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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 […]

Steven Adams has gone from a widely unknown center for the Oklahoma City Thunder to one of the most well known players on the team. Credit for that goes to his interesting personality. Adams is from New Zealand and does not shy away from showing it, but another big help has to be the hair […]

Steven Adams’ sense of humor is rivaled by few NBA players. One of the most unusual storylines of NBA playoffs this year was the Oklahoma City Thunder center being the target of below-the-belt shots courtesy of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. Green connected with Adams downstairs multiple times during the Western Conference Finals as the rivalry […]

Last season the Oklahoma City Thunder proved to be a valid championship contender not only because of their two all-stars, Russel Westbrook and Kevin Durant, but also from their enormous size and length. One of their major players who brought that and more to each game is starting center Steven Adams. In a recent interview […]

Shortly after celebrating his 26th birthday by hosting his first rap concert, Damian Lillard aka Dame D.O.L.L.A, gave an encore Friday night at Planet Hollywood. Lillard gave fans a show at the Adidas sponsored event,  joined by fellow Adidas star athlete James Harden on stage. Video clip of my performance for the @adidasUprising hoopers at #LVL3 in Vegas on […]

It is no secret that Kevin Durant’s free agency decision is the single most important move of this NBA off-season. Where Durant decides to set up shop has a huge influence on the direction many teams around the league go in and the types of contracts that other free agents are awarded. For these reasons, […]

With Serge Ibaka‘s move to the Orlando Magic, he will probably be expected to take on a much more prominent role. Ibaka seems up for the challenge, because he has expressed concern of having his #4 position being reduced on the Oklahoma City Thunder team. Most notably, Ibaka has seen a lot less action in […]

At just 22 years old, Steven Adams is quickly becoming one of the most physically dominant big men in the game. This was especially clear throughout the Thunder’s playoff run and upset over the San Antonio Spurs. But the Western Conference Finals raised things to a whole new level once the battle between Adams and […]

If you thought that Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals would be physical, you’d be correct. If you thought it would involve attractions between Draymond Green and Steven Adams, you’d also be correct. After Green’s infamous kick to Adams in Game 4, plus his multiple other kicks to Thunder payers in this series, the […]

Steven Adams and Draymond Green have been going at it this series. Green’s well-documented kick to Adams’ midsection was just an exclamation point on the battle the two have had in the Western Conference Finals, and in Game 6 on Saturday night, Adams got the better of Green on a great posterizing dunk. https://vine.co/v/iV7Q5AI5MhW At […]

Draymond Green’s kick on Steven Adams’ lower region wasn’t just a hard kick—it caused a contusion. While much was made of the fact that the Golden State Warriors forward was not suspended following his kicking incident of Adams after Game 3, what was lost in all of this is that the Oklahoma City Thunder center […]

During Tuesday night’s Game 4 Western Conference Finals matchup between the Warriors and Thunder, Draymond Green kicked Enes Kanter as he was falling to the court, tripping the Turkish big man. At the time of the play, the NBA on TNT crew said they though the play was more intentional than the one on Steven […]

The dust has finally settled on the Draymond Green–Steven Adams groin kick incident, at least with regards to Green’s eligibility for the pivotal game on Tuesday. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, Green will not be suspended for Game 4 after striking Adams below the belt mid-way through Game 3: The NBA will not suspend […]

The Golden State Warriors were stunned by a dominating performance from the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. But one Thunder player was stunned himself. That would be Steven Adams, who was kicked between the legs by Draymond Green. After the game, Green told reporters that he didn’t even know […]

Steven Adams has now taken two shots under the belt in the Western Conference Finals, both courtesy of the Warriors‘ Draymond Green. After catching a knee to the groin from Green in Game 2, Adams was struck by Green’s foot on Sunday evening in Game 3. The kick brought the Kiwi big man down to […]

With the Thunder leading the Warriors 48-40 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, Golden State’s Draymond Green kicked Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams between the legs and received a flagrant-1 foul. This helped ignite the Thunder, who were already on an 8-0 run at point, to close the second quarter on a 32-7 run. […]

In Sunday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Golden State Warriors to the tune of a 133-105 victory. One play that stood out beyond the normal play of the game was Warriors forward Draymond Green kicking Thunder center Steven Adams between the legs. The play, which can be […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are absolutely dominated the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. At halftime, the Thunder led by 25 points, with the score at 72-47 in their first home game of the series. Draymond Green wasn’t too happy with how the game was going and found a way […]

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 […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have two superstars in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and everyone knows it. However, few think that the play of Durant and Westbrook alone can propel OKC back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. What the team needs, and has found during much of this year’s playoffs, […]

Australia and New Zealand have a similar relationship to the United States and Canada. The countries are very alike, but they also enjoy trash-talking each other. However, with the Western Conference Finals right around the corner, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, a New Zealander, said he won’t trash talk his Australian opponent Andrew Bogut […]