Kile decided to use his opt-out and return to the Calipers in Ohio after winning a ring in Los Angeles just after his superstar teammate, LaDodge, was killed. He gets All-Pro forward Tyler Posey to join him from the Cincinnati Riverboats as well as All-Pro center Sasha Stinkovich form the Pontiac Wide Tracks to replace LD as well as hobbled center, Andre Wayans. His wife Abbey leaves her fellowship at Los Angeles City College, but instead of returning to the University of Akron, she enters into expectant motherhood as she becomes pregnant. Former Calipers Head Coach Ron Black is now General Manager, his former offensive coordinator Johnny Roland has been promoted to Head Coach, with Kile's friend Eric Winters returning to Ohio to become defensive coordinator. Former GM Chaz Graham is now club president as well as becoming engaged to media liaison, Brianna Morgan. Ron's former mentor, Ivan Dropabich still coaches the Wide Tracks, but their relationship is complicated by newly acquired Pontiac Center Vlad the Impaler Putinski whose rough house paly causes a series of serious mishpas including a death to reserve guard, Jamal Makabom of the Cals which causes new IRO commissioner, Stan Toomer to take action when the authorities look the other way, and even Kile himself is forced to later get involved when Vlad still hasn't settled down. Kile and Tyler and Stinky also play in the Pan Am Games before training camp, and the season has a slam-bang ending when yet another unexpected disaster strikes the pacific Northwest in the league Finals against the Seattle 707's.

Kile is distraught at the death of his fiancee, and runs to the arms of her roommate Abbey and decides to stay with his basketball team the Cleveland Calipers of the International Basketball Assosciation rather than opting out and signing iwht a California team as he had planned with Abbey. This enables him to stay with his buddy, LeDodge who is the controversial superstar of the league. Wally is promoted to player-coach as the Cals drive to another title. Kile, who was identified as the Second Coming by Johnny, a Cals assistant in the previous novel, interfaces with the Christian clergy worldwide using the Olympic exhibition tour as a vehicle to propel his mission on earth.

Kile and LD go to the West Coast to play for the LA Riot with their friend Eric as an assistant coach. They win another ring, but LD encounters tragedy. Kile's wife, Abbey, takes a ballet fellowship at LA City College and works with yet another Ashley. KIle and Eric return to Ohio for the next season to sign with the Calipers again who are still in Richfield due to more complications in Cleveland. Ron has been promoted to GM, Chaz to team president, and Johnny to head coach. Brianna and Chaz get married but not before unforeseen snag. The Calipers avoid catastrophes off the court in the west and the northwest in winning yet another ring, but Eric isn't so fortunate. Kile recruits Tyler and Stinky to the Cals to replace LD and Andre. Tyler and Kile also play in the Pan Am Games and new Wide Tracks center Vlad the Impaler Putinsky causes problems for the Cals and the league including a new commissioner before Kile curtails his bad behavior through rash action of his own.