Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams continues to be the NBA gift that keeps on giving.

His interview sessions are starting to become stuff of legend. Just the other day, he sounded confused when a reporter mentioned Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to him, making it seem as if he didn't know who that was.

He was joking, of course. But he may have outdone himself this time. While taking a sip of water during an interview, Adams realized he had misplaced the gum he had been chewing just seconds earlier, per Brett Dawson of the Oklahoman.

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How does that even happen? Adams plays basketball at the highest level, against the best players in the world. But he can't chew gum and drink water at the same time? C'mon Steve.

All joking aside, Adams just continues to make life amazing for the Thunder reporters. It's not a secret that several of OKC's players have a disdain for the media, none more than Russell Westbrook.

But Adams seems quite the opposite. He likes to joke around with the reporters and does not hesitate to say what he feels, even if that's uttering a curse word every now and again, like he did in the video above.

It must he his New Zealand (not Australia) upbringing.