Gary Payton II exposes Nuggets player’s hairline in petty move

Here’s another angle of the incident.

Payton, a headband wearer himself, should have known better than to swipe another man’s headgear. You never know what he could be hiding underneath. While Nnaji obviously has a much better set of follicles than some other less fortunate souls competing in sports, the moment probably didn’t feel great for him.

Nnaji, Payton, and De’Anthony Melton were each assessed technical fouls for their involvement in the commotion.

Nnaji played just shy of 5 minutes in the contest, finishing with only a rebound and a foul on Payton to his name in the game’s official box score, which apparently doesn’t include headband turnovers. But he did get the last laugh as his Nuggets ran away with a 116-93 victory.