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 year had transitioned into 2014, and the Brooklyn Nets had still not managed to trade Dwight Howard.


The league's top center had become a hot potato.


He held some value, but nothing to drive pursuers mad.


Already out of the race, the Clippers disregarded everything else, focusing solely on maintaining their third-place standing in the league until the All-Star weekend arrived.


With the regular season nearly halfway through, the Clippers' capabilities were thoroughly scrutinized.


Yu Fei remained that unbeatable superstar, no matter how opponents targeted him, he never faltered.


On the other hand, despite posting numbers worthy of the league's top power forward, Blake Griffin's surface stats and actual performance conveyed a sense of illusion.


Chapter 582: End of an Era