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

An eternal lesson: never engage in a "win or go home" duel with the strongest player in the world.


The Spurs' strategy revolved around conserving Duncan's energy. Popovich even started Brazilian center Splitter, attempting to play a "lower-hand" against the Clippers' "upper-hand" at the opening of the game.


In Rivers' mind, he thought, "You think I'd be scared? Our GOAT playing a full 48 minutes is no issue."


As the two sides were fiercely battling it out and matching wits, one of the Clippers' tightly stretched strings suddenly snapped.


Griffin, receiving an alley-oop pass from inside by Yu Fei, twisted his thigh upon landing after a dunk.


The cost of over-reliance on star players eventually came back to haunt the Clippers.


Despite underwhelming performances in the Western Conference Finals, Rivers still had Griffin averaging 40 minutes per game.


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