The Reign Man … is now the Strain Man — because ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp is officially in the marijuana business. The 50-year-old Seattle SuperSonics legend is opening Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis in Seattle on Oct. 30 — a shop poised to become the first Black-owned dispensary in the city. In fact, Kemp’s even hosting former Sonics teammate, Gary Payton, at next week’s grand opening. “I’m looking forward to welcoming Sonics fans on a regular basis, starting with opening day,” Kemp said in a statement. “I hope that Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis will be an inspiration for people to get involved with the legal cannabis industry, especially people of color.”
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Gary Payton
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Born: 07/23/68
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:179 lbs. / 81.6 kg.
Earnings: $104,367,619 ($160,268,025*)
Born: 07/23/68
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:179 lbs. / 81.6 kg.
Earnings: $104,367,619 ($160,268,025*)
Kemp will be joined by his former Sonics teammate, Hall of Famer Gary Payton, for the grand opening of Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis next Friday. The green ribbon cutting ceremony is at 12:45 p.m. PT, with the official opening to the public at 1 p.m.
Gary Payton wants to coach in the NBA
Hall of Fame guard Gary Payton told Yahoo Sports that he is interested in coaching in the NBA and wants it known that he’s passionate about this next phase and is available to join a coaching staff. “I have had conversations in the past about coaching, but the timing wasn’t right. I believe I now am ready to coach,” Payton told Yahoo Sports in a phone interview Thursday night. “A lot of young NBA players are a voice away from reaching their true potential. I would like to join an NBA staff where I can help coach, mentor and guide players toward the hard work, focus and determination needed to become a reliable contributor to a team’s success.”
Tim Reynolds: Spo was moved by Gary Payton’s piece, to say the least.
Mark Medina: Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Gary Payton’s Player Tribune article about the Heat gave him “goosebumps.” bit.ly/34DnGl5
Gary Payton: So y’all wanna know what this Heat Culture about, huh? Alright, I’ll tell you a story. Back in ’05, when Pat Riley took over as coach of the Heat, he went out and got a bunch of fighting guys. Just a bunch of fighters, you know what I mean?? Pat had been recruiting me since ’96. He offered me a lot of money to come to Miami at the end of my contract. I turned it down, because I felt like I was still building something in Seattle, and wasn’t ready to switch teams.
Gary Payton: But then he came for me again in ’05, at the end of my career. Shaq was there, who’s like a brother to me, and him and Pat convinced me. So it’s Shaq, young DWade, myself and some other OGs — Jason Williams and Antoine Walker. I mean, they brought in a group. And when I got there, it was all about this culture they had in place.
