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Former Oklahoma City Thunder forward Nick Collison is no longer playing in the NBA, but that hasn’t stopped ex-teammate Steven Adams from doing his routine handshake with his fellow big man. Thunder players are known for their entertaining handshakes, with Russell Westbrook usually leading the rituals. However, Adams and Collison developed their own handshake. It […]

The 2018-19 NBA season is finally here. It’s also another way of saying that petty NBA is back. And here is Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant submitting his entry for the most pety moment of the week by turning to the Oklahoma City Thunder bench after denying Steven Adams at the post. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpBMEumBwUV/ The […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will miss Tuesday’s season opener against the Golden State Warriors, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman. Westbrook was expected to miss the game, but now it’s official. Thunder starting center Steven Adams is a game-time decision with lower-back stiffness. If Adams misses the tilt, it could be […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is widely known for his toughness and grit. A no-nonsense guy, Adams recently addressed Paul George’s decision to re-sign with the Thunder on a four-year deal in the most Steven Adams way possible. Rob Mahoney of Sports Illustrated wrote on the factors that prompted George to remain in OKC, including […]

Standing at 7-feet and weighing 255 pounds, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is as big as they come in the league. Based on video evidence provided by none other than Adams’ former MVP teammate, Russell Westbrook, the big man certainly has quite the appetite to sustain his massive frame. Westbrook recently posted a brief clip […]

Steven Adams had an uncanny reaction when he found out he was voted the toughest player in the NBA by general managers across the league. The Oklahoma City Thunder center led with 33 percent of the vote, breaking the tie he found himself in last year with Draymond Green and Kawhi Leonard splitting first place […]

Just like others before them, the Oklahoma City Thunder used the NBA Draft as a tool to fast track their rebuild. Not only did they find success by selecting Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, and James Harden from 2007 to 2009, but they also used the 12th pick in 2013 to select current starting […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams has just admitted to an unconventional, and rather unhygienic tactic he p has been known to utilize during games. According to the 25-year-old he has in the past used his long hair as an in-game weapon to purposely irritate opposing players. Adams admitted to the dirty deed when […]

Steven Adams has been busy this offseason promoting his autobiography, “My Life, My Fight,” one that includes a hint of his guitar-playing skills. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man hesitantly showed a few of the licks he runs down during his free time in a candid interview with New Zealand TV. While the 25-year-old is far […]

The 2016 Western Conference Finals was the series that put Steven Adams on the map for the whole world but for all the wrong reasons. The Oklahoma City Thunder were facing off against the Golden State Warriors for a chance to reach the NBA Finals. Everyone remembers two things from that series, the Thunder blew […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams has a book out right now, and based on the excerpts that have already been released, one could tell that it’s packed with tasty details and interesting info about the life Adams on and off the court. Among those passages is an interesting and hilarious story by Adams […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is a very talented big man when it comes to the game of basketball. He’s got a knack for collecting the ball around the rim, and crashes the offensive glass especially well. In his new book “My Life, My Fight,” however, Adams goes in on a number of topics […]

Steven Adams was all but a rookie getting his first whiff at the big show, as his team made a deep postseason run with the Oklahoma City Thunder, only to get knocked off by a perennial powerhouse in the San Antonio Spurs. While a loss in the Western Conference Finals hurt for most of his […]

When you see or think about Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams, plenty of ideas might come to mind. Some might look at him and think of a barbarian or sky pirate type of fellow. Others might see a brute in the NBA, willing to do all the dirty work to help his team […]

If Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams weren’t in the same team, would the latter lead the NBA in rebounds? Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons doesn’t believe so. ProCity Hoops offered the hypothetical question to its followers. One of which is Drummond who sent out a quick reply: Agree or disagree? […]

It’s no secret that Clint Capela is feeling undervalued by the Houston Rockets, who now find themselves in a conundrum, hoping to keep their improved center after doling out a whopping $160 million over four years to All-Star point guard Chris Paul. Th Rockets are up to the elbows in luxury tax and have only […]

Carmelo Anthony’s first season with the Oklahoma City Thunder did not go exactly the way he thought it would be. Even his offseason is not going well, particularly in the world of social media, where he continues to get disparaged by frustrated Thunder fans and bitter New York Knicks supporters. Anthony even appeared to have […]

Russell Westbrook was appreciative of his teammate Steven Adams this morning. But this wasn’t for another screen assist, a boxout allowing him to snatch some extra rebounds, or another timely double-double — just a simple stroke of the razor. Adams was back on his native New Zealand during his offseason and bumped into two Oklahoma […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

Daily shipment of highlight reels, filled with extraordinary individual plays and thrilling displays of teamwork, is the factor that has always driven the popularity of the NBA across the globe. There is, however, the other side to that coin. With almost a 1,000 hours of televised action per season, we are bound to witness a […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti gave some eye-opening insight into the outlook of this past season. Known to be one of the most forthcoming front office executives, Presti acknowledged he was excited about the possibility of keeping Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Steven Adams throughout the prime of their careers, according to Erik […]

Several critics and fans surmise that playing Russell Westbrook is a difficult chore. He takes bad shots, seemingly pads the stat sheet, and makes the wrong decisions. His longtime teammates Nick Collison and Steven Adams beg to differ. As posted by KFOR reporter Nikki Kay, Collison defended Westbrook, saying that he’s been an instrumental part […]

With elder statesman Nick Collison set to retire after the 2017-18 season, we have sadly seen the last of quite possibly one of the weirdly hilarious pre-game routines in recent memory. Of course, one half of the aforementioned routine is his fellow Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams – a player that is always […]

NBA players take on hobbies outside of basketball when they aren’t traveling or putting in work on the court on any given night during the season. The long nights don’t end because many of them find other activities that keep them occupied throughout the night. For many of them, that comes in the form of […]

New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter came back to his old stomping grounds of Oklahoma City to take part in Game 5 of the Thunder, this time as an spectator, as they host the Utah Jazz. Well 🍀 pic.twitter.com/h2eZheD2xL — Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) April 25, 2018 Kanter announced his visit to former frontcourt partner […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are not in a good place right now. They’re currently down 3-1 to the Utah Jazz and they could be going home for a win-or-go-home Game 5 without two of their stars in Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams. The NBA is reportedly reviewing one of the numerous incidents from last night’s […]

Game 4 of the first-round series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Utah Jazz 2 was as colorful as it was action-packed. With the Thunder down big in the fourth quarter of the contest, Oklahoma City was understandably getting more and more upset, as the Thunder just can’t seem to get their rhythm in […]

It has become commonplace for NBA players to wear shoes inspired by their favorite entities in pop culture. One of the most notable pairs of kicks from this year was courtesy of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert after he featured a design of “Luffy,” who is the main protagonist of the manga “One Piece.” Apparently, […]

Steven Adams has certainly done his work scouting the Utah Jazz, now with two games under his belt following a Game 2 loss on Wednesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man noted how his team had lost the battle on the boards, being out-rebounded by 10 (five of them being offensive rebounds) — comparing […]

If there is one thing for certain about Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, he is undoubtedly one of the toughest players in the NBA. Despite what looks to many like Adams is playing through an injury, he reiterated to Royce Young of ESPN after Wednesday night’s 102-95 loss to the Utah Jazz in Game 2 […]

There seems to be one common talking point around the NBA this season: referees. Players are frustrated with the officials and they’re frustrated with the way that players are talking to them. One guy that likes to converse with the referees is Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, but he doesn’t have a ton of […]

The general perception today is that the NBA has become soft. The league was once ruled by grown men who viewed landing a forearm shiver to another player’s chest in the open court on the same level as scoring a basket. The league then was oozing with machismo, resulting in a style of game that […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder has achieved significant success this season. They owe much of this success to the tandem of Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams, who are, as backed up by statistics, the best duo in the NBA in one category. As tweeted by the Thunder’s official Twitter account, Westbrook and Adams are the top […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

During the first quarter of the crucial 109-104 victory for the Oklahoma City Thunder over the New Orleans Pelicans on Easter Sunday, the Thunder scored its first two baskets in style thanks to center Steven Adams who scored back-to-back dunks on Pelicans center Emeka Okafor and star power forward Anthony Davis. After the Thunder big […]

At just 24 years old, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams has developed into one of the NBA’s best at his position and continues to only get better. Thunder star forward Paul George, who is in his first season with OKC, is a huge fan of Adams’ game and loves him as a teammate. However, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were able to get back into the win column on Friday night with their 105-99 victory over the Miami Heat. The win helped further secure Oklahoma City’s hold on home-court advantage in the first-round of the Western Conference Playoffs. There was a moment during their win over the Heat in which […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder used an off day as a team to visit the Oklahoma City Zoo. The day started with Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton trying their hand as sea lion trainers. Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton are sea lion trainers now. pic.twitter.com/3sd0qrby0O — Fred Katz (@FredKatz) March 22, 2018 […]

Steven Adams mentioned at the start of the season that his biggest challenge wasn’t scoring or rebounding, but rather closing out on 3-point shooters from the center position. On Tuesday night, that played a critical role when up two points in the dying seconds of the game, when a capable Marcus Morris pump-faked a flying […]