Decades earlier, on the unforgiving courts of Oakland, Gary's merciless defense and ceaseless trash talk nearly drove Jason away from the game entirely. Kidd grew up in Oakland, c ...
Gary Payton, or the "Glove," is considered one of the greatest defensive guards in NBA history. The former Seattle Supersonics star was a formidable opponent and will perennially be looked at as ...
Gary Payton was a picture of confidence and brashness over his 17-year NBA career. He was famous for talking non-stop trash, ...
Fittingly, the NBA asked Payton—aka The Glove—to inform Smart that he had won the award. The moment was captured on video and published on the Celtics' account on X. "You play D the way it's ...