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

The Bucks and the Spurs gradually shifted from pure rivals to becoming sworn enemies.


The dissatisfaction from the Spurs regarding the MVP selection results, along with the post-game remarks by the winning side after every game that seemed to twist the knife, intensified the malice between the two.


This malice peaked during the fourth game of the Finals.


The Bucks fired from the perimeter while the Spurs excelled all-around, especially in the paint.


Unlike the first three games, this was a match between equals.


Both the Bucks and the Spurs demonstrated their unique strengths, and the game remained deadlocked until halfway through the fourth quarter.


Then Yu Fei broke through and dunked, causing Stephen Jackson's sixth foul, disqualifying him from the game.


The variable occurred, and Popovich substituted the Argentine rookie, Manu Ginobili, for Jackson.


This was Yu Fei's first on-court confrontation with the opponent since the Finals began.


Chapter 179: Untrustworthy, Untrustworthy