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 following day was dedicated to individual events, most notably the slam dunk contest.


Dwight Howard, draped in Superman's red cape, defended the honor of big men in the dunk contest, vindicating dunkers like Amar'e Stoudemire who often slam in regular-season games but fail to impress in the contests due to a lack of variety.


Then came the last day of the All-Star weekend: the day of the All-Star game itself.


This year, Yu Fei wasn't interested in competing for the AMVP. He had a simple thought, that it didn't matter if they didn't win the All-Star game or if he didn't get the AMVP, as long as James didn't get it either.


Although the AMVP was not a big deal to him, he just didn't want to see James win it in front of him.


Therefore, he specifically asked the Western All-Star Team's head coach Popovich if he could defend against James.


Duncan's joke got a good laugh out of the Western stars.


Chapter 389: Big Fei Made Me a Villain