Archie lies on the basketball court after his terrible accident. As a crowd encircles him, t looks on and acknowledges that this is inevitable: eventually, each and every single one of them will fall. Knowing Archie as a teammate and as a fellow Black man, he reflects on Archie's rise to stardom that led him to this possibly career-ending accident. Looking back to his days as a rookie, it once seemed that Archie would never get enough respect or faith to occupy space on the court, save for the bench. Reaching back further, he reflects on the histories that brought Archie to this moment: the beginnings of slavery and even the history prior to enslavement. He equates slavery with their current status today, with Black people paying with their bodies, sometimes to such an extent that one's body may be irreparable, such as Archie. He can see the many goodbyes that Black people have had to give, starting with their enslavement. Each goodbye, as he sees it, was a departure that led each Black man—but particularly Archie—to the place they currently occupy. A doctor rushes into the crowd encircling Archie and begins to make his diagnosis. It doesn't matter; they are told to play on, regardless.