Adams: Me and Draymond don't hate each other

Steven Adams is one of the most physically imposing players in the league, and he found his match in Draymond Green.

Over the course of seven bruising games in the Western Conference finals, Green delivered a knee to Adams' groin, a blatant kick between the Oklahoma City Thunder center's legs, and the coup de grace in Game 7, when Green tried to rip off Adams' arm for a rebound.

But at the end of the day, there's respect between Adams and his apparent Golden State Warriors nemesis. The two shared an embrace after Monday's thriller, and Adams says all the bad blood was left on the court.

"It was just a battle, and that's why I felt like I needed to go up to him after the game, after the series ended, to give him credit," Adams said of his Golden State Warriors nemesis.

"This sort of relationship, you gain respect just from going to absolute war, back and forth, so that's all (the embrace) was. Just paying respects."

Although it was mostly Green who drew criticism for his antics, Adams wasn't short on physicality. Every rebound, every shot contest, and every loose ball created opportunities for scrums, and front and center in every battle were Green and Adams.

Neither player apologized in their meeting after the game, but for two players whose teams look to them to do the dirty work, it's just the job.

"There were no apologies from either of us. Just a congratulations," Adams said. "There's no hard ... there's no thing off the court. We aren't going to hate each other. We aren't going to hate. On the court, we hate each other ... off the court it's fine."