![Shawn Kemp, left, a former NBA basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics and several other teams, is joined by his former teammate and basketball Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton, right, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, Shawn Kemp, left, a former NBA basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics and several other teams, is joined by his former teammate and basketball Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton, right, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MFPK81/shawn-kemp-left-a-former-nba-basketball-player-for-the-seattle-supersonics-and-several-other-teams-is-joined-by-his-former-teammate-and-basketball-hall-of-famer-gary-payton-right-friday-oct-30-2020-at-the-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-for-the-grand-opening-of-shawn-kemps-cannabis-the-marijuana-dispensary-he-owns-with-several-business-partners-in-downtown-seattle-ap-phototed-s-warren-2MFPK81.jpg)
Shawn Kemp, left, a former NBA basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics and several other teams, is joined by his former teammate and basketball Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton, right, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020,
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