{"id":1736961,"date":"2022-11-13T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736961"},"modified":"2022-11-13T10:03:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T15:03:57","slug":"grizzlies-steven-adams-says-spurs-jeremy-sochan-pinched-my-nipple-in-distraction-tactic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grizzlies-steven-adams-says-spurs-jeremy-sochan-pinched-my-nipple-in-distraction-tactic\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies\u2019 Steven Adams Says Spurs\u2019 Jeremy Sochan \u201cPinched My Nipple\u201d in Distraction Tactic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrizzlies-steven-adams-says-spurs-jeremy-sochan-pinched-my-nipple-in-distraction-tactic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736961&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Every little edge can matter in the NBA, especially when dealing with 6-foot-11, 250-pound Grizzlies big man Steven Adams.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what the 10-year vet found out on Thursday night against Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan.\u00a0And in a most unusual if not painful way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last play of the game, [Sochan] was messing me around\u2026 he pinched my nipple,\u201d Adams said after the Memphis\u2019 124-122 overtime win over San Antonio, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn_macmahon\/status\/1591117543108120577?s=20&#038;t=YzwLgTaw7KjqZOZ66g1eOw\">according to ESPN\u2019s Tim McMahon<\/a>. \u201cI was like \u2018Get out of here ya dirty b\u2013tard!\u2019 Trying to break my concentration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sochan, whom the Spurs selected ninth overall in the 2022 NBA Draft, prides himself on being a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/lists\/nba-draft-jeremy-sochan-interview-profile-scouting-report\">disruptive player like Draymond Green, Patrick Beverley, and Jae Crowder<\/a>.\u201d He also got high praise from his teammates for the nipple grabbing effort.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1244666478.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1244666478.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Sochan\" class=\"wp-image-24631972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1244666478.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1244666478.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1244666478.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Jeremy Sochan<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-MEM_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-MEM_.jpg\" alt=\"The Grizzlies&#039; Steven Adams, right, blocks a shot by the Spurs&#039; Devin Vassell on Thursday night.\" class=\"wp-image-24631983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-MEM_.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-MEM_.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-MEM_.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Grizzlies\u2019 Steven Adams, right, blocks a shot by the Spurs\u2019 Devin Vassell on Thursday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s just out there looking for a challenge, looking for trouble,\u201d Spurs center Jakob Poeltl told reporters. \u201cI like it. He\u2019s got that fighting spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before being drafted out of Baylor, the 19-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/lists\/nba-draft-jeremy-sochan-interview-profile-scouting-report\">told USA Today<\/a> that that trio of defensive wizards he idolizes \u201call have one thing in common and it\u2019s being irritating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing long and athletic and disruptive, that\u2019s what I try to show in my game and my defense,\u201d Sochan told the outlet at the time. \u201cIt helps to get some players off rhythm. I just try to execute that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nine games into his professional career, it looks like he\u2019s well on his way.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every little edge can matter in the NBA, especially when dealing with 6-foot-11, 250-pound Grizzlies big man Steven Adams. 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