In fact, Francis decisively puts Jordan over NBA trash-talk legend Gary Payton in that category. According to the three-time ...

Gary Payton is on his way to the Hall of Fame. That was reason enough to reminisce on the time in the NBA Finals that he put the clamps on Michael Jordan. ... on June 12, ...

Jordan ironically laughed and stated he “had no problem with Gary Payton.” Most believed Payton would be upset at Jordan for laughing him off, but The Glove sees it in another way. “It’s ...

During that 1996 Finals series, the Bulls jumped to a 3-0 lead, but the game became different when Payton switched to guarding Jordan. In the first three games of the series, M.J. had averaged 31 ...

Gary Payton has often said that his defense in Games 4 and 5 of the 1996 NBA Finals tired and took a toll on Michael Jordan, and that the SuperSonics might have won that series had George Karl put ...

Gary Payton with an excellent encapsulation of his legacy as an NBA player “I don’t care about being the best defender on Michael Jordan. That doesn’t mean anything.

Gary Payton didn't mince words when explaining his impact on the NBA. ... “I don’t care about being the best defender on Michael Jordan,” Payton said. “That doesn’t mean anything.