Steve Kerr Says Gary Payton Jr. "Toiling 6 Years" for NBA Success Didn't Deserve To Be "Clubbed in Head"
Kerr made the story personal to Payton too, who despite his Hall of Fame pedigree (his father is Hall of Famer Gary Payton) traveled a long road to make it in the NBA. A name guarantees nothing, Payton Jr's story reinforces.
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