When it comes to West Coast basketball, the Paytons—Gary “The Glove” Sr. and Gary Dwayne II—are royalty. Murals of the Oakland-bred Payton Sr ... comfortable. A cool pair of sweats ...

The Golden State Warriors were looking for an exclamation point on Wednesday night.After a back-and-forth battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Warriors had taken control of the final few minutes ...

Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II stocked his bag of stifling defensive tricks straight from arguably the greatest perimeter ball-stopper in league history, watching his father star in ...

Payton II has played two separate stints in Golden State, winning a title with them in 2022. He is only playing 13.1 minutes per game this season but is easily one of the Warriors' best defenders.