Gary Payton II spoke with USA TODAY to share some insight on various topics related to the league and his career.
The Golden State Warriors head coach provided an encouraging update after Brandin Podziemski appeared to suffer a back injury vs. the Nets.
The incident woke the Warriors up and Butler led a resurgent bench unit, connecting with Draymond Green on a pair of high-low passes. Even as the Nets hit 10 of their first 16 3s, the Warriors stormed back with a 40-25 second period.
Stephen Curry scored 40 points, with a turnaround heave from just inside halfcourt among his seven 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors climbed out of a 22-point hole to beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-119.