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Season 5

Aired 5 years ago - Oct 13, 2019

Despite having a bullseye on his back, Spencer refuses to back down in his fight for the league's players. Joe embraces a new state of mind as he finds peace with himself. Julie encourages Charles to take care of unfinished business. Ricky decides to strike out on his own with his latest project. Reggie takes the next step in his career, with some encouragement from Vernon. MORE -LESS

Aired 5 years ago - Oct 06, 2019

Spencer and Joe get into past grievances while working out a major player deal, after which Spencer makes a public statement that's sure to have consequences; Ricky is on the defensive in a meeting with a Hollywood bigwig.

Aired 5 years ago - Sep 22, 2019

Spencer faces pressure from all sides as he fights for Kisan. Ricky gets mixed feedback about his radio show. Reggie, Vernon and Lance struggle to convince Joe to get into the gaming business. Charles works hard to land a big player. Jason goes through tough negotiations with the Anderson brothers.

Aired 5 years ago - Sep 15, 2019

Spencer settles into his new position and makes a potentially unpopular decision. With Sports X teetering on the edge financially, Joe gets jealous when Kate tries to woo an important editor at a launch party. Ricky tries his hand at being a radio host and voices his true feelings about Spencer. Reggie comes to Vernon with a proposal that will make them both happy. MORE -LESS

Aired 5 years ago - Sep 08, 2019

Just as Spencer reaches out to him with the job of a lifetime, Jason gets an interesting counteroffer from Joe, who's determined to bring his old partner down. Vernon has a tryout at an Esports company and Reggie bemoans his position at Sports X. Ricky turns to partying to deal with his depression. Charles considers what to do about Kisan.

Aired 5 years ago - Sep 01, 2019

After learning of competing owner offers, Spencer returns to the Anderson brothers for financial help. Joe is tasked with apologizing for creating a hostile work environment and, later, sells a big idea to a major client with the help of Kate, a sharp Sports X exec. Ricky and Vernon each consider different kinds of futures, while Charles tries to hide some unwelcome news. MORE -LESS

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- ♪ Feeling nice ♪ - ♪ Feeling nice ♪
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You need to be fully financed by the end of the week
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- What could possibly be more important
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marches through that door with enough hairspray on
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- Yesterday alone, you used "pussy,"
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- No, that is a normal workday in America.
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[heart rate monitor beeping]
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No big deal.
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- Oh, that's what's up.
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Lifetime gonna make a "Surviving Vernon Littlefield."
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- I was being nice. Man, don't--don't talk crazy.
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- My cholesterol's a little high.
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- Okay, why don't we just listen to what our retiree has to say?
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Team's on the upswing. Mahomes is killing it.
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- So what's going on, Hos?
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- I will crawl up a snake's ass to find a mouse.
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- Ho-ho!
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- Okay, well, your apology rings hollow
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- ♪ I don't want a valentine, I just want Valentino ♪
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So, let's talk.
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I'm in the middle of "Unforgiven."
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without all the drama and shit?
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- I never disrespect the game. - I want a fucking rematch.
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but you're the 10th best defensive player in the NFL.
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the further you've got to fall.
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I know time is of the essence for you.
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- What meeting? - Oh, I get it.
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- Hey, if you don't stay on your toes, you wind up on your ass.
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♪ ♪
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Beat a guy up pretty good. [overlapping shouting]
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- You don't need no alcohol--
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- [scoffs] It's not self-pity, all right?
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but God spared me,
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- Get the fuck outta here.
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- Well, you're just gonna have to find
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- I've never met this man before in my life.
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- Well, actually, Lance is very, very good at his job.
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We are about to break ground on a one-of-a-kind campus.
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- I like to think that the future's now.
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- ♪ No Master P ♪ - ♪ Ay ♪
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without a bead of sweat or a twitch on her face.
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- Money. Must be the shoes.
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- Well, I thought closing was your strength.
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[chuckles] Nice title.
Aired 5 years ago - Aug 25, 2019

While peacefully enjoying retirement and reflecting on his past, Spencer gets a tantalizing offer to become the first black majority team owner in professional football history. A year after splitting with Spencer, Joe eyes a big swing at Sports X with his new partner, Lance. Ricky finds himself in hot water with Charles, and Vernon considers a life outside of football, much to Reggie's chagrin. MORE -LESS

Recap of Ballers Season 5 Episode 1 (S05E01) - 1
♪ Who else is really trying to fuck with Hollywood Cole ♪
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♪ I hit the strip club and all them bitches find a pole ♪
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- Ah, you know what? You go.
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I don't think I've ever seen you in the water.
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Where are you these days?
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with your players,
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- Hmm.
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♪ ♪
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in your half-a-million-dollar chariot,
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- Has he at least called you to check in?
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- What, as slumlords? - Not quite.
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You're the one that's talking about him all the time.
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- Okay. - Also Barron and Henson.
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- That's shocking.
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- T, let's go, man. We gotta go get my juice.
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Don't pull your dick out in the kitchen.
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[hip-hop music]
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and I'm left to hear things in the street.
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- Well, then prove it!
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- ♪ Yeah ♪
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- Oh, it's a beautiful view. [both chuckle]
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- Listen.
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- Yeah, I'm sure he is, you know.
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- [laughing] Okay. Dan, what about Hypebeast?
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You know, the person who runs the place?
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- What? - The derogatory language.
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I can dial Hypebeast for you.
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I was thinking, like, I don't know, two globes.
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PEDs are the price of staying young.
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It's just a waste of fuckin' time, and at your age...
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[indistinct commentary]
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- Colby is a hundred-pound kid from the suburbs.
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- Oh, I've been expecting your call.
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- I'm done doing favors for people.
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- Mm, I don't think he looks that bad.
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- You fucking let that bitch leverage our offer?
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- Shut the fuck up, Nancy, actually!
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- Well, what was his mood?
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Thank you so much.
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- During the summers, we'd go to the swimming hole.
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- You jump from 50 feet,
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[chuckles]
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- Well, introspection is a good thing,
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and maybe there should be one.
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It's being the first black majority owner
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but I'm gonna have to call you back, Joe.
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- ♪ Understands this pain ♪
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- But don't kid yourself.