I know how y'all like to skip. This whole chapter is not the basketball game. Read it.
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NAALIQ
Monica Hill, WSBN Live Broadcast Analyst
And just like that, the WPBA pre-season is off and running!
Vivian Spacey, WSBN Live Broadcast Analyst
Rita, this sure as hell doesn't feel like pre-season. Naaliq Goldhawk had a rough go last year, and trust me, the Kelpie fans haven't forgotten. She's got a lot to prove tonight.
Monica Hill
C'mon, Viv, is averaging a double-double really all that disappointing?
Vivian Spacey
Numbers are pretty, but nobody will take your game seriously if you're shooting an ugly 30% from the field. Efficiency wins accolades these days.
Moriah faces off with the Peaches' center and jumps into the air. She wins the jump ball and swats it towards a vigilant Aziya. Aziya jogs up the court like she's out for a Sunday stroll, two fingers in the air, calling out the play.
My defender's sticking close like a damn shadow as I slide into position just outside the paint.
Monica Hill
Tasha Jameson is smothering Goldhawk like gravy on mashed potatoes.
Vivian Spacey
No one's gonna let Naaliq have her redemption arc at their expense. It's all love but on the court? No mercy.
Back in my day, we'd double-team her from tip-off. No way you're making your comeback on our court.
Aziya's cool as ice, scanning the floor, while Tasha's up in my grill, trying to play keep-away. I hold her off with some muscle, then use a little burst of speed to create a sliver of daylight. Just enough for Aziya, who—without even looking—fires a pass straight into my hands.
Vivian Spacey
Did y'all see that? Jacsaint Juju in the flesh!
No time to admire Aziya's no-look magic. Tasha's coming fast, arm up, ready to swat my shot into the audience. Before she can extend fully, I'm already executing my fadeaway.
Monica Hill
Goldie's got the space—she's going for her signature "Golden Glide" fadeaway!
I release the ball, and it feels like the damn universe shifts. The ball arcs in the air. I grin before it swishes through the net.
Monica Hill
And it's cash money, folks!
First bucket of the game, and it's a Jacsaint Juju assist to a Goldhawk "Golden Glide" fadeaway. Couldn't script it any better if you tried.
Vivian Spacey
This duo is trouble if they can keep their egos in check. But Naaliq's gotta prove she can hit that shot all season long.
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Zero Obstacles (Lesbian/WLW)
RomanceExperience the intense world of the Women's Professional Basketball Association with Naaliq Goldhawk, a standout player whose name gets mentioned among legends. Over six years, the Miami Kelpies' forward has built a reputation as a future Hall-of-Fa...
