Original title: Old Payton: Dillon didn’t mean to hurt little Payton, and my son’s way of landing is also a problem
On June 5, 2022, Beijing time, NBA star Gary Payton talked about Dillon Brooks’ malicious foul on Payton Jr. in an interview recently.
Payton Sr. said: “It’s a basketball move, everybody take it easy. It’s just basketball, you know what I mean? He didn’t come on the court and say I’m going to ‘I’m going to hurt him’. The young man was trying to do a basketball move, He messed up, jumped late and hit my son in the head. People don’t understand, my son had a problem with the way he landed, the way he landed and he hurt his elbow, it was just an accident.”
For Jordan Poole, who didn’t play well in the first game, Payton Sr. also gave his own advice: “Jordan Poole needs to stand up a bit. In my opinion, he didn’t play his previous playoff level. I I feel like all he needs to do is calm down and be himself and shoot comfortably. In my opinion, he dribbles a little bit more and then misses, and I think he just needs to calm down and relax, he needs to relax.”
At the same time, he also talked about the story with Kobe Bryant. The old Payton said: “When Kobe first entered the league, he asked me how to defend during the All-Star period, and since then he has been in the league’s best defensive team every year. People misunderstood Kobe, People think he’s selfish. He’s just competitive, that’s what he’s all about, he wants to be great.”
Payton Jr. has been sidelined since he fractured his elbow in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. According to the latest news, he is expected to play in G2 tomorrow. (Editor: Sheng Zhe)Return to Sohu, see more
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