Steven Adams weighs in on KD-Kendrick beef: ‘It’s two guys bickering’

Adams played alongside both Kendrick Perkins and Kevin Durant during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.

Steven Adams seems like the kind of guy that doesn’t take too much too seriously.

That could be because of the way that he calls everybody “mate” during interviews or the fact that it’s well documented that Adams can frequently be found walking around Oklahoma City sans shoes.

So while the rest of the league and those that cover it (this writer included) has spent the last couple of days collectively losing their minds about the Twitter feud between former Thunder teammates, Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins, Adams has a decidedly different, more mature take on the matter.

When asked his thoughts, Adams told Erik Horne of The Oklahoman that it was nothing more than “two guys bickering”.

Have you had a chance to go on Twitter and take a look at what Kevin and Kendrick have been going back and forth about?

Adams: I’d seen something pop up in the feed. They were kinda bickering back and forth, yeah?

I’d say that’s a good description.

Adams: Ah, you know how it is, mate. They’re both a bit bored, aye? They’re not doing much, so they’re probably just bored, mate. But it’s entertaining for you guys I bet, yeah? You guys getting a little kick out of it?

It’s interesting.

Adams: I wouldn’t say it’s interesting. It’s just some bickering. What’s interesting is the political stuff. American politics. That’s interesting. Not just two players bickering. C’mon.

Adams was drafted by Oklahoma City in 2013, so he overlapped playing with both Perkins and Durant during the 2013-14 and part of the 2014-15 season before Perkins was traded to the Jazz.

Things popped off on Twitter on Thursday night with what started as Perkins tweeting that he was jumping on SportsCenter to talk about why Russell Westbrook was the greatest to wear an Oklahoma City Thunder jersey and how Westbrook was “Mr. Thunder”.

Perkins subsequently apologized on The Jump on Friday, just to Kevin Durant. Perkins apologized instead to Westbrook for stealing his moment in his return to Oklahoma City.