --> 00:52:58.759 align:center [commentator 2] Three-quarter court took off the foul line! 00:52:58.843 --> 00:53:01.137 align:center [Hill] So in 1999, Jonathan Bender showed up 00:53:01.220 --> 00:53:05.057 align:center at the McDonald's All American Game and had committed to Mississippi State, 00:53:05.141 --> 00:53:06.309 align:center was all set to go there, 00:53:06.392 --> 00:53:10.646 align:center but something really magical happened that evening. 00:53:10.730 --> 00:53:12.732 align:center I am pleased to announce that tonight, 00:53:12.815 --> 00:53:17.904 align:center Michael's All American jersey number 23 is being retired. 00:53:17.987 --> 00:53:22.658 align:center After tonight's game, you won't see number 23 on the court. 00:53:22.742 --> 00:53:26.954 align:center Michael Jordan scored 30 points, which still stands as a record. 00:53:27.038 --> 00:53:30.249 align:center [Hill] It just so happened that MJ's Jersey was being retired. 00:53:30.333 --> 00:53:34.670 align:center And as the night went on, the crowd couldn't believe what they were seeing. 00:53:34.754 --> 00:53:36.213 align:center [commentator] They're really into this. 00:53:36.297 --> 00:53:38.215 align:center [commentator 2] They're on their feet. This is amazing. 00:53:38.299 --> 00:53:41.761 align:center This is a fun finish. It's been really fun game to watch. 00:53:42.470 --> 00:53:44.096 align:center -There it is! -He did it! 00:53:48.559 --> 00:53:50.394 align:center How many people can say 00:53:50.478 --> 00:53:53.522 align:center they wiped out Air Jordan from the record book? 00:53:54.607 --> 00:53:57.068 align:center [Hill] He broke the all-time scoring record 00:53:57.151 --> 00:54:01.530 align:center in the McDonald's All American Game set by the Michael Jordan. 00:54:01.614 --> 00:54:05.576 align:center And that became a launching pad where he had options to go to the NBA, 00:54:05.660 --> 00:54:06.702 align:center which he took full advantage of. 00:54:06.786 --> 00:54:10.831 align:center Toronto Raptors select Jonathan Bender. 00:54:10.915 --> 00:54:14.001 align:center From Picayune Mississippi High School. 00:54:15.002 --> 00:54:18.005 align:center [reporter] So… So, how we feeling? What's the mentality going into today? 00:54:18.089 --> 00:54:20.591 align:center Um, you know, just win the West. Hold up. 00:54:20.675 --> 00:54:22.051 align:center Y'all gotta get Kiki in here too. 00:54:22.593 --> 00:54:25.471 align:center -This the… This the Bruin commit. -Yeah. UCLA. 00:54:25.554 --> 00:54:28.265 align:center So… It's, you know, only right. Only right, you know. 00:54:28.349 --> 00:54:30.434 align:center Let's go. Head to the locker room for me. 00:54:31.227 --> 00:54:32.979 align:center [Kiki] My number one goal over the next four years 00:54:33.062 --> 00:54:35.022 align:center is to win a national championship and bring, you know, 00:54:35.106 --> 00:54:38.401 align:center the first, uh, national championship to the women's side at UCLA. 00:54:38.484 --> 00:54:41.821 align:center And then, um, individually, be a top draft pick 00:54:41.904 --> 00:54:44.281 align:center and you know to, uh, have a great pro career, 00:54:44.365 --> 00:54:47.034 align:center championships, winning, um, just tons of success. 00:54:48.452 --> 00:54:51.247 align:center I'm really impressed with Kiki Rice. 00:54:51.330 --> 00:54:55.668 align:center Um, she just is explosive, uh, very versatile. 00:54:55.751 --> 00:54:59.380 align:center Also, it goes hand in hand with, uh, Janiah Barker. 00:54:59.463 --> 00:55:02.842 align:center Uh, Janiah is very vocal, both on and off the court. 00:55:10.641 --> 00:55:12.685 align:center -Damn, my shit blurry. -Yeah. 00:55:14.145 --> 00:55:17.857 align:center You took one picture. Who had my phone? Who took that picture? [chuckles] 00:55:17.940 --> 00:55:19.316 align:center -[speaks indistinctly] -Yeah. 00:55:28.534 --> 00:55:30.036 align:center -[coach] Got it? -Nice. 00:55:30.119 --> 00:55:32.621 align:center -Let's see it. Let's see it. -[laughs] 00:55:32.705 --> 00:55:33.706 align:center Did you get one? 00:55:34.248 --> 00:55:36.292 align:center Um, it's on someone else's phone. 00:55:36.375 --> 00:55:37.626 align:center [chuckles] Janiah. 00:55:40.379 --> 00:55:43.049 align:center -Show me a happy girl. -[squealing] 00:55:46.927 --> 00:55:50.765 align:center Janiah Barker is a funny, loving, tall, goofy person. 00:55:50.848 --> 00:55:53.059 align:center Um, and of course she's a dawg. 00:55:53.142 --> 00:55:57.688 align:center [exhales deeply] Leader, competitive, killer-mentality type of person. 00:55:57.772 --> 00:56:00.357 align:center So there's no comparison when it comes to Janiah 00:56:00.441 --> 00:56:01.734 align:center on the court and off the court, two different people. 00:56:01.817 --> 00:56:05.071 align:center Oh, yeah. West finna lose and the East finna win. 00:56:05.154 --> 00:56:07.073 align:center Gonna try to get MVP. But it's not that personal 'cause, KK, 00:56:07.156 --> 00:56:09.325 align:center -that's just my dawg. My dawg. -You have to win to get MVP. 00:56:09.408 --> 00:56:13.329 align:center -Mmm. Mmm. [chuckles] Delusional. -Mmm. 00:56:13.412 --> 00:56:15.873 align:center [laughing] 00:56:15.956 --> 00:56:17.833 align:center With all the awards coming out, I got nothing. 00:56:17.917 --> 00:56:21.796 align:center I didn't get one award like Naismith, Gatorade, anything. 00:56:21.879 --> 00:56:23.631 align:center So I really feel like this is my chance to show people 00:56:23.714 --> 00:56:25.716 align:center that I'm gonna be number one draft pick. 00:56:26.926 --> 00:56:30.763 align:center Present day, we see the incredible play of the women's game, 00:56:30.846 --> 00:56:33.349 align:center both in college and in the WNBA 00:56:33.432 --> 00:56:36.268 align:center and the excitement that's generated as a result. 00:56:36.936 --> 00:56:39.230 align:center Uh, but there was a moment in time where, you know, 00:56:39.313 --> 00:56:41.899 align:center women were fighting for their equal footing. 00:56:41.982 --> 00:56:45.986 align:center [presenter] It was 1997 and the vision of the WNBA was becoming a reality. 00:56:46.070 --> 00:56:47.947 align:center When the WNBA started in '97, 00:56:48.030 --> 00:56:50.950 align:center there was so much heat, like, everybody was talking about it. 00:56:51.033 --> 00:56:54.453 align:center I mean, you had stadiums packed to-to go watch a W game. 00:56:54.537 --> 00:56:59.667 align:center And when the Comets had their run, it kind of ended in 2001. 00:56:59.750 --> 00:57:01.836 align:center And there wasn't as much buzz. 00:57:01.919 --> 00:57:04.922 align:center You kind of saw that drop-off a little bit when it came to women's basketball. 00:57:05.005 --> 00:57:07.174 align:center So, like, McDonald's kind of brought that back in. 00:57:07.258 --> 00:57:09.844 align:center It was simple. I mean, at that time, you know, 00:57:09.927 --> 00:57:13.556 align:center it always had been about the boys. And Bob, you know-- 00:57:13.639 --> 00:57:15.599 align:center -Thinker. Idea man. -Yeah. Thinker, just said, 00:57:15.683 --> 00:57:16.934 align:center "Hey, what about the girls?" 00:57:18.310 --> 00:57:20.646 align:center [Silver] Bob Geoghan got pushback from corporate. 00:57:21.230 --> 00:57:23.482 align:center When you're saying, well, "I wanna double my budget 00:57:23.566 --> 00:57:26.235 align:center because I think there ought to be a girls' game." 00:57:26.318 --> 00:57:28.362 align:center And they say, "Wait a second, 00:57:28.445 --> 00:57:30.489 align:center you're already spending a million and a half. 00:57:30.573 --> 00:57:33.284 align:center You wanna spend three? Why? 00:57:33.367 --> 00:57:37.121 align:center Is there enough popularity of it to make it worth its while?" 00:57:38.247 --> 00:57:42.960 align:center I visualized in my mind as being a great thing for the players. 00:57:43.043 --> 00:57:44.962 align:center A great thing for the fans. 00:57:45.045 --> 00:57:48.090 align:center A great thing for the charity, and a great thing for the sponsor. 00:57:48.174 --> 00:57:52.261 align:center And so with that win-win attitude, I said, "This is… This is pretty good." 00:57:52.344 --> 00:57:56.974 align:center My coach came in so nonchalantly with a letter from McDonald's. 00:57:57.057 --> 00:57:58.350 align:center And I'm like, "Wait. Hold on. 00:57:58.434 --> 00:58:01.187 align:center It's got a little McDonald's logo on there. What's going on here?" 00:58:01.270 --> 00:58:04.398 align:center And so, as I open it up, I'm reading, "You've been," you know, 00:58:05.065 --> 00:58:07.359 align:center "invited to participate in the McDonald's…" 00:58:07.443 --> 00:58:11.405 align:center I… Wait. They got a McDonald… A girls' McDonald's game. 00:58:11.488 --> 00:58:12.489 align:center Like, what in the hell? 00:58:12.573 --> 00:58:16.160 align:center Now I'ma get to be a part of one, but not understanding the magnitude 00:58:16.243 --> 00:58:20.623 align:center of, like, this is the very first one ever for, um, the women's game. 00:58:23.792 --> 00:58:27.046 align:center [JJ Redick] We got to play our game in Madison Square Garden. 00:58:27.796 --> 00:58:31.258 align:center Wasn't just a McDonald's game, it was the first women's McDonald's game. 00:58:31.342 --> 00:58:33.969 align:center Obviously, we all embraced it and thought it was awesome. 00:58:34.053 --> 00:58:37.306 align:center All of the events, we did all of that together. 00:58:38.390 --> 00:58:40.392 align:center [Augustus] I remember it, like, I had some cornrows. 00:58:40.476 --> 00:58:42.436 align:center It was kind of, like, a funky little style. 00:58:42.519 --> 00:58:45.773 align:center Obviously, Melo was wearing braids at that time too. 00:58:45.856 --> 00:58:48.150 align:center And so I remember him giving me a compliment about it, 00:58:48.234 --> 00:58:50.861 align:center like, right as he was going into this three-point shooting contest. 00:58:50.945 --> 00:58:53.989 align:center And then, like, Amar'e, he was the high school kid that was coming out. 00:58:54.073 --> 00:58:57.409 align:center Everybody was hyped about him, but he was very respectful. 00:58:57.493 --> 00:58:59.745 align:center Like, he always came over, showed love, 00:58:59.828 --> 00:59:02.957 align:center like, even after the game he was like, "Ah, you a dawg. You was hooping." 00:59:03.040 --> 00:59:05.626 align:center Real recognize real. And that goes for ball players too. 00:59:05.709 --> 00:59:08.671 align:center So they-they showed us a lot of love. 00:59:08.754 --> 00:59:12.216 align:center Building those friendships, uh, last a lifetime. 00:59:12.299 --> 00:59:16.887 align:center So that was the first kind of interaction as McDonald's All Americans 00:59:16.971 --> 00:59:20.557 align:center with the girls team and the boys team really supporting each other 00:59:20.641 --> 00:59:24.103 align:center and loving the success that both groups are having. 00:59:25.145 --> 00:59:26.939 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:59:27.022 --> 00:59:29.817 align:center [commentator] Augustus, one of the two unsigned officially 00:59:29.900 --> 00:59:31.777 align:center was sensational in the first half, 00:59:31.860 --> 00:59:36.532 align:center making those who are close very, very interested in… 00:59:36.615 --> 00:59:38.325 align:center [Augustus] Women do have a different journey. 00:59:38.409 --> 00:59:41.829 align:center We watch these guys get drafted, you know, they're crying, they're emotional, 00:59:41.912 --> 00:59:44.331 align:center their parents are emotional 'cause their life changed. 00:59:44.415 --> 00:59:46.875 align:center They literally hit the jackpot like the lottery. 00:59:46.959 --> 00:59:50.379 align:center What was the… What was the NBA rookie's salary at that moment? 00:59:50.462 --> 00:59:53.424 align:center I don't know. I had a friend, he went first round, maybe top five pick. 00:59:53.507 --> 00:59:57.344 align:center He made four million dollars his first year… Or five million dollars. 00:59:57.428 --> 01:00:02.725 align:center Meanwhile, we're just like, "It was great. I fulfilled a dream or a goal." 01:00:02.808 --> 01:00:06.729 align:center But my mom and dad still had to get up and go to work every day. 01:00:06.812 --> 01:00:11.734 align:center I still had to figure out, you know, how to pay bills or what I had to do. 01:00:11.817 --> 01:00:14.153 align:center And it's just disheartening 01:00:14.236 --> 01:00:18.615 align:center because the pay disparity is just so crazy here in America. 01:00:18.699 --> 01:00:21.577 align:center But yet we like, "Oh, we love… you know, we love you. 01:00:21.660 --> 01:00:26.707 align:center We want this to work and…" Da, da, da. But yet, the forward movement is so slow. 01:00:27.291 --> 01:00:30.669 align:center Um, when we hit the WNBA, we took full advantage of it 01:00:30.753 --> 01:00:33.547 align:center and we tried to make sure we was trailblazing 01:00:33.630 --> 01:00:35.341 align:center for the young ladies that were coming behind us. 01:00:35.924 --> 01:00:37.760 align:center I think gestures like that 01:00:37.843 --> 01:00:42.723 align:center and opportunities to-to have the women showcase like the men was long overdue, 01:00:42.806 --> 01:00:46.685 align:center but very important, I think, in the growth and success of women's basketball. 01:00:49.188 --> 01:00:52.441 align:center I know my experience as a McDonald's All American is one I'll never forget. 01:00:53.442 --> 01:00:55.986 align:center Just a few years ago, I was sitting right where you are now. 01:00:56.904 --> 01:00:59.615 align:center One of the best high school basketball players in the country, 01:00:59.698 --> 01:01:02.493 align:center getting ready to play my first nationally televised game. 01:01:03.202 --> 01:01:06.080 align:center Like you, I was dreaming of a career in the NBA. 01:01:06.163 --> 01:01:08.749 align:center You know, I was in the same situation as you guys. They had 01:01:08.832 --> 01:01:12.252 align:center Michael Jordan, uh, come on the TV and talk to us. 01:01:12.336 --> 01:01:17.591 align:center And, you know, even though that's, uh… that's Mike, we're like, 01:01:17.674 --> 01:01:19.968 align:center "All right, man. Stop talking. You're talking too much." 01:01:20.052 --> 01:01:21.887 align:center So I'm not gonna do thesame thing to you guys. 01:01:21.970 --> 01:01:24.848 align:center I'm gonna let you guys go ahead, have a good time this week. 01:01:24.932 --> 01:01:28.143 align:center Enjoy yourselves. And I'll be waiting for you guys in the NBA. 01:01:30.229 --> 01:01:34.233 align:center [JJ Redick] In June of 2001, a group of us played in Colorado Springs 01:01:34.316 --> 01:01:35.776 align:center at the USA Basketball Development Camp. 01:01:35.859 --> 01:01:41.323 align:center We're in the dorms and Sean Dockery, who's from Chicago, went to Duke with me. 01:01:41.407 --> 01:01:43.826 align:center He said, "I'm gonna go back and I'm gonna tell all my friends 01:01:43.909 --> 01:01:46.537 align:center I just saw the best basketball player I've ever seen." 01:01:46.620 --> 01:01:49.498 align:center He was talking about LeBron, and LeBron was 15 at the time. 01:01:49.581 --> 01:01:51.375 align:center [presenter] With a Sports Illustrated cover, 01:01:51.458 --> 01:01:53.669 align:center -sold-out games from coast to coast… -[crowd cheering] 01:01:53.752 --> 01:01:57.589 align:center …a pay-per-view audience, LeBron James is everywhere. 01:01:57.673 --> 01:02:01.927 align:center Even David Letterman has to stand in line. This kid is hot. 01:02:02.010 --> 01:02:04.263 align:center -[whistle blows] -[cheering] 01:02:04.346 --> 01:02:07.433 align:center It's LeBron James who's got sneaker companies 01:02:07.516 --> 01:02:12.354 align:center fighting to offer him a deal worth 20 to 30 million dollars. 01:02:12.438 --> 01:02:15.983 align:center And that's before the kid even attends his own prom. 01:02:16.066 --> 01:02:19.445 align:center You know, I just look at it as this opportunity for me and my teammates. 01:02:19.528 --> 01:02:23.031 align:center You know, every time I go out there, they also gotta see my teammates also. 01:02:23.115 --> 01:02:26.618 align:center So, I'm a team-first, me-second type of player. 01:02:26.702 --> 01:02:31.206 align:center Before LeBron James, high school basketball really wasn't on TV. 01:02:31.290 --> 01:02:34.793 align:center The hype, the exposure was at an all-time high. 01:02:34.877 --> 01:02:37.004 align:center His reputation preceded him. 01:02:37.087 --> 01:02:40.674 align:center And therefore, it was a media frenzy in Cleveland. 01:02:42.050 --> 01:02:45.304 align:center Can you talk about this experience? Everything you did in the last few games. 01:02:46.346 --> 01:02:47.431 align:center Uh… 01:02:48.056 --> 01:02:49.433 align:center [JJ Redick] He was so grounded. 01:02:50.225 --> 01:02:54.438 align:center Despite all of the hype, he was still a kid from Akron. 01:02:54.521 --> 01:02:56.690 align:center [Hill] Now, it was like center stage, 01:02:56.773 --> 01:03:00.986 align:center felt like a major event was occurring with LeBron James, 01:03:01.069 --> 01:03:03.822 align:center uh, you know, in the 2003 McDonald's All American Game. 01:03:03.906 --> 01:03:07.659 align:center And everyone from Dick Vitale to the Hamburglar and Ronald himself 01:03:07.743 --> 01:03:09.286 align:center knew that LeBron James would wind up 01:03:09.369 --> 01:03:12.164 align:center in tonight's McDonald's High School All American Game. 01:03:12.247 --> 01:03:14.791 align:center After all, the event took place in Cleveland, Ohio, 01:03:14.875 --> 01:03:17.419 align:center a quick 45-minute Humvee ride away 01:03:17.503 --> 01:03:21.715 align:center for King James to make undoubtedly the final amateur appearance of his life. 01:03:21.798 --> 01:03:23.258 align:center Guns Arena here in Cleveland, Ohio, 01:03:23.342 --> 01:03:28.805 align:center the site of the 26th annual McDonald's Boys High School All American Game. 01:03:28.889 --> 01:03:31.225 align:center And this one, of course, figures to be very special. 01:03:31.308 --> 01:03:34.603 align:center LeBron James against the rest of the All Americans here tonight. 01:03:34.686 --> 01:03:38.232 align:center You've seen him dominate so many times. Can he dominate against players this good? 01:03:38.315 --> 01:03:40.901 align:center [commentator] Guys, is-is it sacrilege to point out 01:03:40.984 --> 01:03:43.445 align:center that maybe he's overrated at this point? 01:03:43.529 --> 01:03:47.491 align:center He's compared to the greatest of all time. Is it a fair question to ask? 01:03:47.574 --> 01:03:49.826 align:center [commentator 2] His players start off on the defensive end. 01:03:49.910 --> 01:03:50.911 align:center [crowd cheering] 01:03:50.994 --> 01:03:54.873 align:center Chris Paul to LeBron James. That didn't take very long. 01:03:54.957 --> 01:03:56.792 align:center Points up to them on his way back down the floor. 01:03:56.875 --> 01:03:59.753 align:center And now he's gotta steal, unselfishly gives it up 01:03:59.836 --> 01:04:01.964 align:center and Michael Jones will finish with James. 01:04:02.047 --> 01:04:03.966 align:center [reporter] You look like you're having a lot of fun, 01:04:04.049 --> 01:04:05.551 align:center but I thought you'd try to dunk everything. 01:04:05.634 --> 01:04:08.512 align:center You're trying to get your teammates involved. Take me through your mindset. 01:04:08.595 --> 01:04:11.682 align:center [LeBron] You know, when your teammates get into it, we have a lot more fun out there. 01:04:11.765 --> 01:04:14.268 align:center Trying to not be selfish. We're just trying to play a team game. 01:04:14.351 --> 01:04:15.852 align:center Thankful that we up by 12 right now. 01:04:20.524 --> 01:04:24.236 align:center [commentator] Time out on the floor. LeBron James's moment right here. 01:04:24.319 --> 01:04:27.531 align:center Just up the road from Akron. The fans loving the show. 01:04:27.614 --> 01:04:32.869 align:center Here's Coach Wootten with the presentation of the trophy to LeBron James. 01:04:32.953 --> 01:04:35.038 align:center [announcer] LeBron James! 01:04:36.498 --> 01:04:38.000 align:center [speaks indistinctly] 01:04:39.126 --> 01:04:41.169 align:center [commentator] If you had never heard of any of these players 01:04:41.253 --> 01:04:43.589 align:center and you came in here to watch the game, would you walk out saying 01:04:43.672 --> 01:04:46.091 align:center -he was the best player on the floor? -Oh, without question. 01:04:46.174 --> 01:04:48.260 align:center You know, this night was about LeBron James. 01:04:48.343 --> 01:04:51.221 align:center I came in a little bit skeptical. I saw him practice last year. 01:04:51.305 --> 01:04:53.724 align:center I saw both of his games on ESPN this year. 01:04:53.807 --> 01:04:56.351 align:center He is as good as advertised and he's very explosive. 01:04:56.435 --> 01:04:58.770 align:center You see what LeBron was able to do in playing that McDonald's game, 01:04:58.854 --> 01:05:02.107 align:center rocking the 32 jersey, paying homage to Magic, 01:05:02.190 --> 01:05:04.860 align:center and only time we got to see LeBron in a dunk contest. 01:05:05.444 --> 01:05:08.864 align:center [commentator] The man is ready. This is why we're here. 01:05:08.947 --> 01:05:11.700 align:center Yeah, I'm-I'm afraid he may jump out of his britches. 01:05:12.451 --> 01:05:13.994 align:center That's gonna take a long run-up. 01:05:15.829 --> 01:05:17.706 align:center Oh, my goodness! 01:05:18.332 --> 01:05:22.794 align:center -That was the first one? Wow. -[laughs] 01:05:22.878 --> 01:05:24.713 align:center Are you k… Oh. 01:05:27.924 --> 01:05:29.384 align:center [Josiah] To see LeBron in that dunk contest, 01:05:29.468 --> 01:05:32.262 align:center how big he was and just how much of a grown-ass man he was. 01:05:32.346 --> 01:05:34.014 align:center Wish he would have did in the NBA as well. 01:05:34.097 --> 01:05:36.642 align:center But now you can go back and that-that memory lives on forever. 01:05:37.643 --> 01:05:40.187 align:center Beautiful delivery of the ball. Oh, my God. 01:05:40.270 --> 01:05:42.105 align:center [commentators laugh] 01:05:43.523 --> 01:05:46.652 align:center A year ago in the McDonald's High School All American Game party, 01:05:46.735 --> 01:05:47.736 align:center one word, LeBron. 01:05:47.819 --> 01:05:50.906 align:center High School equivalent of Glory won the Slam Dunk Contest, 01:05:50.989 --> 01:05:52.449 align:center then took the MVP in the game. 01:05:52.532 --> 01:05:56.244 align:center This year's Slam Dunk winner will not win the game MVP 'cause she's not playing. 01:05:56.328 --> 01:05:57.704 align:center Yeah. She. 01:05:58.622 --> 01:06:00.791 align:center -Dudes lost to a girl. -[scoffs] 01:06:00.874 --> 01:06:04.461 align:center Tonight's events include a co-ed Slam Dunk Contest. 01:06:04.544 --> 01:06:07.923 align:center Carmelo Anthony knows about dunks. Would you have ever let a girl 01:06:08.006 --> 01:06:09.549 align:center -beat you in a dunk contest? -No, I wouldn't. 01:06:09.633 --> 01:06:13.595 align:center [commentator] Candace Parker, who is off to Tennessee… 01:06:13.679 --> 01:06:16.139 align:center -She covers her eyes! -She did it blindfolded! 01:06:17.516 --> 01:06:20.185 align:center Tens around. We have history, ladies and gentlemen, 01:06:20.268 --> 01:06:24.272 align:center here in Oklahoma City. Candace Parker, your winner. 01:06:24.356 --> 01:06:26.900 align:center [Parker] My brother was playing overseas at the time. 01:06:26.983 --> 01:06:29.111 align:center So he was just like, "How did everything go?" 01:06:30.112 --> 01:06:34.032 align:center And I remember being like, "Well, I won." 01:06:34.116 --> 01:06:36.576 align:center He hung up that call not believing me. 01:06:36.660 --> 01:06:39.746 align:center [commentator] Tonight, we'll see which future star can live up to the hype… 01:06:39.830 --> 01:06:40.831 align:center [screams] 01:06:40.914 --> 01:06:43.625 align:center …as the greatest high school players take the floor… 01:06:43.709 --> 01:06:44.710 align:center Sup, y'all? 01:06:44.793 --> 01:06:47.254 align:center …in the 27th annual McDonald's All American High School Game. 01:06:47.963 --> 01:06:51.174 align:center [Hill] There was a sense that things would change. 01:06:51.258 --> 01:06:54.636 align:center That the NBA, along with the Players Association 01:06:54.720 --> 01:06:59.307 align:center would eliminate high school players jumping right to the NBA. 01:06:59.391 --> 01:07:04.104 align:center And so for the next year or two at the McDonald's All American Game, 01:07:04.187 --> 01:07:08.108 align:center all the scouts were there because they knew that this might be it. 01:07:08.191 --> 01:07:11.236 align:center And there was uncertainty as to what it would look like 01:07:11.319 --> 01:07:13.029 align:center going forward in the future. 01:07:13.613 --> 01:07:16.825 align:center Tim, more NBA scouts watching this game maybe than ever before. 01:07:16.908 --> 01:07:18.744 align:center Yeah, Dave. And I think this has the potential 01:07:18.827 --> 01:07:23.915 align:center to be the most competitive McDonald's All-Star Game in their 27-year history. 01:07:23.999 --> 01:07:27.878 align:center All 29 NBA teams are represented here in Oklahoma City. 01:07:27.961 --> 01:07:31.715 align:center Nine of the boys are considering a jump directly to the NBA, 01:07:31.798 --> 01:07:33.717 align:center depending on their All-Star performances. 01:07:33.800 --> 01:07:37.053 align:center [commentator] The work ethic is amazing among these players as-- 01:07:37.137 --> 01:07:40.432 align:center -And Nelson gets stopped by Josh Smith! -[commentator 21] Whoa. 01:07:40.515 --> 01:07:42.517 align:center -What a block. -Incredible elevation. 01:07:42.601 --> 01:07:45.312 align:center My goodness. Remember, Doug, I told you earlier 01:07:45.395 --> 01:07:48.231 align:center that these guys are trying to impress the scouts. 01:07:48.315 --> 01:07:52.694 align:center Draft status is at stake. This is not your normal All-Star Game. 01:07:52.778 --> 01:07:54.571 align:center Athletic moves like we see from Josh Smith 01:07:54.654 --> 01:07:57.032 align:center will earn them a higher draft stock. 01:07:57.115 --> 01:08:00.786 align:center Washington to Smith! Oh! 01:08:00.869 --> 01:08:03.914 align:center Josh Smith on both ends of the floor! 01:08:03.997 --> 01:08:07.667 align:center JR Smith continues to impress. Boy, I… I'm Roy Williams, 01:08:07.751 --> 01:08:09.127 align:center I'm turning off the TV as well. 01:08:09.211 --> 01:08:13.590 align:center It'll be a long night in Chapel Hill after watching the McDonalds's All American Game 01:08:13.673 --> 01:08:14.966 align:center whether he'll attend college. 01:08:15.050 --> 01:08:17.344 align:center Dwight, you get that first big paycheck next fall. 01:08:17.427 --> 01:08:19.137 align:center What's the first thing that you're gonna buy? 01:08:19.221 --> 01:08:22.015 align:center I'm gonna buy my mom and dad a nice car. 01:08:22.098 --> 01:08:24.434 align:center All right. Very good. Get back there and have fun. 01:08:24.518 --> 01:08:27.229 align:center And, Dave, he's going to make his official announcement 01:08:27.312 --> 01:08:29.689 align:center on April 12th about the NBA. 01:08:29.773 --> 01:08:32.776 align:center [commentator] Sebastian Telfair. Should he stay or should he to go the NBA? 01:08:32.859 --> 01:08:34.736 align:center Well, I think we both agree he should stay. 01:08:34.820 --> 01:08:37.197 align:center But if the opportunity is there to be a first-round pick 01:08:37.280 --> 01:08:41.660 align:center a-and you can take your family out of a very difficult area in the Bronx, 01:08:41.743 --> 01:08:42.828 align:center he probably has to go. 01:08:42.911 --> 01:08:46.414 align:center You did exactly what you had to do. You did exactly what you had to do, man. 01:08:46.498 --> 01:08:48.708 align:center You're a forward general. That was fantastic. 01:08:48.792 --> 01:08:50.919 align:center You didn't have to score in a game like this. 01:08:51.002 --> 01:08:52.629 align:center That's what everyone was looking for, Sebastian. 01:08:52.712 --> 01:08:54.089 align:center -I'm so proud of you. -Thank you. 01:08:54.172 --> 01:08:57.175 align:center -[clamoring] -Thank you. 01:08:59.636 --> 01:09:00.679 align:center I'll see y'all, man. 01:09:02.389 --> 01:09:03.473 align:center Tremendous. 01:09:03.557 --> 01:09:07.978 align:center Because you didn't try to do anything except what you're supposed to do. 01:09:08.061 --> 01:09:14.192 align:center This is when the team played the way a true league-aligned is supposed to play. 01:09:14.276 --> 01:09:16.778 align:center Nobody does that, except for… 01:09:16.862 --> 01:09:18.530 align:center -Thanks a lot. Thanks. -'Cause you're a pro. 01:09:18.613 --> 01:09:20.198 align:center -[laughs] Oh, yeah? I am? -Yes, you are. 01:09:20.282 --> 01:09:21.283 align:center I hope so. 01:09:21.366 --> 01:09:23.785 align:center Uh, David Stern, the commissioner of the NBA, 01:09:23.869 --> 01:09:25.996 align:center weighed in on this issue. And here's what he had to say. 01:09:26.079 --> 01:09:29.165 align:center He said that "We would love to add a year…" 01:09:29.249 --> 01:09:31.877 align:center Meaning that players would have to wait two before they come in. 01:09:31.960 --> 01:09:35.046 align:center "But that's not something the Players' Association has been willing to agree to. 01:09:35.130 --> 01:09:39.426 align:center Our rule is that they won't be eligible for the draft until they're 19." 01:09:40.010 --> 01:09:44.806 align:center 2006, the NBA Players Association implemented the one-and-done rule. 01:09:44.890 --> 01:09:46.308 align:center Players had to go to college 01:09:46.391 --> 01:09:50.812 align:center or at least be one year removed from their high school graduating class. 01:09:51.354 --> 01:09:54.900 align:center Uh, so all of a sudden, you know, the stakes aren't as high. 01:09:56.610 --> 01:10:00.155 align:center Even with that change, it still meant something. 01:10:00.238 --> 01:10:05.035 align:center It still was checking a box of what your goal might be 01:10:05.118 --> 01:10:07.412 align:center when you're young and achieving that goal. 01:10:07.495 --> 01:10:12.500 align:center It's still something that brings great pride for these men and women. 01:10:12.584 --> 01:10:15.462 align:center To be honored. To be in the game. To be chosen. 01:10:16.004 --> 01:10:17.130 align:center ♪ Dream ♪ 01:10:18.006 --> 01:10:21.217 align:center ♪ Dream like the wind Free and unbounded ♪ 01:10:22.344 --> 01:10:25.639 align:center ♪ Dream like the river Flowing without end ♪ 01:10:26.973 --> 01:10:30.310 align:center ♪ Dream like fire Burning with passion ♪ 01:10:31.144 --> 01:10:35.815 align:center ♪ Dream like a tree, rooted Yet reaching toward the sun ♪ 01:10:36.942 --> 01:10:40.278 align:center ♪ Dream high, dream wide, dream bold ♪ 01:10:40.362 --> 01:10:43.740 align:center ♪ Dream fearless, dream passionate Dream persistent ♪ 01:10:45.951 --> 01:10:52.582 align:center ♪ Dream like God's love Patient, kind, not envious or boastful ♪ 01:10:53.458 --> 01:10:56.002 align:center ♪ Keep on dreaming, man ♪ 01:10:56.086 --> 01:10:59.756 align:center ♪ Dream like a journey The sweat, the tears ♪ 01:11:00.590 --> 01:11:03.760 align:center ♪ Dream for legacy beyond your years ♪ 01:11:04.427 --> 01:11:06.554 align:center ♪ Dream, man, Dream ♪ 01:11:07.138 --> 01:11:09.307 align:center When I first got announced to be a McDonald's All American, 01:11:09.391 --> 01:11:10.892 align:center it was like a dream come true. 01:11:10.976 --> 01:11:14.604 align:center Uh, I watched the game when I was younger. Just, like, dreaming to play in that game. 01:11:14.688 --> 01:11:17.983 align:center So, to actually finally be named… To be a McDonald's All American, 01:11:18.066 --> 01:11:19.275 align:center it means everything to me. 01:11:20.610 --> 01:11:23.113 align:center [Flau'jae] Never let nobody dictate your dreams. 01:11:23.196 --> 01:11:25.490 align:center Never let nobody put fear inside your dreams 01:11:25.573 --> 01:11:27.075 align:center 'cause they can't see your dreams. 01:11:27.158 --> 01:11:29.244 align:center God didn't give 'em to them. They gave 'em to you. 01:11:29.869 --> 01:11:32.914 align:center So, don't ever give up on your dream because of what somebody else says. 01:11:33.498 --> 01:11:36.626 align:center I missed my prom. The prom, March 26th. 01:11:37.210 --> 01:11:40.964 align:center McDonald's All American, the 25th through the 30th. 01:11:41.047 --> 01:11:43.675 align:center I did wanna go out in my little dress with my… with my… 01:11:43.758 --> 01:11:47.220 align:center [stammers] my slick… my slick, um, red lace and my heels. 01:11:47.303 --> 01:11:51.808 align:center But it's okay. I-I might just get my dress and take some pictures when we get back. 01:11:51.891 --> 01:11:55.603 align:center Just to take the pictures, not… But I did miss prom. That's crazy. 01:11:56.229 --> 01:11:58.231 align:center [sighs] It's definitely gonna be worth it. 01:11:58.314 --> 01:12:01.443 align:center Depending on what I do in that game tomorrow, it's gonna make it all worth it. 01:12:02.110 --> 01:12:06.573 align:center Lip bust right here. Pinkie messed up, swollen. 01:12:07.866 --> 01:12:10.618 align:center Ah. It just pop. It's swollen. 01:12:10.702 --> 01:12:14.581 align:center My lip, my… my finger might be broke. 01:12:14.664 --> 01:12:16.583 align:center But you know, it just come with the game. 01:12:16.666 --> 01:12:20.336 align:center I don't complain. Like, some people that use that excuse. 01:12:20.420 --> 01:12:22.464 align:center "My pinkie broke, I'm not…" Nah, bruh. 01:12:22.547 --> 01:12:26.051 align:center I finna be like, my pinkie broke and I'm still finna win MVP. Feel me? 01:12:31.765 --> 01:12:35.101 align:center [Barker] I… I came from nothing. I came from nothing, 01:12:35.185 --> 01:12:38.480 align:center so when I see where I'm at, right… When I look where I'm at, 01:12:38.563 --> 01:12:40.774 align:center I'm grateful to have people around me and… and… 01:12:41.941 --> 01:12:44.861 align:center It's crazy, so to even be in this position… [huffs] 01:12:55.038 --> 01:12:56.039 align:center [sniffles] 01:12:58.750 --> 01:13:01.002 align:center [inhales sharply, exhales heavily] Sorry. [breathes shakily] 01:13:02.337 --> 01:13:04.214 align:center I really owe it all to my parents and… 01:13:04.297 --> 01:13:06.758 align:center [sniffles] My coaches. 01:13:06.841 --> 01:13:09.969 align:center My family moved for basketball. They… They literally m… 01:13:10.053 --> 01:13:13.681 align:center Picked up everything they had, moved from a house to… to a apartment. 01:13:14.390 --> 01:13:16.893 align:center Share… I share a room with my brother when I first got there. 01:13:16.976 --> 01:13:18.770 align:center It was my first time sharing a room with him. 01:13:18.853 --> 01:13:21.064 align:center But he made the sacrifice too. 01:13:21.147 --> 01:13:24.400 align:center You know… You know when you talk to God and you question him… [sniffles] 01:13:24.484 --> 01:13:26.027 align:center You wonder why. 01:13:26.111 --> 01:13:29.489 align:center But then things like this happen and he shows you 01:13:29.572 --> 01:13:31.783 align:center why he put you through what you… what you went through. 01:13:32.867 --> 01:13:35.286 align:center Yeah. I know what it's like to have nothing… So… 01:13:35.370 --> 01:13:37.622 align:center To have all of this is a blessing. 01:13:41.417 --> 01:13:44.963 align:center This my meal ticket and I gotta… I gotta use it. 01:13:46.673 --> 01:13:47.799 align:center [people chattering] 01:13:49.676 --> 01:13:50.677 align:center [speaks indistinctly] 01:13:54.055 --> 01:13:57.767 align:center -[players cheering] -Let's go. Let's go. 01:13:57.851 --> 01:13:59.894 align:center -Ay, East on three. One, two, three. East. -[all] East. 01:13:59.978 --> 01:14:04.399 align:center Kiki, Flau'jae, Chance, Ruby, Justine, 01:14:04.482 --> 01:14:07.443 align:center Raegan, Ayanna, Lauren, Janiah. Good. 01:14:07.527 --> 01:14:10.405 align:center [players cheering, whooping] 01:14:11.114 --> 01:14:14.909 align:center To see the history and the culture behind what it meant to… 01:14:14.993 --> 01:14:17.579 align:center to be a McDonald's All American, and then to be a part of that, 01:14:17.662 --> 01:14:20.165 align:center my parents were more than proud. 01:14:20.707 --> 01:14:27.589 align:center [Greg G The Goldenchild] ♪ And the rockets' red glare ♪ 01:14:27.672 --> 01:14:29.299 align:center ♪ The bombs bursting… ♪ 01:14:29.382 --> 01:14:33.887 align:center [Augustus] I feel thankful and grateful that I got that letter 01:14:33.970 --> 01:14:36.472 align:center that basically invited me to be a part of something 01:14:36.556 --> 01:14:40.518 align:center that's now gonna have a history that lives on forever. 01:14:40.602 --> 01:14:44.105 align:center ♪ That our flag was still there ♪ 01:14:44.189 --> 01:14:46.983 align:center When I saw my name on ESPN… I remember watching it with my parents. 01:14:47.066 --> 01:14:49.277 align:center I never would have imagined that my name would be listed 01:14:49.360 --> 01:14:51.279 align:center with a lot of great players across the nation. 01:14:51.362 --> 01:14:57.035 align:center ♪ …star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ 01:14:57.118 --> 01:14:59.746 align:center [Parker] Provide a game and we will put on a show. 01:14:59.829 --> 01:15:02.415 align:center Provide a platform, and we'll take advantage of it. 01:15:02.498 --> 01:15:04.959 align:center Put us on TV and people will watch. 01:15:05.793 --> 01:15:09.255 align:center [Borzello] The most star-studded night in high school basketball is back. 01:15:09.339 --> 01:15:14.844 align:center One of those standouts, Flau'jae Johnson. A star on the court and on the mic. 01:15:16.304 --> 01:15:18.264 align:center [commentator] So far, exactly what we expected to see. 01:15:18.348 --> 01:15:23.102 align:center Some quick, fast-paced talent. Strong block by Ayanna Patterson. 01:15:24.270 --> 01:15:25.313 align:center Let's go, Flau! 01:15:25.396 --> 01:15:27.023 align:center Barker's been active in this game already. 01:15:27.106 --> 01:15:28.483 align:center -[Borzello] It's 2-1. -Ooh! 01:15:28.566 --> 01:15:31.736 align:center [Borzello] And Barker finishes herself. She's got all six. 01:15:32.278 --> 01:15:37.325 align:center And Ashlyn Watkins run at Rice. Puts it in. Plus the foul. 01:15:40.578 --> 01:15:46.000 align:center Seven to shoot. Johnson. Over Rice. Johnson on the try. East ball. 01:15:49.420 --> 01:15:52.298 align:center It's the West with love to give. Flau'jae Johnson going. 01:15:52.382 --> 01:15:54.259 align:center She's 0 of seven with two points. 01:15:54.342 --> 01:15:58.137 align:center There's Flau'jae Johnson. Her first shot right from the floor. 01:16:05.937 --> 01:16:08.147 align:center Now, Rice against Jaquez again. 01:16:08.231 --> 01:16:11.985 align:center Oh. Rice knifing through. 01:16:12.068 --> 01:16:15.989 align:center -[horn blows] -And that does it. Here in Chicago, 01:16:16.072 --> 01:16:20.159 align:center the East triumphs over the West. Our two MVPs are with Brooke. 01:16:20.243 --> 01:16:22.078 align:center How did this game feel in your mind? 01:16:22.161 --> 01:16:24.998 align:center We just focus on defensive intensity and, you know, we came out hard. 01:16:25.081 --> 01:16:27.458 align:center We, uh, we were really focusing on just, you know, 01:16:27.542 --> 01:16:30.211 align:center having a good start and playing our game. And I think we executed the game plan. 01:16:30.295 --> 01:16:31.963 align:center [cheering] 01:16:56.904 --> 01:16:58.865 align:center [indistinct chatter] 01:17:03.202 --> 01:17:05.079 align:center Good job. 01:17:06.789 --> 01:17:10.418 align:center Proud of you. Flau'jae, stop it. 01:17:11.085 --> 01:17:13.755 align:center -You be beating yourself up, man. I know. -No. 01:17:13.838 --> 01:17:18.926 align:center I know it's a mentality thing, but, baby, that's a all-star game with all all-stars. 01:17:19.552 --> 01:17:21.929 align:center -Everybody had to play… -Nah. But it's my… [stammers] 01:17:22.013 --> 01:17:26.267 align:center I know your hand. But you… you scored 15 points with a broke fractured finger. 01:17:26.893 --> 01:17:28.603 align:center In the little bit of time that you've been in there, 01:17:28.686 --> 01:17:30.438 align:center you killing yourself for no reason. 01:17:31.147 --> 01:17:34.067 align:center I know but I just… I don't know. I expected more. 01:17:34.150 --> 01:17:37.320 align:center I know. But this… this different. It's supposed to just be fun. 01:17:37.403 --> 01:17:39.447 align:center Everybody just supposed to be showing their talent. 01:17:39.530 --> 01:17:41.282 align:center You know what I'm saying? Ain't supposed to be like, 01:17:41.366 --> 01:17:44.285 align:center "Oh, you gotta score 40." Like, that's crazy. 01:17:44.369 --> 01:17:46.704 align:center You know what I'm saying? It ain't like that. You killed it. 01:17:47.413 --> 01:17:48.831 align:center -You killed it. -Ow. 01:17:48.915 --> 01:17:50.541 align:center Oh, I forgot. Oh, sorry. 01:17:51.959 --> 01:17:53.878 align:center I'm mad that I didn't get that MVP. 01:17:53.961 --> 01:17:57.924 align:center But at the same time, it's like, I mean, I'm a McDonald's All American. Like… 01:17:58.007 --> 01:17:59.801 align:center I was… I was on TV. You know what I'm saying, like… 01:17:59.884 --> 01:18:03.012 align:center Thank you, girl. I need you… I need you to stop beating yourself up. 01:18:03.096 --> 01:18:05.515 align:center -Yeah. -Baby, you are a great. You get me? 01:18:05.598 --> 01:18:07.433 align:center -Do you hear me, girl? -Yeah. 01:18:07.517 --> 01:18:08.559 align:center Okay. [kisses] 01:18:08.643 --> 01:18:10.812 align:center -But I don't feel down no more, man. -Please. 01:18:10.895 --> 01:18:12.105 align:center I-I… [scoffs] 01:18:13.231 --> 01:18:14.690 align:center I'm coming back for vengeance. Just know that. 01:18:14.774 --> 01:18:17.110 align:center Next time I'm on ESPN, y'all gone feel me. On God. 01:18:26.035 --> 01:18:28.663 align:center [Joe] People see 'em as these great NBA players. 01:18:29.330 --> 01:18:31.165 align:center When they're at the McDonald's Game, they're just kids. 01:18:31.249 --> 01:18:34.043 align:center They wanna be treated for who they are as people, not necessarily as players. 01:18:36.504 --> 01:18:39.799 align:center I consider it a sacred trust. Um… 01:18:41.843 --> 01:18:44.554 align:center You know, because… Let me say why. Because… 01:18:44.637 --> 01:18:46.806 align:center 'Cause, you know, it's about… It's not about the right… 01:18:46.889 --> 01:18:47.890 align:center Which shoe they wear. 01:18:47.974 --> 01:18:49.892 align:center It's not about where they go to school. It's not… 01:18:49.976 --> 01:18:54.021 align:center It's about the 24 best boys, the 24 best girls. 01:18:54.105 --> 01:18:57.608 align:center It's, you know, why we do it. It's the legacy of our family. 01:18:57.692 --> 01:18:59.861 align:center And just everything that Morgan expected. 01:19:06.742 --> 01:19:10.371 align:center [Silver] For a game to be 47 years… 01:19:11.038 --> 01:19:14.542 align:center A high school game to be 47 years old, 01:19:15.501 --> 01:19:18.921 align:center that to me is a legacy of Bob Geoghan. 01:19:19.005 --> 01:19:22.300 align:center [announcer] At this time, we ask for a brief moment of silence 01:19:22.383 --> 01:19:24.343 align:center in honor of Bob Geoghan. 01:19:26.929 --> 01:19:30.141 align:center He was the kind of person that was behind the scenes always. 01:19:30.224 --> 01:19:36.439 align:center Did not make any money, which I regret honestly. 01:19:37.273 --> 01:19:40.067 align:center That something as special as this has become, 01:19:41.068 --> 01:19:43.696 align:center and for him to be, um… 01:19:45.907 --> 01:19:49.911 align:center to be broke when he passed away… had no money… 01:19:50.495 --> 01:19:53.206 align:center That hurt. That really hurt. 01:19:55.416 --> 01:19:59.837 align:center But the legacy of the game transcends him. 01:20:01.923 --> 01:20:04.967 align:center So… that's special. 01:20:06.511 --> 01:20:09.805 align:center What makes basketball great in this area. Here he is. Bob Geoghan. 01:20:09.889 --> 01:20:12.558 align:center For the seventh year, another tremendous, tremendous event 01:20:12.642 --> 01:20:13.893 align:center here in the capital center. 01:20:13.976 --> 01:20:16.312 align:center Well, thank you very much, Mal. We're certainly proud of it 01:20:16.395 --> 01:20:19.524 align:center and, uh, as long as fans keep supporting it like they do, 01:20:19.607 --> 01:20:21.150 align:center there's no question in my mind that, uh, 01:20:21.234 --> 01:20:23.444 align:center it'll continue to be the number one game in the country. 01:20:24.904 --> 01:20:30.743 align:center "Sonny, I met you for the first time in 1973 when you came to DC 01:20:30.826 --> 01:20:35.498 align:center and had a meeting with me across from Lefty Jezel's restaurant in College Park 01:20:35.581 --> 01:20:38.709 align:center to discuss my creating the McDonald's Capital Classic. 01:20:39.377 --> 01:20:41.796 align:center I wanted to say I always admired you. 01:20:41.879 --> 01:20:46.676 align:center Although, at times we competed for some of the same players for our all-star games. 01:20:47.510 --> 01:20:50.930 align:center I had a stroke last August and I'm still in rehab. 01:20:51.013 --> 01:20:52.723 align:center So, I'm retiring for good. 01:20:53.432 --> 01:20:57.562 align:center Godspeed, my friend, as we approach the end of our lives. 01:20:58.271 --> 01:21:00.106 align:center Thanks, Sonny, for the memories. 01:21:02.275 --> 01:21:03.359 align:center Bob Geoghan." 01:21:12.994 --> 01:21:14.328 align:center [crowd cheering] 01:21:15.663 --> 01:21:19.000 align:center Hello. You doing okay? Good to see you. Man, listen-- 01:21:19.083 --> 01:21:22.878 align:center -[mumbles] Man, I just asked was you here. -I know. He was just telling me right now. 01:21:22.962 --> 01:21:25.214 align:center Right, man, I'm gonna say that I have my young 'un… 01:21:25.298 --> 01:21:27.550 align:center I think the McDonald's Game propelled my career 01:21:27.633 --> 01:21:31.137 align:center because i-it gave me opportunity to put my name on the big stage. 01:21:31.220 --> 01:21:34.640 align:center Especially back then. Yeah, we wasn't playing on ESPN every single weekend 01:21:34.724 --> 01:21:37.393 align:center so, you know, it took the game, the McDonald's All American Game, 01:21:37.476 --> 01:21:41.355 align:center to really, uh, kinda ignite our names and take it to the next level. 01:21:41.439 --> 01:21:45.985 align:center [Borzello] There is no bigger stage than the McDonald's All American Game. 01:21:46.068 --> 01:21:49.155 align:center Knowing that the majority of guys that make the McDonald's All American Game 01:21:49.238 --> 01:21:50.615 align:center go on to play professionally, 01:21:50.698 --> 01:21:51.866 align:center that's a pretty crazy stat. 01:21:51.949 --> 01:21:55.494 align:center I don't know how many other games there are like that 01:21:55.578 --> 01:21:57.705 align:center where the success rate is so high. 01:21:58.831 --> 01:22:00.708 align:center It just puts you on this path 01:22:00.791 --> 01:22:04.211 align:center and you just gotta do everything you can to keep going forward. 01:22:04.295 --> 01:22:07.423 align:center [commentator] Dereck Lively II going to Duke. 01:22:07.506 --> 01:22:11.344 align:center It was something as a kid that I wanted to be a part of. 01:22:11.427 --> 01:22:14.055 align:center High school basketball, you wanna be a McDonald's All American. 01:22:14.138 --> 01:22:15.931 align:center Like, that is the elite of the elite. 01:22:18.017 --> 01:22:21.354 align:center \It was like one of those things where I wanted to collect everything 01:22:21.437 --> 01:22:24.231 align:center and I was top. They said you was top of your class. 01:22:24.315 --> 01:22:26.400 align:center I had to be a McDonald's All American. 01:22:26.484 --> 01:22:28.069 align:center [Borzello] Off we go. 20-minute halves. 01:22:28.152 --> 01:22:32.865 align:center And Amari Bailey will come off the bench in his homecoming here in Chicago. 01:22:33.449 --> 01:22:36.452 align:center We have nine of the top ten prospects in the class in this game. 01:22:36.535 --> 01:22:37.995 align:center There is Dereck Lively. 01:22:38.079 --> 01:22:41.540 align:center The ability to run the floor, catch it and finish it. 7-1. 01:22:41.624 --> 01:22:44.752 align:center Amari Bailey in for the first time. Chicago's own. 01:22:46.003 --> 01:22:48.214 align:center The number-two player in the ESPN 100s. 01:22:48.297 --> 01:22:50.383 align:center Bailey the lefty cans the three. 01:22:50.466 --> 01:22:55.596 align:center Cam Whitmore going sky-high for the rejection. And Ernest Udeh. 01:22:55.680 --> 01:22:58.683 align:center Guys, listen to me. No layups. No layups. Nothing chancing. 01:22:59.266 --> 01:23:01.394 align:center It's the best players, so, you know. 01:23:01.477 --> 01:23:03.562 align:center And I always wanted to put myself against the best players. 01:23:03.646 --> 01:23:05.189 align:center I wanted to prove myself. 01:23:05.272 --> 01:23:08.776 align:center Every kid in your city you think that's better than you, they wanna be there, 01:23:08.859 --> 01:23:12.822 align:center so it was, like, actually some of the best times of my life during that time. 01:23:12.905 --> 01:23:15.408 align:center [Borzello] Whoa. Cason Wallace up top. 01:23:15.491 --> 01:23:20.329 align:center Whitmore. Watch out. Take off. The windmill. 01:23:20.413 --> 01:23:22.248 align:center Dereck Lively II. 01:23:22.331 --> 01:23:24.709 align:center [commentator] Some of the NBA scouts in attendance this week 01:23:24.792 --> 01:23:26.585 align:center have just fallen in love with Dereck Lively. 01:23:26.669 --> 01:23:29.130 align:center If there's an NBA Draft tomorrow from this group, 01:23:29.213 --> 01:23:30.798 align:center -Lively goes number one. -Absolutely. 01:23:30.881 --> 01:23:33.134 align:center The East hitting triple digits 01:23:33.217 --> 01:23:36.637 align:center in the return of the McDonald's All American Game. 01:23:36.721 --> 01:23:42.184 align:center Mitchell slashes one in too. The final score 105 to 81. 01:23:42.268 --> 01:23:45.688 align:center The East victorious here in Chicago. 01:23:45.771 --> 01:23:47.356 align:center [fans cheering, chattering] 01:23:52.361 --> 01:23:54.447 align:center This is my family. I love 'em. 01:23:54.530 --> 01:23:56.615 align:center -Yeah. Yeah, baby. -This is who I do it for. 01:23:56.699 --> 01:24:00.161 align:center This is what I do it for. All love. For my family. 01:24:00.244 --> 01:24:02.538 align:center [fans cheering, clamoring] 01:24:20.014 --> 01:24:22.224 align:center -For the first time… -For the first time ever… 01:24:22.308 --> 01:24:24.393 align:center …high school athletes can profit… 01:24:24.477 --> 01:24:26.812 align:center [all] Off of their name, image and likeness. 01:24:26.896 --> 01:24:27.938 align:center You've heard about it. 01:24:28.022 --> 01:24:30.941 align:center It's forever changed the landscape of college athletics, but get this. 01:24:31.025 --> 01:24:34.528 align:center Now the NIL is making moves into the high school ranks. 01:24:34.612 --> 01:24:37.823 align:center [Hill] Now you have players where they have representation. 01:24:37.907 --> 01:24:40.576 align:center They're businessmen and businesswomen. 01:24:40.659 --> 01:24:43.037 align:center They have agents. They're soliciting deals. 01:24:43.120 --> 01:24:47.541 align:center It's all legal, it's part of the landscape now in basketball. 01:24:48.334 --> 01:24:50.002 align:center [Borzello] Welcome to Houston, Texas. 01:24:50.085 --> 01:24:54.173 align:center Out of roughly a half million high school basketball players in the nation, 01:24:54.256 --> 01:24:59.553 align:center 24 of the best are here to showcase their skills at Delmar Fieldhouse. 01:25:01.639 --> 01:25:05.059 align:center [Josiah] The whole basketball landscape has shifted so much with social media. 01:25:05.976 --> 01:25:09.772 align:center Back in the day, these were just names on a piece of paper, a scouting report 01:25:09.855 --> 01:25:11.690 align:center or, you know, a magazine. 01:25:11.774 --> 01:25:13.776 align:center Now kids got millions of followers. 01:25:14.777 --> 01:25:17.780 align:center Like, these dudes are walking in that game now and they're already celebrities. 01:25:23.744 --> 01:25:26.288 align:center Right now is a great space and time for basketball. 01:25:26.372 --> 01:25:29.792 align:center Um, for college basketball. For the… For WNBA. 01:25:29.875 --> 01:25:31.669 align:center Especially now people are able to, like, 01:25:31.752 --> 01:25:34.046 align:center reap the benefits of the work they're putting in. 01:25:35.339 --> 01:25:36.674 align:center That's a great thing. 01:25:36.757 --> 01:25:40.970 align:center I mean, being able to support my family and me is very important for me. 01:25:41.595 --> 01:25:45.850 align:center And it just goes to show, like, how hard work can really pay off. 01:25:45.933 --> 01:25:48.727 align:center They're building brands in their bedroom. 01:25:49.353 --> 01:25:51.647 align:center Why can they not benefit from it? 01:25:51.730 --> 01:25:55.150 align:center Business that they can do before even they get to the League. 01:25:55.234 --> 01:25:58.279 align:center And now with them being able to get, like, NIL money, 01:25:58.362 --> 01:26:02.074 align:center it's a step in the right direction of leveling the playing field. 01:26:02.157 --> 01:26:05.494 align:center Name, image, likeness is basically 01:26:05.578 --> 01:26:09.206 align:center the value of who you are as a player, as a person. 01:26:09.290 --> 01:26:13.878 align:center This was instituted because who is anybody to tell someone 01:26:13.961 --> 01:26:17.673 align:center that you can't profit off of who you are as an individual… 01:26:17.756 --> 01:26:19.216 align:center Who you are as a human being? 01:26:21.093 --> 01:26:22.136 align:center Like, even with Juju, right… 01:26:22.219 --> 01:26:25.639 align:center She was the first female in high school to receive an NIL Nike deal. 01:26:25.723 --> 01:26:29.143 align:center Imagine seven, eight years from now, what that's gonna be looking like. 01:26:29.226 --> 01:26:30.436 align:center -That's gonna be the norm. -Mm-hmm. 01:26:30.519 --> 01:26:33.439 align:center So, I feel like we're just seeing the beginning of it, 01:26:33.522 --> 01:26:34.940 align:center so it's like, it's so exciting to see. 01:26:35.024 --> 01:26:37.693 align:center -[mother] 'Cause there's no blueprint. -[father] There's not. I… 01:26:37.776 --> 01:26:39.904 align:center -I was excited. I love it. -Figure it out as you go. 01:26:39.987 --> 01:26:41.238 align:center [indistinct chatter] 01:26:44.283 --> 01:26:47.328 align:center [Bronny James] Being selected as a McDonald's All American means a lot. 01:26:47.411 --> 01:26:48.621 align:center Of course y'all know who my dad is 01:26:48.704 --> 01:26:53.208 align:center but to be, you know, selected for myself is… building… 01:26:53.292 --> 01:26:54.960 align:center Starting building my own name, you know. 01:26:55.044 --> 01:26:58.631 align:center Good for me to grow and… and learn from these people. 01:26:58.714 --> 01:27:01.425 align:center I'm sorry. He's actually not doing interviews. 01:27:01.508 --> 01:27:03.177 align:center -What outlet are you with? -They can use that first part. 01:27:03.260 --> 01:27:05.304 align:center -Are you sure? Okay. -Yeah, they can use that first part. 01:27:05.387 --> 01:27:06.639 align:center Can you get my email down? 01:27:07.723 --> 01:27:09.850 align:center Sorry, I don't mean to… You know. 01:27:09.934 --> 01:27:11.435 align:center [Auriemma] Probably the biggest difference now 01:27:11.518 --> 01:27:14.104 align:center is there are some players making more than the coaches make. 01:27:17.191 --> 01:27:21.028 align:center All the stuff that's been going on for, like, how many years? Right? 01:27:21.111 --> 01:27:24.239 align:center That you say, "Oh, man. Those… That school, they cheat, man." 01:27:24.323 --> 01:27:26.617 align:center What do you mean? Like, that kid's got a car, that kid's got a car. 01:27:26.700 --> 01:27:28.452 align:center That kid got X amount of money. 01:27:28.535 --> 01:27:30.996 align:center They bought her parents or his parents a house, you know. 01:27:31.080 --> 01:27:33.874 align:center Well, now… don't worry about it. You know? 01:27:33.958 --> 01:27:37.127 align:center Whatever you can do to get a kid to come your school. 01:27:37.211 --> 01:27:38.963 align:center That's what… That's what's being done. 01:27:39.546 --> 01:27:41.924 align:center NIL really stands for "Now It's Legal". 01:27:43.300 --> 01:27:45.094 align:center [Hill] And so all this stuff is changing 01:27:46.303 --> 01:27:49.890 align:center in the world of intercollegiate athletics and high school athletics. 01:27:51.141 --> 01:27:54.103 align:center But the value, the importance, the significance 01:27:54.186 --> 01:27:56.814 align:center of the McDonald's All American Game, uh, is still there. 01:27:59.566 --> 01:28:02.027 align:center [Dennis Page] McDonald's is clearly the crown jewel. 01:28:02.611 --> 01:28:04.697 align:center Always was, always will be. 01:28:04.780 --> 01:28:09.743 align:center It's still, I believe, to a kid, the ultimate sign of success, 01:28:09.827 --> 01:28:12.496 align:center to be a McDonald's All American. It's just become that. 01:28:14.707 --> 01:28:16.000 align:center [Auriemma] You have the McDonald's All Star Game, 01:28:16.083 --> 01:28:19.169 align:center and you got these five kids playing on the floor, 01:28:19.253 --> 01:28:20.546 align:center and these five kids on the floor. 01:28:21.839 --> 01:28:24.133 align:center And you look at 'em and say, "This is the last time those five kids 01:28:24.216 --> 01:28:25.718 align:center will ever be on the floor together." 01:28:29.304 --> 01:28:33.600 align:center [Rose] McDonald's Game is still gonna be the huge stage, 01:28:33.684 --> 01:28:35.811 align:center the number one proving ground. 01:28:35.894 --> 01:28:41.233 align:center And I don't care what any player ever accomplishes in life. 01:28:41.316 --> 01:28:45.988 align:center They could go on to be a champion at the… in the NCAA. 01:28:46.071 --> 01:28:50.075 align:center They could be a champion and a Hall of Famer in the NBA. 01:28:50.868 --> 01:28:54.705 align:center But when they talk about things that they accomplished in their basketball career, 01:28:54.788 --> 01:28:58.584 align:center everybody's gonna mention being a McDonald's High School All American. 01:28:59.918 --> 01:29:03.005 align:center [Chris Mullin] Those memories not only in the past 01:29:03.088 --> 01:29:07.718 align:center but having the friendship last 40, 50 years. 01:29:07.801 --> 01:29:09.136 align:center That's the true blessing. 01:29:10.929 --> 01:29:15.726 align:center When I text my friends that played in the game, we text "95." 01:29:15.809 --> 01:29:18.228 align:center Hashtag, like, yeah, "Class of 95." 01:29:18.312 --> 01:29:21.190 align:center So, like, the brotherhood is always gonna last forever 01:29:21.273 --> 01:29:24.902 align:center and I'm still part of that fabric and this is, like, 30 years later. 01:29:27.780 --> 01:29:30.032 align:center [Billups] I just remember it like it was yesterday, man. 01:29:30.115 --> 01:29:33.952 align:center We've all had these long, blessed careers. 01:29:34.036 --> 01:29:39.333 align:center And have played on every stage that you can play on, and we remember this. 01:29:48.967 --> 01:29:52.513 align:center [commentator] Campbell. Outside. Bailey for the lead. Got it! 01:29:52.596 --> 01:29:57.518 align:center [commentator] The Charlotte Hornets select Amari Bailey from UCLA. 01:30:05.109 --> 01:30:06.193 align:center [crowd cheering] 01:30:06.276 --> 01:30:10.405 align:center The Duke Blue Devils will win the ACC Tournament Championship. 01:30:10.489 --> 01:30:14.493 align:center With the 12th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, 01:30:14.576 --> 01:30:17.788 align:center the Oklahoma City Thunder select Dereck Lively II. 01:30:17.871 --> 01:30:18.956 align:center [audience cheers] 01:30:20.749 --> 01:30:22.459 align:center Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively 01:30:22.543 --> 01:30:25.629 align:center is playing in his first NBA finals but with a heavy heart. 01:30:25.712 --> 01:30:28.006 align:center Because his biggest fan isn't here to cheer him on anymore. 01:30:28.090 --> 01:30:30.551 align:center His mom, Kathy Drysdale, passed away in April 01:30:30.634 --> 01:30:32.636 align:center after a ten-year battle with cancer. 01:30:41.854 --> 01:30:44.898 align:center Getting her hand to the passing channel is Barker. In for two. 01:30:44.982 --> 01:30:47.067 align:center Got a piece of it bested but still went in. 01:30:47.151 --> 01:30:49.153 align:center Gardiner the feed from Betts. 01:30:49.236 --> 01:30:53.323 align:center Kiki Rice anticipating the pass, getting in that lane. 01:30:58.829 --> 01:31:00.581 align:center Turn around for the ages, 01:31:01.290 --> 01:31:07.671 align:center LSU has captured its very first National Championship. 01:31:07.754 --> 01:31:10.090 align:center [rap song playing] 01:31:38.452 --> 01:31:40.787 align:center [interviewer] Got anything you wanna spit for us before we're done? 01:31:40.871 --> 01:31:43.498 align:center Oh, let's see. Um… All right. 01:31:44.541 --> 01:31:47.002 align:center ♪ McDonald All American What a dream come true ♪ 01:31:47.085 --> 01:31:49.630 align:center ♪ They move my grandma out the hood [sighs] The things I do ♪ 01:31:49.713 --> 01:31:52.174 align:center ♪ The rain dries too I can see it through a plain eye view ♪ 01:31:52.257 --> 01:31:54.968 align:center ♪ I thought them situations broke me Through that pain I grew ♪ 01:31:55.052 --> 01:31:56.178 align:center ♪ Because I'm destined for it ♪ 01:31:56.261 --> 01:31:58.180 align:center ♪ I was super patient Now I'm stressing for it ♪ 01:31:58.263 --> 01:32:00.182 align:center ♪ Say before you're blessed Then you get tested more ♪ 01:32:00.265 --> 01:32:02.100 align:center ♪ I'm just thanking God I was a mess before ♪ 01:32:02.184 --> 01:32:03.936 align:center ♪ I come from a place Where they be less than poor ♪ 01:32:04.019 --> 01:32:05.771 align:center ♪ So when you make it out They gon' respect it more ♪ 01:32:05.854 --> 01:32:08.273 align:center ♪ They threw me in that jungle I came out a gorilla ♪ 01:32:08.357 --> 01:32:10.817 align:center ♪ And I write my rhymes with hunger Every time they gon' feel it ♪ 01:32:10.901 --> 01:32:13.403 align:center ♪ If you can make it through that thunder You gon' shine when it's clearer ♪ 01:32:13.487 --> 01:32:15.948 align:center ♪ And since they put my daddy under Man, I ride with them hitters ♪ 01:32:16.031 --> 01:32:18.659 align:center ♪ And they can snake me if they want I'ma be fine, 'cause I'm realer ♪ 01:32:18.742 --> 01:32:20.994 align:center ♪ And they ain't gotta gas me up I take my time, I'ma fill up ♪ 01:32:21.078 --> 01:32:23.747 align:center ♪ Nothing could ever break me down 'Cause every time I'ma get up ♪ 01:32:23.830 --> 01:32:26.166 align:center ♪ I ain't think I make it through That last time, but I'm still up ♪ 01:32:26.250 --> 01:32:29.086 align:center ♪ Nope, I done sacrificed so much For this, man, I would hate to lose ♪ 01:32:29.169 --> 01:32:31.588 align:center ♪ Once they put the millions on that table Man, I can't refuse ♪ 01:32:31.672 --> 01:32:34.174 align:center ♪ You show all that love and then They cross you, what they wait to do ♪ 01:32:34.258 --> 01:32:36.677 align:center ♪ And they always talk about your shoes Until they lace them too ♪ 01:32:36.760 --> 01:32:38.053 align:center ♪ How your brother Cross you out in them blues ♪ 01:32:38.136 --> 01:32:39.221 align:center ♪ That's what a snake would do ♪ 01:32:39.304 --> 01:32:41.765 align:center ♪ And I done fell off my Ps and Qs Made a mistake or two ♪ 01:32:41.848 --> 01:32:44.226 align:center ♪ Everybody love you, when they through They start replacing you ♪ 01:32:44.309 --> 01:32:46.353 align:center ♪ And once they can't find another you They get to chasing you ♪ 01:32:46.436 --> 01:32:48.605 align:center ♪ I know the game. VVS, they on the chain ♪ 01:32:48.689 --> 01:32:51.108 align:center ♪ I sit in there, write, I seen them stars 'Cause I done overcame ♪ 01:32:51.191 --> 01:32:53.527 align:center ♪ Flau'jae, they gon' know the name I shoot it, watch my flow to change ♪ 01:32:53.610 --> 01:32:56.405 align:center ♪ I spit it, but my flow the same They feel it, this ain't novocaine ♪ 01:32:56.488 --> 01:32:57.531 align:center ♪ Gang, yeah ♪ 01:32:57.614 --> 01:33:02.786 align:center -[interviewer] Oh, damn. -[exclaiming] Did you see it? 01:33:02.869 --> 01:33:06.039 align:center -[director] And cut. -And cut. Yo, that was crazy. 01:33:06.123 --> 01:33:09.209 align:center Cut. Cut that. Cut that. Cut it. Just cut it. Cut it. 01:33:09.293 --> 01:33:11.128 align:center [rap song plays] t that. Cut it. Just cut it. Cut it.