Chapters 17 and 18 Summary

After the final buzzer, Will and Tarik try to comfort Danny by telling him he played a good game, but Danny knows all that matters is the final score. He wonders if that brief period of playing in sync with Rasheed was as good as things will ever get for him at Right Way.

That night Danny has his first opportunity to call home and speak with his father. After reassuring Richie that his knee is fine, he confesses that he faked the injury so he could leave camp, but has changed his mind. His father is deeply disappointed, telling Danny that such behavior is not like him. Danny decides not to tell him about his conversation with Coach Powers and the coach's suggestion that he switch to soccer, and the conversation ends abruptly when Richie tells his son that if...