The Game

In the Season 2 premiere, we connect our past and present as we travel back to Draft Day 2017. Here, Tasha Mack works to land a flashy contract for her new client, Garret and ink a deal that'll propel her to mogul status.

Derwin learns that it may be too late to reunite with Melanie after his infidelity when Melanie shows up with an old friend, Trey Wiggs (guest star Chaz Lamar Shepherd) to help collect her stuff and move out for good. Meanwhile, Malik becomes a chick-magnet for plus-size women after his on-air smooch with Renee. Wendy Raquel Robinson, Coby Bell and Brittany Daniel also star.

Homeless, heartbroken, and distraught, Melanie turns to Derwin's rival, Trey Wiggs, for comfort. After sleeping with him, Trey offers Melanie financial assistance, leaving Melanie to make a decision on whether or not to accept it. Meanwhile, Jason butt heads with the new coach (Jason Lee) when the Sabers football team is sold to new owners.

Tasha tries to save her agency before the clock runs out on The Colonel's deadline. Meanwhile, The Fighting Fury stages their walkout but will the rest of the league follow suit?

When Renee is unable to engage in romantic affairs with Malik after he invites her over and she learns that he lives with his mother; it prompts Malik to ask Melanie for advice, and eventually explain to Tasha that they will need alternate their living arrangements.

The characters are forced to examine life without football as they prepare for the strike to hit full force. Malik desperately clings to his teammates' respect while feeling the pressure of the unrest.

Malik struggles to keep the Fury Strike Fund solvent while paying teammates out of his own pocket. Tasha's career is grounded, but a little push from Malik might entice her back in The Game.

Recently out of rehab, Kelly convinces Jason to let her brother, Brandon, stay with them. Later, Brandon catches Jason using steroids and promises to keep Jason's secret but when Kelly finds a syringe in the trash, she automatically suspects Brandon is back to his old ways and kicks him out of their home. Wendy Raquel Robinson, Hosea Chanchez and Pooch Hall also star.

After the owners hire replacement players to break up the union, Malik suffers a crisis of leadership when Garret challenges his strategy. Tasha discovers she's a hot commodity but her talents are still needed with the family business.

After Melanie agrees to go out to dinner with Derwin, he decides to plan a surprise proposal with the help of R&B singer Musiq Soul Child. Things take a turn for the worse when Melanie sees Derwin kissing Drew at the Music Video Awards.

Brittany teams up with Raquel to gain leverage over an old enemy. Jamison, homeless and jobless continues his downward spiral. Dead set on working some of her mogul magic, Tasha goes all-in as CEO of Malik Wright Enterprises.

Tasha tells Melanie that she has to find a place of her own in a month. Meanwhile, Derwin calls Melanie's parents and informs them about their breakup, causing Melanie to get upset and she reveals that she slept with Trey and that he is paying for her medical school tuition. Hosea Chanchez also stars.

Malik becomes the whopping boy for a cartoonist after making a politically incorrect statement. Meanwhile, guilt stricken Jason confesses to Derwin about this lies to Kelly about his use of steroids.

Tasha negotiates with the new football league, all while dealing with an intense mystery pain. Malik hosts a Make-A-Wish kid with leukemia, who brings him closer to his first love, Shannon.

On the morning of Tee Tee's wedding, Jamison takes a laced pill that causes him to see the world as a musical. Malik launches an apology tour to women he's disrespected in the past.

Malik fires Tasha as his manager after her failed attempts to resolve an embarrassing situation he was involved in. Elsewhere, Jason worries his career may be over when he is selected for a random drug test for steroids.

Melanie gets a job waitressing at a coffee shop, Meanwhile, Derwin, enjoying his new single superstar status, decides to start dating a new girl, named Raquel. Guest star Nicole Pulliam. Coby Bell, Brittany Daniel, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez also star.

Tasha struggles to overcome looming fears about surgery, her secret with Shannon, and the possibility of a new professional journey. Raquel finds information that drives a wedge between her and Garret.

Dealing with the fallout from Tasha's betrayal, Malik discovers his new league in jeopardy when Chance and Eugene negotiate a covert deal; however, with Brittany's help, Tasha scrambles to save the day.

Dionne ditches sympathetic Melanie, who decided to stay in San Diego after learning that Dionne would be spending Christmas alone, after she learns that an endorsement opportunity she pitched for Derwin has been resurrected. Meanwhile, Kelly and Jason argue over his frugal spending during the holidays and Malik begins to question Tasha's allegiance to him.

Melanie cautiously agrees to go on a date with a new guy name Jerome at the sky box for the Sabers game. Meanwhile, Kelly and Tasha compete to get an endorsement deal for Jason and Malik.

Kelly takes Brittany and leaves Jason when he refuses to stop taking steroids. Meanwhile, Derwin tries to impress a pretty woman but she sees through his facade and decides to school him on how to treat a lady.

Tasha tries to take on Serena Williams as a client. Meanwhile, Malik schools Derwin on the type of women he should date. Serena Williams guest stars.

Rick Fox returns. A night of getting acquainted with her co-workers at Irv Smith Management leads to Tasha getting flashed by Lev, one of her co-workers who happens to be white. Meanwhile, Jason and Kelly attend marriage counseling sessions.

As things heat up with Jerome, Melanie decides to pull back afraid of commitment but after running into Derwin and his new interest. Meanwhile, Jason is distraught to learn that he might be benched at the next game. Gabrielle Dennis guest stars.