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By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
As the series approaches between the Warriors and the Rockets, the prospect of seeing Draymond Green and Steven Adams in front of the other obviously speaks a lot. In this context, the New Zealand pivot has also agreed to evoke their liabilities.
The logic would like the best classified team to be favored by bookmakers. However, it is the opposite phenomenon that is observed. The Warriors are indeed announced as the favorites of their series to come against the Rockets despite their 7th final place in the west. Their adversaries nevertheless intend to thwart the forecasts and may for this rely on several weapons, including Steven Adams.
Steven Adams looks back on his busy story with Draymond Green
Arrived in February 2024 in Houston, Adams had to wait until the start of the season to make his debut and provide proud services in painting. There is no doubt that he will therefore be called to tread the prosecution against Golden State and to defend in particular … on Draymond Green. He must also hope not to relive the same scenario in 2016, when his counterpart had given him an ugly gesture in the conference finals:
LOL Draymond Green straight up karate kicked Steven Adams in the nuts pic.twitter.com/ykBOzHEdey
– GIFDSPORTS (@GIFDSports) May 23, 2016
At the dawn of their reunion, the New Zealand pivot was also invited by NBA Australia To return to this memorable series lost by the Thunder. And unsurprisingly, he remembered this painful moment lived against Draymond:
Steven Adams : It was a muscular series for me. I still received two kicks in the testicles!
As such, Adams admitted during a previous interview for The Crowd Goes Wild that his relationship with the interior of the warriors is not necessarily in good shape:
Steven Adams : I wouldn’t say we’re friends. Afterwards, some friends can kicks in the testicles in high school, as a handshake!
Draymond continued to plead his innocence in his podcast, despite the opposite opinion of Fred Vanvleet:
Draymond Green : Steven Adams and I do not often get into bacon. I think there is a kind of mutual respect between us.
Fred VanVleet: You still kicked my guy's testicles, don't say anything guy! (Laughs)
Draymond Green : I was only looking for the fault!
Before challenging the Warriors, Steven Adams must prepare for a tough battle against Draymond Green. After all, he can base himself on his personal experience to know that a duel against the latter can be painful.
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