The lights are brightest at the top — but they also cast the longest shadows.

Elias "Eli" Vance has made it.
Lottery pick. MVP. Champion. Legend.
But with every accolade comes the invisible weight: relentless media, aching joints, strained trust, and the brutal truth that time always wins. In The Apex & Beyond, Eli stands at the summit of the sport — only to learn the mountain doesn't love its climbers back.

From dazzling debuts to devastating injuries, from champagne-soaked locker rooms to the loneliness of rehab and the slow fade of aging knees, this is more than a sports story. It's a life story.
As the crowds roar and then recede, Eli must answer one final question: What survives when the game ends?