New Zealand artist paints giant Steven Adams mural in Oklahoma City

New Zealand-based artist Graham Hoete made the trip to the United States to complete a tribute to the late singer Prince, but couldn't leave without also honoring one of his countrymen.

Hoete, also known as Mr G, painted a giant mural of Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams on the side of the Paramount Building, located down the street from Chesapeake Energy Arena.

"He's pretty much from the same home town as myself in New Zealand, and I thought I'm coming all the way to the U.S. it would be a shame for me not to do a mural of Steven Adams while I'm here," Hoete told Dana Hertneky of NewsOK in Oklahoma.

"The connection is really because he's Kiwi, he's a New Zealander. New Zealand is a small country but we're very tight and we celebrate each other’s successes you know.”