Kyra (Completed)

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Cameron Johnson

This game was close.

The Phoenix Suns were ahead, only by a point.; but they were winning nonetheless. We had 23 seconds remaining in the game and luckily for us, we had gained possession of the ball.

TOO CLOSE.

Every move made from here on, counted.

Only, thing gracing my mind was Risk & Reward.

It was more than just a game to me. Basketball is my life. I live, breathe, sleep and eat basketball. If it was a woman I'd marry it. That's how much it meant to me.

The pay was good, especially after being a number one draft pick and I needed to prove I was number one for a reason. That I had earned it. I wasn't in college any more. Everything was more difficult, but I could handle it.

Once the referee blew the whistle the ball was passed to me. I bounce passed it to Michael and jogged onto the floor.

I didn't know what play to go for, so I called out FIRE, but after looking at out positions. I waved my hand calling it off and looked at our coach.

08...

"Cam! Run It Back! Superman!" Coach yelled from the sideline.

I back peddled and caught the ball before driving back into the center full throttle. The guy guarding me to was just as quick as me. That caused me to have to move faster than my usual pace.

I took a look up at the shot clock. The panic was starting to sync in.

06....

I knew It wasn't going to end well. I was out of my comfort zone which isn't very unusual, but difficult to navigate.

When I spun, he slid. If I pivoted, he took a step.

I passed the ball to Chris and he tried to dribble it down, but they called two players on guard. He baseball passed the ball to me and I took the objective.

Coach had always told me not to drive down, if I was being tailed but I had no choice with four seconds remaining on the clock. I need to make a shot.

I was being checked by a rookie.

Rookies had always been terrible to handle. I knew it all too well because last year I was one, maybe still considered one.

Too quick, crazy stamina, , reflexes are strong, our love for the game hasn't faltered because it's just the start of a long journey.

We're all playing with a fear of losing it all in two seconds. That's the scariest realization of them all. ONE injury, can ruin your career. You can lose it all in the snap of a finger.

02..

I went for the jump shot, flicking my wrist as the ball left my hands.

That was it.

A hard body fell hard into mine and I fell backwards, twisting my ankle in the process.

I found myself on the wood with a sharp pain shooting up my leg but I knew we had won the game because of the loud eruption of cheers.

I rocked back and forth on the floor, trying to subdue the pain, but it failed.

My teammates started to crowd around me as my face went from normal to furrowed. "Cam, you aight?" Michael asked waving at our coach.

I blew a long breath from my nose as the medics reached me and the stadium became quiet. They lifted me on a gurney and carried me from the large stadium. I sent a waved at the fans causing them to scream out my name.