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

By mid-April, the regular season was nearing its end.


This season's Supersonics were like the Lakers in 2004, showing strong signs of a dynasty in decline.


The sense of collapse reached its climax after Fei got injured; Durant's burner account incident erupted, and it seemed they were about to disband, but for some reason, the downtrend stopped after Fei made his comeback.


With one game left before the regular season ended, the Supersonics had achieved a record of 60 wins and 21 losses, ranking third in the league.


The teams ahead of them were the Heat with 66 wins, the Spurs with 64, and the Brooklyn Nets with 61.


Moreover, the Nets' regular season had already concluded.


If the Supersonics won their final game of the regular season, they could claim the league's third place based on their head-to-head record.


Chapter 555: As the Sovereign Commands, Heaven Bestows; As the Sovereign Commands, Heaven Takes Away