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Plus, I’m on a basketball court with cameras and millions already watching. My options are limited.
“You know that’s Jay’s sister.”
He lifts both hands. “My bad.” Kyle seems surprised, like he thought he was making small talk, but when he sees how seriously I take his words, anger creates a predatory glint in his eyes.
In the second quarter, a switch flips and Denver digs in. We play back and forth, scrapping for every possession, every point. I try to take the ball more, but so does Kyle. It ends up being a battle between us instead of between the teams.
And Denver is benefitting. Slowly, they claw their way back.
In the second half, I tell myself to get back to business.
We focus and start to stretch out the lead once again.
When Jay takes a hard foul from Isaac, no one’s there to help him up. So, I hold out a hand. He’s forced to take it but doesn’t say a word.
I’m guarding an inbound play when Kyle leans in and says, “Think I changed my mind. I’d take them together or apart. That pink hair would look real good wrapped around my hand.”
I hit him.
My knuckles connect with his cheek, hard enough I hear the crack.
The entire stadium erupts in gasping and hollering. Kyle comes back on me, and I fall hard on my knee.
Pain radiates down my shin, stabbing like a white-hot knife. When I look up, Nova and Brooke are watching with their hands over their faces.
“You’re out of the game!” the official declares as I lie on my back, staring at the lights.
I watch the rest from the treatment room as our head athletic trainer probes my knee and calls to arrange scans.
LA wins.
We’re bound for the playoffs with prime seeding against our first-round opponents.
Denver is eliminated.
The win doesn’t feel nearly as good as I’d hoped.
LA WINS CHAMPIONSHIP WHILE WADE WATCHES
After sailing through the Western Conference, LA beats Miami to claim the ultimate victory. All-star Clayton Wade watched from the bench nursing a repeat knee injury.
WADE SKIPS SUMMER LEAGUE WITH NO COMMITMENT FOR THE SEASON
Clayton Wade hasn’t exercised his player option to stay with LA. Neither has the all-star committed to another team. Is Wade taking a well-deserved break, or is there something else going on?
WITH THE PRESEASON A MONTH AWAY, CLAYTON WADE HAS YET TO WORK OUT FOR ANY TEAMS
It’s nearly basketball time again, but the only place Clayton Wade has been photographed is the golf course. What’s his plan? Fans drafting their fantasy teams want to know almost as much as the real sports execs.
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NOVA
September
“Relax. See how deep you can take it.”
The tension up my thighs intensifies, but I try not to resist it.
