SPACE JAM 2 Written by John Thibodeaux and Kevin Walsh

Based on the cinematic masterpiece, Space Jam.

john.thibodeaux@gmail.com kev.n.walsh@gmail.com

FADE IN. EXT. SUBURBAN HOME - NIGHT Pan down from space to a quaint suburban neighborhood in Akron, Ohio. A basketball hoop sits unused in the backyard. The year is 1998. INT. SUBURBAN HOME Inside, on the TV, MICHAEL JORDAN has just won his sixth NBA Championship. Replays of the famous game winning shot over the Utah Jazz fill the screen. Jordan cradles the trophy as champagne rains down all around him. A young LEBRON JAMES sits in awe with his MOTHER and family. LEBRON When I grow up, I want to be just like Michael Jordan. MOMMA JAMES Boy, you better get to sleep. You have summer school in the morning. No one will EVER be as good as Michael Jordan. LEBRON But I can already dunk! MOMMA JAMES Can you do algebra? (beat) I didnt think so. Go to bed. On the TV, we push in on the instant replay of Jordans game winning shot, in slow motion. SMASH CUT TO... TITLE SEQUENCE A montage of highlights from the latter part of Jordans Wizards career, intercut with LeBron James rise to greatness in high school and on the Cavs. One career ends as another begins. We see Jordan receive a standing ovation in his last game at the United Center, as we hear the audio from Lebron James Decision. Jordan walks off the court into an empty tunnel.

2. INT. BOBCATS STADIUM - NIGHT Empty lockers. Empty halls. Empty stadium... A 50-year-old Michael Jordan sits in the stands, arms outstretched, reflecting. As the echoes of former highlights play out in his head, we pull out to reveal a LIVE BOBCATS GAME in front of him. Somebody misses an open slam dunk. Jordan stands up and walks out. INT. BOBCATS PRESS ROOM - LATER Jordan steps in to the post-game press conference. A very sparse group of reporters stand at attention for his Airness. Jordan takes the podium as a single cameras flashes. JORDAN What a game tonight. We almost had them early in the first quarter, but then it really got away from us. Ill take a few questions-JIM Jim Montenega, Charlotte Sun. Tough break tonight with the loss, Mr. Jordan. (beat) Any idea when we can buy the new Air Jordans? My kid wont stop asking me about them. JORDAN Im here to talk about the Bobcats. Does anyone have a question about the team I own? Everyones hands go down. The reporters glance around at each other nervously. REBECCA Rebecca Hume, carolinasports.com. Mr. Jordan, some members of the press have called you the worst GM in basketball, what do you have to say about that? JORDAN I think we are on the verge of a winning season here in Charlotte.

3. REBECCA Mr. Jordan, with all due respect, there hasnt been a truly competitive team on the court since you took over. (beat) Many believe you have no idea what youre doing. They say your front office is as misguided as your fashion sense. JORDAN You guys dont like my beret and overalls? JIM Maybe if everyone wore Hanes, we could win a few games. REBECCA Or a solid trade. A reasonable draft pick. Something. JORDAN Thanks for the advice guys. I think Ive had about enough questions for tonight. INT. JORDANS OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER Jordan retreats to his dimly lit office, alone. He glances up at his six NBA trophies, retired jersey and a framed portrait with Bugs Bunny. EXT. YACHT - DAY An EPIC MEGAYACHT cruises off the Miami coast. Lebron James parties with his celebrity entourage: JAY-Z, BEYONCE, THE ROCK, DRAKE, CARLOS SANTANA, KEVIN HART, MARK ZUCKERBERG, JESSIE EISENBERG (as Mark Zuckerberg), ANDY SAMBERG (as Jessie Eisenbergs Mark Zuckerberg). They sip white wine as VICTORIAS SECRET MODELS pass around cocktail shrimp. Carlos Santana stands on the bow of the yacht, scoring the scene with his electric guitar. Basically, Lebrons life is a Michael Bay movie. THE ROCK A toast to the best NBA Player in history!

4. LEBRON Hold on, I dont know about that. DRAKE Yeah, Lay off him... Dwayne. THE ROCK Oh Drake wants to go by real names now. Ok... Aubrey! Hey! DRAKE

Everyone is stuffing their faces with cocktail shrimp. THE ROCK Everyone is saying that Lebron is better than Jordan. Just like they say that Im better than Schwarzenegger. LEBRON I dont like that comparison. ZUCKERBERG 14 million likes on Facebook. Compared to Jordans 23 million. EISENBERG Shut up Zuckerberg. SAMBERG Shut up Eisenberg. KEVIN HART Samberg, Eisenberg, Zuckerberg. Weve got enough bergs to make a law firm. Its really unnerving how much shrimp is in peoples mouths. Also, it looks as though Beyonce is sport fishing in the background. Shes hauling in a big one. JAY-Z Jordans a business man, you need to be a brand. LEBRON What I need is to play basketball, not be here on a boat. ZUCKERBERG Im on a boat, get it Samberg?

5. SAMBERG

Zuck off.

Beyonce hauls a GIANT SWORDFISH onto the Yacht floor. BEYONCE Who wants swordfish? Everyones faces are completely stuffed with shrimp. Me!!! EXT. SPACE The camera pulls back, away from the yacht, into the sky, beyond our atmosphere and into the depths of space. We fly at warp speed until we arrive at... EXT. MORON MOUNTAIN The camera lands at an abandoned amusement park. A sad alien pedophile drives past and, noticing the lack of kids, drives away. The place is as empty as a Bobcats game. INT. SWACKHAMMERS OFFICE The evil SWACKHAMMER stands in his office, looking out over his fallen kingdom. He twirls a tumbler. SWACKHAMMER Where did we go wrong? Back in the 90s we had more twerps than we could clean up puke for. A tiny NERDLUCK assistant crawls out of a desk drawer. NERDLUCK That was over 20 years ago, sir. Swackhammer slams the drawer shut. SWACKHAMMER Its cuz we didnt get those goddamn Looney Tunes! Thats why. Bested by Michael Jordan and a Wascally Wabbit. Another Nerdluck pops out from a locker, pressing a button on his remote control. EVERYONE

6. Swackhammers surveillance TVs turn on, and we see a live feed of every SIX FLAGS on the planet EARTH. NERDLUCK To be fair, sir, even the amusement parks on Earth are empty. SWACKHAMMER Kids arent going to amusement parks any more? But how else are they gonna amuse themselves? NERDLUCK Video games. SWACKHAMMER Video... games? The Nerdluck pulls up video feed of alien kids playing NBA 2K14 on their alien XBOXs. NERDLUCK They play video game basketball. From Earth. SWACKHAMMER Basketball? You mean that stupid game we played against the Looney Tunes? NERDLUCK Yes, but in video form. Swackhammer turns and stares out the window, in typical super villain fashion. The wheels in his head turn... SWACKHAMMER Why play the video game, when you can play the real thing? The devious plot animates in a cloud above his head. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Alls we gotta do is steal the NBA players, and put them under Moron mind control. Kids from all over will flock to Moron Mountain to play the galaxys first real life video game... (beat) Ready my jet. Were back on top baby, were back on top! Swackhammer laughs a maniacal laugh.

7. EXT. HEAT STADIUM - NIGHT Crowds flock into the stadium to see The Miami Heat vs The Oklahoma City Thunder. BARKLEY (O.S.) What an exciting time to be a fan of the NBA, Ernie. The energy is electric. INT. TNT STUDIOS - CONTINUOUS CHARLES BARKLEY is sitting with the cast of NBA on TNT. ERNIE JOHNSON, KENNY SMITH and SHAQ. BARKLEY Two great competitors. An epic opening to the season. ERNIE You sure sound excited, Charles. KENNY In fact, we have some photos of Charles excited from earlier today. They throw to a photo of Barkley PHOTOSHOPPED onto the body of a teenie bopper girl at a Justin Bieber concert. BARKLEY Im a damn Olympic athlete, I dont deserve to be treated this way. ERNIE He is not a role model, ladies and gentlemen. Tip-off in fifteen minutes. Well be right back! INT. HEAT LOCKER ROOM LEBRON JAMES laces up his sneakers, the last player out of the locker room. TIMMY, a sickly looking 8-year old boy, approaches him. Mr. James. TIMMY

LEBRON Hey there, little man.

8. TIMMY I just wanted to say that youre my hero. LEBRON Aw, thanks kid. TIMMY I know a lot of people hate you. LEBRON Well you know, sticks and stones. TIMMY But I dont care that you ditched Cleveland. Ok. LEBRON

TIMMY A city that has nothing going for it. A city that is slowly dying... (coughs pathetically) Like me. LEBRON Who put you up to this? KEVIN DURANT leans into the doorway, laughing. Lebron smiles and walks over to Durant, nudging Timmy to the floor. LEBRON (CONTD) What up playa? DURANT Not much. Getting fired up for this game. LEBRON Ready to get dominated? DURANT Oh, I think you are the one who is going to get dominated. LEBRON Well see man. (beat) Here kid, heres an autograph. Lebron tosses a signed photo to the floor, walking off with Durant. Timmy, still on the ground, tears up the autograph. We see an evil flash in his eye. Its a Nerdluck!

9. INT. HEAT STADIUM - MOMENTS LATER The crowd is ravenous. Lebron does his signature powder toss. Ernie, Kenny and Barkley organize their notes. As the two teams line up for a jump ball, strange sparks flicker in the rafters. A LASER BEAM cuts through the roof of the stadium! The ceiling is being peeled back! BARKLEY Say Kenny, does this stadium have a retractable roof? KENNY I dont think so, Chuck. The whistle blows. Time for the tip off. The Heat and Thunder line up for the jump ball. The ref tosses it into the air, and... nothing! Confused, the players look up to find... SWACKHAMMERS SPACESHIP. A robotic arm catches the ball and pops it. The ship tears up the court as it comes to a landing. The platform lowers, and through the smoke and light, a GIANT SILHOUETTE steps forward. As the shadow steps off the ship, it gets smaller and smaller, until a tiny Nerdluck emerges from the fog. NERDLUCK (wimpy) People of Earth, surrender your NBA superstars... Or else. The crowd starts booing and throwing drinks. The players are pissed off at the interruption, especially CHRIS BOSH. He storms at the little Nerdluck, but is SHOT WITH A LASER. Fans watch in horror as Bosh transforms into a GIANT LIZARD. SWACKHAMMER (O.S.) I always thought he looked like a dinosaur. Swackhammer steps off his ship, toting a giant RAY GUN and a microphone. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Hello folks. You may remember me. The names Swackhammer. (beat) (MORE)

10. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Heres the deal. Were taking your planet hostage. If yous dont wanna wind up like lizard-man over here, youll bring us all your NBA stars. Caprese? The Nerdluck whispers in Swackhammers ear. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Capiche? Its pronounced ceviche. (beat) You have 24 hours. The stars. Or we wipe you out. Swackhammers crew returns to the ship, as thousands of tiny laser-armed robots emerge to hold the stadium hostage. INT. TNT STUDIOS We pull back to show the action on TNT... BARKLEY Now Ive seen some crazy shit in my day. Girls with donkeys, for instance. But nothing as crazy as space invaders that sound like Danny Devito. Across the NBA, other marquee games are being taken hostage. The Rockets versus Brooklyn. Spurs versus Clippers. Bulls versus Lakers. INT. THE WHITE HOUSE We pull back again to reveal TNT being watched on a TV... at the White House. PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA watches the drama unfold. OBAMA Get me... Michael Jordan. EXT. GOLF COURSE Michael Jordan and LARRY BIRD watch intently as BILL MURRAY putts his ball and it rolls slowly into the cup. BILL MURRAY From way down town!

11. He proceeds to dance in celebration. The highly competitive Michael Jordan is upset. JORDAN Lucky break Bill. I bet you cant sink another one from there. Ten thousands bucks. BILL MURRAY Oh Mike. Dear, sweet Mike. (beat) You have a gambling problem, remember? LARRY BIRD Good round guys. Its about time to hit to club house. This bird needs some feed. Two black SUVs bound over a hill and speed down the fairway. The cars jump over a sand trap and completely wreck the green. The lead car knocks over the pin as AGENT MELANIE RIOS launches out of the car. Bill Murray instinctively drops to ground, hands crossed over his head. BILL MURRAY Its medicinal, I swear, I have a card. AGENT RIOS Michael Jordan? Your presence is required by the President of the United States. The agents take Jordan by force. JORDAN Guys, there must be some kind of mistake. Ive paid all my taxes. The agents throw Jordan into the car and speed off. Bill Murray gets back on his feet, dusting himself off. LARRY BIRD You still want to get some food Billy? BILL MURRAY Dont take this the wrong way, Larry, but you kinda creep me out.

12. INT. THE OVAL OFFICE - LATER The President sits behind his desk talking with a staffer. His secretary knocks and immediately enters the room. Come in. OBAMA

SECRETARY Mr. Jordan is here, sir. And North Korea is on line 1. OBAMA Send in Jordan. The North Koreans can wait. (beat) Wow, I never thought Id say that. Jordan enters, still confused. JORDAN Mr. President. OBAMA Your Airness... We have a problem, and I believe you can help us. Have you seen any of the NBA games this evening? JORDAN I missed it Mr. President. I was gambling on the golf course. OBAMA Mike, you have a gambling problem. JORDAN People keep saying that. Now Charles Barkley, HE has a problem. Obama turns on television coverage of the incident. Swackhammer laughs as he pelts kids in the face with a TShirt canon. OBAMA We need your help. The Alien known as Swackhammer has returned. He is holding hundreds of thousands of Americans hostage in NBA stadiums across the country. (beat) If we dont bring him every famous athlete in the world, he has threatened to destroy the world.

13. JORDAN Cant you just call in Seal Team Six? OBAMA Theyre far too famous now. (beat) Look, youve dealt with these terrorists before. We need you to assemble a team to defeat him, just like you did in the 1990s. JORDAN Mr. President, I can barely run a front office, let alone the triangle offense. OBAMA Youre right about the front office part. I mean, the Washington Generals have won more games the Bobcats. But I digress... Please do. JORDAN

OBAMA Your country needs you M.J. (beat) I dont know how you did it before, but we need to get rid of this evil Swackhammer once and for all... Or there might not be Charlotte for the Bobcats to play in. JORDAN Ill try my best. OBAMA Do or do not Mike, there is no try. -Star Trek JORDAN Thats from Star Wars. OBAMA Im the President.

14. INT. HEAT STADIUM - NIGHT Lebron and a camp of NBA Superstars huddle frightened at mid court. Lebron, Durant DWAYNE WADE and... Lets say... NICK COLLISON... whisper suspiciously. LEBRON We cant just sit here. WADE You saw what they did to Bosh! DURANT I dont wanna get turned into a lizard! LEBRON You think theyre gonna let us go? We need to make a break for it... NICK COLLISON A fast break. Exactly. LEBRON

The players meander, attempting to look inconspicuous. Lebron casually fills his hand with baby powder. Passing Swackhammer, he throws a handful of powder in his eyes! The players make a break attempting to escape with a THREE MAN WEAVE. As they dribble down the court, Robots and Nerdluck guards fire laser guns at them. Spin moves. Cross-overs. Jukes. But the NBA players are no match for the aliens. But one-by-one, they get picked off... captured. Lebron reaches the final hurdle, a four-foot-high security fence. He leaps over it, as if dunking the ball. But just as he is about to cross over to freedom... he is shot by a net and captured. Swackhammer wipes the powder from his eyes, furious. SWACKHAMMER Boys, put Mr. James in... the chair!!! The Nerdlucks strap Lebron into an electric chair type device, placing a crazy helmet over his head.

15. Lebron struggles, but the three-dozen Nerdlucks contain him. Swackhammer pulls out a remote control with a single red button on it. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Now witness the awesome power of the patent-pending Swackhammer mind control device. I call it: HAMMER TIME... LEBRON (whispers) You really need a better name. SWACKHAMMER Now, Lebron James, its time to take your talents... to Moron Mountain! Swackhammer pushes the button and the lights in the stadium flicker. We see Lebrons eyes cartoonishly pop out of his head. His body shakes. His ears smoke. His head slumps forward. The Nerdluck pulls out an XBOX controller. Lebron re-awakens, but with glowing red eyes, like a Terminator. Evil Lebron stands out of his chair, grabs the ball and awkwardly walks to the net like a Frankenstein monster. He begins to repeatedly pump fake, NBA JAM style. NERDLUCK Pump fake, pump fake, pump fake, pump fake. Slams it in! Lebron leaps into the air and slams the ball with authority. NERDLUCK (CONTD) A wicked dunk! Lebron turns to face the crowd, screaming like a MONSTAR, his eyes are glowing RED. EVIL LEBRON Whos next? The other players cower in fear. Just then, Jordan emerges, screaming from across the court. JORDAN Swackhammer!!

16. SWACKHAMMER MJ has arrived. Swackhammer, lounging like a king, slowly rises to greet his rival. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Say Michael, do you like what Ive done with he place? JORDAN You know why Im here. SWACKHAMMER Sorry Mike, I dont need a GM. JORDAN Listen Swack, youre here to take over the world? Steal our talent? Well you forgot about one thing. SWACKHAMMER Whats that, my geriatric friend? Jordan digs in his jacket and pulls out a dusty old book. Its the Looney Tunes RULE BOOK from Space Jam! JORDAN The rule book. Check out section twenty-three, paragraph forty-five, sub section twenty-three. (beat) It says that no invading party may do any harm to a sovereign nation without holding a traditional game of basketball first. Swackhammer begins laughing uncontrollably. SWACKHAMMER HAHAHAH, you seriously think that trick is going to work again? Jordan looks into the camera. JORDAN It was worth a shot. (Wink) Jordan winks at the camera. Swackhammer shoots his Ray Gun and turns SHANE BATTIER into an armadillo. SWACKHAMMER Sorry Mike, fool me once, ya aint gonna fool me again.

17. JORDAN Do you have any idea whats going on at Moron Mountain? SWACKHAMMER What about Moron Mountain? Jordan pulls out his iPhone and dials. EXT. MORON MOUNTAIN On the other end. MARVIN THE MARTIAN is pointing a huge DESTRUCTO-RAY at Swackhammers planet. He answers with his an ACME SMARTPHONE. MARVIN Brace yourself for immediate disintegration. INT. HEAT STADIUM JORDAN My buddy Marvin will pull the trigger at any moment unless you agree to follow the rule book. SWACKHAMMER Ahh yes, mutually assured destruction. Good trick Mike. If only you could use those same skills with North Korea. Or the front office of the Bobcats. Wow you guys are terrible. CUT TO: INT. TNT TV STUDIO BARKLEY Turrable. Just Turrable. CUT TO: EXT. MORON MOUNTAIN MARVIN Just terrible.

18. INT. HEAT STADIUM Jordan and Swackhammer are in a stand off. SWACKHAMMER Ok, you have a deal. In one week we shall play for your planets future... Again. JORDAN Ill see you in a week. Jordan turns to leave. SWACKHAMMER Oh Mike, good luck finding a team. All the good players seem to have...misplaced their talents. Swackhammer holds out the magic basketball that glows with the talents of all the NBA stars. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) If I was a betting man, Id put my money on Team Moron. Jordan turns to leave and says under his breath. JORDAN You really need a better name. EXT. GOLF COURSE - DAY Michael Jordan and Obamas SECRET SERVICE AGENTS gather at the tee. Jordan lines up his drive. JORDAN This is where it happened last time. Hit a hole in one. AGENT RIOS Yeah, right. JORDAN Its true. And unlike my basketball game, I can still golf with the best of em. He swings. Slice. Far right. JORDAN (CONTD) I was just warming up.

19. He puts another ball on the tee. Another slice. AGENT VALENCO At least youre consistent. A quick MONTAGE of Jordan trying to get the ball onto the green: In the woods. In the rough. Waist deep in the water. He takes a penalty drop. Putts. Putts again. Closer. Closer. But oh so far. Finally he knocks one in... from two inches. JORDAN Lets call that a Bogey. He puts his hand in the cup, clenching his eyes, and gets sucked into the golf hole. The two agents stand stunned. Lunch? AGENT RIOS

AGENT VALENCO Not a big lunch fan actually. More of a dinner guy. EXT. TUNE LAND - NIGHT Jordan is pulled through the wormhole into Tune Land. Except this doesnt look like the Tune Land you remember. In fact, it looks exactly like Gotham City from THE DARK KNIGHT. In the distance, a high-tech motorcycle speeds towards Jordan. It skips to a stop. A dark costumed figure gets off the bike. The only defined features: two pointy ears and a cotton tail. The figure speaks, in a voice like Christian Bales Batman. BUGS (gravelly voice) Whats up, Doc? JORDAN Bugs, is that you? BUGS Bugs? I dont know who youre talking about. JORDAN Bugs Bunny?

20. BUGS Does he have big pointy ears, like this? Does he have a bushy tail, like this? Does he have a killer layup that can defeat the Monstars, like this? JORDAN Yes. Yes! And yes!!! BUGS (gravelly) Havent seen him. JORDAN Oh. Okay. Sorry for troubling you. Jordan turns to leave, but realizes the trick. Classic Bugs. He turns around, but like Batman, Bugs has vanished. Classic hiding behind the back trick. Fed up, he grabs Bugs by the ears and holds him squarely in front of his face. JORDAN (CONTD) Alright, Bugs. Jokes over. Now whats going on here? BUGS How about I show ya? EXT. TUNE LAND STREET Bugs and Jordan walk through Gotham/Tune Land, witnessing the despair of various Looney Tunes. An unkempt YOSEMITE SAM warms his hands over a fire. WILE E. COYOTE holds a sign that reads HELP! BUGS Ever since Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Tune Land hasnt been the same. Kids stopped caring about us. LOLA BUNNY is dressed like street-walker. They pass SPEEDY GONZALES, who stands with a group of other LATINO RODENTS, desperate for some construction work. JORDAN It looks like a Christopher Nolan movie down here.

21. BUGS After Dark Knight and Man of Steel, Warner Brothers decided to do a gritty, realistic take on the Looney Tunes. JORDAN Hasnt anybody heard of an original idea? They both turn to face the camera, breaking the fourth wall. JORDAN (CONTD) Bugs, I need your help. Bugs stops abruptly. BUGS Its been a long time, Mike. You expect to waltz in here, eighteen years later, without so much as a text message or a Facebook poke, and expect me to help you? (beat) You got some nerve, Doc. JORDAN The NBA is being held hostage by Swackhammer. The world is watching. If you help me out, we can put Tune Land back on the map! (beat) So what do you say, one last jam? Bugs turns to walk away. BUGS Sorry Mike, but its baseball season. DAFFY (O.S.) Basketball season. A figure dances in the shadows. Bugs pauses. BUGS Baseball season. DAFFY (O.S.) Basketball season. BUGS Baseball season.

22. DAFFY (O.S.) Baseball season. BUGS Basketball season. Im in! (beat) Ohhhhhh... I see what you did there. The figure steps from the shadows. Its DAFFY DUCK! JORDAN Looks like were back in action. BUGS Dont ever say that to my face again. INT. BUNNY CAVE The camera flies through the halls of an ominous cave. Bats flutter by. We arrive at a superhero command center. Multiple screen Batman tech. Bugs and Daffy scan the display. JORDAN You said this thing would make it easier to find people. DAFFY It worked for Batman. BUGS (to camera) Warner Brothers was so kind to let us use this thing. DAFFY The only basketball player I can find is Dennis Rodman and hes in North Korea. Bugs and Daffy pull at their collars, comically. BUGS Yyyyiiiikes. I think we can make the team without him. JORDAN Looks like were gonna have to go low-tech.

23. DAFFY I do have one of those star maps that I bought from a guy dressed up as Superman. They examine the map. DAFFY (CONTD) First stop... (Irish accent) ...the house of Mr. ONeal. The camera zooms in on the star map and it begins to spin in a classic Batman transition. CUT TO: RECRUITING MONTAGE EVIL LEBRON JAMES becomes a beast on the court. Jordan and the Looney Tunes divide and conquer to recruit, essentially, the Dream Team. Shaq, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, so on. Back in Swackhammers base, hes rounded up the entire NBA. Everyone from Derrick Rose to Dwight Howard is now under the HAMMER TIME mind control. The Good guys try to lure Phil Jackson out of retirement, but hes not interested. That is, until Bugs backs up a dump truck filled with money onto his front lawn. Back with Evil Lebron and crew. We see everyone swishing every single shot. An unstoppable force. The good guys head for the desert, but have one last stop on their recruitment train... INT. BOBCATS STADIUM - DAY BARKLEY This team is turrable. Just turrable. And when I say team I mean the Charlotte Bobcats. Which arent a team, in my book.

24. ERNIE If youre just tuning in folks... An odd turn of events has left the Charlotte Bobcats as the only NBA team unaffected by the massive talent theft thats crippled every other team in the league. BARKLEY That because this team has no talent, Ernie. There was none to steal. ERNIE The NBA on TNT will be broadcasting ALL the Bobcats inter-squad games until the world ends. BARKLEY This is a new form of hell, Ernie. ERNIE Well be right back. DIRECTOR Aaaand, were out. Two minutes. A pair of original AIR JORDANS step into frame. We pan up to reveal Jordan in full 80s gear, basketball under his arm. BARKLEY What the hell do you think youre doing? JORDAN The world needs us. BARKLEY So youre dressing up like this is the Eighties? Damn Mike, someone needs to tell you how old you are. JORDAN What if I told you there was a place we can feel young again? BARKLEY What are you talking about? JORDAN Tune Land. A place where we dont have to ice our knees. (MORE)

25. JORDAN (CONT'D) A place where we dont have to take Lipitor. A place where we can still jump, still shoot, still win. BARKLEY This isnt our fight, Mike. JORDAN Remember when your talent was stolen, Charles? Remember how it felt? BARKLEY Im not a role model. And Im not a hero. I have a great career and I get to gamble as much as I want. JORDAN You want to gamble, Chuck? Well I know one last bet you can make. Bet on us. We can beat these guys. Barkley stares at Jordan for an extended beat. He takes off his suit jacket and begins to roll up his shirt sleeves. BARKLEY What are the odds? JORDAN Vegas has us as 100 point underdogs. BARKLEY Ill take that bet. EXT. DESERT LANDSCAPE - DUSK The Limo containing the Toons and the old-timers crests a hill on a dirt road. Trailing behind the limo slightly above the horizon is the helicopter ferrying Jordan and Barkley. CUT TO: INT. GOVERNMENT TRAINING CENTER - NIGHT Cartoons and former NBA stars sit anxiously in a sterile white room. A slick but awkward government agent enters (think John Turturro) and begins to address the group. AGENT FUCKALL Welcome to government installation one, five, six, three. (MORE)

26. AGENT FUCKALL (CONT'D) Or as we like to call it, government installation 1563. Shaq and Barkley exchange puzzled looks. Daffy raises his hand. AGENT FUCKALL (CONTD) I am NOT here to answer questions! We only have twenty-four hours to turn you fat, broken softies into lean, mean, basketball machines. Daffy is still urgently raising hand. AGENT FUCKALL (CONTD) Are you damaged, son? Did you not hear my voice raise? (beat) Then what in the name of Foghorn Leghorn could possibly be so Elmer Fudding important?!?! DAFFY I should probably go to the bathroom before we start this montage. The agent bursts a capillary in his eye, trying to contain his rage. AGENT FUCKALL Alright, everyone PLEASE use the facilities. We wouldnt want you to PIDDLE mid training montage, now would we? Daffy Duck leaves dust outline as he zips away. A government assistant whispers in the agents ears. ASSISTANT Sir, a training montage? Are you sure. We havent attempted such a montage since Rocky IV. AGENT FUCKALL And it worked, did it not? He turns to address the team. The lighting shifts into a dramatic rally cry. AGENT FUCKALL (CONTD) Youre gonna go out there and run faster than Speedy Gonzales! (MORE)

27. AGENT FUCKALL (CONTD) Youre gonna jump higher than Michigan J. Frog. And shoot better than Yosemite Sam! Your world is depending on you, gentlemen! Now lets get out there!!! The former NBA stars struggle to climb out of their chairs. CUT TO: THE RIGHT STUFF TRAINING MONTAGE We see the old timers start to get their game back. The Boys are Back in Town or some similar feel-good-pump-up track plays. INT. TUNE LAND STADIUM - ONE WEEK LATER World leaders and celebrities pack the house, eager to watch the fate of the world live. Families from all over the world watch on TV, huddled in suspense. In the broadcast booth, BOB COSTAS addresses the camera. BOB COSTAS Hello folks, Bob Costas here. One game to decide our fate. You know the stakes. (beat) If Team Moron wins, the Earth will be destroyed. But if Team Jordan and his rag-tag group of Looney Tunes pull off the W, the universe will be rid of Swackhammers rule once and for all. (beat) Alright, enough with the plot recap, lets get to the game. INT. TUNE LAND STADIUM FLOOR Swackhammers team warms up. The Nerdlucks exercise their fingers. Lebron and company sink simultaneous shots. We pan over to Jordans team. Everyone is already putting IcyHot on their joints.

28. BOB COSTAS Tonights line-ups are brought to you by Acme Apocalypse shelters: keep your family safe during the impending destruction of our planet... only from Acme. INT. BROADCAST BOOTH BOB COSTAS This is normally the part where I list each teams Keys to the Game. (beat) But lets be honest, folks, we have no chance. Hug your loved ones, ladies and gentlemen. Well be right back. INT. TUNE LAND STADIUM FLOOR TIP OFF The game begins. Dwight Howard gets the tip, but Jordan fights for the ball. Crossing the court, Evil Lebron matches up against Jordan. EVIL LEBRON Finally, the moment everyones been waiting for. Time to see whos really the best. JORDAN You must be under mind control, because you aint making any sense. EVIL LEBRON Ive waited my whole life for this. Jordan and Evil Lebron stare each other down. EVIL LEBRON (CONTD) So whats it gonna be? Cut left? Or cut right? Center. JORDAN

Jordan throws the ball between Evil Lebrons legs and drives to the hoop. He goes up for a dunk, but is REJECTED from behind by Evil Lebron. Jordan is sent to the floor. No whistle. No foul.

29. INT. TUNE LAND STADIUM FLOOR - FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS MONTAGE of Evil Lebron and company DUNKING for two straight quarters. Team Moran dominates the court, injuring the Looney Tunes and exhausting the old timers. Team Jordan is losing massively. BOB COSTAS (V.O.) Bird, to Bird. Intercepted by Birdman! On Team Morons bench, we see the Nerdlucks on a couch, drinking (Moron) Mountain Dew and eating Cheetos. The scoreboard spins from 20 to 120 points in rapid succession. Team Moron keeps scoring. After exhausting the scoreboard it just reads: A lot. Team Jordans total: Zip, Zilch, Nada. BOB COSTAS Timeout, Team Jordan. INT. TEAM JORDAN BENCH - END OF FIRST HALF Phil Jackson floats above his chair on the bench, midmeditation. The exhausted team gathers around. JACKSON Guys. Youre just dying out there. You wanna talk about it? We can meditate and drink some herbal tea. Im sore. Im short. BARKLEY DAFFY

JACKSON Guys, it doesnt matter here. This is Tune Land. You can do anything. Check this out. He begins to levitate his clipboard. JACKSON (CONTD) Im using the Force. Just like in Star Trek. Star Wars. JORDAN

30. JACKSON Im the coach. (beat) MJ, youve done this before. Show these guys how its done. The whistle blows. With Ten Seconds left, Jordan pulls some cartoon spaghetti move and sinks the dunk. The buzzer goes off. BOB COSTAS And with that, we go to Doris Burke on the floor. INT. SIDELINES - HALFTIME DORIS BURKE interviews Coach Swackhammer, as both teams head to the locker room. DORIS BURKE An amazing first half for your team, Coach Swackhammer. (beat) Say, do you have a need for a sideline reporter on Moron Mountain? SWACKHAMMER Thanks Doris. I think if we tighten our defense we have a great shot at destroying the World. (beat) And yes, I think I could use a new lead anchor, if youre up for it? Swackhammer walks off and steels the plaid jacket of CRAIG SAGER. Doris turns and faces camera. DORIS BURKE Well there you have it. A one-sided half, the end of humanity and a promotion for Doris Burke. Back to you, suckers. A blimp shot of Tune Land stadium. BOB COSTAS An opportunistic and turncoat Doris Burke joins the enemy. (beat) Well be back with, two quarters of basketball left to play. Stick around?

31. INT. TEAM JORDAN LOCKER ROOM - HALFTIME Jordan tries to rally the troops. JORDAN This is what Im talking about guys! We cant beat them one-onone, even if were in our prime again. We need to start thinking like Tunes. BARKLEY Mike, you know Im an amateur scientist. And theres just no way to do what you did with the respect to laws of physics. DAFFY Not with human physics. (calling out) Oh... professor!!! Lola Bunny, in a SCIENTIST OUTFIT, flips over their basketball chalkboard to reveal a set of formulas and figures describing cartoon physics. LOLA Figure One: The laws of gravity in Tune Land only apply when one looks down. Never look down, never fall. She gestures to Figure Two, titled: Black Holes. LOLA (CONTD) Black holes can be used as dimensional portals. Holes can be lifted or moved. To create a hole, simply paint one on any surface. (beat) Speaking of painting... She pushes the aside the chalkboard to reveal a PAINTED ROAD AND TUNNEL. LOLA (CONTD) Bodies of pure spirit can pass through painted walls. Lola steps in, and gestures at Wile E. Coyote to run at her. He hesitates. Lola insists. He charges at the painting only to SMASH against it. BARKLEY Anything else we should know?

32. LOLA Hmmm. Dynamite will never kill you, and anything you could ever need exists in the Hammerspace. BARKLEY Hammerspace? LOLA You know, the space behind your back where you can reach behind and pull out whatever you need? She reaches back and pulls out a hammer. LOLA (CONTD) Hammerspace. You try! Barkley reaches back and pulls out a CIGAR. BARKLEY Nice! Just need a light. He reaches back and pulls out A LIT STICK OF DYNAMITE. He lights his cigar, and inhales. The dynamite explodes, covering his face in soot. BUGS Yeah, you pretty much got the hang of it there, doc. INT. ARENA - THIRD QUARTER The evil drones warm up on the court, dribbling in a thunderous rhythm. The lights on the court go dark. Upstairs in the music box, we see ELMER FUDD plug his iFudd into the stadiums sound system. The theme from Space Jam plays. They take the court. Jordan. Bugs. Barkley. Daffy. Shaq. Taz. Lola. Magic. Bird. Bird. Its on. COSTAS Were back for a third quarter of basketball, and this looks like a different team! CUT TO: BASKETBALL MONTAGE - TUNE SQUAD CATCHES UP

33. Maybe Bugs dunks with his ears. Maybe Shaq and Dwight Howard have a Superman battle in the sky. Maybe the bad guys run smack into a wall thats painted to look like a stadium. Roadrunner meep-meeps, and we all have a big laugh. And then, just as the third quarter ends, someone drops a piano on Lebron James head. His mind control shorts out. INT. TUNE LAND STADIUM After getting yelled at by Swackhammer, Team Moron heads back to the court. The buzzer sounds for the fourth quarter. Lebron takes a detour and approaches the nearest TV camera. The Nerdluck who was previously controlling Evil Lebron starts banging his controller on the ground and blowing on it to try to make it work. BOB COSTAS As we head into the fourth and final quarter, one question remains. Will it be as soul crushing as the first? (beat) Wait a second, it looks as if Lebron might be malfunctioning. This could be a huge game changer. Lebron now looks right into the camera, his eyes no longer glowing red. A group of reporters gather around him and shove microphones in his face. BOB COSTAS (CONTD) It appears that Lebron is about to make some sort of...decision! INT. NORTH KOREAN PALACE - NIGHT Kim Jong-un and Dennis Rodman sit side-by-side watching an enormous TV screen. Kim Jong-un holds a licked ice cream cone towards Rodman, who licks it. Besties. RODMAN This is an exciting game. KIM JONG-UN I dont know why they didnt ask you to play Dennis.

34. RODMAN Oh, Im too old Kim. KIM JONG-UN But youre my favorite player, and my favorite friend. The door swings open and a Korean GENERAL storms into the room. Kim Jong-un is startled and his ice cream falls to the ground. GENERAL Oh great supreme leader, I humbly recommend executing our attack against the United States at this moment. All the missiles are ready for launch and the Americans are no doubt distracted by the basketball game. Kim Jong-un looks back at the TV to see Lebron looking into the camera and announcing his decision. KIM JONG-UN Lets... hold off on world domination for now. This game just got interesting. RODMAN Ill get some more ice cream Kimmy. Kimmy? GENERAL

KIM JONG-UN Only he can call me that! Youre dismissed. INT. TUNE LAND STADIUM FLOOR Suddenly, Lebron is sitting in a chair on a podium, facing bright lights and cameras. LEBRON In the fourth quarter... Im going to take my talents to Team Jordan. The crowd erupts in cheers. Confetti rains down from the rafters. Flames shoot up from both backboards. SWACKHAMMER Wait a second. He cant do that! Get back here.

35. REF Theres nothing in the rules about this. Ill allow it. SWACKHAMMER Oh thats how were going to play? (beat) You think I would just go down easy, Mike? You think just because you got your little Lebron to make a Decision, youre gonna win? He reaches under the bench to brandish a glowing basketball. The same ball from the original Space Jam! He holds it high above his head and laughs. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Behold, the collected talents of the entire National Basketball Association! He turns to the scorers table, spitting with rage. SWACKHAMMER (CONTD) Id like to report a new player coming into the game. (beat) Me. Swackhammer takes off the jacket hes wearing and reveals the jersey underneath. He places his hands on the ball and looks to the heavens as the talents of the entire NBA begin to flow into him. He immediately grows to 15 feet tall and sprouts enormous muscles. He has somehow combined all the talents of Howard, Griffen, Durrant, and Kobe to form... the ULTRA MONSTAR!!! CUT TO: INT. ANNOUNCERS TABLE. Costas is stunned by the massive giant. BOB COSTAS What the... Just as Bob is about to say Fuck, the horn sounds for the start of the new quarter.

36. INT. TUNE LAND STADIUM - THE FOURTH QUARTER Bob Costas Improvises as Swackhammer dominates the other team. As Team Jordan gets back on defense they exchange some words. BUGS We need to contain him! DAFFY Dont forget your training. BARKLEY We need to distract him. BUGS Ive got an idea. Bugs Bunny climbs onto the head of Swackhammer and massages his scalp. Swackhammer tries to swat him away at first, but then he begins to enjoy it. Lebron runs between Swackhammers legs and steals the ball. Swackhammer tries to stomp Lebron with his foot, but Daffy pushes him out of the way! Daffy isnt so lucky. He gets stomped... flattened like a pancake on the floor. Hes down for the count. But, on the plus side, Lebron scores. Barkley kneels down to Daffy. DAFFY Did anyone get the number of that truck? BARKLEY Daff, youre going to be ok. DAFFY Not this time, Bark. Not this time. BARKLEY I never told you this, but youre my favorite Toon. DAFFY You mean it? BARKLEY Youre hilurrious. And were both misunderstood.

37. DAFFY You know whos my favorite NBA star? Barkley smiles. BARKLEY I think so-DAFFY Lebron James. The guys amazing. So good. Can you tell him for me? BARKLEY Sure thing, Daffy. DAFFY DUCK DIES. FUCKING DIES. We see Bugs and the rest of the team in shock. Children all over the world begin vomiting in fear. Swackhammer seizes the opportunity to inbound a FULL-COURTTHREE-POINTER, putting his team up by 1 point with 18 seconds left in the game. An injury time-out whistle is blown while they clean Daffys corpse off the floor. INT. ANNOUNCERS TABLE Bob Costas is sweating. BOB COSTAS Daffy Duck... has died. And with Swackhammer up by one, the world might be next. (beat) It all comes down to this, 18 seconds left. The shot clock is off and neither team has any more time outs. (beat) Who will Phil Jackson give the final shot? INT. TEAM JORDAN BENCH Phil Jackson floats above his chair humming a slow Buddhist chant as the players all stare at him. BARKLEY What do we do now coach?

38. No response. BUGS Ugh, doc. We need some direction. PHIL JACKSON Like a water droplet in the Himalayas we shall take the path of least resistance. BARKLEY I dont know what that means, thats turrable advice. JORDAN I think what hes trying to say guys is we should work as a team. Only together can we make this happen. BUGS For the world. For Daffy. LEBRON MJ, you should take the shot. Sir Charles, you inbound the ball. Ill get down low with Swackhammer and battle him for the rebound. JORDAN Sounds good. Bugs, dont be afraid to do something weird and cartoony if things get hairy. Hows that sound Phil? Phil stares blankly back at the players. PHIL JACKSON Become the water... Make it rain. The buzzer sounds and the players walk back onto the court. BOB COSTAS It. All. Comes. Down. To. This. Barkley gets set to inbound the ball. Meanwhile, Bugs and Lebron tie Swackhammers shoelaces together. Barkley passes to Jordan. Swackhammer gets tripped up, giving Jordan a path to the basket, but hes blocked up by the EVIL NBA stars. Swackhammer gets back up, guarding Jordan.

39. BOB COSTAS (CONTD) Jordan has no where to go, Hes boxed in at half court. As the final seconds tick away on the shot-clock, time begins to slow down. R Kelly starts to play. Everyone holds their breath. Jordan drives to the top of the key, stops... and fades away. The same move we saw in game 6 against the Jazz. As he hangs in the air the music lowers, all we hear is Jordan breathing, his heart pumping as he puts up the shot. We follow the ball. Its off course! Ae stunned Bob Costas watches on. BOB COSTAS (CONTD) The shot is off! We cut back to the basket and Lebron James flies through the air and catches the ball. It turns out it wasnt a shot at all... it was an ALLY-OOP! Lebron catches it in mid air. The music returns. Lebron jams it in... Space Jams. The crowd. Goes. Wild. INT. TEAM SWACKHAMMER BENCH Swackhammer and his Nerdlucks are booted off the planet by an armed and dangerous Yosemite Sam and Abominable Snowman. INT. HOMES ACROSS AMERICA Homes across the world erupt in celebration. From New York to Hong Kong, everyone is united in celebration. INT. OVAL OFFICE President Obama turns off the television as the coverage of the game comes to a close. A knock on the door is followed by agent Rios entering the room. AGENT RIOS Mr. President, the situation in North Korea has defused itself. OBAMA What happened?

40. AGENT RIOS It seems that the whole country was following the outcome of the game and has not decided to start playing basketball in the streets. OBAMA Incredible. AGENT RIOS They have put down their weapons and are now using their ballistic missiles to hold up basketball hoops. OBAMA Well I guess we wont be needing this invasion plan. Obama bundles up a wad of paper on his desk and shoots it into the waste basket. The camera follows the paper and it transforms into a basketball and it flies through a hoop in North Korea. MATCH CUT TO: INT. NORTH KOREAN ROYAL PALACE. DAY. A real basketball falls through the hoop. Reveal Kim Jong-Un shooting the ball as Dennis Rodman stands under the basket. KIM JONG-UN Nothing but net. RODMAN You never miss. Theres nothing for me to rebound. KIM JONG-UN You know Dennis, you and I, we are misunderstood. Were just two simple bros who love basketball and hanging out together. RODMAN Yeah, I guess youre right. KIM JONG-UN Of course Im right. Im Kim JongUn. But there was one thing I was wrong about.

41. RODMAN Whats that? KIM JONG-UN The USA isnt evil. Any country that invented such a beautiful game could never be evil. RODMAN Right again Mr. Jong-Un. I think its going to be smooth sailing from here on out. CUT TO: EXT. YACHT - THE NEXT DAY Jordan, Lebron, Bugs Bunny and every other A-List celebrity sails aboard Lebrons mega-yacht. PEP LE PEW talks to a Victorias Secret Model. PEPE I zam on ze team. A frenchman can play ze bazketballs. Have you not heard of Tony Parker? Mark Zuckerberg chats up Tweety. ZUCKER That was such an amazing game! Are we friends on Facebook? TWEETY Sorry Mr. Zuckerberg, I only use Twitter. Bugs Bunny leans over the edge of the yatch, depressed and unshaven. BUGS (to Daffys corpse) You were a brother to me. A friend. I know we had our tiffs, but Im gonna miss you. OBAMA (O.S.) You know it doesnt have to be like this. BUGS It doesnt?

42. OBAMA We have the technology. We can rebuild him. Obama whips out a pencil re-draws Daffy from scrath. DAFFY A little help here, MJ. Daffy walks with exaggerated limp, as Obama has drawn his legs way out of proportion. He erased the leg and fixes it. DAFFY (CONTD) Thank you, Mr. President sir. OBAMA And THAT is the power of the Affordable Care Act. Obama away! Obama flies off into the stars. BUGS Youre alive! Youre really alive! DAFFY In the flesh... Well, the ink. As they hug, a SLEAZY HOLLYWOOD AGENT approaches them SLEAZY HOLLYWOOD AGENT What you did on the court, gentlemen. Priceless. Youve still got it! Space Jam 2 is going to be huge? DAFFY Space Jam 2? SLEAZY HOLLYWOOD AGENT Yeah, the movie were in right now. They all look into the camera, confused. EXT. YACHT UPPER DECK - TWILIGHT Jordan, Lebron, Bird and Barkley sip white wine under a the purple sky. Jordan hands Lebron a torch. LEBRON Whats this?

43. JORDAN Its a torch. The Olympic torch. I stole it in 92. I wanted to pass it to you. LEBRON You know, we just defeated an alien from outer space. Saved the world. But my only memory is going to be sharing the court with Michael Jordan. JORDAN You could come play for the Bobcats... Everyone laughs in his face. LEBRON Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. (beat) Oh, you were serious? The Rock calls him from across the Yatch. THE ROCK You gotta try this coke! LEBRON (to Jordan and Chuck) Cheers, fellas. Lebron takes his exit, leaving Jordan, Bird and Barkley. BARKLEY A toast, to the last time well ever share the court again! BIRD To going out on top! Larry and Charles raise their glasses. Michael does not. JORDAN Hold up... (beat) Why does it have to be the last time? What? BARKLEY

44. JORDAN In Tune Land, our abilities never change. We can be gods. BIRD But so would everyone else. Our talent wouldnt matter any more. But-JORDAN

BARKLEY How can we top that win, Mike? We cant. We saved the damn world. People will remember this day, forever. Dont get trapped in the past. Dont try to be a god. We were the best, because we were mortals. Because life is ephemeral. We were giants. We could fly. But just like life itself, our time has passed. So lets go be old men again. Lets smoke cigars and eat turrible food. Lets gamble away our millions. Lets get married, fool around on our wives and get divorced again. Lets walk around nude in our empty mansions, wondering if we did it all wrong. Lets live, Mike. Lets live. Off Michael Jordans face... (Imagine We Will Rock You starts playing here.) CUT TO: EXT. BOBCATS STADIUM - NIGHT The Bobcats crowd is cheering. Tonights match-up: Miami vs. Charlotte. The stadium is packed. Life is generally back to normal, except for dinosaur Bosh on the bench. Lebron tosses up his signature pre-game powder. Through the powder haze, we see Bugs and Daffy in trench-coats, sitting at half court, cheering him on. INT. TNT STUDIOS - MOMENTS LATER Barkley and the TNT crew get set for the game.

45. ERNIE An exciting match-up coming to you tonight ladies and gents. BARKLEY Am I missing something? A Bobcats game? I dont care if theyre playing against the Miami Heat, this should not be a nationally televised game. INT. BOBCATS STADIUM The lights in the stadium go dark. The Space Jam theme plays. The Bobcats take the court, culminating in a guard, at 66, from the University of North Carolina... ANNOUNCER Michaellllll Jordaaaaaaaan!!! Jordan runs out, slapping hands of his teammates. BUGS What the hell? INT. TNT STUDIOS Doris Burke is stunned. DORIS BURKE What the hell? INT. WHITE HOUSE OVAL OFFICE Obama and Kim Jong Un watch from the couch now besties. OBAMA What the hell? INT. TNT STUDIOS BARKLEY The man is fifty years old. What is he doing out there?

46. INT. BOBCATS STADIUM The Bobcats get the tip-off. Once more, Jordan and Lebron square off at the three point line. LEBRON What are you doing? JORDAN Im not cut out to be an owner, or a manager, or a coach. I was meant to play. (beat) Whats the matter? Scared? LEBRON Alright Mike. Jordan tries to drive on Lebron, but gets shoved, hard, to the ground. As he winces in pain, his hip shattered. The end.

47. POST CREDITS SCENE EXT. DEEP SPACE We see a montage of news media covering Jordans failed attempt at a return to the NBA. MICHAEL WILBON His airness has gone senile! CUT TO: AHMAD RASHAD Micheal Jordan has ruined his legacy. CUT TO: BRIAN WILLIAMS Laughingstock of the world... CUT TO: JIMMY FALLON Biggest surprise... the Bobcats are somehow worse! We pull back from the broadcast, and follow the TV Waves into space. The TV waves bounce off a satellite, and are picked up by an adrift space-ship. INT. SWACKHAMMERS SHIP Inside, a worse-for-wear, disgruntled Swackhammer sits alone in the captains seat, watching the game live on the viewscreen. We see Jordan carted off the court in a stretcher. SWACKHAMMER (to TV) Whats the matter MJ? Lose your talent? Reveal the TALENT BALL in his lap, with a glowing 23 inside. Swackhammer laughs. An evil, maniacal laugh. A laugh so haunting, its as if it is setting up... a trilogy. The End?