From San Francisco to Oakland and points in between, basketball's deep roots are found throughout the Bay Area.

As a veteran in the league, Gary Payton had the chance to mentor a young Kobe Bryant. He shares how he guided Kobe, what made him special early on, and the advice he gave that helped shape the Mamba ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly eyeing a pair of Golden State Warriors role players. According to Clutch Points' Brett ...

Payton is coming off the bench in Monday's game against the Magic, Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Draymond Green (calf) is back in Golden State's lineup Monday, pushing Payton back to ...

Gary Barbaro never intended for his path to lead him to where it has. Life in the NFL has been very good to him.

The latter characteristic has stuck with the 56-year-old in his retirement, as he was caught on camera trading friendly barbs with Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant from his courtside seat ...

Kevin Durant was feeling good on Friday night while helping lead the Phoenix Suns to a 130-105 win over the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center, so much ...

What are the best athlete nicknames of all time? FOX Sports Research compiled the list of the top 100 names across the sports world.

Payton recorded season-highs in points and rebounds during Wednesday's win. While the 31-year-old guard hasn't been a consistent volume scorer this season, he has tallied a steal in each of his last ...

Gary Payton II put an exclamation mark on the Warriors' upset win vs. the Thunder with a poster dunk over Isaiah Hartenstein ...

The Town of Hempstead has issued more than 270,000 school bus camera tickets over the past two years. The suit seeks to have those tickets voided and drivers refunded.