Gary Payton

A lot of hype was made of this year’s Team USA Basketball Olympic team—even some experts, like ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, questioned whether or not the United States should even send our pro basketball players to the Olympics anymore. But, how good was the 2016 USA Basketball team anyway? How does the 2016 Olympic team [...]

This week Los Angles Times’ Jim Peltz relayed Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant’s message that “There was never a question for me whether or not I was going to play next year.” Here are 24 reasons he might want to think twice. 24 was how old Kobe Bryant was when he played a career-high [...]

The NBA doesn’t have any points right now. Not any real ones, at least. That’s what Hall of Famer Gary Payton believes anyway. Or something close to it. Leading up to his Hall of Fame nuptials, Payton made plenty of headlines for the opinions he offered on the Association, and its past and present players. [...]

Gary Payton better know best. It’s a turn of phrase I never thought I’d write. Well actually, that’s a lie. I’m not saying I never thought I’d agree with Payton. Smart money says we would agree on a lot of things, like his perimeter defense. That was astounding. Truthfully, it’s just a phrase I never [...]

In game 4 of the NBA Finals, James, 33 points, and Wade, 32 points, were in rare form. The Heat crawled back from a 2-3 deficit to win the 2013 Finals. In game 7, James came thru with 37 points and 12 rebounds, Wade 23 points and 10 rebounds. Miami’s made 3 straight Finals and [...]

*We thought this post was extra fitting for publishing today given that July 1st is Canada Day.* [...]

The promotion from Nike will be real for Gary Payton as he prepares for his NBA Hall of Fame induction. Check out this new colorway of his popular sneaker from 1998. Known by many as ‘The Glove’ sneaker, this colorway of the Air Zoom Flight 98 features a red shroud that wraps the entire shoe. [...]

A few months ago we mentioned the return of the Air Zoom Flight from both 1997 & 1998 I believe, the same sneaker that took on “The Glove” nickname along with Payton and largely due to you having to zipper the shroud around the shoe a la Air Jordan XX8. In a definite nod to [...]

Gary Payton’s election to the Basketball Hall of Fame is a fitting final chapter for one of the greatest guards in NBA history. A product of Oakland, California, Payton was maybe the grittiest defender and greatest trash-talking point guard of all-time. During his 17-year career (1990-2007), Payton, also known as “GP” and “The Glove,” averaged: [...]

The ever-ready-to-retro Nike has tapped a sneaker enthusiast favorite from the Gary Payton signature series in the Air Zoom Flight ’98 but more commonly known as ‘The Glove’ sneaker. Looking at the sample pair seen here shows off ‘The Glove’-like qualities of the sneaker by showing how it looks with both the shroud fully up [...]