Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters Chapter 1133: 627: Silence is More Eloquent than Words

Chapter 1133: Chapter 627: Silence is More Eloquent than Words

Ti easily leaped from January to February, for so, as quick as a blink of an eye.

But for Fei, this period felt extrely lengthy.

He promptly yielded his tactical position and reduced his number of shots in a short ti, allowing the young players to demonstrate their strength, and they subsequently delivered stellar performances, each earning a spot in the All-Star ga.

It was also at this ti that speculations such as “When will Giannis take the car keys from Fei’s hands?” first erged.

Without question, Antetokounmpo is the most anticipated young player among the active NBA players.

In his fourth season, he beca an all-around frontcourt player with averages of 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists per ga.

Certain individuals in Fei’s camp were quite irritated by such remarks.

In their view, Fei would not be replaced, whether he was 35 or 40 years old.

However, for Fei, it was like placing a mirror in his life, compelling him to compare himself to Jordan at 39.

But he found no similarities.

Because he was not old enough.

Though only five years separate 34 and 39, to an athlete, those five years span much more than any other five years. It’s a ti when a player officially moves towards the end of their peak and career.

Modern sports rehabilitation science may be able to extend an athlete’s peak period, but the aging of the human body is inevitable.

This is the lesson Fei learned from Jordan.

When the ti cos, it’s ti to go.

Therefore, he didn’t mind the ergence of such remarks.

He was planning to pass on the baton to Antetokounmpo and Jokić after retirent anyway, and with these comnts arising now, the public’s expectations for those two will grow higher after fernting in the dia.

They would face the scrutiny of being the “Greatest of All Ti’s successor” sooner.

This is not a bad thing.

But it’s Fei’s friends who were particularly dissatisfied with this.

For example, Quentin DiMio, the president of the Clippers, his assistant Lin Kaiwen, and Anthony Lawson, who currently manages an NBA training camp, they all thought that such comnts were deliberately creating a rift within the Clippers in order to replace Fei.

Fei understood their feelings but chose to set the matter aside for the ti being.

At the mont, the only thing that matters is to give it all until the arrival of the All-Star weekend.

However, the schedule ahead of the All-Star weekend was quite challenging.

The Clippers needed to face the Warriors, Knicks, Celtics, Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets in turn.

After Griffin’s return, the Warriors Team’s performance skyrocketed, avenging the Clippers at the Staples Center.

They were as jubilant as if they had won the championship when they defeated the Clippers.

“It’s just a regular-season ga,” Antetokounmpo said, “we won’t take it to heart.”

Then, after defeating the Jazz, they welcod the Knicks.

Durant was definitely the person most affected by what happened last sumr.

It was depressing enough for him to lose to the Clippers in the Finals, not expecting that the Miami Heat would imdiately recruit Jas, instantly disrupting the balance of the Eastern Conference.

Now, the Heat have beco the top seed in the Eastern Conference; even though they embarrassed themselves on Christmas Day, and Jas was chased by the GOAT off the court, none of that concerned Durant.

Durant’s Knicks have been completely defeated by the Heat this season.

Looking back, there were two main problems.

The depth of the roster was insufficient, and Iguodala’s aging was evident.

Although Aldridge was a strong support, he still fell short against Jas, Curry, Love, and Butler’s Heat.

The consecutive defeats made Durant feel as if this season had nothing to do with him.

Even the League’s promotional machine was touting the possibility of a “Finals showdown between Fei and LeBron.”

Durant wanted to keep a low profile, but he played basketball in a city where it was impossible to do so.

Additionally, Nike wouldn’t allow him to stay under the radar.

The pressure from the Big Apple City exhausted Durant; the ineffective coaching staff seed to beco a problem for the team, Phil Jackson’s dominion in New York was faltering, and Durant wanted to do sothing.

Thus, he frequently made headlines for various comnts recently.

“You can’t expect to play 48 minutes every ga and still win championships.”

“Is the competition in the West really that intense? You might be right, but I am skeptical about it.”

“How can Fei still survive here?”

The last sentence beca the latest headline news.

It sounded as though Durant was cursing Fei, but that was not the case.

When Durant felt discontent with his life, he realized Fei had been living this way for fifteen years.

Even amid team troubles, Durant never saw that guy show the slightest sign of slack.

This spurred his shocking statent.

Tonight, he had the chance to ask Fei this question in person.

“The reason you think this way is because for the past few years, you’ve basically been wasting ti.”

Last season’s MVP thought he hadn’t wasted his ti, but the GOAT had reasons for saying so.

“Only when you feel what you’re doing is aningless, will you feel the things in front of you are a tornt. If you really win, you’ll beco addicted to that sensation.”

Fei’s words made Durant reflect.

Then he asked, “But you’ve already won ten championships; are you telling you’re still addicted to victory, how many tis is enough for you?”

“I don’t know,” GOAT said in a sowhat grandstanding tone, “Maybe I’m just waiting for soone who can beat to appear.”

Beating the GOAT?

When Durant left Seattle, he indeed harbored that goal.