More cruel than one person and one city, destroying brothers basketball in one sentence, the three giants of the Celtics are hard to match

The cruelest script in the NBA may not be the loneliness and persistence of "one person, one city", but the collapse of "deep brotherhood". The formation of the three Celtics giants in 2007 made "Brother Basketball" a league model, but the crack behind a fixed makeup photo eventually made this champion team split, and became an eternal feeling in the hearts of fans. In the summer of 2007, Celtics general manager Danny Angie used a shocking deal to exchange Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett for the famous "Big Three". The makeup shots taken by the three of them swapped their jerseys are very similar to the perfect beginning of "Brother Basketball". They used sacrifice to impress the victory: Ray Allen took the initiative to give up the boss position and reduce the focus on shooting with the ball; Garnett devoted more energy to defense, changing the label of "weak team brush"; Pierce became a big killer in the playoffs with the blessing of two stars. In their first year of establishment, they led the Celtics, who were at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in the previous season to sweep the league and win the championship. At that time, the Big Three was at its peak, supplemented by potential rookie Rondo and a number of high-quality role players. Everyone thought the dynasty was about to begin. But no one expected that "brotherhood" would become the fuse for the collapse of this team.

Pearce, Garnett, and Rondo are typical "gangs and lakes" - they fight side by side on the court, hold parties off the court, and use their brotherly loyalty to maintain the team. But Ray Allen is an outlier: he doesn't wear gold chains, doesn't socialize, and his self-disciplined eating habits make him more like a "pure professional player" than a "brother".

This sense of alienation is covered up when winning, but quietly buried the lead. Teammates felt that "we treat you as brothers, you only treat us as teammates", and Ray Allen was confused about why his professional attitude was misinterpreted. The outbreak of the contradiction occurred at a charity event.

In 2012, with tactical status declining and locker room isolation, Ray Allen chose to join the Miami Heat and broke with the Celtics completely. In the eyes of Celtics fans, he became a "traitor" - the brother who once smiled in the championship photo and turned into an opponent. Eight years have passed, and at the Pierce jersey retirement ceremony, the three giants have rarely reunited, but Rondo still couldn't let go of his grudges: "He and I will never make up." This ruthless statement became the deepest thorn in the hearts of Celtic fans.

Looking back at this past, there may be no absolute right or wrong: Pierce, Garnett, and Rondo want to play "Temperamental Brothers Basketball", and Ray Allen just wants to play "pure professional basketball". The conflict of ideas has caused the former champion to fall apart. And the most regrettable thing is perhaps the fans - we always expect that "brotherly affection" can overcome everything, but forget that in the adult world, differences and rifts are normal. The brighter the smile in that fixed makeup photo is, the more dazzling the split later.