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Tim Capurso

Kevin Durant Joyfully Breaks Down Trash-Talking Banter With Gary Payton Sr.

Durant and Payton (upper right corner) exchange words during the Suns-Warriors game. | Screengrab YouTube @nbaonespn

On the court, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton Sr. was a legendary trash talker. Off the court in his post-playing days, it appears nothing has changed.

Payton Sr. was in attendance at the Chase Center to watch his son, Gary Payton II, play for the Golden State Warriors against the Phoenix Suns, and engaged in an animated back-and-forth with Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant. Payton Sr. would later describe the exchange to ESPN's Jorge Sedano as "talking junk."

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