Payton says he dropped 19 points while Jordan was on the bench for most of the Bulls-Sonics preseason game, and while he was doing it, he ran by the bench to talk trash to MJ and stare his ...

Bulls fans never seem to get tired of Michael Jordan stories and basketball fans in general never seem to get tired of Gary Payton’s stories, so it’s a special treat when Payton has one about ...

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, ...

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 went on to explain how he made it difficult for Michael Jordan to score. Payton's work at the defensive end paid dividends, as the Seattle SuperSonics won Game 4 and 5 to make the ...