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

So, a few days later, the negotiations broke down again.


NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the cancellation of the regular games for November.


An entire month of games being canceled meant that every person in the league, whether owner or player, had lost 1/8 of their income.


"We all share this hope, but in light of the breakdown of negotiations, we won't have a complete NBA season," Stern said.


He also reiterated his warning that the longer the lockout dragged on, the more severe the proposals could become, as the league needed to compensate for the loss of hundreds of millions of US dollars.


"We are going to have to recalculate just how severe the losses are," Stern said. "The next proposal will reflect the huge losses that are stacking up right now."


For Yu Fei, what had happened and what was about to happen felt like a surreal dream.


He indeed had brought the NBA back to its pinnacle last season.


Chapter 536: Chairman Yu Decides to Ruin His Reputation_4