Basketball Between Exs

One year ago, Riley Dawson and Maya Brooks were inseparable.

They were college basketball's golden couple unstoppable on the court, deeply in love off it, and certain their future would always be shared.

Then the WNBA Draft changed everything.

When Maya was selected first overall by the New York Empire, her dream finally came true. But with nonstop practices, cross-country travel, sponsorships, media appearances, and the pressure of becoming the face of a franchise, their relationship slowly slipped through her fingers. Riley tried to understand, but every unanswered text, missed call, and canceled date made her feel less like Maya's girlfriend and more like a stranger watching her life from the sidelines.

Believing love shouldn't feel like second place, they ended things.

A year later, fate puts them back on the same court.

Riley is drafted by the Las Vegas Vipers, instantly becoming the franchise's newest superstar. Maya, now the captain of the New York Empire, has everything she ever worked for except the person she can't seem to forget.

As the season unfolds, championship dreams collide with unfinished feelings. Old wounds reopen, hidden regrets come to light, and every game forces them to confront the question they've spent a year avoiding:

Can two hearts broken by the same dream ever find their way back to each other?

With Maya wearing #24 and Riley wearing #42 mirror numbers reflecting the love they lost they'll discover that some connections never truly fade. Sometimes, all they need is one more shot.

And that shot happens on the court when they finally meet not playing together but against.