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Gary Payton on Michael Jordan’s laugh in The Last Dance: 'I wouldn’t respect him if he said I stopped him.'
The famed 2020 documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls ... points was when former Seattle SuperSonics point guard Gary Payton stated he “made it tough” for Jordan in the 1996 ...
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"I thought I was going to be in Seattle my whole life" - GP admits issues with management led to an ugly split with the Supersonics
Gary Payton's time in the Seattle SuperSonics uniform came to an end. From his rookie days in 1990 to his final season in ...
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"Even if we're down 3-0, I'm still going to put the steak knife in them" - When Kemp refused to let the Sonics give up in the 1996 Finals
The 1996 NBA Finals turned out to be an exciting battle between the top teams of each conference. However, it almost became a ...
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NBA Legend Gary Payton's Pick For Best Point Guard Isn't Magic Johnson
Gary Payton Says John Stockton Is the Greatest ... The Jazz never won a championship despite making the Finals twice, losing to the Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls in 1997 and 1998.
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"They were talking about us beating the Chicago Bulls record" - Gary Payton says the 2004 Lakers would have been historic had it not been for Kobe Bryant's off-the-cour…
"We were rolling; they were talking about us beating the Chicago Bulls record. And then all of a sudden, we went up and down.
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"I would talk to Pat Ewing during a game about Starks, and it would trigger him" - Reggie Miller reveals how he always got John Starks off his game
Trash talk is deeply embedded in basketball. From playgrounds to gyms around the globe, players engage in verbal battles to ...