Gary Payton (Photo credit should read DAN LEVINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Early this season, Gary Payton predicted the Houston Rockets would fizzle out in the playoffs due to a lack of defense and a number of other reasons.
Gary Payton has never been one to shy away from speaking his mind on the court or off. While much of what he says should be taken with a grain of salt — no, he couldn’t have just “tired Michael Jordan out” enough to win a playoff series as he claimed on “The Last Dance” — some of his words carry weight.