The voice is weaker now, the combination of time, treatment and the travails of life taking a toll. His movements are ...
Years before A.I., Gary Payton was the NBA superstar who hated going to practice. "He wasn't always the most desirous of practice," said former Seattle Supersonics coach George Karl, per The ...
Vin Baker best described it when he explained how Payton helped him acclimate despite struggling to fit in with the Seattle SuperSonics. "Gary removed all doubts from my mind. Whenever I was ...
They had one of the most exciting teams of the 1990s, featuring superstars Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp. This Sonics team desperately needed to generate some excitement in Seattle, but even with the ...
Payton recorded season-highs in points and rebounds during Wednesday's win. While the 31-year-old guard hasn't been a consistent volume scorer this season, he has tallied a steal in each of his last ...
Gary Payton’s rumored ownership in Seattle isn’t the first case of a former player owning a team Former players owning a part of a team is quite the trend now. For instance, Magic Johnson owns ...
This NBA season marks 27 years since Karl was last the head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics and nine ... athleticism of Shawn Kemp and allowed Gary Payton to be Gary Payton?