Four-team trade involving Gary Payton II now at risk due to injury, failed physical: report

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The Golden State Warriors took a big swing by executing a trade for Gary Payton II, but the deal could be in jeopardy, a new report revealed.

The Warriors were hoping to reunite with Payton, but things aren't going as expected.

Payton was part of a trade involving four NBA teams, but an issue in a physical showed that the guard could miss around three months, according to The Athletic. He failed a physical Friday due to a core muscle issue.

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Gary Payton II of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts after his basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the fourth quarter at Moda Center Jan. 23, 2023, in Portland, Ore. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Saturday is the deadline to finalize the deal. If the deal does not go through, all four teams involved — the Warriors, Pistons, Blazers and the Hawks — could be impacted.

The Athletic reported Payton had been playing with pain this season with the Trail Blazers, and the training staff administered shots to help him tolerate the discomfort.

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Golden State reportedly was not aware of Payton's condition or that he was possibly receiving treatment for it.

"Player safety is super important to us," Blazers general manager Joe Cronin said. "It’s a super important thing around the league. We were playing him … he had been cleared, and we were confident that he was healthy when he was playing. 

"We would not have brought him back if we thought he wasn’t healthy or if we thought he was at risk. You trust that we did the right thing, and you trust that our process was correct.