heat_fan_ | Raptors

194 | 2 hours ago

Stupid refs always pick who gets the calls

deathinmidjuly | Lakers

75 | 2 hours ago

Shaq had to have dudes hanging on to him to get calls sometimes.

DidAnyoneElseJustCum | Cavaliers

45 | an hour ago

If Shaq went to the line every time he was fouled the games would take 5 hours.

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

31 | 36 minutes ago

And the score wouldn’t even change

astrawolfe | Thunder

1 | 15 minutes ago

Nah. On his 4th season he’d be a 90% ft shooter because now he had a lot of practice shooting in game instead of slacking off during practice.😂

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

1 | 10 minutes ago

Ends up with Wemby’s build. Slaq.

Moreorlessatorium | Spurs

16 | an hour ago

Shaq’s situation was wild because no one got fouled more and no one fouled more than Shaq. I don’t know if there was a right way to officiate him

KhanQu3st | Mavericks

7 | an hour ago

Difference is, defenders wanted him shooting FTs lol

vincoug | Knicks

1 | 11 minutes ago

It went both ways, Shaq also steamrolled guys.

candry_shop | Suns

1 | 27 minutes ago

Reffing is a difficult job, but too many absurdities like “superstar calls” have been banalised

PutinBoomedMe

1 | 24 minutes ago

LeBron and Giannis get absolutely destroyed every game. It’s ridiculous

Thick_Duck | Thunder

177 | 2 hours ago

I’ll never forget how awesome Steven was as a rookie.

He made probably 5 different NBA players including Zach Randolph, Nick young, Vince Carter crash out and punch him.

Think about how crazy that is. Nobody punches anyone anymore. And they tried to punch this big clean shaven rookie and he completely NO SELLS every punch

DragoxDrago | Thunder

74 | an hour ago

Carter full elbowed him in the head and he tried playing on, was even annoyed because he thought they called the foul on him lol

He lives for the physicality and doesnt mind getting it back but never tries anything dirty which is why he gets mad respect

Hotpotlord

30 | an hour ago

Lol Steven adam’s comes from the school of Andrew Bogut bigs.

They all did dirty shit away from the camera. Poking, pushing, shoving, things that pisses off any big. They were good because they knew when they could get away with it.

The biggest difference with Adam’s is that he isn’t a cunt and he has a really likable personality.

DragoxDrago | Thunder

16 | an hour ago

Oh I should clarify i meant dirty as in dangerous/anything that can cause actual injury. He absolutely does the poking, shoving and general annoying shit that gets under your skin but he’ll happily take it back.

swiftyb

1 | 26 minutes ago

Ahh The nitty gritty down and dirty

HOFredditor | Warriors

11 | an hour ago

Has Adam ever made those plays ? I know Bogut did, but Adam looks like he plays clean

sorendiz | HOU

20 | an hour ago

adams is 100% an instigator and i say that as someone who loves his game lol

Striking-Medium2360 | Thunder

7 | 36 minutes ago

Yup. People weren’t just getting mad at Adams for nothing lol. Early on it was literally his job to be a big body, set hard screens and just plain annoy people

probablymade_thatup | Bucks [MIL] Luke Kornet

6 | 36 minutes ago

They’re vet moves if you don’t get caught.

But for real, I feel like this is a thing in every sport. A journeyman NBA player did an AMA on here a million years ago, and he talked about how post defense was all about pushing and pulling on the other guy’s hips without getting caught. Now, whenever I play defense in soccer or basketball, I think about controlling the opposing players hips so they can’t turn or cut.

HomeNowWTF

58 | 2 hours ago

Not only the strongest guy, but maybe the most humble in the league.

renhaoasuka | Clippers

1 | 15 minutes ago

I’d vote Mike Conley for humble

DisneyPandora

-58 | an hour ago

Zion Williamson is the strongest in the league, Wemby is the humblest in the league

Goombercules | Thunder

30 | an hour ago

You voting on this?

DisneyPandora

-19 | an hour ago

Is this KD’s account?

FunnySwordsman369 | Thunder

1 | 25 minutes ago

This is not a dig at wemby but he isnt that humble, a humble guy wouldn’t say he deserves mvp. Which also fair enough to him i like how he speaks up for that stuff, but it isnt humbleness

LittlestWeapon

51 | 2 hours ago

Steven Adams is one of my top 3 favorite players. Just a good dude that is accidentally hilarious and just does what his team needs him to do

FKJVMMP | MIL

17 | an hour ago

I find his attitude really interesting. As best I can tell he doesn’t actually love basketball all that much, he’s one of those guys who just kinda fell into it because he’s massive and has natural talent. So it’s just a job to him, but his work ethic in general is strong enough that he gets in and does whatever is asked of him to the highest level he can. As opposed to most bigs who only play because they’re huge and athletic who do the bare minimum until they wash out of the league.

Kind of dude who, if you paid him to shovel shit all day he’d go hard to be the best shit shoveller you’ve ever seen, but applying himself to a professional sport instead.

RedtheGamer100 | Hornets

1 | an hour ago

Too bad his body is cooked 😭

LardHop | Lakers

1 | 20 minutes ago

This isn’t Syria, mate is still the GOATed response to the bubble.

X-Craft | NBA

25 | 2 hours ago

lmao literally suffering from success

lp_phnx327 | Lakers

12 | an hour ago

Steven Adams - “Dude just elbowed me in the face. Please call the foul.”

Refs - “You’re fine, your face probably did more damage to his elbow.”

captmorgan50 | Thunder

22 | an hour ago

One time in his rookie season, he was going for a rebound and an opponent got mad at him and threw a MMA style elbow at his face and Adam’s just kept going to the rebound.

The commentator said something along the lines of “Not sure who should be more offended, Adam’s for being elbowed in the face, or the opponent for Adam’s not knowing he got elbowed in the face.

darnclem | OKC

1 | 8 minutes ago

It was Vince Carter lol

Goombercules | Thunder

21 | an hour ago

There’s a reason Big Kiwi’s mural will never be touched in OKC.

Legend.

Ok-Tree4365

16 | 2 hours ago

You see this with guys like Zubac, too. The big and strong get punished, especially if they’re too prideful to flop (like Adams, Zubac, Robinson, Duren).

icecoffee888

15 | an hour ago

even his sister is a shot putter world champion, he is about that strong life

textualcanon | Trail Blazers

8 | an hour ago

I fucking love this guy.

angershark | Raptors

1 | 16 minutes ago

Every fan on any team does. He’s just got a great personality, super fucking chill.

waffle-winner | Spurs

7 | an hour ago

I’m weirded out hearing the man talk. Think I expected grunts.

blacksoxing | Thunder

6 | 2 hours ago

“Hack-a-Shaq” where we’re openingly screaming that Shaq should be….HACKED. I wonder if anyone has ever asked Shaq how he felt about getting hacked every fucking close game as those were not light pitta-pat fouls on him.

Shit, right now Chet/Wemby are getting hacked and fans are going “damn, they’re soft” as if they’re supposed to just I guess “take it like a man”

Same shit like with Joker…

FireEraser | Spurs

5 | 2 hours ago

I thought that was Jason Momoa for a second.

sleeplessaddict | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

so then I get cracked a lot

Steven Adams getting cracked is not a mental image I thought I’d have today

ConorOblast | Thunder

5 | 38 minutes ago

Adams seems like an awesome dude. I will root for him no matter what team he’s on.

clear831 | Heat

3 | an hour ago

“come on please” nicest and strongest in the league!

SwingUpper1075

3 | 42 minutes ago

Definitely has the strongest aura. 100%

Tofu4070 | 76ers

1 | an hour ago

Funny dude.

YungJae | Spurs

1 | 35 minutes ago

Imagine this dude being more of a menace to other players on the court, like Evil Steven Adams type thing.

Jahhmezzz

1 | 29 minutes ago

It’s not like we’re in Syria.

Kwilly462 | Nets

-7 | 2 hours ago

And the thing is, he’s not ripped like Giannis or Jalen Duren. But I can guarantee you he’s stronger than both of those guys.

Muscles really are just for show sometimes.

SonOfWickedness

7 | 2 hours ago

His body fat is a lot higher than theirs, his muscles are just as big

Nobody7713 | Raptors

4 | an hour ago

Functional strength vs body builder physique. Adams is built more like someone who works intense physical labour rather than someone who hits the gym for three hours a day (though as a professional athlete obviously he does that).