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Happy Birthday – July 23 – Gary Payton, Danny Ings, Maurice Greene

Sport360 staff

14:50 23/07/2015

Gary Payton (47): Payton had an extraordinary career in the NBA.

During his 12 and a half seasons with the Sonics, he received 9 consecutive All NBA and All Defensive first team selections.

In 1996, he won NBA Defensive player of the year.This related to him leading Seattle Sonics to a franchise record 64 win season, reaching the NBA Finals before eventually losing to Chicago Bulls.

He would later play for Milwaukee Bucks, LA Lakers (reaching the NBA finals) and Boston Celtics.In 2006, he finally won an NBA championship, playing a pivotal role with Miami Heat in their first championship win as a franchise. 

He was selected as an All Star 9 times and won 2 gold medals with successful US Olympic Basketball teams of 1996 and 2000.

He was inducted to the hall of fame in 2013.

Danny Ings: English professional footballer who plays for Liverpool. He has represented England at U-21 level.

Maurice Greene: Retired American Track and Field sprinter.He is an Olympic gold medal winner and former world record holder in the 100 metre sprint.

Boo Weekley: Professional American golf player. He plays on the PGA Tour.

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