No one, it seems, remembered the birthday of Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, so the quirky 7-footer swallowed his pride and took to Twitter to wish himself a happy birthday.
Adams, the second year man who known for his funny side, posted these tweets Sunday:
On behalf of my followers, Happy birthday @RealStevenAdams
— Steven Adams (@RealStevenAdams) July 20, 2014
.@RealStevenAdams thanks bro. I love having friends who remember my birthday.
— Steven Adams (@RealStevenAdams) July 20, 2014
The confusion, it seems, stems from bad information on Adams' Wikipedia entry:
@RealStevenAdams: Bro. Google says your birthday isn't until the 28th. I don't know what's real anymore.. pic.twitter.com/S10oBQDTYQ
— Up The Thunder (@UpTheThunder) July 20, 2014
About an hour after Adams' tweet, the Thunder's official Twitter account sent out this message:
Happy birthday to Steven Adams! pic.twitter.com/dPjXztSdDN
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) July 20, 2014
Adams, a New Zealand native and the 12th overall pick of the 2013 NBA draft, is coming off a solid rookie season. He played in 81 games for the Thunder, averaging about 15 minutes and four rebounds per night. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team.
As for a birthday gift, Adams isn't looking for anything too extravagant:
Just killed a spider with my shoe and it exploded and out came 100 spider babies. On an unrelated note, I'm looking for a new house
— Josh Huestis (@jhuestis) July 21, 2014
@beckycarman @jhuestis as long as their not mine. That's a perfect birthday gift. #MauryPovichShow
— Steven Adams (@RealStevenAdams) July 21, 2014
