On Wednesday morning, Bucks guard Gary Payton informed Turner Sports he could not participate as a guest studio analyst for Game 2 in the San Antonio-Dallas series on TNT.

According to a spokeswoman for Turner Sports, Payton said he had to fly to Seattle to be with his son, who had taken ill. Payton was set to be in San Antonio for Game 2. The spokeswoman said Turner was trying to arrange another date for Payton to appear during the Western Conference finals.

On Thursday and Friday, Payton is scheduled to appear as a guest host on Fox Sports Net's "Best Damn Sports Show Period."

Bucks observers are keeping tabs on Payton because the free agent has not declared where he wants to play next season and could take the opportunity on national television to announce his intentions.