The cover of Big Shot depicts Greg with mismatched equipment from multiple different sports. The title and cover were later revealed on May 27, 2021. In a response to a fan letter, he confirmed that he was writing both a fifteenth and sixteenth book. In the final game, Greg scores the winning basket, and his new team end up winning the game and are now the second-worst team in the state, proving that his old team is the worst team in the state.īig Shot was first teased by Jeff Kinney in April of 2020 through Twitter. Susan makes Greg switch teams in order to have a fair game. In the second tournament, Greg's team loses every game, but in the final game to decide the worst team in the state, the other team almost forfeits after one of their players is injured. The team struggles to quickly adapt to a completely different style of coaching. Then, Susan tells Greg's coach about a "Second Chance Tournament" hosted at the local prison, but Coach Patel refuses to coach Greg's team again, making Susan the new coach. Suddenly, Preet breaks his ankle during practice and is unable to play thus, the team's chances of winning just one game are incredibly slim, losing to more and more other teams and finishes the season having won no games. Patel decided to make a new team with Preet and the other kids who got cut including Greg so Preet could still play).Īfter the season begins, Greg's team struggles through practice after practice, as their court is in very bad condition and is rented out by another club. Patel, the father of the best athlete in the school, Preet (after Preet couldn't come to tryouts due to his uncle's funeral so Mr. The tryouts are a mess, but Greg unexpectedly gets put on a team made by Mr. Greg's mom Susan urges him to give sports one more chance, and Greg reluctantly signs up for basketball. Later on, his school hosts a Field Day competition for a day off, but it is a disaster as teachers trade their students, students pay each other to fail, and eventually, when the janitors are put in charge of lunch, the school is forced to give everyone the day off. He then explains about going to the gym with his father Frank but they get kicked out when Greg makes noise. The book opens up with Greg reminiscing about old sports and how and why he had stopped playing them. It received generally positive reviews and was a best-seller for several weeks following its release.
The story follows Greg Heffley as he reluctantly signs up for basketball.
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID BOOK 16 SERIES
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot is the sixteenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney.