Playaz - Bones - Act 2

Bones takes a long jumper. Bones admires his shot as it goes
through the hoop.

BONES
Swish, nothing but net.

DJ
Yo, Bones, ain't one nickname
enough? Jimmy all day bones Smith.
This is gettin stupid.

BONES
(to DJ)
Haha, I'm just playing some ball.

The players run about.

Pablo dribbles the ball up.

Bones claps his hands.

BONES
Yo, Pablo!

Pablo fakes a pass to Bones, causing Hans to run out to
defend.

Bones runs around Hans and takes a bounce pass from Pablo.

Bones dribbles the ball at Priest, who stands under the
basket.

BONES
Yo, Priest.

Priest jumps up to block or foul Bones.

Bones jumps behind the backboard, evading Priest, and flicks
the ball at the backboard. The ball hits the backboard and
spins into the hoop.

DJ (V.O.)
Unbelievable! Game over! Did
someone get a picture? I want a
poster of that one!

Bones slaps hi-fives with Pablo and jogs to the sideline
where a large backpack sits on the ground. Bones takes a
bottle of water from the backpack.

PABLO
Good game. Too bad you graduated,
we could have used to this year.

BONES
Hey, gotta move to the bigger and
better.

Priest walks past Bones and Pablo.

PRIEST
Drugs ain't bigger or better.

Bones jumps to his feet.

BONES
Yo! I don't do no drugs, man. I
don't touch that stuff.

Priest turns around.

PRIEST
Yeah? So why you so skinny?

BONES
Man? I'm just skinny? I eat the
same stuff as Pablo.

Pablo shrugs and nods. Pablo then looks at his body, and
then at Bones'.

PRIEST
Whatever.

Priest walks off.



EXT. DARK STREETS - NIGHT

Bones, Pablo, and a few others walk down the street. Bones
seems upset.

BONES
(under his breath)
Why don't anyone listen to me?

ICE (O.S.)
Jimmy Bones Smith.

Bones and the others stop. Ice leans against a wall to their
side.

BONES
Do I know you?

ICE
They call me Ice, and this is just
a friendly conversation.

BONES
Ok...

ICE
Now, these here are my streets
you're walking on.

BONES
That's cool. Have fun on your
street.

Bones takes a step away.

ICE
But what I don't like is people
trying to steal my possessions.

Bones stops and looks confused.

ICE
What I'm wondering is, what's in
that bag?

BONES
There ain't nothing in here, and it
ain't any of your business anyway.

ICE
Oh, I think it is.

Pablo and the other players surround Bones.

PABLO
Yo, let's get out of here.

BONES
Yeah. Aight.

Pablo and the others lead Bones away. Ice speaks to them as
they walk away.

ICE
No more trespassing, playa, or our
next conversation may not be so...
friendly.



EXT. ST. JOSEPH'S - DAY

Bones, holding his bag, walks next to a large brick school
building. A marquee on the school reads, "St. Joseph's
Academy." Behind a chain link fence, kids play basketball in
the playground by the school.

Bones stops and looks at the kids playing basketball.

KID #1
I'm Jimmy Smith!

Kid #1 hits a jumper.

KID #1
All day!

The kids run around on the court.

Bones leans against the fence.

PABLO (V.O.)
I'm open, I'm open.

On a court, in dream lighting, a younger Bones and Pablo play
against other kids.

Bones passes the ball to Pablo.

Pablo drives towards the basket. Other kids step out to
defend Pablo.

Pablo passes behind his back to Bones.

Bones catches the ball and has a clear path to the basket.

Bones grits his teeth.

Bones jumps in the air and holds the ball over his head.

Bones slams the ball through the rim as Pablo as the other
kids look on.

Bones lands on the ground and holds his hands in the air.

BONES
Yes!

Pablo and the other kids gather around Bones.

KIDS
That was amazing! You just dunked
it!

PABLO
Nice hops. I knew you could do it.

Bones, standing outside the fence, looks at the dream-lit
game with a nostalgic look.

PABLO (V.O.)
Hey, Jimmy. Yo, Bones.

Bones shakes his head from side to side. The dream-lit game
fades. Pablo stands next to Bones.

PABLO
You chewin on paint chips or
something? Come on, let's play so
ball.

The Kids playing on the playground look over at Bones and
Pablo.

KID #1
Hey, that's Bones.

KIDS
Hey, Bones, wait up, hey...

The kids run to the fence.

BONES
Yo, hold up.

Bones and Pablo stop as the kids run to the fence.

KIDS
Bones! You're the greatest!

BONES
Thank you thank you...

KID #1
You never miss a shot! How'd you
get so good.

BONES
Hey, lots of practice. I had the
big man here help with that.

Bones playfully pushes Pablo, who laughs.

KID #2
Aww, not this again. The same old,
practice hard, stay in school...

BONES
What?

KID #2
I thought you were cooler than
that.

BONES
Well, uh, hey, I'm cool.

Bones looks left.

BONES
But hey, winning the city
championship was a lot of fun.

KIDS
Yeah! Woo!

Bones smiles, turns, and takes a step away.

KID #1
What college you playing at now?

Bones stops and slumps his shoulders a bit.

Bones turns around and smiles.

BONES
Right now, I'm playing at Rucker.

KIDS
Yay! Go Bones!

Bones and Pablo walk away from the fence and head down the
street.

PABLO
Yo, why don't you just tell them?

BONES
Hey, gotta keep up the rep.

PABLO
Yeah, yeah, yeah.



EXT. RUCKER PARK - DAY

Bones and Pablo walk to the court. DJ walks to them and
bumps fists and hugs them.

PABLO
DJ

DJ
Bones, Pablo, my man.

Across the street, Ice glares at Bones and his backpack. Ice
waves a finger from side to side.

Bones glances at Ice and shakes his head.

Across the court, Priest glares at Bones.

DJ
Yo, what's with the angry?

PRIEST
Nothing. Just think some people
are wasting what they could have.

Bones grits his teeth.

BONES
I told you, man...

Pablo grabs Bones.

PABLO
Forget it man, come on.

Pablo pulls Bones away.



EXT. RUCKER PARK - MINUTES LATER

Pablo, Bones, Priest, and others run on the court.

Bones cuts through the lane. Priest bumps Bones.

PRIEST
You shouldn't bring your drugs
here.

BONES
Man, I told you, I don't touch that
stuff.

Players move about.

Pablo passes the ball to Bones, who stands on the wing.

Priest moves in front of Bones.

PRIEST
Don't think I don't know what
you're doing. I bust people like
you every day.

BONES
Are you stupid? Don't you hear
what I'm saying?

Bones shoots in Priest's face.

The ball swishes through rim.

Bones, shaking his head, runs back on defense.

Hans inbounds the ball.

PRIEST
Yo, I'll bring it up.

Hans looks from side to side. Then Hans passes the ball to
Priest.

Priest dribbles the ball up the court while glaring at Bones.

Priest looks toward the sidelines. Players move about.

Priest takes a hard dribble and grabs the ball.

Priest, blatantly travelling, runs into the lane, where Bones
stands.

Priest runs over Bones, knocking him to the ground.

Priest flips the ball into the hoop as Bones rolls around on
the ground.

Bones sits up angrily.

BONES
Yo, foul!

PRIEST
Ok, your ball.

Priest flips the ball at Bones.

BONES
Yo, what up with that man?

PRIEST
Hey, I'll get your attention one
way or another.

Priest jogs back on defense. Hans and the other players give
Priest a confused look.