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

In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Bucks failed to close out the series at home.


"They had 25 free throws, while we only had 7," Karl criticized the referees bluntly, "This is why we have to go to Detroit and play a Game 7."


The League quickly slapped Karl with a $10,000 fine as a "reward" for his comments.


Yu Fei didn't know how to evaluate this game, although the Pistons once again suppressed the Bucks' shooting, the problem was, the Pistons' offense wasn't good, either.


When both sides shot poorly, the number of free throws could determine the direction of the game.


Since the Western Conference Finals of 2002, Yu Fei had believed that the League's top brass had plans for each series, because some series are more valuable when they go to a Game 7.


Just like that year's Western Conference Finals between the Kings and Lakers, Game 7 brought the League tens of millions of dollars in revenue.


Chapter 263: We Must Win Again This Year