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Like Mike

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Like Mike	comment	Like Mike is a 2002 comedy-fantasy film, directed by John Schultz and written by Michael Elliot, that centers around a boy named Calvin Cambridge (Lil Bow Wow), who gets basketball talents after finding a pair of Michael Jordan's old shoes.Calvin and his best friends, Murph (Jonathan Lipnicki) and Reg Stevens (Brenda Song) live in an orphanage. Being the youngest, Murph has the closest relationship with Calvin. By night, they sell chocolate for an awkward director, Stan Bittleman (Crispin Glover), after every home game of an NBA, the Los Angeles Knights.On one night of chocolate sales, Calvin meets the Knights' Coach Wagner (Robert Forster), who is impressed with his knowledge about basketball and his honesty about the chocolate that he offers him tickets to the next game. Later, in a thrift shop donation box, Calvin finds a pair of sneakers with the initials "MJ" and decides they were once Michael Jordan's shoes.At the Knights basketball game, the team's star player Tracy Reynolds (Morris Chestnut) prepares for a halftime contest. Calvin's ticket number is called and he goes one on one with Tracy. Calvin ends the contest with a dunk after bouncing the ball off the backboard and Calvin joins the team.A standalone sequel, titled, Like Mike 2: Streetball was released in 2006.
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Like Mike / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
Like Mike / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: "Make me like Mike."
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Like Mike / int_191a3673	type	Graceful Loser
Like Mike / int_191a3673	comment	Graceful Loser: Vince Carter develops respect towards Calvin after the Knights win the final game, giving him a nod of approval.
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Like Mike / int_1a368bd5	type	Reluctant Retiree
Like Mike / int_1a368bd5	comment	Reluctant Retiree: Calvinâ€™s magic sneakers end up being ruined during the final seconds of the Raptors game, so he is forced to tell the team that this will be his final game. While Calvin doesnâ€™t really mind this(as heâ€™d intended to return back to his normal childhood anyway), he is visibly upset when breaking the news to the team.
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Like Mike / int_1b60dcba	type	The Bully
Like Mike / int_1b60dcba	comment	The Bully: Ox (and his gang) is this and, later on, Bittleman's dragon. He comes around after Bittleman insults him one too many times.
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Like Mike / int_2764d432	type	Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Like Mike / int_2764d432	comment	Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Stan Bittleman, who acts like a nice cool guy but is really a scheming egomaniac who will do anything he can to screw people and kids over.
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Like Mike / int_297ab1b9	type	Parental Abandonment
Like Mike / int_297ab1b9	comment	Parental Abandonment: Calvin, Reg, Murph, and the other orphans. While it's not quite said what happened to their parents, it's heavily implied that they all passed away.
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Like Mike / int_2e528f4e	type	What Measure Is a Non-Cute?
Like Mike / int_2e528f4e	comment	What Measure Is a Non-Cute?: Played for Drama as the teenaged Calvin, Murph, Reg, and Ox are all regularly passed over for adoption in favor of the adorable small children at the orphanage. Ox lampshades it by remarking that everyone wants to adopt puppies but no one wants a grown dog.
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Like Mike / int_38d12399	type	Teens Are Monsters
Like Mike / int_38d12399	comment	Teens Are Monsters: Ox and his crew spend their time picking on Calvin and his friends and even rips apart Calvin's Iverson jersey after beating him on a 1-on-1 match for it. They do get better, though.
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Like Mike / int_3b113b7	type	Character Development
Like Mike / int_3b113b7	comment	By the end of the film, Ox and his crew have all undergone Character Development, and are shown to have become friendlier towards Calvin and his friends.
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Like Mike / int_3ed23024	type	Surprisingly Realistic Outcome
Like Mike / int_3ed23024	comment	Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Calvin is a teenager and, as anyone can tell you, it's harder to adopt out a teenager. Because he's a minor, Calvin can't use any of the money he makes from playing on the team, until he's eighteen or adopted. Also, as shown when the Knights lose to the Bulls, while Calvinâ€™s magic shoes improved his basketball skills, they wonâ€™t guarantee heâ€™ll win every game. note Although the loss was contributed to the fact that Calvin and Tracyâ€™s newly formed bond had been strained beforehand. The reason why Calvinâ€™s shoes were ruined in the end: he constantly wore them and HARDLY TOOK THEM OFF. As anyone can tell you, continuously wearing the same pair of shoes on a daily basis without taking them off will eventually cause them to wear down.
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Like Mike / int_40bb59d0	type	Blatant Lies
Like Mike / int_40bb59d0	comment	Dirk Nowitzki asking Calvin for an autograph(for his niece named â€œDirkâ€�).
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Like Mike / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
Like Mike / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: More sweet than bitter. The only bitter parts are that Calvinâ€™s magic sneakers are ruined, forcing him to retire from the NBA, and the fact that Reg was adopted by a different family rather than by Tracy. But sweet in the sense that both Calvin and Murph are adopted by Tracy, their orphanage is now sponsored by the Knights, Ox has grown to respect Calvin, Bittleman is no longer a problem, and Calvin was able to live his dream to play in the NBA.
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Like Mike / int_4604fd4d	type	Worthy Opponent
Like Mike / int_4604fd4d	comment	Worthy Opponent: When Calvin enters the NBA scene, he is severely underestimated because of his age and height. However, he quickly proves to be this towards several big-time NBA players. Some of these include Allen lverson(whom Calvin is a big fan of), Gary Payton(who ends up with a technical foul after nearly getting in a fight with Calvin), and even Vince Carter(who gives Calvin a nod of respect after the Knights win the final game).
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Like Mike / int_4852f325	type	I Just Want to Be Normal
Like Mike / int_4852f325	comment	I Just Want to Be Normal: While Calvin enjoys his time as an NBA superstar, what he truly wants in life is a stable family that can give him a better life. He finally gets this in the form of Tracy, who adopts him(and Murph). This is the reason Calvin gives when he breaks the news to the Knights that heâ€™ll be retiring after the Raptors game, likely to hide the fact it was his shoes that made him play so well.
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Like Mike / int_48e8fe57	type	Happily Adopted
Like Mike / int_48e8fe57	comment	Happily Adopted: Calvin and Murph by Tracy, and Reg by a different family.
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Like Mike / int_4980826e	type	Threw My Bike on the Roof
Like Mike / int_4980826e	comment	Threw My Bike on the Roof: Ox takes the MJ sneakers from Calvin and tosses them on an overhead telephone pole wire. He gets them back, though.
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Like Mike / int_4c1f77ca	type	Third Time's The Charm
Like Mike / int_4c1f77ca	comment	Third Time's The Charm: Twice during the film, Calvin goes for a jump shot, only to have said shot blocked by someone much taller than him. The third time, he manages to do a pump fake to trick Vince Carter into going for a block, but Calvin dribbles past Carter and passes the ball to Tracy, who goes on to win the game for the Knights.
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Like Mike / int_50b05d30	type	Disproportionate Retribution
Like Mike / int_50b05d30	comment	A funnier example: At one point, the Knights play against the â€˜76ers. Calvin meets Allen Iverson, his favorite player. He attempts to ask for his autograph, but Iverson thinks Calvin is â€œthe mascotâ€�, and is confused when he finds out Calvin is an actual player. How does Calvin respond? He crosses over Iverson(likely with his own move), and dunks the ball to secure a win for the Knights. All Iverson can mutter is: Howâ€™d he do that!?!?
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Like Mike / int_51a485d1	type	Brought Down to Badass
Like Mike / int_51a485d1	comment	Brought Down to Badass: A Downplayed example, as Calvin was already a somewhat good basketball player before finding the magic sneakers. After the shoes are ruined in the final seconds of the Raptors game, Calvin has to use his own skill and wits to help the Knights win. Afterwards, we see that Calvinâ€™s skills have somewhat improved without the shoes, likely because heâ€™s now more confident in his ability.
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Like Mike / int_53224e46	type	Bookends
Like Mike / int_53224e46	comment	Bookends: The Knightâ€™s first and final on-screen games are against the Raptors, and in both, Tracy attempts to shoot a buzzer beater. He misses the first time, costing the Knights a win, but succeeds on the second attempt, earning the Knights their very first trip to the playoffs.
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Like Mike / int_543a0278	type	Villain Respect
Like Mike / int_543a0278	comment	Villain Respect: Downplayed. While the NBA players that Calvin faces off against were competitive and somewhat arrogant towards Calvin, none of them had any genuine hatred or malice towards him. Some examples include: David â€œThe Admiralâ€� Robinson was said to have given Calvin a salute after his first game. Dirk Nowitzki asking Calvin for an autograph(for his niece named â€œDirkâ€�). Gary â€œThe Gloveâ€� Payton ended up fouling and almost getting into a fight with Calvin. However, during the post-game interview, Payton warns the press â€œif Calvin Cambridge comes to your town, youâ€™d better watch outâ€�. Vince Carter seemed to be the most antagonistic of them all, claiming heâ€™ll shut Calvin down and jokingly wonders what â€œsome little kidâ€� like Calvin knows about the NBA playoffs. However, after the Knights manage to win over the Raptors, Carter nods in respect towards Calvin, with Calvin returning the sentiment. By the end of the film, Ox and his crew have all undergone Character Development, and are shown to have become friendlier towards Calvin and his friends.
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Like Mike / int_55f5d33	type	We Only Have One Chance
Like Mike / int_55f5d33	comment	We Only Have One Chance: After the Knights suffer a humiliating loss to the Bulls, Coach Wagner states that theyâ€™ll have to win against the Raptors in order to make it to the playoffs.
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Like Mike / int_5b9cf82b	type	Education Mama
Like Mike / int_5b9cf82b	comment	Education Mama: Sister Theresa plays this role, with her emphasis that Calvin does his homework, even before his team plays an NBA game.
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Like Mike / int_617f0563	type	Heelâ€“Face Turn
Like Mike / int_617f0563	comment	Heelâ€“Face Turn: Ox at the end, when Calvin manages to convince him that Bittleman doesn't really care about the orphans, which leads him to turn on Bittleman and help Calvin make it to the game. Afterward, itâ€™s shown he's become a Bully Turned Buddy.
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Like Mike / int_65244998	type	Lightning Can Do Anything
Like Mike / int_65244998	comment	Lightning Can Do Anything: MJ's sneakers become Magical Accessories after being struck by lightning.
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Like Mike / int_69681e01	type	Big Brother Instinct
Like Mike / int_69681e01	comment	Big Brother Instinct: Calvin plays an older sibling role to Murph(and the other young orphans).
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Like Mike / int_78540917	type	Like Brother and Sister
Like Mike / int_78540917	comment	Like Brother and Sister: Calvin considers his best friends, Murph and Reg to be this towards him.
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Like Mike / int_7ef7e1cd	type	Every Man Has His Price
Like Mike / int_7ef7e1cd	comment	Every Man Has His Price: After Ox finds out Calvin somehow managed to get tickets to a Knights basketball game, he threatens to inform Bittleman, so Calvin invites him to watch the game with him to keep him quiet.
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Like Mike / int_863fa679	type	What Happened to the Mouse?
Like Mike / int_863fa679	comment	What Happened to the Mouse?: Reg disappears half-way through the film, aside from crowd scenes. We eventually find out she was adopted by another family but she keeps in touch with Calvin and Murph.
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Like Mike / int_88141a44	type	Heartwarming Orphan
Like Mike / int_88141a44	comment	Heartwarming Orphan: Calvin is this mostly but the same would apply to Reg and Murph.
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Like Mike / int_90e31482	type	Laser-Guided Karma
Like Mike / int_90e31482	comment	Laser-Guided Karma: This is implied to be what happened to Bittleman, as he went "missing", when he couldn't pay back his debts. A funnier example: At one point, the Knights play against the â€˜76ers. Calvin meets Allen Iverson, his favorite player. He attempts to ask for his autograph, but Iverson thinks Calvin is â€œthe mascotâ€�, and is confused when he finds out Calvin is an actual player. How does Calvin respond? He crosses over Iverson(likely with his own move), and dunks the ball to secure a win for the Knights. All Iverson can mutter is: Howâ€™d he do that!?!? A heartwarming example: Calvin, Murph, and Reg, are all adopted by wonderful families by the end of the film(Calvin and Murph by Tracy, and Reg by another family, though they all remain close.)
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Like Mike / int_9315c635	type	Lovable Jock
Like Mike / int_9315c635	comment	Lovable Jock: Calvin becomes this after joining the Knights, encouraging them to use teamwork and even buys motorized scooters for his friends(and Ox) at the orphanage.
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Like Mike / int_970c790a	type	Big Bad
Like Mike / int_970c790a	comment	Big Bad: Bittleman turns out to be one.
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Like Mike / int_978937d6	type	Brand X
Like Mike / int_978937d6	comment	Brand X: Despite the fact that NBA Entertainment co-produced Like Mike, several real-world NBA teams are depicted as opponents in the game scenes and the film is set in Los Angeles, instead of using the Lakers or Clippers, we get the in-universe Los Angeles Knights.
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Like Mike / int_97d54bb0	type	Tragic Keepsake
Like Mike / int_97d54bb0	comment	Tragic Keepsake: Murph's picture of his mother. Later, Bittleman uses this to his advantage when he threatens to burn it to get Murph to cooperate.
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Like Mike / int_9858c391	type	Chick Magnet
Like Mike / int_9858c391	comment	Chick Magnet: Tracy seems to be this, although we only see him interact with two females throughout the film. Calvin claims to be this, as he tells Tracy that he must be cursed, because he canâ€™t seem to understand why girls like him so much.
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Like Mike / int_a7850fbf	type	Only Known by Their Nickname
Like Mike / int_a7850fbf	comment	Only Known by Their Nickname: Murph, to which his name is short for "Murphy". Reg, which we can guess her name is short for "Regina". Ox, as he's not called anything else.
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Like Mike / int_aca32000	type	Armor-Piercing Response
Like Mike / int_aca32000	comment	Armor-Piercing Response: When Tracy finds out about Calvin getting benched for apparently â€œjoyridingâ€� the night before, heâ€™s shocked and wonders why Calvin would do that. Cue Joad telling him:
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Like Mike / int_adf8807b	type	One Season Athlete
Like Mike / int_adf8807b	comment	One Season Athlete: Calvin Cambridge is given shoes worn by a former basketball legend, spends most of the movie playing for the Los Angeles Knights NBA team. However, he retires after the team makes the playoffs because his magic shoes are torn, robbing him of the athletic talent that came with them.
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Like Mike / int_b06bbf4b	type	Be Careful What You Wish For
Like Mike / int_b06bbf4b	comment	Be Careful What You Wish For: In the beginning of the film, Calvin states heâ€™d like to be adopted by a big rich family similar to the Banks family from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. By the time this wish is about to come true, heâ€™d already formed a close bond with Tracy. So he chooses to give this dream up and remain at the orphanage after the end of his NBA career.He and Murph are adopted by Tracy at the end of the film, so, in a way, he got his wish.
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Like Mike / int_b1dde8fd	type	Loophole Abuse
Like Mike / int_b1dde8fd	comment	Loophole Abuse: Not exactly abuse. As Calvin is still a minor, his contract states he cannot use any money he earns from the NBA on himself. However, there was nothing in the contract stating he couldnâ€™t use the money to buy things for the kids at his orphanage.
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Like Mike / int_c313d43a	type	True Companions
Like Mike / int_c313d43a	comment	True Companions: Calvin, Murph, and Reg are this towards one another. Not even being adopted by different families break this bond. Tracy seems to hold this opinion towards his teammates.
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Like Mike / int_c335b9ec	type	Irony
Like Mike / int_c335b9ec	comment	Irony: Despite his name being in the title and being referenced multiple times, the aforementioned â€œMikeâ€� never once makes an appearance in either film. Calvin doesnâ€™t even wear his trademark number 23, instead opting for Allen Iversonâ€™s number 3.
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Like Mike / int_c33ba0a8	type	Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Like Mike / int_c33ba0a8	comment	Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Neither Calvin nor any of the other characters of this film make an appearance in the sequel.
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Like Mike / int_c3b51bb3	type	You Are Better Than You Think You Are
Like Mike / int_c3b51bb3	comment	You Are Better Than You Think You Are: During the Raptors game, his shoes are ruined, stripping him of the athletic talent that came with them. This shakes Calvinâ€™s confidence, but Tracy tells him that he has to be brave and that he and the team still believe in him. Calvin himself tells the team this when he lets them know that heâ€™s retiring after the game is over.
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Like Mike / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
Like Mike / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: To Annie in the candidate montage.
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Like Mike / int_cb70651c	type	Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Like Mike / int_cb70651c	comment	Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Michael Jordan's sneakers.
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Like Mike / int_cf7ccd79	type	Orphanage of Fear
Like Mike / int_cf7ccd79	comment	Orphanage of Fear: The orphanage, because of Bittleman's greed.
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Like Mike / int_cf7fafbb	type	Orphanage of Love
Like Mike / int_cf7fafbb	comment	Orphanage of Love: Outside of Bittleman's gambling and other antics, the orphanage is a pretty nice place for the kids. After Bittlemanâ€™s â€œdepartureâ€�, and the Knights take over, it becomes this fully.
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Like Mike / int_d52d28b6	type	Hypocrite
Like Mike / int_d52d28b6	comment	Hypocrite: While Bittleman may have had a point when he warns Calvin that prospective families may only want to adopt him just to cash in on his NBA celebrity status rather than to give him a stable family, he later proves to not be any better.
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Like Mike / int_e003c829	type	History Repeats
Like Mike / int_e003c829	comment	History Repeats: In the beginning of the film, Calvin gets a shot blocked by Ox. Later, after losing his magic sneakers, this happens again, but this time by Vince Carter.
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Like Mike / int_e3b0cd87	comment	Morality Pet: While Calvin was already genuinely good at heart before joining the NBA, it can be said that the main reason why Calvin didnâ€™t become a bully like Ox, grow up to be as selfish and evil as Bittleman, or let his NBA celebrity status turn him into a Jerk Jock, is because he has people like Murph, Reg, and Sister Theresa in his corner to give him the love and support he needs. Calvin himself becomes this to Tracy, as Calvinâ€™s influence helped Tracy to not only become a better person both on and off the court, but also reconcile with his estranged father. Tracy then decides to adopt Calvin(and Murph) at the end of the film. Before Calvin joined the team, Tracyâ€™s teammates, Joad and Henderson, were this to him, as heâ€™s shown to have a good friendship with the two. Surprisingly enough, Calvin also becomes this to the rest of the team, as his basketball knowledge helped them improve their teamwork and win games.
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Like Mike / int_e567510d	comment	Determinator: Probably one of the many words to best describe Calvin. Examples include: Not backing down against bullies like Ox. Him still having hope that thereâ€™s a family out there for him. Going out of his way to help Tracy(driving his car back to the hotel, helping him reconcile with his estranged father) Retrieving his shoes when Bittleman steals them, even though he misses most of his final game. In conclusion, regardless of the situation. Calvin Cambridge just WONâ€™T BACK DOWN!
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Like Mike / int_eb6ed797	comment	Children Raise You: What becomes of Calvin and Murph getting adopted by Tracy.
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Like Mike / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: Bittleman, he's rude, conniving, threatens to burn Murph's only photo of his mother, and brazenly insults the orphans, specifically Ox.
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Like Mike / int_eb8f64a6	type	No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Like Mike / int_eb8f64a6	comment	No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Calvin saves Tracy from suspension by driving his car back to the hotel after Tracy falls asleep behind the wheel after mistakenly taking a prescribed sleeping medication. However, while Calvin gets benched as punishment for â€œjoyridingâ€�,Tracy begins to warm up to Calvin after this.
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Like Mike / int_f75cf3bd	comment	Terrible Interviewees Montage: An Invoked and Justified Trope. Once Calvin gets the magic sneakers, he becomes a cash cow for Bittleman, the owner of his Orphanage of Fear. Naturally, this makes Bittleman very reluctant when Calvin asks him to keep looking for adoption possibilities, and he presents Calvin with a montage of candidates, most of whom are blatantly insane. Of course, Calvin is fully aware that Bittleman is deliberately screening out anyone who might be a possibility, but he can't really do anything about it.
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Like Mike / int_fe0330fb	type	Brick Joke
Like Mike / int_fe0330fb	comment	Brick Joke: During a game against the 76ers, Calvin attempts to ask Allen Iverson for his autograph, but is carried away and told â€œplayers donâ€™t ask other players for autographsâ€�. However, later in the film, Dirk Nowitzki(along with teammates Steve Nash and Michael Finley) would ask Calvin for HIS autograph.
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