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"Ballin'" is the eighth episode of the second season of Adult Swim's animated television series The Boondocks and the twenty-third episode overall. It originally aired on December 3, 2007.

Plot

The episode begins with Riley having a dream of being an NBA Superstar, handily defeating other superstars Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming. The fantasy is ruined when Granddad invades his dream and ends up whipping him as usual with a belt. The next day, Riley practices dribbling in the house -- Granddad tells him to shoot free throws outside, and offers to play him to teach him the basics. Outside, Tom Dubois walks by and watches the game -- and is impressed by Riley's dribble skills. He tells Riley that he is coaching a team called the Woodcrest "Mighty Deers" and invites Riley to try out for the team. Riley shows up for practice the next day and versus the whole starting line-up. He easily advances past the whole team, but refuses to take the shot, saying "that's all you get fo' free". Tom tells Riley about his dream of the perfect miracle win (an example of the Mighty Ducks). Riley then tells Tom he will join the team if he talks to his agent (Granddad).

One week later, Riley shows up in a suit and tells Tom that he should have call his agent. Riley demands to change the team name (to "The Ballaholics") and the team jerseys. The next day The Ballaholics play a game against an unnamed team. Riley starts out strong, but then it becomes painfully apparent that, while he is great a dribbling and advancing the ball, he is terrible at actually shooting. The Ballaholics are humiliated at the season opener with a shut-out.

At home, Riley talks about quitting the team due to the loss. Granddad tells him that he should practice to win. While Riley's game improves, they still lost another game -- this time due to Riley's showboating. The next game, the Ballaholics are up against the dominant divison team, The Tigers. The Tigers' coach sends up their powerhouse player, "Fearsome" Cindy McPhearson (She first appears in The Boondocks comic strip) against Riley. She throws Riley's game by taunting him and she uses this to blow past him several times. Ruckus calls a foul on Riley and Tom calls a time-out. The team, Granddad, and Huey come up with a way to give her a taste of her own medicine: Granddad remembers overhearing gossip on Cindy's mother, which Riley repeats on the court to throw off Cindy's game. It works -- Cindy runs off crying.

The opposing team's coach sends in an autistic boy who has never played a single game this season or most likely ever, Billy Matthews. Given a stirring speech from his coach, Billy takes to the court. Riley underestimates Billy at first, until Billy starts hitting every shot with perfect precision. The Ballaholics lose their lead and try to rally, but Billy is even better than Cindy, and The Tigers win the game. When Tom sees the Tigers' coach enjoying that miracle moment he so longed for, he loses it and cusses a blue streak.

After the game, Huey and Riley watch the media sensation caused by Billy's amazing game. Billy begins to enjoy the high life that Riley dreamed of -- meeting NBA stars, The President, and even gets a $1,000,000 movie deal to tell his life story.

The last shot of the episode is the final humilation for Riley -- a poster for the Billy Matthews story (starring Haley Joel Osment) showing Billy shooting a spectacular jump shot against an obese klutz made to look like Riley.

Trivia

This was Cindy McPhearsons' first appearance on the show
Billy Matthews is based on Jason McElwain, a autistic teenager who has unbelievable talent when it comes to basketball.
The quote "you [just] mad cause I'm stylin' on ya" that Cindy McPhearson says, is taken from the infamous freestyle rap battle between ENJ and Niks, which ended in a fist fight.
This is the first episode of the season with no special guests.
The episode's name could possibly be the reference to the song,"We Fly High" by rapper, Jim Jones
This is the second time in the TV series that Huey smiles. In the Season One episode, Let's Nab Oprah was the first time.
This is the second time in the series that Riley is wearing one of his Scarface suits. In the first episode of Season 1, Garden Party was being the first time.

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 ==Plot==
-[[Riley Freeman|Riley]] was having a dream of himself joining the [[NBA]], handily defeating superstars [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Kobe Bryant]] and [[Yao Ming]]. The fantasy is ruined when Granddad invades his dream and ends up whipping him as usual with a belt. The next day, Riley practices dribbling in the house -- Granddad tells him to shoot free throws outside while he gets ready to teach him the basics. Outside, Tom walks by while Riley is making fun of Granddad's ''short shorts''. Tom tells Riley that he is coaching a team called the Woodcrest "Mighty Deers". He tells Riley to try out for the team but it turns out the team is not so great but has a lot of spirit. Riley shows up for practice the next day and versus the whole starting line-up. Before he takes the shot he tells Tom "that's all you get fo' free". Tom tells Riley about his dream of the perfect miracle win (an example of the [[Mighty Ducks]]). Riley then tells Tom he will join the team if he talks to his agent (Granddad).
+The episode begins with [[Riley Freeman|Riley]] having a dream of being an [[NBA]] Superstar, handily defeating other superstars [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Kobe Bryant]] and [[Yao Ming]]. The fantasy is ruined when Granddad invades his dream and ends up whipping him as usual with a belt. The next day, Riley practices dribbling in the house -- Granddad tells him to shoot free throws outside, and offers to play him to teach him the basics. Outside, Tom Dubois walks by and watches the game -- and is impressed by Riley's dribble skills. He tells Riley that he is coaching a team called the Woodcrest "Mighty Deers" and invites Riley to try out for the team. Riley shows up for practice the next day and versus the whole starting line-up. He easily advances past the whole team, but refuses to take the shot, saying "that's all you get fo' free". Tom tells Riley about his dream of the perfect miracle win (an example of the [[Mighty Ducks]]). Riley then tells Tom he will join the team if he talks to his agent (Granddad).
-One week later, Riley shows up in a suit and tells Tom that he should have call his agent. Riley demands to change the team name (to "The Ballaholics") and the team jerseys. The Next Day the "Ballaholics" play a game against an unnamed team. Riley starts out strong, but then it becomes painfully apparent that, while he is great a dribbling and advancing the ball, he is terrible at actually shooting. The Ballaholics are humiliated at the season opener with a shut-out.
+One week later, Riley shows up in a suit and tells Tom that he should have call his agent. Riley demands to change the team name (to "The Ballaholics") and the team jerseys. The next day The Ballaholics play a game against an unnamed team. Riley starts out strong, but then it becomes painfully apparent that, while he is great a dribbling and advancing the ball, he is terrible at actually shooting. The Ballaholics are humiliated at the season opener with a shut-out.
-At home, Riley talks about quitting the team due to the loss. Granddad tells him that he should practice to win. While Riley's game improves, they still lost another game -- this time due to Riley's showboating. The next game, the Ballaholics are up against the dominant divison team, The Tigers. The Tigers' coach sends up their powerhouse player, "Fearsome" Cindy McPhearson (She first appears in [[The Boondocks (comic strip)|The Boondocks]]) against Riley. She throws Riley's game by taunting him and she uses this to blow past him several times. Ruckus calls a foul on Riley and Tom calls a time-out. The team, Granddad, and [[Huey Freeman|Huey]] come up with a way to give her a taste of her own medicine: Granddad remembers overhearing gossip on Cindy's mother, which Riley repeats on the court to throw off Cindy's game. It works -- Cindy runs off crying.
+At home, Riley talks about quitting the team due to the loss. Granddad tells him that he should practice to win. While Riley's game improves, they still lost another game -- this time due to Riley's showboating. The next game, the Ballaholics are up against the dominant divison team, The Tigers. The Tigers' coach sends up their powerhouse player, "Fearsome" Cindy McPhearson (She first appears in [[The Boondocks (comic strip)|The Boondocks]] comic strip) against Riley. She throws Riley's game by taunting him and she uses this to blow past him several times. Ruckus calls a foul on Riley and Tom calls a time-out. The team, Granddad, and [[Huey Freeman|Huey]] come up with a way to give her a taste of her own medicine: Granddad remembers overhearing gossip on Cindy's mother, which Riley repeats on the court to throw off Cindy's game. It works -- Cindy runs off crying.
 The opposing team's coach sends in an autistic boy who has never played a single game this season or most likely ever, Billy Matthews. Given a stirring speech from his coach, Billy takes to the court. Riley underestimates Billy at first, until Billy starts hitting every shot with perfect precision. The Ballaholics lose their lead and try to rally, but Billy is even better than Cindy, and The Tigers win the game. When Tom sees the Tigers' coach enjoying that miracle moment he so longed for, he loses it and cusses a blue streak.