Amidst the celebrations there was a brief cutaway to the Oklahoma City Thunder bench where their three young stars were standing together, James Harden hanging his arms over Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
Apparently Colin Kaepernick upset some people by kneeling during the national anthem last NFL season. Apparently that might have something to do with him struggling to find a new team since he hit free agency.
We interrupt this weekly roundup of the iconic Kiwi Steve and his Oklahoma City Thunder to bring you this urgent message. Thus we now take you live into the living room of Steven Adams and Enes Kanter…
The new season begins with the NBL Free Agency list. The Perth Wildcats will still be out getting quotes on championship banners and making a buck or two at the merch stand but for everyone else the eyes have shifted towards 2017-18.
Last week Steve was in the midst of a slump. This week he's starting to drag himself out of it with a trio of 11 point games and a couple tussles in the process.
It wasn't a good week at all here but the positive is that Stevie won't have to play the Portland Trail Blazers again this season. After 6 points in 53 minutes, that's quite a relief.
Three wins straight outta the All Star break and Russ has TDed in each of them. Steven Adams? Yeah he's been decent too... except for the free throw shooting (gotta hate those rims, aye?).
Alex Pledger has played over 200 times for the New Zealand Breakers and is a four-time Aussie NBL champion as well as a Tall Blacks international and the 2011 Kiwi NBL MVP. You probably recognise him – he’s the tall one. And he was good enough to spare a few words for the Nichey Niche.
The common belief out there is that Russell Westbrook is carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder all by his lonesome. Averaging a triple-double for the season, he bosses everything that they do and that’s no lie.
That a New Zealander is calling the shots for the Brooklyn Nets makes them immediately interesting to a kiwi site such as ours… but the Nets are fascinating far beyond national ties.
It happened. It happened. It finally happened. DeMarcus Cousins has been traded, the Sacramento Kings finally acting after months – years – of speculation.
One last game before All Stars give most of these guys a break that they could probably use. Steven Adams will get himself the chance to put those feet up, maybe catch a couple movies and get the odd charity event in under his belt.
Three games, against arguably the three form teams in the league. It was a week of broken shoes, blocks at the rim and, well... cupcakes for Steven Adams.
In the end it came down to the final game of the season. Had Melbourne been able to win at home against Perth then that woulda done it for the Breakers, but no, it wasn't to be.
What, you thought they weren’t gonna boo Kevin Durant? Of course they were gonna boo him, they had every right to.
Sean Marks was handed a poisoned chalice when he took over the Brooklyn Nets General Manager’s role, that’s not an alternative fact.
Two wins and a loss saw Steven Adams set new career highs in minutes played and offensive rebounds as he kept up his front row seat in the Russell Westbrook show.
It’s the Super Bowl, you know. It’s where stuff happens which transcends the usual petty dramas of the NFL, heroes are enshrined and villains maligned.
It’s the big game, the one that stops a nation (and more) every year. The flippin’ Super Bowl, guys. Where men become legends and legends become immortal… unless they lose.
We lost a Stache Brother to a brutal chair attack this week and OKC just dropped three on the trot without him but at least Steven Adams is still out there battling.