When Gary Payton said yesterday, "That's my coach," he was not referring to the Celtics' Doc Rivers . He was talking about Denver Nuggets coach George Karl , the man who guided the veteran point guard for seven seasons in Seattle and for the second half of the 2002-03 season in Milwaukee. The bond between Payton and Karl ... (Full article: 812 words)

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