Gary Payton II Is Making a Name for Himself in the Bay. Story by Alan Chazaro ... Payton II hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 20: Golden State Warriors’ Gary Payton II (0) holds the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy during the Championship Parade on Market Street in San Francisco ...

In the 2022 NBA Finals, Gary Payton II showed up when it mattered most. In Game 5, he scored 15 points, grabbed five boards, and racked up three steals in a 104–94 win over the Boston Celtics .

Golden State Warriors’ Gary Payton II (8) looks into the stands during their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday ...

Draymond Green forever will remember Gary Payton II coming up to him after a five-point loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on April 17, 2021, and thanking him. Green was confused at the time, and ...

*Gary Payton II: 16 points, five 4Q makes, leveraged Curry’s gravity *Buddy Hield: 17 points, huge late first half surge, biggest game he’s had for GSW – 11:18 PM.

Payton II, however, made headlines by briefly leaving the court in the middle of a play. He returned and eventually finished with 15 points, three rebounds and two assists in Golden State’s 104 ...

Gary Payton II slipped through several team's hands, several times. Undrafted out of Oregon State back in 2016, it has been a constant scrap for the man nicknamed "The Mitten" to get to the very ...

Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II has suffered a torn ligament in his left thumb and will miss time with the season winding down, the team announced Thursday. He'll be re-evaulated in one ...

Gary Payton II injury: Warriors guard suffers torn thumb ligament, will miss at least one week. Sam Quinn . Payton is a crucial two-way player for the Warriors, who rely on him not just to ...

Gary Payton II of the Golden State Warriors shoots during a 2022 NBA Finals practice and media availability June 7, 2022, at the TD Garden in Boston. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) ...

Gary Payton II Is Making a Name for Himself in the Bay. ... Payton II hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2022 as one of the Dubs’ primary role players.