The Golden State Warriors have until Sunday to decide whether they will execute the trade that brings Gary Payton II back to the Bay Area. Golden State agreed to acquire Payton in a four-team deal that included the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers. However, the deal is in jeopardy because Payton’s physical flagged a core muscle injury.
“Payton, according to sources, had been playing through pain in Portland,” the report said. “Sources added that the Blazers training staff had been pushing him to gut through it, giving him Toradol shots. This had not been relayed to the Warriors during the negotiation process.”
In response to these reports, Dallas Cowboys star pass rusher Micah Parsons took to Twitter and revealed that NFL go through the same thing.
“Sad to say it but this is 95% of the NFL!”
Payton’s injury is serious enough that Payton could be ruled out for two to three months. After undergoing abdominal surgery in the summer, he made his season debut in a 135-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 2 and has played in 15 games.
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As for as the trade, Payton can’t be substituted for another player, nor can Golden State even get additional draft compensation for its trouble.
