Gary Payton: "Kobe Bryant is Still the Best Player in the League"

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Gary Payton has a lot to say lately. We brought you his quotes from earlier when the Glove let it be known that he feels John Stockton was the toughest guard he ever had to defend. Now Payton spoke out on the tumultuous last season for the Lakers and shared his thoughts regarding the Dwight Howard saga. His comments about Kobe however, are what might catch your eye.

Q: As a former Los Angeles Laker, what do you think about the situation with Dwight Howard leaving the Lakers?

Gary Payton: “It’s a player doing what he wants to do. The Lakers knew what they were getting into when they got him. They gambled and lost the game. Kobe Bryant, to me, is still the best basketball player in my mind. He played with me and he was in my era. I still love him to death. He’s a little brother to me. They’re going to struggle for a little while, and Kobe is on his way out. He has two more years to his contract and they will probably sign him back another two years and try to rebuild. They’re going to struggle. It’s going to be a hard time to the Lakers fan, but they will come back. It’s going to be a transition that they will get through.”

Reported by Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports

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[Hack Wilson - real]

gail gotti gave him syphillis and he gone crazy

[Russell Bell]

gail gotti gave him syphillis and he gone crazy

lulz

for real?

[Hack Wilson - real]

gail gotti gave him syphillis and he gone crazy

lulz

for real?

nah i can't do GP like that...i mean i wouldn't be shocked if Gail Gotti got an STD after all the industry rappers she banged (all of Tha Row behind Kurupt's back for example) but I was just kidding.


GP is a legend but keep in mind he's on a brand new station based in L.A. and they sure could use some attention.  I honestly haven't watched any non-games on EITHER Fox Sports 1 or ESPN in the past month. 



but of course with the NFL starting tomorrow I will be all out watching football all day tmrw.  i hate how the NFL doesn't start til 1 on the east coast...oh well. 

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Long live GP. And fuck y'all.

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greatest nba tv analyst ever....dude was too much for the white man 2 handle

[Hack Wilson - real]

nobody has shit on Charles Barkley

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nobody has shit on Charles Barkley

BARKLEY SAYS TOO MUCH DUMB SHIT...EVEN SHAQ'S BEEN GROWING ON ME. BUT STILL, NO ONE FUCKIN WITH THE GLOVE. GP & WEBBER TUESDAY FAN NIGHTS WAS STRAIGHT ENTERTAINMENT.

[Hack Wilson - real]

Barkley is 1000x better than Webber

[Chamillitary Click]

Barkley is 1000x better than Webber

As an entertainer. Webber knows his shit.

Anyway, Gary was on First Take last week and said Stockton was harder to guard than MJ. Credible source.

[Hack Wilson - real]

Gary Payton is a Fox Sports 1 guy, WTF is he doing on first take?

and why are you admitting to watching First Take?

[Hack Wilson - real]

Barkley is 1000x better than Webber

As an entertainer. Webber knows his shit.

Anyway, Gary was on First Take last week and said Stockton was harder to guard than MJ. Credible source.

as far as Stockton or MJ.... 

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Barkley is 1000x better than Webber

better to laugh at

[Hack Wilson - real]

we get it, you hate barkley


get over it

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Anyway, Gary was on First Take last week and said Stockton was harder to guard than MJ. Credible source.

“For him to only play 32 minutes, come in and shoot the ball 12 times, make nine or 10 of them shots, shoot eight free throws and make seven of ‘em, and then have 15 assists and four steals, that’s the reason why he’s the hardest person I ever had to guard. And that’s why I respect him very much.”


makes sense 2 me