Silent Love

Some exist with pride, others struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and there are those who fail with pride, but very few can walk away with pride. 
Congratulations, for as you read these lines, you have witnessed the whole lives of many great basketball players.
This pronunciation was embodied when Stephen Curry, after facing defeat in 2021, claimed that no one would want to face them the following season; When Tim Duncan was convinced before the start of the 2014 Finals that they would not mess up; When Kobe Bryant promised at Old Buss's memorial to take the Lakers to the playoffs; When Nowitzki, shedding his label as a soft player, retreated to the locker room in tears at night; When Kevin Garnett let out a skyward howl after holding the championship trophy; When the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost…

Our story begins in an era when pride still mattered.

Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters

January 10, 2002, marked the Wizards' first game of the season against the Timberwolves.


In the Timberwolves' roster was a well-known superstar – Kevin Garnett.


In Yu Fei's eyes, the Timberwolves era's Garnett wasn't much different from Anthony Davis during the Pelicans period: fragile body, lousy team, unattractive market. But Garnett had a stronger mindset than Davis, who, after the team brought in Cousins and suffered unexpected injuries, completely lost his heart.


Yu Fei didn't know how ultimately Garnett would fall out of love with the Timberwolves, he just knew that in a few years the guy was going to join the Celtics.


For the game against the Timberwolves, Collins drew on the experience of facing Jermaine O'Neal, fully aware that nobody on the Wizards could match Garnett's talent. Kwame Brown was the only choice.


Therefore, Collins started Brown in this game.


Chapter 102: A Great Personality Shines Brightly