Gary Payton

Mirotic-Portis and NBA Teammate Fights

October 22, 2017 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

The Chicago Bulls were projected to have a tough season on the court. Right before the season, though, things got tougher. During an intense practice, Niko Mirotic and Bobby Portis got into a heated altercation and Portis broke Mirotic’s jaw with a punch. According to Peter Vecsey, Mirotic and Portis were talking trash in practice and “Mirotic shoved Portis twice, maybe three times. When Portis retaliated with a hard shove, Mirotic charged him. Portis put him down.” This account was … [Read more...] about Mirotic-Portis and NBA Teammate Fights

A Little More on GP

October 20, 2007 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Usually when a Hall of Fame level player retires, we like to do a comprehensive write up of his career. Clearly, Gary Payton falls into that category. In Payton's case, we already gave him that treatment back in 2004 when he returned to Seattle for the first time. More recently, J.A. Adande wrote a nice article on Payton's current state of mind (GP is 99% sure he has retired) and reflected on his career a little bit. John Hollinger wrote a nice side piece about Payton and how … [Read more...] about A Little More on GP