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

Yao Ming, though adjusting his style of play to appear less out of sync with the times, was still a lumbering big center. To cover for his defensive shortcomings, the team had to equip itself with defensively strong wings or power forwards.


Rivers' tactical adjustments had many Clippers fans worried, and even Yu Fei thought it a bit too aggressive.


Despite Jokić's mature playing style, he still needed more confidence. The intensity of preseason and training games was far from comparable to that of the regular season, and to rashly start him, forming a "twin towers" with Yao Ming, seemed a bit like an animal displaying its skills during mating season—an adventurous act that opponents would surely frequently target this inside pair.


Chapter 592: He Doesn't Need a Statue_3