It's heartbreaking! Peyton Jr. broke his bones and watched his teammates train at the age of 29

According to a message from today, according to the warriors official report, the team's guard Payton Jr. recently underwent an MRI examination, which resulted in a fracture of the left elbow and a muscle ligament injury, which he will review in two weeks and is expected to be absent for at least a month.

Payton Jr.'s injury occurred in the G2 of the last Warriors game against the Grizzlies, and less than 3 minutes into the first quarter, Payton Jr. suffered a dillon aerial elbow on a quick break, when he fell to the ground and returned to the locker room and never returned to the court, and the foulEdron suffered a second-degree malicious foul and was directly expelled.

After this foul occurred, people were denouncing how dirty Dillon's foul was, and the official announcement today that he was banned further proved that this was an unnecessary move; at the same time, some fans believe that this is the "retribution" of the Warriors, after all, Green and Zazapachuria did have some moments of controversy.

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But what did Little Payton do wrong?

Also today, the Warriors team routine training, a reporter photographed, Little Payton appeared in the training hall, he looked at the door stupidly, his arm is a huge protective gear, but in order not to let his teammates see, he hid the injured left elbow behind the door, this scene, can be said to be very defensive.

Peyton Jr. is the second generation of stars, and his father is gary Payton, the former best defensive player in the league, but such a name does not bring more bonuses to Peyton Jr., on the contrary, as a loser in the 2016 class, for many years before that, the talented Peyton Jr. could only play training camp, or sign a ten-day short contract.

Until last year, Payton Jr. joined the Warriors.

Last season, the Warriors signed Payton Jr. on a ten-day short contract, and Payton Jr. scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 steals on his debut, which was recognized by Kerr, but because the Warriors lineup depth was enough last season, Peyton Jr. did not get more opportunities, he only played 10 games, averaging 4 minutes per game, scoring 2.5 points.

This season, Payton Jr. began to officially enter the Warriors rotation, he played a total of 71 games, including 16 starts, averaging 7.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 17.6 minutes per game, all of which are new career highs for Payton Jr.

Offense is not something That Payton Jr. is good at, he doesn't have the offensive skills to hold the ball, more often than not just cut, fast attack, and grasp the three-point opportunity of the empty position, but, occasionally, Peyton Jr. can still give a little surprise.

For example, in the fifth game against the Nuggets in the first round, Payton Jr. became a Surpriser, he played 26 minutes, shooting 6 of 8, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, of which in the fourth quarter, Payton Jr. scored 10 points in a single quarter, including two key three-pointers - Payton Jr. had a total of 120 shots and 43 of 120 shots in the regular season, shooting 35.8%, which can be said to be very "Warriors".

The point is on the defensive end, Payton Jr. is a very hard-working and focused player, defensive skills and abilities are online, the data can also be explained - this season, The players in Payton Jr.'s position have dropped their shooting percentage from the original 45.9% to 43.6%, and in the playoffs, the opponent's shooting rate has dropped from 46.0% to 40.9%.

Over the course of a season, he has become the defensive tip of the Warriors' guard line, and the statistics can also illustrate this point, and Payton Jr. in the regular season:

— 16 minutes against Morant, Morant shot 2-of-12 and scored 7 points and 5 turnovers

— 11 minutes against Booker, Booker shot 3-of-12 and scored 7 points and 1 turnover

- 10 minutes against Mitchell, Mitchell shot 3-of-9 and scored 11 points and 2 turnovers

- 9 minutes against Trae Young, Trae Young shot 3 of 8 and scored 8 points and 3 turnovers

- Seven minutes against Doncic, Doncic shot 4-of-10 and scored 10 points and 4 turnovers

Take the second round, Peyton Jr. against Morante 4 minutes, Morant shot a total of 6 shots 2, only 5 points, but the next series he can not play, even if the next elimination of the Grizzlies, the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals also lack of an important resource against Doncic, Booker, Paul.

That's why after Dillon was banned, Cole would say, "I don't care about this, Payton Jr. won't be able to play for the next few weeks, that's what matters to us." For the Warriors, the lack of a player who can defend multiple positions and has great tactical value may not be a reason to lose, but it is definitely a huge loss.

And for Payton Jr., in this dispute caused by the "Dillon villain", he is the biggest victim, you know, he is 29 years old, this year should be the year to really prove himself, if the playoffs play well, you can get a good contract, and have the potential to become a good 3D, can only say that it is a pity, but also hope that he will return healthily as soon as possible.