Warriors power forward Draymond Green is known for his rough play and trash talking on the court. Thunder center Steven Adams has taken notice.

With the two going after each other in the Western Conference Finals, Green may have gained an advantage by getting under Adams' skin, at least a little bit. Despite Adams saying before the series that he wouldn't talk trash to Golden State's Andrew Bogut due to their South Pacific connection, with Adams being from New Zealand and Bogut from Australia, the Thunder center doesn't have that same policy for Green.

One play in particular that may have annoyed the Thunder center comes from Game 2, when Green kneed the Adams in the groin. Although it didn't seem to be intentional, plays like that are hard to forget.

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Adams, however, isn't known to react to plays like that as much as other players. Need more proof? Feast your eyes on this compilation video, hilariously set to “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter, of NBA veterans going after Adams. At no point does Adams retaliate.

Those clips are from a younger, perhaps friendlier Adams. The current Adams has stepped up his toughness this season, but underneath he's still the same big Kiwi he's always been.

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