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The Oklahoma City Thunder‘s fourth-quarter rally against the Dallas Mavericks has built undoubtable momentum for the team going forward, bouncing back from a double-digit loss to the Houston Rockets and tallying the team’s fifth win in the last seven games. Center Steven Adams was aware of the significance of their 14-point rally at the end […]

The Stache Bros are back with their own rendition of fashion week, encouraging some of their Oklahoma City Thunder teammates to compare their outfits to Most Valuable Player candidate Russell Westbrook. First is rookie forward Domantas Sabonis in one-strapped overalls, as Enes Kanter said: “You look like a farmer, bro. I’m not gonna lie.” Next is […]

Over the Oklahoma City Thunder’s past six games, the team has went 5-1 with the only loss coming at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. What’s even more amazing is how the Thunder have went about with their business over that stretch, and that is by setting the tone early with pure grit and […]

Russell Westbrook screamed as loud he could to be heard over the boisterous crowd. “You’re standing right there! Blow the f—ing whistle!” On a potential game-winning shot his shot was seemingly blocked, but he felt there was indeed a foul. The official standing near never blew his whistle and the Thunder lost the game to the […]

Following the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s 99-96 win over the Boston Celtics, spirits were high in the locker room after winning seven of their last eight games, thanks in large part to Russell Westbrook‘s triple-double antics. Center Steven Adams, who enjoyed an efficient night at home with 16 points on 7-of-8 from the field and eight rebounds, […]

The legalization of medical marijuana is at the forefront of political discussion these days. There have been some sports personalities who have admitted to using it in the past, such as Warriors head coach Steve Kerr just recently, but as long as it’s not allowed in the country, it will still be a controversial topic […]

The professional relationship between Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams and the team’s assistant coach Darko Rajakovic is somewhat unique. Adams is shooting 78% from the free throw line this year, after never shooting better than 58% in previous seasons. He attributes his success to the tactile approach of Rajakovic, as per Fred Katz of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is a New Zealand native and is only the fourth player in his country’s history to play in the NBA, The 7-foot big man was recently asked if he thinks basketball can be as popular in his home country like how it is now in Australia. Adams gave a very […]

One of the best bromances in the NBA is that of the Thunder’s Steven Adams and Enes Kanter. The two became known as the Stache Bros. during the Thunder’s run through last year’s playoffs. The mustaches they both sport fed into that as well as their particularly strong play while on the floor together. In […]

The Thunder underwent some major changes this offseason. The biggest part of it? They have become a more pass heavy team. Other than Russell Westbrook, the Thunder do not have any big stars on their team, so ball movement is essential. Billy Donovan and Sam Presti want to play Spurs like basketball. During tonight’s game […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets Wednesday night in a tough matchup that ended 105-103. The NBA acknowledged in their postgame report that there were several incorrect misplaced calls in the final two minutes of the game that benefitted the Thunder en route to the win. The league has remained consistent on its […]

Orlando Magic offseason acquisition Serge Ibaka took the chance to remind former frontcourt mate Steven Adams why he was known as “Serge Iblocka,” swatting two of his inside attempts one after the other. Ibaka blocked a one-handed dunk off an inside feed to Adams, then erased a two-handed attempt a second later, giving the Kiwi […]

Steven Adams may have only played three seasons in the NBA prior to this year, but he has already made a reputation for himself for being a tough, hard-nosed defender and an enforcer for the Oklahoma City Thunder. And during their game on Wednesday night versus the L.A. Clippers, the 23-year-old New Zealander showed why […]

The first thing Steven Adams did after signing a four-year, $100 million extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder was buy a new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Adams told reporters he dropped his phone in the cold tub, and was unavailable during the time of his contract negotiations. It was for that reason according to Adams, that made […]

There’s plenty of reason to be excited in Oklahoma City right now. The Thunder have been perfect in their first three games of the post-Kevin Durant era while Russell Westbrook has been on the kind of tear the league has never seen before. And on Halloween, the deadline to sign players in the final year […]

Steven Adams just got a whole lot richer. Adams and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a four-year, $100 million maximum extension today, the deadline to do so. Oklahoma City and center Steven Adams are finalizing a four-year, $100M extension, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2016 There has been some […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and center Steven Adams are making significant progress toward a possible four-year, $100 million extension, according to a report by Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. The Thunder had also been in talks of a possible four-year, $80 million deal with shooting guard Victor Oladipo, as Wojnarowski reported Sunday — though there’s […]

The Wall Street Journal recently released their “Scary Sports Costumes” for the 2016 Halloween and they took some shots at current NBA players. It appears that WSJ is full of Thunder fans – or at least know what non-Warriors NBA fans will think to be funny – with what they said about two of the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder only have a day or so left to lock up some of the key pieces of their franchise. The deadline to extend Victor Oladipo and Steven Adams‘ contract is October 31st. If they are able to do so, it will keep them from going into restrictive free agency. The Thunder do […]

It has only been three days of NBA basketball, but we didn’t need long to witness one of the greatest fantasy performances of all time. In a losing effort to the Nuggets, Anthony Davis scored 95.7 fantasy points on Fanduel, exceeding every performance put forth by an NBA player last year (including his own 89 […]

Just like what other teams did the last few days before the start of the regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder also finalized their lineup and named the 15 players who they gave roster spots to. One of the surprising players they kept is unheralded rookie Semaj Christon, who is expected to be the team’s third-string […]

On Monday, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams found out the hard way that his 51-year-old assistant coach can still play. Mark Bryant, who played in the league for 15 seasons, scored on the 7-foot Kiwi while playing one-on-one after the team’s practice. He then had a good time celebrating his made layup together […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have finished their games overseas and are now headed back to the United States. The travel back will be the real start to the Thunder’s preseason and it will be an important preseason for the new-look squad. The Thunder are still trying to get all the pieces on their team clicking. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost their first preseason game 142-137 in a wild overtime shootout on Monday against Real Madrid of the Liga ACB of Spain. While it’s an “L” on the preseason record, there was lots to take away from this game, especially in such a highly contested one with five extra minutes of action. How […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams limped off the floor when he rolled his ankle after making a floater in the lane in the second quarter of Monday’s preseason game against Real Madrid in Spain. Thunder beat writer Royce Young reported that the big man had a right ankle sprain and wouldn’t return. Adams landed on […]

From old faces in new places, the USA Men’s Basketball Team bringing home the gold medal once again in the Rio Olympics, to veterans announcing their retirements, a lot has happened the past couple of months. But arguably the most talked about news was the move of former Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant to […]

Steven Adams thinks most things are a joke. Even when the NBA makes formal announcements regarding rule changes. The Oklahoma City Thunder center and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green made headline after headline during last year’s playoffs due to Green’s constant attacking of Adams below the belt. It became such a big story, that the […]

Kevin Garnett was known to be one of the noisiest trash talkers in the league. He was always on the opponent’s ear jawing at them whenever he got the chance. Even if he’s on the bench, the yapping never stops. Once someone becomes the apple of Garnett’s eye, expect a lot of noise throughout the […]

During the Oklahoma City Thunder media day on Friday, team sideline reporter Lesley McCaslin brought her newborn baby along to show and introduce him to the players. Andre Roberson, Enes Kanter, and Steven Adams were all pleased to meet the toddler, but teased each other about being too scared to hold the baby (something men often do). Adams offered to […]

The Thunder will have their media day today and that means one thing, OKC basketball is back. There are all kinds of greats things that comes out of Thunder basketball returning but one of the best has to be Steven Adams and Enes Kanter. The two big men have formed a relationship better than any […]

Looking at you, Draymond Green. The NBA sent out a press release yesterday saying that it will begin cracking down harder on blows below the belt, clearly in response to some of the recurring incidents between Green and Steven Adams during the playoffs last season. Via ESPN.com: The hits to the groin — termed “unnatural […]

Steven Adams and Andre Roberson made this Oklahoma high school football team’s day pretty amazing. The two Thunder teammates showed up at Heritage Hall’s football practice Wednesday and suited up in full pads to run through some plays and drills. The two looked a little funny in uniform because of how tall they are and […]

It is that time of the year again where we are only a few weeks away from the release of NBA 2K17. In honor of that, there have been all kinds of leaks going out about the player ratings for the game. The latest leak shows a look at the Thunder‘s top four players in […]

The Thunder‘s Steven Adams and Andre Roberson have been traveling all around New Zealand doing good for the country. While they have been helping shy kids in need or visiting the prime minister they have still found time to have some fun. The video below shows Adams and Roberson flexing an unknown talent of theirs, their singing […]

Steven Adams and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates, Nick Collison and Andre Roberson, had a rare opportunity while being in New Zealand. The Prime Minister, John Key, welcomed the players alongside some OKC staff members to his office. Adams and others from OKC are there conducting basketball camps for Kiwi youngsters in Auckland, Tauranga and Wellington to […]

Steven Adams is a man. He’s tough, centered and intimidating for anyone to match up against. While his defense is tenacious and his offense is underrated, Adams’ most memorable feature is right above Oklahoma City Thunder Center’s lip. In his annual summer camp, Adams gave out shirts to participants from his branded ‘stache: Authentic and […]

Steven Adams is enjoying his offseason so far and part of that has been going back to his home of New Zealand to give back to his community. There is no doubt that Adams knows the giant role in getting to the NBA that his home played and now he is paying it off. If […]

Steven Adams is one of the most promising big men currently in the NBA. Despite his young age of 22, Adams has shown glimpses of greatness on his game and Thunder fans are expecting a lot from him in the future. Being a part of the “big loser” team in free agency, having lost Kevin […]

The departure of Kevin Durant from the Oklahoma City Thunder left plenty of holes to fill. Center Steven Adams is doing his part to make sure those holes get filled. One of the main things the Thunder will lack this year is consistent three-point shooting. Their remaining leader, Russell Westbrook, shot a dismal 29.6 percent […]