Stephen Jackson: We all make mistakes but I heard you made a mistake and accidentally hit Horace Grant over the head with a dumbbell trying to hit Gary Payton. Vernon Maxwell: I was trying to get GP upside his motherf*cking head with a dumbbell and hit my boy hard, that's my boy… Jackson: And put him out two weeks! Maxwell: Yeah it was my fault. I bruised him pretty bad. That's my boy. GP, he jumped on my young boy, hit my young boy Shammond Williams for no reason.

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Someone not surprised by the lack of expansion buzz in San Francisco was a former Sonics player who has been among the most vocal about getting the NBA’s return to Seattle. Gary Payton is not concerned. “I don’t worry about that. We don’t need to worry about that,” Payton said Sunday after signing autographs at the NBA’s fan festival, including several of his Sonics jerseys. “We don’t need to worry about buzz and all that stuff as long as Adam Silver makes a decision on what is going on we’ll be fine.” -via Seattle Times / February 17, 2025

Someone not surprised by the lack of expansion buzz in San Francisco was a former Sonics player who has been among the most vocal about getting the NBA’s return to Seattle. Gary Payton is not concerned. “I don’t worry about that. We don’t need to worry about that,” Payton said Sunday after signing autographs at the NBA’s fan festival, including several of his Sonics jerseys. “We don’t need to worry about buzz and all that stuff as long as Adam Silver makes a decision on what is going on we’ll be fine.” Despite the lack of notable talk, the idea of expansion is a whisper that is being heard. “I’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. I’ve heard Seattle, too,” Lillard said. -via Seattle Times / February 17, 2025

Interestingly enough, neither this year nor 2021-22 owns the record for most All-Stars moved right at one NBA trade deadline. That distinction, per our research, still belongs to 2004-05, a trade deadline that saw 10 All-Stars get traded(!), and 34 players overall, headlined by the likes of Chris Webber and Gary Payton, two now-Hall of Famers. -via HoopsHype / February 6, 2025

Jorge Sierra: LeBron James passed Horace Grant in blocks last night. He's now No. 75 in NBA history. The only players in the Top 75 in all of the main counting stats are LeBron, Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett. -via x.com / February 20, 2025

Vernon Maxwell on Drazen Petrovic: That motherf*cker gave me nightmares. Matt Barnes: What made him so tough, he was like 6-4, 6-5? Maxwell: Yeah he wass bigger than me. I'm 6’4. I mean I’ve never seen nothing like before… I’d rather guard Black Jesus, Michael Jordan than guard that motherf*cker, that's how bad it was for me. This motherf*cker used to give me buckets. I used to be so frustrated, I couldn't stop this motherf*cker. -via YouTube / March 3, 2025

While John Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards in NBA history, and with sound reasoning, there is a chunk of players who competed against Stock and labeled him a dirty player. One of them is Vernon Maxwell. "Mad Max" recently appeared on "All The Smoke" and was asked about his opinion of the legendary Utah Jazz floor general. While Vernon respected John, he couldn't help but emphasize how dirty Stock was. "Stockton dirty as fu*k. One of the dirtiest players ever in NBA history..he is dirty as hell, he is a dog, he is a demon. Just don't look like that," Maxwell explained. -via Basketball Network / March 3, 2025

Vernon Maxwell: I just wanted to jump on here and wish everyone a great week. Remember no matter how bad things may seem at least you’re not in Dallas. And for my Dallas people at least you’re not in Utah. Stay blessed. -via x.com / February 3, 2025

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