Gary Paytonone of the best point guards in the NBA, conquered the BRAND Sport Weekend with an exercise of humanity, sympathy and closeness that dazzled the large audience that wanted to see up close the nine-time All Star, Defensive Player in 1996 and NBA winner in 2006 with the Miami Heat.
The NBA star, accompanied by the laureate Carlos Cabezas, offered a defensive clinic to the boys and girls of Malaga, and both shared some of their defensive skills to stop world basketball stars.
Gary Payton and Carlos Cabezas at MARCA Sport Weekend
Gary Payton explains the secret behind his iconic defensive stance at MARCA Sport Weekend
Gary Payton’s iconic defensive posture was one of the gestures that cost the most to reply to the dozens of boys and girls who did not want to miss his master class.
Gary Payton at MARCA Sport Weekend
Gary Payton and his son Gary Payton II at the NBA Finals
‘El Glove’, the nickname by which he was known during his 17-year career in the NBA, has been in Malaga on the same dates that his son Gary Payton II disputes the NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors against the Boston Celtics.
I did not speak to my son. I only told him that he was himself on the track and that after the defeat he was a leader in the locker room
“I didn’t talk to my son. I just told him to be himself on the court and after the loss to be a leader in the locker room,” Gary Payton said of his offspring.
Gary Payton took on the always difficult challenge of answering the kids’ questions, explaining his feelings and responsibilities as an international basketball star: “The most important thing is the opportunity to broadcast.”
Carlos Cabezas: “Gary Payton has been one of my role models in basketball”
Carlos Cabezas recognized that “Gary Payton has been one of my references in basketball. Because of his aggressiveness, character and defense. Hopefully we will soon see a Carlos Cabezas and a Gary Payton from Malaga.”
Hopefully soon we will see a Carlos Cabezas and a Gary Payton from Malaga
The Spanish point guard, a benchmark for basketball in Malaga, stressed that “I feel privileged to be from Malaga and have played for Unicaja winning titles.”
