His Distraction
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James Hawkins is the captain of the basketball team at College of Hampton. He has always been surrounded by people who believe basketball should be his number 1 priority, always. But things start to change when Lia McGregor enters the picture.
After noticing her in the middle of a basketball game, James struggles to clear his mind of her. It doesn't help that she is one of the few people who believes basketball is not all he's got going for him. With her as a distraction, will he continue to put basketball first, or will he begin to view life differently?
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