New butterfly whisperer Steven Adams was casting his net for the monarch butterflies. Piper, a charming sea lion, snuck in a goodbye peck on the blushing cheeks of Enes Kanter during a group photo. Dakari Johnson flexed his green thumb in the garden. Alex Abrine and Jerami Grant mingled with baby elephants.
The Thunder teammates strapped on their wings (literally) to tag monarch butterflies and plant milkweed in the garden in honor of monarch butterfly conservation at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden on Wednesday afternoon.
Hilarity ensued as Adams feigned dismay when realizing he caught non-monarchs while the increasing elusiveness of the butterflies served as Kanter’s foil.