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

After the Christmas showdown, the SuperSonics embarked on an away game trip.


This also meant they would spend New Year's away from home.


Having defeated the Brooklyn Nets, the surging SuperSonics hit a wall in Houston.


The Rockets, bereft of Yao Ming, were considered a lottery team before the season started, but unwilling to tank, they believed Harden was the man to inherit Yao's mantle. They fought hard and now sat at eighth in the Western Conference, barely squeaking into the playoff picture.


Against the SuperSonics, no one thought the Rockets stood a chance.


But not long after the game started, the SuperSonics' starting center Chris Bosh had to leave the game due to a back muscle strain.


This was likely the curse of those barely forcing themselves into a higher playing position.


A basic indicator of basketball talent is whether a player can smoothly change positions, and there's a difference between moving up or down.


Chapter 551: Dynasty Complications