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

Dunking to entertain the audience was originally a classic NBA gimmick, but over time, players like Griffin began to feel like monkeys in a circus, wanting to be remembered by fans in another way.


What he never considered was, without those eye-catching dunking abilities, his status in Clippers history might not surpass Elton Brand.


Griffin could still rely on his star status to change his playing style, but once he truly lost the attention of the fans, trying to win back their hearts with dunks would be too late.


Yu Fei didn't stop him because they no longer needed to attract traffic in this way. For someone who saw himself as a superstar, constantly using the prestige of the GOAT to force him to do things he didn't want to do wasn't necessarily a good thing.


Since Griffin had made his decision, it was time to look ahead.


Chapter 582: The End of an Era_2