NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton has been suspended indefinitely from his television gig at Fox Sports 1 following cahrges alleging he assaulted a woman in January, TMZ Sports is reporting.
The woman, Trishtan Williams, claims she was Payton's date to a function in Seattle and says she was assaulted three times after the event. The former Seattle Supersonics star has denied the allegations and says he is the target of a "Shameless cash grab" according to the TMZ report.
Fox Sports 1, which employs Payton as an NBA analyst, issued a statementsaying: “Regardless of the circumstance, domestic violence is abhorrent and inexcusable and FOX takes these accusations very seriously. As soon as we were made aware of the claim, we began an internal investigation. Mr. Payton was suspended immediately pending the completion of the investigation. Out of respect for both parties we will not be making any additional statements.”
Payton has worked for the channel since 2013.