Basketball at Night

By Eve Morton

Coach Andrew Grady's life has become rather trivial, mostly centered on leading high school gym classes and completing paperwork. He's in his forties, and though he still runs every morning, time has not been kind to him. He's slowly given up the idea of finding love, ever since his ex-husband dumped him in the school parking lot years before.

Everything changes when Jamal Knight, basketball star extraordinaire, returns to his high school to give an inspirational talk to a new cohort of students. Coach Grady still remembers Jamal as the awkward kid who sometimes tripped over his own feet, who was too nervous to speak, and who struggled to live with his alcoholic mother. Now that he's reached the Big Leagues, he's surprised that Jamal wants to grace this run-down school's hallways. But Jamal does, and he's become a stunning young man of almost thirty since the last time the two met.

Coach Grady gets another surprise when Jamal tells him he's gay, and he'd like to take the opportunity tonight to come out. When Jamal sets his gaze on Grady after the whole evening is over, Grady has yet another decision to make: to be out in the public eye with Jamal, or bury himself in paperwork once again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Jun 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685500504

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Basketball at Night

By Eve Morton

Published by JMS Books LLC

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Copyright 2022 Eve Morton

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Basketball at Night

By Eve Morton

Jamal Knight was early.

Coach Grady was still in the middle of paperwork for the injuries received on the court that day, so he was still in his office when the limo arrived. He’d wanted to meet Jamal personally in the school office or even in the parking lot—but these reports needed to be done. The high school took the injuries seriously, and he didn’t want to tarnish his already stellar reputation amongst the faculty and staff. He was usually able to complete any paperwork over break and lunch hours in the staff room, but that same faculty and staff who admired the sports coach for his immaculate uniforms, his attention to detail on the field, and his ability to groom wonderful players into all-star athletes made it so he was barraged with questions about Jamal, Jamal, Jamal.

How did you manage to get him to come here? Mrs. Sullivan asked, her blue eyes wide with envy. He’s a major celebrity now.

He used to go here, and he learned to be humble, Coach Grady answered. He held his tongue that it was Jamal who had called him with the idea.