>> IT'S VERY, VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND I'M IN THE HOME OF
NBA ALL-STAR AND L.A. CLIPPERS PO WARD FORWARD BLAKE GRIFFIN.
LITTLE DOES BLAKE KNOW THAT TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE
REST OF HIS LIFE.
I'M GOING TO WAKE HIM UP AND MAKE SOME CHANGES.
LET'S GO.
GOING TO BE VERY QUIET.
>> ACTUALLY QUITE 3WU68.
>> THERE IT IS, BLAKE GRIFFIN, COME ON, BUDDY.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING.
>> JAMES CORDEN IS HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
TODAY.
>> HERE WE GO.
NOW LISTEN, BLAKE, I'VE ALWAYS SAID AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING
THAT I SAY.
FEED THE SOUL, THE MIND, THE HEART, THE STOMACH, THE
SHOULDERS.
>> YEP.
>> THE HANDS.
>> YEAH.
>> FINGERS.
>> YEP.
>> THE THIGHS.
>> YEP.
>> THE KNEES.
>> SURE.
>> THE CALFS.
>> YEAH.
>> James: THE FEET.
>> COOL.
>> James: THE BACK.
>> OKAY.
>> James: THE SHOULDER BLADES.
>> UH-HUH.
>> James: SPINE, THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT I COULD PAY BLAKE
GRIFFIN IS THAT ONE DAY HE COULD BE THE JAMES CORDEN OF
BASKETBALL.
AND I MEAN THAT WITH ALL HUMILITY.
THAT.
>> THAT'S AN ORANGE.
>> James: SMART, SMART COOKIE.
>> YEAH.
>> James: DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> James: SEXY TIME, DO ONE OF THESE.
>> WHOOO.
SEXY TIME.
>> I CAN'T REALLY HIT THAT NOTE.
>> James: EVEN IN LOW.
>> WHOA, SEXY TIME.
>> James: THERE YOU GO.
BLEND THAT PUPPY.
IF YOU DRINK THIS EVERY DAY, I THINK YOU COULD END UP WITH A
NICKNAME, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE NICKNAME COULD BE?
>> WHAT'S THAT.
>> James: JUICE.
NO OTHER SPORTSDZMAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD HAS EVER
BEEN CALLED JUICE.
>> YOU KNOW, I KIND OF LIKE THAT.
>> James: YOU GO IN HERE, A LITTLE BIT OF PROTEIN, ALL
RIGHT.
SHORT RIB.
>> MEAT.
>> James: YEAH, TASTY SHORT RIBS I MARINATED LAST NIGHT, ALL
RIGHT N WE GO.
ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
OH, YOU CAN REALLY SMELL THAT SHORT RIB.
CHEERS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> James: DOWN THE HATCH.
>> YEAH.
OKAY.
>> James: I THINK I MADE A MISTAKE THERE.
THAT IS ON ME, I SAW THE SHORT RIB AND I THOUGHT-- THAT'S ON
ME.
IGNORE THAT.
THERE YOU GO.
OH.
>> FEEL MUCH BETTER.
>> James: YOU KNOW, THE WAY I SEE BLAKE IS HE CAN TAKE HIS
PLACE AMONG THE GRATE GREATS.
MUHAMMAD ALI.
USAIN BOLT, MICHAEL JORDAN, TIGER WOODS, JAMES CORDEN, BLAKE
GRIFFIN.
>> OKAY.
>> James: IF THERE IS SOMEONE ON THE END THAT DOES THAT, IT
WILL WORK A LOT, VISUAL GLAIRKS DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
SOAF REE TIME YOU SHOOT IT SAY SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY,
SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY, LIKE YOU'RE IN MY GRILL, ERIC
FROM MOTOWN.
SORRY, DAN FROM O-TOWN.
OH.
>> SO CLOSE, YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER THOUGH.
>> James: NOW HAVE I TO PULL OUT THE BIG GUNSK JAKE FROM
O-TOWN.
>> THERE IT IS.
>> James: THERE ST. AND THERE IT IS.
AM I WRONG, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAN.
>> JAMES IS KIND OF AN UNCONVENTIONAL ATHLETE.
HE'S LIGHT ON HIS FEET, HELL OF A DANCER.
WHEN I SAW INTO THE WOODS, I WAS MOVED TO TEARS.
>> James: YOU WANT TO WEAR THIS?
LET THE BALL TELL YOU WHERE THE HOOP IS.
HAPPY PLAYING PLACE, CLIPPERS, BABY.
>> HAPPY PLACE.
>> James: IT THE ALLLY MADE IT DID YOU IT, YOU DID IT.
YES!
YOU DID IT.
>> I SHOULD DO THIS DURING A GAME.
>> HE'S PRETTY OF THE BEST GUY I'VE EVER MET.
>> James: I LIKE HIM MORE THAN MY TEAMMATES.
>> I LIKE HIM MORE THAN MY TEAMMATES.
THAT FEELS, NATURAL, RIGHT?
>> James: THANK YOU.
HEAR'S THE THING, BLAKE, I'M NOT JUST HERE TO WORK ON YOUR MIND
AND BODY AND ATHLETIC GAME, I'M HERE TO WORK ON THE BRAND.
RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AN NBA BASKETBALL PLAYER OR
HERE TO CLEAN MY POOL.
POP THIS BAD BOY IN.
IF I WERE TO DESCRIBE HOW I SAW BLAKE GRIFFIN IT WOULD BE SUAVE,
SOPHISTICATED, HUMBLE.
WHAT IF YOU THROW SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE MIX.
THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.
OKAY, IT TAKES A HUMBLE GUY TO, YOU KNOW, OR SEN TURIAN.
>> I LIKE TO FLY UNDER THE RADAR WITH MY LOOK A LITTLE BITMENT I
DON'T LIKE TO STAND OUT TOO MUCH.
>> James: I LIKE YOUR JACKET, THIS IS JUST A SNAKE I KILLED ON
THE WEEKEND.
YOU READY TO PLAY BASKETBALL.
>> CHANGED MY CLOTHES.
>> James: NOW, THAT'S IT.
YOU SHOW UP ANYWHERE DRESSED LIKE, THAT DON'T COVER UP THE
LOGO BECAUSE THAT IS THE BIT THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KNOW, I
MEAN HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> CONFUSED?
>> James: YOU DO ME AND DO YOU YOU DO, LET ME DO THE TALKING,
IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.
>> HEY.
>> EVERYBODY.
>> James: HOW ARE YOU?
OKAY, WHAT WE GOT?
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
BG, 2017, THAT'S WHAT ARE YOU COMING WITH, SNEAKERS FOR A
BASKETBALL PLAYER, WOW, YOU GUYS ARE CREATIVE.
EVERY BASKETBALL PLAYER WEARS SNEAKERS, LET'S MIX IT UP, THROW
A CROC IN THERE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE, I WOULD LOVE, LIKE F WE COO GET BLAKE
SPELT IN SWARASKY CRYSTALS.
>> AND SOME TV APPEARANCE OPPORTUNITIES, ACTUALLY.
>> James: UH-HUH.
>> KIMMEL'S PEOPLE CALLED.
>> James: A HARD PASS ON THAT.
WHAT'S NEXT.
>> NCIS.
>> James: NCIS, IT'S A GREAT SHOW BUT DO YOU THINK I'M GOING
TO ALLOW THIS GUY TO BE LAID IN A CHALK CIRCLE COVERED IN SEMEN,
ACTUALLY IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING A SIGNATURE THING.
THIS GUY, HE HASN'T EVEN GOT A NICKNAME.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THIS GUY A NICKNAME AND GET IT OUT THERE,
SHAKE N BLAKE, SHAKE N BLAKE, WAKE N BLAKE, LEGAL NOW IN L.A.,
GRIFFINDORE EVEN THOUGH HE'S CLEARLY HUFFELPUFF.
>> James: THE LOS ANGELES BLAKEER, FUNKY DUNK A I WILL
SHURKS THE DUNK MICER GENERAL, DUNKEN-- THE BLAKE A WISH
FOUNDATION.
BLAKE A WISH.
I GOT SOME PITCHES, I GOT SOME STUFF, OKAY.
FIRST UP, HOW MANY BASKETBALL PLAYERS DO YOU THINK WEAR AIR
JORDANS, DO YOU RECKON ROUGHLY.
>> A LOT.
>> James: BORING, THAT IS WHY I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT, YEAH?
THE AIR CORDEN.
>> JUST PUT THE JORDAN LOGO AND PUT YOUR FACE ON IT.
>> James: HUNDRED PERCENT.
>> THAT'S PROBABLY SOME COMPANIEE RIGHT INFRINGEMENTS IN
THERE.
>> James: I'M HAPPY TO LET THAT SLIDE.
I DON'T MIND MY FACE BEING OUT THERE.
THAT IS ACTUALLY ALSO NOT A BALL, IT'S A CAKE.
PUT IT IN YOUR THINK WOK, STIR IT AROUND, SEE WHAT BITES.
WHAT IS NEXT.
YOU RERECORD EVERY TRACK IN JAY-Z'S BLACK ALBUM BUT YOU CALL
IT THE BLAKE ALBUM.
>> I DON'T WANT TO BE OVERLY CRITICAL BUT IT SEEMED LIKE HE
WAS ONLY PITCHING THINGS THAT RHYMED WITH MY NAME.
>> James: THIS IS SO EASY.
YOU JUST PITCH STUFF THAT SOUNDS LIKE HIS NAME.
BLAKE GRIFFIN EASY BLAKE OVEN.
THE BIG BLAKE THEORY.
>> AGAIN, I JUST-- .
>> James: YOU DON'T LIKE T IT'S GONE.
>> I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW-- .
>> James: BLAKE SINGER, I IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE.
YOU KNOW WHY IT'S GONE?
THE GREAT BRITISH BLAKEOFF.
>> NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THAT.
>> James: OF COURSE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT, IT'S A
BRAND NEW SHOW.
ALL RIGHT.
SMELL THAT?
IS HERE WE ARE.
IF I'M GOING TO BE BLAKE A GURU I NEED TO SEE HIM IN ALL FACETS
OF HIS LIFE AND HIS LIFE IS VERY SIMILAR TO MINE, YOU KNOW, WHEN
I'M IN THE AT WORK, WILL YOU FIND ME AT THE GYM.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS THING IS?
>> James: YES, DO YOU KNOW-- MSHURE.
>> MEASURES YOUR VERTICAL JUMP.
>> James: EXACTLY, MEASURES YOUR VERTICAL JUMP.
>> WHY DONE YOU SHOW ME YOUR VERTICAL JUMP, WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY.
>> James: WHAT WAS THAT, 37.
>> THAT WAS 12 INCHES.
>> James: 12 INCHES, YOU KNOW WHAT IT, I HAVE MY PHONE AND
WALLET HERE.
>> LET ME HOLD THAT.
>> James: ACTUALLY, AND MAYBE THAT, I THINK THAT IS WEIGHING
ME DOWN QUITE A BIT.
>> HERE WE GO.
WOW.
HOW LONG WAS I UP THERE.
THAT FELT LIKE I WAS UP THERE QUITE SOME TIME.
>> 11 INCHES.
>> James: 11 INCHES.
THAT WAS LESS.
>> I THINK NEXT WE SHOULD PROBABLY COOL DOWN WITH THE
CRYOCHAMBER.
>> James: THE CRYODHAM BER.
I HAVEN'T CRY CRIED IN HOURS SO.
>> THIS IS THE CRYOCHAMBER, CRYOSAUNA, OXYGEN PUMPING IN
THERE, NEGATIVE 220 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND YOU WILL FEEL
COMPLETELY REJUVENATED.
>> James: DID I CHOOSE BLAKE GRIFFIN OR DID BLAKE GRIFFIN
CHOOSE ME LOVELY.
YOU PUT THE TIME AND THE EFFORT, INTO SOMEONE AS I HAVE WITH
BLAKE AND THEN THERE COMES A MOMENT WHERE YOU HAVE TO WATCH
BABY BIRD FLY FROM THE NEST.
>> ALL RIGHT, HAVE FUN.
>> James: WHERE ARE YOU GOING, BLAKE.
>> YEAH.
>> James: BLAKE?
OH [BLEEP].
>> YEAH?
>> James: BLAKE.
>> HAVE FUN, MAN.
>> James: LET ME OUT.
>> THANKS AGAIN.
>> James: BLAKE!
I FEEL I'M GOING TO PASS OUT.