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Who’s Stronger Than Steven Adams?

Strength comes in many forms and has many sources. But what does it mean to be strong? We have a few ideas. Check back throughout the week for more.

On one particularly frigid day in Oklahoma City in December 2019, then Thunder center Steven Adams, rocking his trademark post-practice, pre-anything flip-flops,
asked me whether I’d ever heard of the sport kabaddi, which he loved.

“It’s awesome, mate. It’s like the best thing you guys do.”

Adams, who was ostensibly chatting with me for a story I was writing on his then teammate Chris Paul, began excitedly explaining to me the Indian sport, which he
essentially summed up as both dangerous and violent.