Is Gary Payton II related to Gary Payton?

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The way Payton II jumps, I won't be surprised that his actual father is Stoudmire. Where did Jr get that hop?

Credited his mom for the hops in a post game interview previously..

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Here is an old story from Sports Illustrated on why Gary named his son Gary Payton II instead of of Gary Payton Jr.

In 1992, after Kimberly Sparks of Chicago gave birth to Gary Payton Jr. (not to
be confused with Gary Payton II, who was born to Payton's future
wife, Monique, four months later), Sparks sought 20% of Payton's
income in child support. Had Sparks succeeded, her son initially
would have received $35,000 per month, and support payments
would have risen to $208,333 a month in 1996, when Payton signed
a seven-year, $87.5 million contract. Realizing that such an
award would be rejected out of hand by a judge, Sparks moderated
her demand, and Payton agreed to contribute $5,550 a month in
child support, establish a $175,000 college trust fund and
purchase a $1 million life insurance policy naming the child as
beneficiary.

https://vault.si.com/vault/1998/05/04/paternity-ward-fathering-out-of-wedlock-kids-has-become-commonplace-among-athletes-many-of-whom-seem-oblivious-to-the-legal-financial-and-emotional-consequences

Man she fumbled the bag.

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OP will be shocked if he finds out that Damion Lee is Dell Curry's son-in-law, who is Steph Curry's father, who is Seth Curry's brother, who is Doc Rivers' son-in-law, who is Austin Rivers' father.

Imagine if Paul George had married Austin Rivers sister instead of getting another woman pregnant, but Doc coached both his daughters ex boyfriend and his son in law. The prior situation must have made things awkward.

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OP will be shocked if he finds out that Damion Lee is Dell Curry's son-in-law, who is Steph Curry's father, who is Seth Curry's brother, who is Doc Rivers' son-in-law, who is Austin Rivers' father.

Imagine if Paul George had married Austin Rivers sister instead of getting another woman pregnant, but Doc coached both his daughters ex boyfriend and his son in law. The prior situation must have made things awkward.

Kinda like this?

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