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On June 1, 2022, Gary Payton II received the Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for his work with Decoding Dyslexia. Watch the video of Gary Payton II being surprised with the award.

Payton is working on fulfilling a promise to his mother, Monique, as he’s within a few classes of completing his OSU undergraduate degree.

Let me tell you, my son: I love the player you have become. I love your story of overcoming and how you had to take the long path to the league.

On June 1, 2022, Gary Payton II received the recently renamed Bob Lanier Community Assist Award (previously called the NBA Cares Community Assist Award) for the 2021-22 NBA season for his work with Decoding Dyslexia. Watch the video of Gary Payton II being surprised with the award. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Warriors In The Community (@dubscommunity) If you would like to help support the GPII Foundation, click here.

“I was dead serious,” Payton says. “If I get cut, I’m going to audition for that job. … I was just trying to stay around.

Join Gary Payton II on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 11:00AM to help rally for the universal screening of dyslexia.

Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II will receive the NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente for the month of January.

Along with giving her athleticism traits, Monique Payton also gave her son tough love and support while he grew up in Las Vegas competing in basketball, football and swimming.

Payton grew up with dyslexia, a disability that affects kids’ reading, spelling, writing and word pronunciation skills. It is a common learning disability and…

“Just because you learn a different way than everybody else doesn’t mean you don’t learn,” said Payton, who was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 8.