>> James: NOW TALKING OF FAMILY, I'M INTERESTED O TALK
ABOUT THIS, BASE YOU GREW UP IN NEBRASKA AS PART OF THE BIGGEST
BLACK FAMILY IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
ERIE EVERY YEAR YOU WOULD HAVE A HUGE FAMILY REYAWN IN OMAHA.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
THERE IS A WEEK'S WORTH OF ACTIVITIES.
WE'VE GOT TALENT SHOWS, FISH FRIES, WE HAVE A PARADE, DOWN
THE A NUR ROW FARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTH SIDE OF OMAHA.
YEAH, AND THEN CULMINATING IN THE BIG PICNIC ON THE SECOND
SUNDAY OF EVERY AUGUST.
AND I BELIEVE WE JUST HAD OUR 104th.
>> James: OH WOW.
>> THIS LAST AUGUST, YEAH.
IT'S AMAZING.
WE HAVE A HUGE FAMILY.
SO HUGE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COUSIN DATING ON ACCIDENT,
ALLEGEDLY.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T FIND OUT UNTIL THE PICNIC AND YOU'RE LIKE
OH.
>> James: NOW WHAT HAPPENS AT THIS PICNIC, WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> OKAY, SO THE FIRST PART, EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN TENTS AND
THERE IS THE COMPETITION OF THE T-SHIRT.
SO EVERY PART OF THE FAMILY DESIGNS THEIR OWN T-SHIRTS AND
THERE IS A BIG COMPETITION OVER THE T-SHIRT, WHO HAS GOT THE
BEST T-SHIRT.
AND THEN YOU GO INTO THE RACES.
AND THE RACES START, YOU RACE LIKE THE THREE AND FOUR YEAR
OLDS, FIVE AND SIX AND EVERY FAMILY, EVERY LITTLE QUADRANT OF
THE FAMILY SENDS THEIR BEST DELEGATES.
IT'S LUKE THE OLYMPICS.
AND FOR MANY YEARS WE WERE LIKE THE U.S.A.
WE KILLED.
EVERY RACE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE DOMINATING.
AND THEN THE DANCE CONTEST, AND AGAIN IT STARTS FROM LIKE THE
LITTLE LITTLE GUYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SENIORS.
AND IF YOU WIN THE RACES AND THE DANCE CONTEST-- YOU WIN LIKE YOU
ARE-- .
>> James:.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK WE ENDED UPPING TO T IS PRECISELY FOR THE
FAMILY REASON.
WE ARE READY FOR THE RACE THIS YEAR.
OH,'S READY.
>> James: NOW CONGRATULATE YOU, YOU AND DWANE JUST
CELEBRATED YOUR 6th WEDDING AN EARS VER.
WHO IS THE BIGGER ROMANTIC, OUT OF THE TWO OF YOU.
>> NOT EVEN CLOSE, IT'S DWANE.
>> James: OF COURSE IT IS, WHY, WHAT SORT OF STUFF DOES HE
DO.
>> IS HE THE SWEETEST.
HE WRITES POEMS, HE ARRANGES WHOLE DAYS.
HE'S DONE SCAVENGER HUNTS AROUND THE CITY BEFORE.
I MEAN HE'S THE ONE WHO PUTTINGS ALL THE EFFORT IN, YOU KNOW,
LIKE THE GUY THAT MAKES THE MIX TAPES.
IS HE THAT GUY.
HE DOES IT ALL.
>> James: I KIND OF AM IN LOVE WITH HIM.
>> YEAH, I GET IT.
HE'S AWESOME.
>> James: I DON'T THINK YOU DO.
>> HE'S AWESOME.
>> James: I DON'T THINK YOU DO GET IT, I SORT OF FEEL LIKE-- I
FEEL LIKE YOU LOVE HIM AND I SORT OF, I LOVE HIM LIKE JUST A
TEENY BIT MORE.
>> YOU PROBABLY DO.
I MEAN I THINK I PROBABLY TAKE HIM FOR GRANTED AND YOU DON'T.
>> James: I NEVER DO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE ABOUT DWANE WADE, HE IS A FAN OF THE VOICE
MESSAGE.
>> LOVES IT.
>> James: LOVES THE ADVICE MESSAGE TEXT AND WHENEVER HE
SENT ME ONE, I SAVE THEM.
>> DO YOU HAVE ONE?
>> James: NO, THEY'RE-- AND THEN I PLAY THEM BACK TO MYSELF,
IF I CAN'T SLEEP.
>> AND THAT DEEP VOICE COMES THROUGH ON THE VOICE MAIL.
>> James: THE DEEP VOICE, HEY MAN, AND YOU'RE LIKE-- .
>> ARE YOU ENJOYING MAY UNDERWEAR.
YEAH.
>> James: TELL ME THAT I CONFESSED TO GABRIELLE BEFORE
THE SHOW STARTED THAT I WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT IN A PAIR OF D
WADE UNDERPANTS.
AND I FELT AMAZING.
>> LISTEN, D WADE ON YOUR BODY FEELS GREAT.
(LAUGHTER).
>> James: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR WORLD.
BECAUSE LOOK, EVERYBODY, LOOK AT GABRIELLE UNION, SO INCREDIBLE
ON THE COVER OF WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE, THAT IS A BRILLIANT
COVER.
SHE LOOKS SO GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> James: AND I KNOW THAT THIS COVER MEANS A LOT TO YOU.
WHY ST THAT?
>> IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER FELT LIKE MYSELF AND THAT I WAS
APPRECIATED FOR SHOWING UP AS MY MOST AUTHENTIC SELF.
AND IT WAS LIKE SOMETIMES YOU LOOK AT A PICTURE OF YOURSELF IN
A MAGAZINE AND YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE YOURSELF AND IT FEELS
LIKE YOU'VE GOT TO BE SOMEONE ELSE TO FEEL WORTHY OF A
MAGAZINE COVER OR TO GET THAT KIND OF PRESS.
SO IT WAS NICE FOR ME TO HAVE MY OWN LITTLE-- ON A NATIONAL
MAGAZINE AND TO BE SHOT BY A BLACK WOMAN, THAT WAS HUGE, THAT
WAS VERY EMPOWERING AND I NEVER FELT BETTER ABOUT MYSELF.
>> YOU LOOK TERRIFIC.
YOU REALLY DO.
NOW YOU MENTIONED BRING IT ON EARLIER.
IT IS 20 YEARS AGO.
BRING IT ON, HAS REALLY STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
HASN'T IT?
>> IT REALLY, REALLY HAS.
>> LOVE IT.
>> James: HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO KIRSTEN DUNST AND THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED WITH THE FILM ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING A SEQUEL?
>> WE HAVE.
WE ACTUALLY DID LIKE A PUBLIC PANEL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND
THEY ASKED ABOUT IT, AND WE ALL WERE LIKE WE'RE IN, LIKE WE'RE
ABSOLUTELY IN.
SO YOU HEARD IT HERE.
>> James: IS THAT SOMETHING THAT GENUINELY YOU THINK IS
GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> NO, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY GOING TO HAPPEN.
I THINK BECAUSE LIKE WE ALL GOT OBSESSED WITH CHEER ON NETFLIX.
>> James: YES.
>> AND YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF BROUGHT BACK THE WHOLE LOVE OF
CHEERLEADING.
AND WE KIND OF WANT TO SEE WHERE THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE 20 YEARS
LATER.
>> James: OH, THIS IS HUGELY EXCITING.
>> RIGHT.
>> James: AND YOUR NEW SHOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT L.A.'S FINEST.
FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW, TELL THEM WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT
AND WHO YOU PLAY.
>> SO WE, MY CHARACTER THAT WE MET IN BAD BOYS TWO ALMOST 20
YEARS AGO HAS RELOCATED TO LOS ANGELES UNDER CURBIOUS-- CURIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES AND PARTNERED UP WITH JESSICA ALL BA'S CHARACTER,
THEY ARE L.A. DETECTIVES, FIGHTING CRIME, KICKING BUTT,
BEING THE HEROES THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
AND THERE IS LIKE MYSTERIES AND THERE'S AMAZING STUNTS AND SOME
SEX.
BUT AND IT'S FUNNY AND IT REALLY STAYS IN THAT BAD BOY REALLY FUN
ACTION-PACKED UNIVERSAL.
IT'S REALLY A FUN POPCORN TYPE OF TV SHOW.
>> IT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S REALLY INTERESTING WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE SHOW.
THE ENTIRE SECOND SEASON COMES OUT TODAY ON BUT FOX IS GOING TO
IRA THE ENTIRE FIRST SEASON LATER THIS MONTH, AND I THINK
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SHOW HAS GONE FROM A PREMIUM
SERVICE TO A NETWORK.
YOU MUST BE INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS?
>> YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED.
WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT.
WE'RE A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT SPOILERS.
BUT I THINK FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO MISSED, WHO DON'T HAVE
SPECTRUM, THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO WATCH THE SHOW.
AND TO FALL IN LOVE, HOPEFULLY, WITH IT ON FOX, SO THAT IS
EXCITING.
>> James: THEY ABSOLUTELY WILL.
HUGELY EXCITING.