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

Then, the Miami Heat considered for a moment and decided to keep their original offer unchanged.


Thus, Yao's Team and the Miami Heat's negotiations broke down.


Yao Ming sent a farewell message to each of his teammates from the Miami Heat, then announced that he would listen to offers from the free market.


Perhaps only SuperSonics fans could understand this feeling.


In 2012, the SuperSonics were in the same situation as the Miami Heat.


They had completed a four-peat, and then the team let go of Chris Bosh and DeAndre Jordan, traded Durant, and the towering empire was cut in half.


From this perspective, the NBA's anti-monopoly efforts were successful.


No team could hold onto the championship for a long time anymore because victories would raise the players' aspirations, wanting more salary and a bigger role in tactics.


Even if they could overcome the negotiations on the basketball side, they couldn't break through the gravity of reality.


Chapter 588: How to Start the Midsummer_3