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 2012 All-Star Weekend was held in Orlando.


If Dwight Howard had not left, it should have been their carnival, but the big baby who muttered about loyalty and love had decisively left his own team last summer.


On the surface, it was because Orlando was not competitive; in reality, Howard just wanted to go to a bigger city.


As the league's foremost center and a second-generation Superman, he could have easily influenced the league's dynamics, so why constrain himself to struggling in Orlando?


Look at what LeBron did, and although he failed, he staked his reputation to pave the way for everyone.


Since then, other superstars who have done similar things haven't faced as much criticism.


So ultimately, it was the city of Orlando that was hurt.


Chapter 552: Hell is a Playground