The Warriors' trade to bring back Gary Payton II has gotten complicated.
On Thursday, the Warriors announced they were part of athat would bring back Payton, a 30-year-old who won an NBA title with the Warriors last season. But any excitement for a reunion was short-lived, as reports of possible long-term injury problems quickly emerged.
Payton has struggled with injuries in his brief stint with the Trail Blazers. On Friday, the Athletic reported that Payton failed his physical. The Warriors reportedly alleged that they were not told Payton was administered the anti-inflammatory Toradol and was “playing through pain in Portland.” Sunday morning that a Warriors doctor believes Payton could be out for a “significant” portion of the remainder of the season.that Payton “never took Toradol shots to be available for games during his time in Portland.”On Sunday morning, reporter Shams Charania of the Athletic reported that the Warriors have filed a complaint with the league office that the Trail Blazers withheld information about the severity of Payton’s core muscle injury.
The NBA has received a complaint from the Golden State Warriors against the Portland Trail Blazers and the league has launched a review of potential misleading by the Blazers regarding Gary Payton II's status, sources tell
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