Gary Payton once recalled how he got his "Welcome to the NBA" moment at the hands of Bulls' legend Michael Jordan.

One man who had a front-row seat to Jordan's dominance was former Seattle SuperSonics guard Gary Payton. He famously faced the Chicago Bulls icon in the 1996 NBA Finals, where he learned that he ...

Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II stocked his bag of ... we're probably going to talk s–t for sure," Payton said. "Jordan knows what I like to do. And I was with Jordan all summer ...

Payton — who’s son Gary Payton II finished with three points and three rebounds for Golden State in a 130-105 loss — told ...

This year’s NBA All-Star Game (Feb. 16) is taking place in the Bay Area (at the Chase Center, in San Francisco), and Complex ...

Gary Payton II knows being a great defender goes ... which Payton did by undoing former Warriors teammate Jordan Poole's shoe laces during the fourth quarter of Golden State's 122-114 win over ...

Michael Jordan’s competitiveness is as strong as ever. Ahead of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on February 16, footage has ...

Payton (right peroneal contusion) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Rockets, Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com reports. After a 14-point performance in Wednesday's loss to the Mavericks, ...

Payton finished with 14 points, two rebounds and one steal in 16 minutes in Wednesday's loss to the Mavericks, but he may have gotten injured at some point along the way. The veteran guard will get ...

It includes the locker room, the workout center and the practice floor where Gary Payton II and Jordan Poole would engage in their own little game. Payton was the cat, Poole the mouse. Each would ...

Of course not. This is Gary Payton, after all. The same guy who, as a rookie tried to talk trash to Michael Jordan in a preseason game. The best part however, is just how much Durant and Payton ...