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"That's why he was a little salty about The Last Dance" - Gary Payton thinks Scottie Pippen needs to move past the beef with Michael Jordan
Scottie Pippen has been the most outspoken critic of Michael Jordan since "The Last Dance" aired in 2020. The 10-part docuseries dazzled the sports world with behind-the-scenes footage of the 1997–98 ...
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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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"Michael said Gary wasn't giving him good defense; that's a joke" - Shawn Kemp says Michael Jordan was rattled in 1996 Finals
Second, it was the Finals series, during which Gary Payton made Michael Jordan look human. In truth, before the series even commenced, the Supersonics were outmatched on paper. The Bulls were ...
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"It doesn't give me satisfaction, and I don't know why" - Gary Payton explains a strange reason why he doesn’t like watching his own highlights
Gary Payton refuses to rewatch his own career highlights, staying true to a no-nonsense legacy built on grit, not nostalgia.
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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.