For as good as Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams is, he always seems to end up on the wrong end of things on the basketball court. In the playoffs he was repeatedly victimized by Draymond Green, and now the role of his tormentor has shifted from Green to this anonymous kid.
Steven Adams gets dunked on @adidashoops #LVL3 👀 https://t.co/wnbL6WTkYV
— Ronnie 2K 2K24 (@Ronnie2K) July 22, 2016
The rim is clearly lowered and Adams is not so much defending the youngster as he is walking under the basket while the camper dunks on it. Still, based on this clip the offseason is not treating Adams any better than the Playoffs did.
Adams just must not exude the intimidation you would expect from a 7-foot tall, heavily tattooed and pony-tailed New Zealander. He is the youngest of 18 children, so maybe it is still taking him awhile to adjust from being the runt of the litter. But how much abuse can one man take? Don’t be surprised if Adams suddenly snaps out of his serene demeanor and goes Kevin McHale on the next camper that tries to dunk on him.
Thankfully, Adams seems to have good sense of humor about this sort of thing, and this “posterization” probably made that kid’s year. However, he’s gonna have to answer some questions about this in the Thunder locker room come October. Fellow front court mate Enes Kanter chimed in on Twitter after seeing the video.
Noooo!!! Lol 😂😂
Don't do that to my boy like that https://t.co/u53SD4Knpx— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) July 23, 2016
Adams can surely handle any teasing that may come, but the real cause for concern is that Russell Westbrook is totally going to try to recreate this every Thunder practice next season. Good luck, Steven. You’re going to need it.
