Ballers

Spencer faces a tough decision when Joe has an idea for a new venture; Ricky is confronted by his dad; Charles gets another chance; and Jason and Spencer try to get through to Vernon once and for all.

in the middle of a shit storm

It's not just that. Joe has connected with our clients

Oh, you know, one of those good news, bad news days.

Way to keep your head up. Who's next? I got you.

- What do the shirts say? - Ricky's Runts!

Richard, that's no way to talk to your father.

Nothing I wasn't expecting.

But there's nothing crazy about taking our clients

Everybody has their own company nowadays.

Now, baby, this is the Wombat, okay?

You, my friend, definitely do not suck.

And it's the only thing you gave me to say.

And Korean girls are supposed to be docile.

I gave you that fire in your heart.

Look...

Me and you both, we done laid ourself out between them lines.

Hey, Dallas wants to close your new deal today.

$15 million a year.

Yes. Yeah. Yes.

- Oh, okay. - You need some ice?

You'll figure it out.

But the Vernon Littlefield deal is done.

Wow, getting ready to start the Anderson Financial navy?

Mm-hmm. Joe called.

- Thank you, Coach. - Yes! Yes!

Come on, y'all! Come on, y'all! Come on, y'all!

I think it gives the brand kind of boutique feel.

Got that idea from Google.

I mean, I'm sure it's not as flashy as what Anderson offered you,

I do, man. I think I'm a whole lot bigger than that problem.

Wow.

He threatened to shit down my throat until I choked to death.

It makes you Robert Kraft.

Mr. Anderson, I drove all the way up here

And no limes, either, okay?

Mmm.

We are going to Anderson 2-point-fucking-0.

Of course you're coming back.

And it's all yours if you want it.

I'm good at that.

Well, if it weren't for you pushing, we would never

But now, moving forward, we do things the right way.

Joe feels slighted when his efforts at work go unnoticed; Spencer tries to make amends; Bella challenges Ricky to act like an adult; Vernon is nowhere to be found after discovering what Reggie's been up to.

My cousin Felicia, cooler than a mother.

Oh, wow.

I don't think the whole boat mess was a joke.

Mr. Anderson, Spencer and I are a team.

- That's great, Spencer. - Yeah.

Flashbacks.

Dan's Auto Collision. It's fucking weird.

You owned that line of scrimmage.

You should still be playing, big man.

No doubt, man. Hey, the graphics... great touch, man.

Dan, long time no see.

Hell of a jam.

You almost got me... Do that either.

Who's the bald guy?

Please? Yes, yes! Please! Please, Dad.

Reaching for the sky. I want a coconut.

I do. I am. I'm trying to, okay?

Right, because you jerk off and catch with the same hand?

I like you, too. I'm sorry, but something came up.

Ever since we got those pictures back from Angie.

Wow.

that's not even remotely helpful, but thank you.

Quit holding. You're clicking your heels, Greane.

Let's go again.

This is the life of Spencer Strasmore.

- I'm sorry, dude. I'm sorry. - It's all right.

Anyways, I got to run, dude.

Just tell me what's on your mind.

Would you want a handshake, a "no hard feelings"?

I've been dining out on the idea you robbed me

In all my time in the league, I never scored a TD,

But that hit that you've been losing sleep over,

A hell of a lot cheaper, too.

Everything is good. This is one of your biggest fans, Dan Balsamo.

Some punch drills.

and I just landed square on my ass.

Spencer tries to save Vernon by confronting his past; Ricky tries to reconcile with Bella; Charles finds that his football skills come in handy.

- Это не отменяет тот факт, что вам…

Всё время кажется, что за мной следят.

Не искри, мы мигом выбьем тебе у Далласа новый контракт.

- Скарлетт, Рианна, Лупита Нионго из "12 лет рабства", Ниа Лонг.

чтобы задобрить девчонок, которых притащил из клуба?

Честно, я сам устал от вранья!

когда есть шанс расслабиться, они уходят в отрыв.

- Потому что у неё крыша поехала.

что передают по каналу Рэд Зоун на вашей здоровенной плазме.

на пару дней ускользнуть от в печёнках сидящей жены.

- На хрен его сраную яхту и на хрен его сраную компанию.

"Дельфины" ищут замену двукратному участнику Про Боула

- Мой Бенни Франклин говорит: не сдвинет.

Сорок два сплит. Омаха!

- Я думаю поменять цвет.

- Чарльз, Чарльз, Чарльз!

- Большое спасибо. Рад, что угодил.

Я только что отдал Энджеле 150 тысяч за набор фотографий.

- Ну конечно.

- Что ты навешал ей лапши, заставил почувствовать себя особенной,

Я не думала, что скажу это,

И молиться, чтобы она не набросилась на тебя с ножом.

- Да ничего, Джо, потихоньку. Для налогов рановато, нет?

футболки с номером 18 и надписью "Пошел ты, папа".

- Многие возвращаются только потому, что им больше нечем заняться.

- Без проблем, Джо. Я так понял, дело срочное?

Совсем никаких. Просто я подумал, гипотетически…

Проблема в том, что большой начальник этого не понимает.

Ты уже принёс мне немало зелени.

что я настолько глупа, что приму какое-то кольцо в знак извинений.

Детка, детка, детка!

Я же не твой клиент, а лишь одна из девок,

- Мне 31, я консьержка,

Ricky flies off the handle; Spencer and Charles say good-bye to Roddney; Jason meets his mother's new beau.

and I'll take it from there.

No hard feelings, no debt owed.

let's move on, the both of us.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

the inside stays nice and moist.

Do you have any concern about him playing?

What are you gonna do with him?

If anyone can find a final resting place for him, it's you.

- PEDs? - No.

Well, exclusive.

- Now let's meet David. - Okay.

and then he charms his way out of it.

Girl, he was high as a giraffe's ass.

Now, what's that "gun trips right"

The system's fucked.

for 20 minutes straight, then?

so it never came.

What the fuck are you throwing these trick questions at me for?

Not yet, but she makes a hell of an intern.

It's not my call. Miss Lee wants a cherry on top.

- Maybe catch up on old times. - He'll do it.

She cashes it when I get my pictures.

Believe I do this shit for a living now?

Sorry about that, Rod.

- Where's Bella? - Not here.

Annabella!

Ricky, you're an asshole.

- Julie Greane? - Yes.

He doesn't just teach golf.

- How long have you been playing? - Since I was a child.

And I've still got Lou's clubs in the closet.

I used to be like that, too. You know, so independent.

You know, Sun Life Stadium would be a good place to spread Roddney.

All the good times.

Pussy.

- Jason, nice to meet you. - All right, dude.

They weren't using me to get to you.

Trust me. There's plenty of guys around here your age

- We got him, Bird. - Bella, just come home, baby.

If you're gonna get under someone to get over someone,

Got swept up in life and then died doing this shit.

these very, very tapered and measured embankments.

Charles decides he is going to be selfish. Joe negotiates with Maximo. Ricky's off-field activities end up being revealed.

If you want to keep using everyone else's problems

I'll get it.

This is where you really want to be, Charles?

Oh, man. Warm, too.

Dude is in a sexual relationship

I don't know, man.

I don't know, man.

- Okay. Yeah. - Yeah.

Punctuality is your strong suit, Ricky.

Wow, that's heavy, man.

You can't because your head's down

- It just comes to you. - Yeah.

Joe handles the money, and you handle everything else in between.

Just remember, I'm not a life coach, Spencer, okay?

Too much information?

Come on. That shit's ridiculous.

And you got Kara whaling on it.

All right. All right. All good.

Max, I gotta say, man, you are way more fun outside the office.

Vern's neck-deep in debt

- What could Vernon afford? - 50 grand.

No, no, no. I got something way more juicy.

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Nielsen. I appreciate it.

- You good? - You ain't ready for Spencey again.

and they nuts providing the juice.

Come on. Let's go.

- I'm gonna get crushed. - Calm down. Listen. Look at me. Look at me.

Now I got Jay Glazer out here, who's ready to do a live exclusive

The one who takes his mom to church on Sundays.

Just Ricky Jarret.

Your wife blew through the front gate.

Charles!

What the fuck are you doing?

This nasty.

- How'd you fit in? - Like a glove, man.

I want to apologize to Mr. Ross, the entire organization,

I'd have a big problem with it, too. Believe me.

just for a number that you wore in high school and college.

He did for about nine years.

Have you ever tried to reach out to him?

So this number...

Ricky tries to find common ground with Alonzo. Charles's marriage is put to the test. Spencer and Joe step in to help Vernon with a crisis.

No, not till he gives me my 300 back.

Come on.

you can quit your job at the Chevy dealership.

Ain't no strange. It's about the number, all right?

- Deal with things head-on. -

That's about to change.

I just use the weed for pain management.

She didn't say. Told us to call her lawyer.

Listen, man, so, yo, what are we gonna do?

- We ain't paying her shit. Just what he said. - Nothing.

This is my half-brother Derrick.

Yes. Yes, I did, okay?

Hey, babe.

Come on in.

Would you rather be back at the office crunching numbers

Me and a buddy were having some beers at The Rat.

All right. You see, you buried the lead there.

That's why He put Sammy and Kara in our midst.

The other day, I drove by my own house.

7171.

I'm keeping it.

Please, tell me you haven't smoked crack.

- It's Jason. It's Jason. - All right, yeah. Take it.

You know, this is why there's a place in the world for you.

Nice way to bond.

Check out my new G-Wagen.

Man.

I was sitting at that computer doing my work

I'm not sexting her.

Ricky's involved. Why am I not surprised?

Don't touch me.

I'm out of here.

It was a total pisser to lose you.

For you, I'll let it slide one last time, huh?

You just skated away from a four-game suspension, at least.

Nah, nah, you don't have to do that.

You taking care of our girl?

- If I don't get an autograph for my nephew... - Thank you.

Half a million dollars.

Spencer visits a neurologist. Charles gets pursued by a woman. Reggie tries to steal Vernon's renegotiation. Joe breaks the rules to get a client, while Ricky finds himself a mantra.

to a bare-knuckle brawl in Vegas last night.

I am the guy to see.

if I take care of a little business?

Good morning, ladies.

Well, try harder. How many babies

Joe Krutel, Anderson Financial.

Get your shit together, Joe.

Oh, shit.

But if you really want to hear it, I could tell it to you

No, no, no, no, no. No, no. Shh. Shh.

- I'm the captain now. - Aye, aye.

75? That's, what, 12 and a half a year?

after the game, buy Mama her dream house, help the community.

Vernon can catch. Or maybe you feel JJ deserves more

Okay, here's... here's my measuring stick.

sending me bikini pics.

Yeah, well, texting with some random behind my wife's back doesn't feel

She just text me asking if I can talk.

We are?

- Oh, we doing great. - You sure about that?

"Eh, you never played against any real competition. You're not good enough."

It would be wise to be careful who you trust it with.

Obvious question...

What's the first thing you remember after getting hit?

- Any headaches? - Finance-related.

but I'd still like to get in there and get a closer look.

Besides, we won't know if the MRI is necessary until after you take it.

- I'm at work. - So?

I'm five miles away

What's McCoy getting paid?

I mean, the guy wants to build a hospital wing for sick kids,

Because we sure as hell aren't gonna be strong-armed

All right, Ricky. I don't have much time.

- I gambled on you. - And I appreciate you, Mr. Siefert,

It goes like this... I am bigger than my problems.

I am bigger than my problems.

Well, it's clutch, bro. And I can't thank you enough

Hey, Victor, come here for a minute, man.

- Let's set up a meeting. - Yeah, okay.

See, there she is.

Hoping to attract new clients, Spencer and Joe hold a corporate event. In their fight over Vernon, Spencer and Reggie's rivalry hits the boiling point. Bored by retirement, Charles lets loose for a night. Ricky learns his beef with his teammate, Alonzo, may be due to an awkward connection.

Ask me if you can fuck my wife.

You have our word.

Not my Js. Not my Js.

Bitch-ass Js for a bitch-ass nigga.

You get the nut pull or the eye gouge?

Truth is... here's the truth. You want the truth?

If you heard the story I just told, you wouldn't be trying to go back door on me.

where you look all macked out, but on the inside

And lose my cred with the team? Not a chance.

I just been training like a madman.

Like you never thought to ask what my plans for Vernon's future are.

Enjoy your party. I know I will.

Oh, man, it's good. Yeah, it's good.

But still, on the field I was number 71.

- $400. - Put 'em down.

Tracy said there's a story brewing about the fight.

They're always making shit out to be worse than it is.

- We only go around once. - Stop charming me.

Oh!

I'm amazed either one of you two walked off the field after that hit.

I want a real stake in Vernon.

but the tabloids havfield.

Do not fuck up.

Almost? Man, we turned up in this bitch.

She doesn't wear a ring 'cause that's not Alonzo's wife.

No, I'm good, man. I got the season coming up.

Like the cheese!

I went down on her in the kitchen.

You got to cut her loose so we can stop the bleeding.

This fucking doesn't feel like it. It really doesn't.

Vernon.

And we can... You guys can be my...

Me and Alonzo are not friends.

Yeah, 'Zo's always been the sensitive one.

Come on, man.

- Yeah. - We are cementing our brand.

I think I might remember what you're talking about.

is because Vernon feels he owes you something.

The whole crew.

Spencer struggles to sign Vernon as a client when he clashes with his childhood friend Reggie who handles all his money. Meanwhile, Jason works to renegotiate a contract extension for Vernon with the Dallas Cowboys, but has difficulties. During practice with his new Dolphins team, Ricky discovers that a teammate is not only unfriendly with him but is wearing his number. Now a struggling car salesman, Charles begins to wonder if he retired too early. MORE -LESS

And also not the marquee client we covet.

It's a lot of wealth to manage.

I mean, Vernon fucking Littlefield.

he needs to see a fucking authorization form.

It means the world, baby.

Push! Ah, yeah.

Spencer, baby.

Sounds good.

Hey, Reg, it doesn't have to be this way.

Buddy, it won't be easy driving a wedge between those two.

You know, all that does is enable him to spend even more.

and make sure he can pay his debts.

Yes, how are you, man? Chillin'?

Madden turned me on to it.

Yeah, I feel more comfortable knowing that. Thank you for sharing.

- He's a beast. - He's a decent player.

you could find yourself negotiating with somebody else next spring.

Just a courtesy call.

By chance, do I have a third account?

Yeah, that 1500 is solid.

You retired too soon, Charles.

No more pit piles and head slaps for me.

Ah, thanks.

40 large. Hear me out.

No sale, new guy.

Well, I don't discriminate because that would be ageism.

- Vern, big fan. - Pull up a chair, Joseph.

Yeah, you're a good judge of relationships.

And I'm truly, truly touched

Hey, let's crank this music up, muchacho.

Did you just say you're in five fantasy leagues?

I don't want to offend Mama by repeating it.

Four games to love and...

All in a day's work at Tropical Chevrolet.

You know I love that sexy body.

It was all right. Just OTAs, you know?

It's cool, man. Look, we're just talking.

But in the meantime, you can't keep letting your crew

and anybody who did anything nice for me

I'm your financial manager and I will put your money to work.

But what I won't do, I won't stand around

Former Miami Dolphins stand-out Spencer Strasmore and his friend Charles Greene must cope with the realities of life after football. Spencer starts working for a financial advisor, helping sign and mentor his younger friends still in the NFL, while Charles gets a job at a car dealership. Meanwhile, a mistake may cost Green Bay Packers wide receiver Ricky Jerret his roster spot when he's involved in an altercation at a nightclub. MORE -LESS

You told me you were separated.

you'll be bagging groceries."

Story? It was Rod's favorite spot.

No, you really don't. Do you know he didn't leave a will?

Identity issues.

Just 300 grand.

Spencer. Mi amigo. Andale.

I wish I had a financial manager

it makes me sound like an asshole.

No.

but tomorrow your ass is out looking for a job.

I got to ask who's the most dangerous weapon in the league?

You got to listen, y'all make millions.

I used to play for the Bucs.

- She's in branding. - How about that?

So, wait. Hang on. I guess the rules,

Bring his ass outside.

- Ricky. - Jason.

Jason's taking care of it. We're good.

God damn. How could you let that happen?

I don't want to see nobody and this cannot wait, Spence. Come on.

Just tell him I said, "What's up?" Okay?

Shit, I mean, they want to send me to sorry-ass Jacksonville

I would have taken a call from the fucking trainer.

when it's done and you're done,

And no more fucking Twitter.

Come on. Hell, yeah, I'm a fan.

ever put myself or your team in this position again.

I can. Because the first thing they teach us in PR

You know training camp starts in three weeks.

So, how'd it go today?

About to get a Chevy striptease.

Try to sell on warranty, try to sell on the gap--

- Aren't you Charles Greane? - Yes, sir.

Right after we won the Super Bowl.

Need you to be contrite.

I'm a passionate man. It's all coming from a spiritual place.

- It's 5:01. - Which makes you?

I know you will.