Sure, but the reality is that this trade saves GSW tons of money, so they do not have all the power here - $100m or so in 2 years is no small chunk of change, even for GSW, especially in a time of financial uncertainty.
“Payton, according to sources, had been playing through pain in Portland. Sources added that the Blazers training staff had been pushing him to guy through it, giving him Toradol shots. This had not been relayed to the Warriors during the negotiation process”
AWK-WARD WELCOME BACK, GARY! Sorry about the whole shooting-you-full-of-painkillers-and-pushing-you-on-the-court thing
I blame Cronin and Jody for this and even more of a reason one should be fired and the other needs to sell ASAP
When did he get this injury? Presumably when playing for Golden State, right? So it's only fair they should have to keep him.
it could definitely be a bad look for Portland....but... "according to sources"....who are these sources? Is this all Payton and his agent?
Cronin alluding to that. Remind everyone this is only ONE side of the story: the Warriors and Gary's. Of course it's going to look bad.
Cronin pushed back on the report that Payton was pushed to play when he wasn't healthy. "These reports... If you knew our clearance process, it was proper." "We had a pretty long ramp up and he was cleared. A lot of of build up to get him safely back."
Honestly if this is the scandal needed to fire Joe and force Jody to sell the team, GP2 may have just saved the Blazers.
1) Cronin said it's not true. 2) Cronin isn't the training staff 3) The phrase "rushing back" and "Payton" can't be used in the same sentence and be taken serious.
