>> James: LOOK AT US!
LOOK AT US! >> James: LOOK AT US!
LOOK AT US! THIS IS A GOOD GANG.
I WISH THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SMELL-A-VISION HERE.
WHAT SCENT ARE YOU WEARING, DWAYNE?
>> IT'S FRAGRANT, YEAH. >> James: UNBELIEVABLY.
I MUST HAVE RUBBED AGAINST SOMEBODY IN THE BACK.
>> James: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. IT'S LIKE SUMMER IN A BOWL.
>> IT IS. >> James: THAT'S HOW IT FELT.
UH YEAH, SMELLS GREAT. >> James: I COULD HAVE STAYED
IN THAT EMBRACE FOREVER. >> SHOULD I LEAVE?
>> James: NO, STAY. ( LAUGHTER )
THANKS FOR PLAYING THE BASKETBALL GAME.
SO MUCH FUN. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU EVER
PLAYED IN A PICKUP GAME? >> MY LAST GAME I PLAYED WAS THE
LAST GAME IN THE N.B.A. >> James: REALLY?
WHY WOULD I PLAY A PICKUP? MIGHT AWELL PLAY IN THE N.B. A.
>> RIGHT. >> James: I THINK THAT'S
PERHAPS TOO SPECIAL OF PICKUP GAMES ACROSS MERK NOW.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE FRIENDS THAT WANT TO PLAY WITH YOU?
>> YEAH, THEY'RE IN THE N.B. A. OH, RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: WHAT SPORTS WERE YOU
INTO WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER? >> NONE.
>> James: REALLY? NO, I TRIED.
I TRIED 'EM ALL. I'LL TRY ANYTHING ONCE.
I JUST WASN'T VERY ATHLETIC, NECESSARILY.
I RAN TRACK, I WAS FAST. I JUST WOULD LOSE INTEREST.
I DID -- I HAD A BRIEF STINT AS A CHEERLEADER.
>> James: REALLY, HOW WAS THAT?
>> YES, COME ON! ( APPLAUSE )
YEAH! >> James: LIKE PROPER
CHEERLEADING, THE ONE WHERE THEY THROW PEOPLE UP IN THE AIR?
>> YEAH, GOT BASKET TOSSED JUST NOT BASKET CAUGHT.
>> James: YOU FELL? THEY DROPPED ME.
I ALSO GOT HIT IN THE FACE WITH A POM-POM ON PURPOSE ONCE.
IT WAS NOT GOOD FOR ME PERSONALLY.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW -- YOU CAN'T JUST CHEER WHEN SOMEONE DOES A
THING WITH THE BALL, YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE GAME, YOU KNOW, SO YOU
CAN CALL THE CORRECT CHEERS, AND WE WERE CHEERING FOR FOOTBALL
AND I WOULD JUST ALWAYS DO FIRST AND TEN, DRIVE AT BALL AGAIN --
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> James: FIRST AND TEN DRIVE THAT BALL AGAIN...
>> PRESUMABLY, FIRST AND TEN HAS TO BE HAPPENING.
I WOULD JUST DO IT ANY "TIME." >> James: RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, DWAYNE, WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE
YOUR WIFE GABRIELLE. ANYTIME SHE'S HERE, WE LOVE HER.
SHE'S SO MUCH FUN. ( APPLAUSE )
YOU SAID IF YOU EVER WANT TO TEST YOUR MARY ELLEN, YOU GO
KAYAKING TOGETHER. >> YES.
>> James: WHY? IT HAS TO BE BASED ON PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE. WHY KAYAKING?
>> DEFINITELY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
ANYBODY EVER CAN IIACED? >> James: YES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> MY WIFE AND I WE JUST GOT
MARRIED, WE GO ON OUR HONEYMOON --
( APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU.
>> James: WOW. THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE A MONEY
MOON. >> THEY LOVE MARRIAGE.
>> James: THEY LOVE A HONEYMOON!
>> ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES WAS KAYAKING, RIGHT?
( APPLAUSE ) SO WE BOTH LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
AND SAID, I GUESS THIS IS WHAT MARRIED PEOPLE DO, THEY GO
KAYAKING. WE JUMPED IN A KAYAK, IT WAS
BEAUTIFUL, WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, WE WERE JUST
FLOATING. WE'RE IN THE BLISS OF JUST
GETTING MARRIED. NEXT THING WE TURNED AROUND, WE
GOT A LITTLE TOO FAR AND COULDN'T SEE THE BEACH AND WE'RE
SCARED. SO NOW WE GOT TO GET BACK.
AND ON THE WAY BACK THE WAVES ARE COMING AT US.
WE'RE BOTH ALPHAS. WE BOTH KNOW WE THINK WE KNOW
HOW TO GET BACK. WE WERE ARGUING, WE ALMOST GOT
DIVORCED, WE NEARLY KICKED EACH OTHER OFF.
WE KNEW WE HAD TO WORK TOGETHER IF WE WERE GOING TO GET BACK TO
THE BEACH. WE DID.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE STILL MARRIED, KAYAKING, EVERYBODY.
>> James: THAT'S IT! THAT'S THE KEY.
GOT TO GO AGAIN. >>
James: YOU'VE GOT TO GO, RIGHT.
LET'S JUST GO IN THE SAME DIRECTION WITH DIFFERENT POINTS
OF VIEW, BUT BE IN THE BOAT. THAT'S THE TRICK TO STAYING
MARRIED. >> AND I FELT HER WANTING TO
KICK ME IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD BECAUSE I WAS IN FRONT.
>> James: YOU BOTH HAVE A LOVE OF TATTOOS.
TESSA, HOW MANY TATTOOS DO YOU HAVE?
>> I DON'T KNOW. >> James: YOU DON'T KNOW?
MAYBE EIGHT. >> Jaes: EIGHT?
YEAH. >> James: I CAN'T EVER IMAGINE
BEING IN A POSITION IN MY LIFE WHERE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
TIMES I HAVE BEEN TATTOOED. >> YOU KNOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: DWAYNE, YOU HAVE
BEEN GETTING TATTOOED SINCE RETIRING.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS TATTOO THAT YOU'VE GOT ON YOUR CHEST.
LOOK AT THAT. ( APPLAUSE )
>> YEAH. SO I'VE ONLY RETIRED THREE
YEARS. I THINK I'VE GOT PROBABLY 14 OR
18 TATTOOS. I KNOW, DON'T JUDGE ME.
SO THIS RIGHT HERE WAS KIND OF A WRAP-UP FOR ME OF PI CAREER.
SO I HAD ALL MY JERSEYS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO THE OLYMPICS T
THE MIAMI HEAT TO THE RAFTERS. THAT WAS A PHOTO OF MY LAST
GAME, THAT'S HOW I WALKED OFF MY LAST GAME, KIND OF LIKE A
HOMAGE. >> James: THAT'S GREAT.
( APPLAUSE ) CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING, DO YOU
KNOW WHAT I THINK YOU CAN ADD TO THIS, RIGHT, PUT YOU DOWN HERE
DUNKING YOUR NIPPLES. IF YOU PUT A NET UNDER HERE, A
BASKETBALL RING HERE AND YOUR HAND ON TOP OF THE NIPPLE, JUST
DUNKING YOUR OWN NIPPLE. IMAGINE THAT.
YOUR FEET ARE HERE, YOUR HANDS THERE, FULL GO IT IN, FULL LIKE
SOME OF THE GREAT PICTURES IN THE BOOK, AND YOU'RE DUNKING
YOUR OWN NIPPLE. WHO CAN EVER SAY THEY'VE DONE
THAT. >> AND I WAS STUCK ON MY NEXT
TATTOO. >> James: YOU'VE GOT IT, DUDE.
YOU'VE ABSOLUTELY GOT IT. I THINK IT WOULD WORK
BRILLIANTLY. ETCH IT OUT FIRST.
>> TESS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU
HAD ANY NIPPLE CONVERSATIONS, ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
IT LOOKS GREAT. >> JUST DON'T TOUCH IT.
I WAS, LIKE, CLIFF, DON'T TOUCH IT.
>> ALL MY TATTOOS ARE REALLY SMALL.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT BIG. HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE?
>> IT WAS LIGHT WHEN IT STARTED AND IT WAS DARK WHEN IT ENDED.
>> James: EMOTIONALLY. YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE
YOU'RE JUST IN IT AND YOU'VE JUST GOT TO SIT THERE UNTIL IT'S
OVER. >> James: THAT'S WHY I'M A FAN
OF A SMALL TATTOO BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BACK OUT OF THAT.
ONCE HE'S THROUGH THE JERSEY, YOU'RE DONE, I CAN'T BACK OUT.
I LIKE A LITTLE ONE. >> COMING BACK THE NEXT DAY IS
PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA. >> James: NO.
WHAT IS A GOOD IDEA IS FOR EVERYBODY TO WATCH YOUR
BRILLIANT MOVIE "PASSING." HERE YOU ARE ON THE COVER OF THE
"NEW YORK TIMES" MAGAZINE, GREAT PERFORMANCE
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I'M SO THRILLED IT'S GETTING THE
PRAISE IT RICHLY DESERVED. YOU COULD SAY THE FILM WAS
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY REBECCA HALL AND SHE'S DONE IT
BRILLIANTLY. TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> IT'S SET IN THE '20s, BASED ON A NOVELLA CALLED "PASSING,"
ABOUT TWO FRIENDS THAT BECOME ESTRANGED AND WHEN THEY REUNITE
ONE IS LIVING ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE COLOR LINE, SO SHE'S
PASSING AGO A WHITE WOMAN. >> James: AND THE FILM IS
BRILLIANT AND YOUR PER FORCE IS EXTRAORDINARY.