As a data-driven analyst who sees the game in heartbeat rhythms, I watched Courtney Vanderstock’s season end—not with a buzzer-beater, but with a quiet tear in her left knee. Her 15-year WNBA career, 3,743 points, 2,424 assists, and 468 steals weren’t just stats—they were poetry written in motion. The sky didn’t fall; she carried it. This isn’t loss. It’s legacy recalibrated by code and courage.