Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 1058 - 600 On the Road_3

Chapter 1058: Chapter 600 On the Road_3 Chapter 1058: Chapter 600 On the Road_3 This can’t help but remind people of that old saying: “God hates Cleveland.”

After James returned, the Cavaliers quickly bet all their accumulated assets for immediate combat power, and with the addition of Bosh, they quickly became a top team in the Eastern Conference.

But the momentum came fast and left just as quickly.

The Cavaliers failed to defeat the prime Miami Heat in the past two years and failed to break out from the Eastern Conference. Now, the once-assembled core lineup is left with the old, the young, the injured, and only James fighting alone.

What’s most worrisome is that most of the draft rights for the next seven years have already been traded away, and James’ contract with the team will expire in the summer of 2016.

They almost have no way to reinforce the team before then.

For James, already over 30 and still without any championship credits, is staying with the Cavaliers to rebuild the right choice?

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That’s impossible, he has already left once, and where there’s a first, there’s a second.

The binding power of verbally committing to retire in Cleveland is probably less useful than toilet paper.

Once James leaves again, a long winter awaits the Cavaliers fans.

Before the game started, Fei called Bosh.

Bosh was optimistic about his comeback, and Fei could only wish him good luck. When Bosh left Toronto to join forces with Fei in Seattle, their relationship was deep. But a lot has happened in Seattle, and their friendship is no longer as deep as it was.

Reflecting on it, Fei thinks that the only thing he might owe Bosh is choosing to support Durant over Bosh during their conflicts in Seattle.

However, Fei didn’t have much choice.

No matter how much Bosh contributed to the Supersonic Dynasty, he was after all a mercenary, while Durant was the future symbol of the team.

As the team leader, Fei had to consider the team’s future. Although it later proved that those considerations were redundant, even after the Supersonics completed a modern NBA four-peat, the team would still dissolve due to a single thought from the owner.

Nevertheless, being in different positions requires making different decisions, and Fei has no regrets.

Now, the past glories are no longer important, and Bosh’s professional basketball career is also coming to an end.

That night, Cavaliers fans were surprised to find Fei wearing the number 4 jersey instead of his usual 44.

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Soon after, everyone realized that it was Bosh’s number.

This was both a tribute to Bosh and a prayer for him.

Tonight, Fei’s desire to attack was strong, as if to also snatch Bosh’s stats.

Such a performance made James uncomfortable. Clearly, Bosh was his teammate, and he should be handling these emotions, but Fei unexpectedly stole the limelight.

With Bosh absent, the overall strength of the Cavaliers dropped significantly, and the game was not much of a suspense. Yet, the duel between Fei and James made the game thrilling.

In the end, both scored 40+ triple-doubles, but the Clippers won the game 119 to 104.

“I meant no disrespect, I just hope Chris understands,” Fei said to Cleveland media after the game, “without the number 4, there would be no achievements of 44 in Seattle.”

Time indeed has healing power.

Fei’s gesture deeply moved Bosh, who tweeted: “Buddy, I only made a small contribution, but those years were truly the best!”

“Agree.” Brandon Roy replied on Twitter.

Then, the members of the Supersonic Dynasty started sending their blessings to Bosh on Twitter, while reminiscing about the glorious past.

Durant, still on the road, consequently didn’t consider those years in Seattle as the best part of his career.

“Chris, you need to get back on the court, I want to dunk on you,” Durant said.

Fans anticipated Fei’s response on Twitter, but he didn’t.

He only liked and retweeted Bosh’s post.

Lastly, Kwame Brown appeared: “Sorry, Frye is chasing his ninth championship, no time to talk nonsense with you folks.”

Fei and Durant, like others, are still in pursuit of championships.

Therefore, they don’t have much time to reminisce about the past.

Only when one’s vision, perspective, and ambitions are fixed on a certain moment, do people start to miss the past.

And for Fei, that moment hasn’t come yet.

He will retire before it does.