NBA Rumors: Steven Adams Apologizes For Making ' Quick Little Monkeys' Remark in Thunder vs. Warriors Game
In a postgame interview, Thunder Center Steven Adams unintentionally uttered 'quick little monkeys' when describing Warriors' guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Golden State shrugged off the harmless comment and made no response statement following their Game 1 Loss to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals.
"I don't envy guards, mate. They're quick little monkeys, those guys," Adams said, caught live as quoted by Yahoo Sports.
The 22-year-old New Zealand native of British and Tongan descent quickly apologized for the comments saying no offense was intended. For the uninitiated, the term could have been easily viewed as a racial slur when referring to African-Americans. Adams, on the other hand, was apparently unaware of the cultural context of the words he used as he blamed his 'poor choice of words' to cultural differences between New Zealand and the United States.
It didn't take long for the media-friendly and affable Adams to say sorry for mincing words others would find racially offensive. Apparently, he's no poster child for racism. Having both British and Tongan descent doesn't make the likeable Thunder center an instant White supremacist.
"It was just a poor choice of words, mate. I wasn't thinking straight. I didn't know it was going to upset anyone, but I'm truly sorry. It was just a poor choice of words. I was just trying to express how difficult it was chasing those guys around," Adams said as he apologized for the irresponsible albeit unintentional comment, USA Today quoted.
Meanwhile, Adams proved his mettle as a serious Thunder biggie as he contributed a strong offensive effort to cause a Game 1 upset to the Golden State's championship repeat campaign in both the Western Conference finals and NBA title.
As reported by the New York Times, Adams performed exceedingly well for turning out 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocks on Monday, a kind of level gameplay that fans have been hoping for should Kevin Durant-led OKC Thunder make it out of the conference finals alive.
