Listening / LGBTQ+ / Scoring the Player
- Written by
- Kit Grey
- Read by
- Daryl Mayfield
- Length
- 13 hrs 29 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 5
- Series
- Chasing Rings: MM Basketball Romance, Book 2
- Publisher
- BookswithLove, LLC
- Released
- 2026-09-29
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What it is
Returning from an injury, pro basketball player Salem “The Silencer” Jones is ready to resume being the best defender in the league. A league that now has an openly gay player—and not just any player but Salem’s long-time, secret crush—Arnaz Cade. He soon discovers that defending his shot with Arnaz, suddenly one of the most sought-after bachelors, might be his biggest challenge yet. Big challenges call for big plays, like shooting his shot at a nationally televised press conference.
Go big to get the guy, right?
When it comes to romantic love, it’s a hard pass for Arnaz. Since coming out as gay, his face and name are plastered everywhere. He plans to lie low, chase championship rings, and avoid anything deeper than a one-night stand. Except there’s a gorgeous baller hellbent on scoring a shot with him, slowly breaking down Arnaz’s defenses.
Will Arnaz surrender to love or retreat deeper into his demons?
Scoring the Player is book two in the MM sports romance Chasing Rings series. Each book ends with a happily ever after, can be read as a standalone, and features a new couple.
About the series
Chasing Rings: MM Basketball Romance in order →Chasing Rings: MM Basketball Romance — 2 books, 2 of them charting here
- 1 Loving the Legend: MM Sports Romance (Chasing Rings: MM Basketball Romance, Book 1)4.8
- 2 Scoring the Player: MM Basketball Romance (Chasing Rings, Book 2)4.8
On the charts
Last charted October 12, 2026. Its best position was 2 on New releases in LGBTQ+, reached October 1, 2026. Seen on 6 charts over 9 days of readings, the first on October 1, 2026.
| Chart | Best | Days | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGBTQ+ | |||
| New releases | 2 | 7 days | October 7, 2026 |
| Bestsellers | 2 | 6 days | October 6, 2026 |
| Romance | |||
| New releases | 5 | 3 days | October 3, 2026 |
| Bestsellers | 5 | 2 days | October 2, 2026 |
| All audiobooks | |||
| New releases | 5 | 2 days | October 2, 2026 |
| Bestsellers | 9 | 2 days | October 2, 2026 |
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