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

February 2015 didn't seem particularly different for the NBA.


Even when Chris Bosh was ruled out for the season due to blood clots, it was just another misfortune for a star player.


Each season, some star has bad luck, but Bosh's situation especially caught people's attention. As Yu Fei's former teammate and a core aide to James, the risk of season-ending and potentially career-ending injury weighed heavily on many hearts.


Meanwhile, the news of Trail Blazers legend Jerome Cossey's death from blood clots cast a shadow over Bosh's condition.


Cossey had been a main player in the '90s, and having retired for many years, he was only remembered by the older generation of Trail Blazers fans.


Cossey's death mainly brought increased attention to Bosh's health within the League.


The death of NBA legends is mostly like this—unnoticed during life, only a notice is posted upon their passing.


Chapter 601: Don't End It Like MJ