Hara Isari has big ambitions and won't be sidetracked by her mother's insistence that she settle down soon. She dreams of leaving her job at a small-town newspaper to begin a career as a sports-writer. When Hara is chosen to exclusively interview basketball superstar Derek Darcy, she jumps at the chance. She finds Derek to be arrogant and infuriating-- but fate keeps bringing them together. As Hara starts to see Derek in a new light, will she drop the ball or play the game of love?