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Gary Payton: 'I never cared about the rivalry with Michael Jordan'

2022-06-15T13:28:18.867Z


SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE - The legendary Californian playmaker, former member of the Lakers alongside Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone, refuses to call the defeat in the 2004 finals against Detroit a failure.


By Daniel Arribas (El Pais)

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After signing several Seattle Supersonic T-shirts, the team in which he shone during the 1990s, Gary Payton (Oakland, California, 53) is replenishing his strength without stress.

A perfect moment for him.

Fresh from San Francisco, where his son, who goes by the same name, is contesting the NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors, Payton says his competitiveness is tied to his genetic characteristics.

It could not be otherwise.

In 13 league seasons, the Californian playmaker has only missed 25 games and has proven himself enough to be part of the Hall of Fame: nine times

All Star

, nine times among the best quintets of the season, award for best defender of the year, not to mention a myriad of other distinctions.

Nicknamed

The Glove

(The Glove) because of his exceptional talent for stealing the ball on the ground, Payton is the only basketball player who managed to total 20,000 points…

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Source: lefigaro

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