Stealing the Game

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld

Book #2 in the Streetball Crew series

Chris gets tangled in a police probe after his brother's risky bet on a basketball game goes awry.

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304 pages· 59,319 words· Est. 8.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Chris Richards idolizes his brother Jax, but when Jax's gambling on a basketball game spirals out of control, Chris is thrust into a police investigation. As Jax's debt to a dangerous figure looms, Chris must navigate the murky waters of loyalty and legality. With his friend Theo digging for answers, Chris faces a dilemma: protect his brother or save himself. Can Chris find a way out before it's too late, or will Jax's secrets pull them both under? The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking.

From the publisher

Chris Richards has always looked up to Jax, his older brother and his parents’ “golden child.” Lately, though, Jax has been full of surprises. First he dropped out of law school; then he started hanging out with some shifty-looking friends. One day Jax asks Chris to recruit his best middle school teammates for a pick-up basketball game in the park. Chris doesn’t think much of it until the wrong team wins and Jax goes ballistic. It turns out that Jax bet on the game, hoping to earn enough money to repay a debt to someone who doesn’t forgive easily. While Chris tries to walk a thin tightrope between helping his brother and staying out of trouble, his friend Theo does some behind-the-scenes detective work to learn what Jax has been up to. The day Chris is roped into a police investigation is the day he realizes he made the wrong play.

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