S01E05 · SCENE 21/24 · 29:46
Basketball · Basketball court
Michael monologues about basketball

Michael gives a long monologue about the philosophy of basketball.

29:46→31:57
in the episode · 2m 11s · S01E05

What happens

29:46–31:57

Michael gives a long monologue about the philosophy of basketball, comparing it to a shark and talking about being in a place where you don't hear anything. He also mentions a basketball movie that makes him cry.

WhereBasketball court
DriverMichael
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadBasketball Game

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30:00

If a shark stops playing, he stops living, and sharks are very playful creatures and...

31:49

I don't like to cry on camera, but that movie makes me cry because it touches a chord in me about hoops.

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29:47Michael monologues about basketball

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29:46–31:57
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