Gary Payton has made it crystal clear: he won’t let the Oklahoma City Thunder retire his jersey—out of respect for the Seattle SuperSonics and their fans. Despite spending 13 iconic seasons with the ...

Gary Payton was a star in the NBA for nearly two decades, but the Hall of Famer has made it clear he wants no part in receiving a jersey retirement tribute from the Oklahoma City Thunder.

"Karl called me and said, 'You know I want to go to L.A.'" - Gary Payton admits he and Karl Malone privately planned to sign ...

"We used to knock MF'in heads off" - Gary Payton criticizes the soft rules and players' mindsets in today's NBA originally ...

T he Seattle SuperSonics' Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp era peaked in 1996, when they made it to the NBA Finals. That team won 30 out of its last 36 regular-season games to finish with a franchise ...

The Seattle Supersonics were one the NBA's best franchises in the 1990s. They were led by All-Stars Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton. In 1994, they won a league-best ...

NBA legend Gary Payton didn't mince words when talking about his legacy in the league. The Seattle SuperSonics icon became one of the best defenders in the association during his best years ...

Playing 17 years in the NBA, most of which was with the Seattle SuperSonics, Payton was the first and only point guard to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year, which he did in 1996, amongst nine ...

The Golden State Warriors might be parting ways with one of their most loved players—Gary Payton II’s future with the team is officially in doubt as free agency looms.. According to NBC Sports ...