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

Finally, the Lakers used this incomplete mid-level exception on the veteran Jason Richardson.


Afterward, the Lakers needed to sell dreams with a minimum salary contract just like before.


But was the Lakers really the place to fulfill those championship dreams?


After the 2010 Western Conference Finals, that dream had shattered.


Now, the Lakers weren't even in the top three favorites for the championship next season.


They were no longer the first choice for the skilled veterans.


In the meantime, the retirement of star players caught the Lakers off guard.


First came Big Z, who had joined LeBron in Los Angeles. As another giant plagued by injuries at 220cm, he was injured even during his time with the Lakers. The injuries continued even during the suspension of the league.


After two surgeries, doctors believed he could no longer cope with the high demands of basketball games.


Chapter 540 Who Still Has Dreams_3