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Payne Takes Timeout to Read

The kindergarten students at Edgemere Elementary had just been asked what profession they wanted to become when they grew up. Peeking his head around the corner, Thunder guard Cameron Payne could hear the tiny voices squeaking their answers.

“Doctor! Basketball player! Police officer!”

As a part of a Thunder Reading Timeout, the rookie first round draft selection was patiently waiting to be introduced for his grand entrance to read a book to the kids. A moment of nostalgia hit Payne as he heard their exuberance, bringing back memories of his own days as a precocious child with dreams of his own.