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

"We all know that the only reason Clay Bennett was willing to keep the SuperSonics in Seattle was that the team could make him a lot of money. However, under this cost structure, he has to face a luxury tax bill of one hundred million US Dollars every year before moving into the new arena, which is an unbearable pain," sharp analysis came from the "Seattle Times," "Perhaps we're about to enter the dynasty syndrome—where the terrifying super luxury tax will undoubtedly send a struggling team to hell!"


Since the new labor agreement was passed, he was rarely seen by anyone.


As the most despised owner during the lockout, he ended up with a labor agreement that was a breakdown for him.


Now, with the team's payroll laid out before him, he was faced with a choice.


Grin and bear it, or make that choice which could very well tear apart his relationship with Yu Fei.


It was the right decision for him, but Yu Fei would never forgive him.


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