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

Yu Fei's "humiliation" of Shaquille O'Neal was a novel experience for Kobe.


It wasn't right to find amusement in an opponent insulting one's teammate, but if the target was Shaquille O'Neal, then it was okay.


Complaining about the lack of foul calls was something Shaq did every game; he even did it during intra-squad scrimmages. Back in the day, Kobe responded to Shaq with an attitude similar to Yu Fei's, and what did he get for it?


Now, seeing Shaq provoked to boiling point by a rookie, Kobe felt an unusual sense of exhilaration.


Then, Robert Horry reduced Shaq's offensive pressure with a three-pointer.


On the Wizards' offensive turn, Popeye Jones, responsible for the high post transition ball, made a passing error that Kobe intercepted, immediately launching a defensive counterattack and scoring with a dunk in the frontcourt.


The Wizards continued to exploit the high post.


Chapter 116 The King of Drama