Gary Payton Sr. and his NBA son Gary Payton II settle who has better hops. Sr. calls himself a "layup king" and admits his son is the superior dunker. They trade stories about their competitive childhood matchups, with Sr. never going easy on him.
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With that being said, I mean, Isaiah mentioned your father, and you know, why wouldn't we bring in the head coach right now of Lincoln University to join us? Because I mean, when you got one glove, you have to have the original glove. Shouts out to the OG, top 75 team Hall of Famer, Gary Payton.
Hey, how y'all doing, man? How y'all doing?
Coach. Hey, hey, hey, hey, let me just ask you this, because I texted GP during the game when, you know, Gary Payton II caught that alley-oop. I said, you know what? 'He got a little bit more hops than you,' and he texted me back, said, 'You crazy.' So let's settle it right here. GP, who has the best hops between the father and son?
Well, by far he does. You know, I wasn't a dunker. Y'all know me, I'm a layup king, man. I just get buckets, man. So he puts on a highlight show and I'm happy with that. You know, I get to watch TV every day and see my son doing the things he do with all these acrobatic dunks. So hey, I'm happy he got 'em, you know what I'm saying? Daddy, my son.
You know, I'm intrigued to know how your upbringing, like, did he let you score when you were younger? Did he take the ball from you? Did he strip? No, no, no, no, no. How was this on the Nerf hoop? How did those matchups end up?
No, he didn't take it easy. You know, he let it be known that, you know, he was who he was. You know, he was the bigger person at that time. And you know, he made it hard for us, but I think we know now there's no question about it. Ooh! He might wanna stay, just stay right there, let him get this, you know, you Hall of Famer, my guy.
But it's not— He's talking junk! Gary Payton Ii. Should it be a surprise? Yo, yo, listen here. He know he gotta talk that when I get older, man, and I'm already done. 'Cause if it was, if I was in his day, boy, he'd have a problem too. He know that. So I let, hey. It's all him now, man. I can see right now. Respect, respect.
