SAN FRANCISCO — Five NBA players have reached the stratosphere to block 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama. None smaller than 6-foot-2 Gary Payton II, who soared high in the air on a chase down to knock ...

Golden State Warriors. 6-foot-2 reserve guard Gary Payton II gives up more than a foot in size to rookie wonder Victor Wembanyama. But it did not stop him from leaping to do the unthinkable.

Gary Payton II’s Block Fuels Warriors Comeback. Payton II’s block sparked a 19-9 Warriors run to close the opening half to take the lead after trailing 46-40 before he subbed Chris Paul.

Gary Payton II of the Golden State Warriors did the unthinkable on Friday night in the 118-112 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. Your login session has expired. Please logout and login again.

Payton II sent Wembanyama’s shot into the second row of the crowd sitting on the baseline. Advertisement Following Payton II’s block, the Chase Center crowd exploded with a frenzy of cheers.

Freshly signed out of the G League to help a depleted roster, Payton finishes with 10 points, 11 rebounds, six steals and five assists in a 121-115 victory.

Gary Payton II, All-time ranking in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks. ... Blocks: No. 1448 all-time. 1 block ahead of Mark Landsberger and 1 away from Bilal Coulibaly.

Gary Payton II Height. Payton is 6 feet 2 inches tall. While he is not the tallest player in the league, ... He can also block shots with perfect timing and part of it is because of his long arms.

Gary Payton II is a bit of a tide-changer always waiting to be weaponized. ... He also scored 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting with four rebounds and a block on Jokić.