Link won the regular-season MVP for the second straight year. Without a doubt, it once again became one of the hottest topics in the basketball world.
After all, not many players in NBA history had won the regular-season MVP Award in back-to-back years. And without exception, the few who had were all all-time great superstars.
Russell, Chamberlain, Jabbar, Bird, Magic Johnson, Jordan, Duncan, James...
Those who could retain the MVP year after year had transcended the category of mere superstars. They had become treasures of the entire league, part of the NBA itself.
It was hard to imagine how much excitement the league would lose without any one of them.
And now, Link had been added to that list!
The next day, many Memphis news sites placed a glaring red headline on their front pages.
"Golden State Warriors, the League's Biggest Losers!"
The accompanying image showed Link kissing the MVP trophy alongside a photo of Curry's dejected expression after the Warriors' loss yesterday.
The article went into great detail about the Warriors' "arduous journey" to becoming the biggest losers.
"During the regular season, the Golden State Warriors put together the league's longest winning streak of the season at 16 games. They posted a franchise-best 67 wins, a full 11 more than the Rockets behind them. And then? They proudly took second place in the West!"
"In the regular-season MVP voting, Stephen Curry received an astonishing 35.4% of the vote, far more than LeBron's mere 11%! And the result? Curry still proudly took second!"
"The Grizzlies cleanly swept the Trail Blazers 4-0 in the Western Conference semifinals, while the Warriors were beaten black and blue by the Rockets yesterday. Even in terms of reaching the conference finals, they still couldn't match the Grizzlies' speed."
"The Warriors have done everything to perfection,