Houston Rockets heart Steven Adams has had surgical procedure on his left ankle and is out for the season, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
The Rockets listed Adams out for the sport Wednesday evening in opposition to the San Antonio Spurs due to a sprained left ankle. Head coach Ime Udoka mentioned on Jan. 20 that Adams sustained a “severely sprained, Grade 3 ankle sprain” and shall be out indefinitely.
Adams, 32, has not performed since he was injured in a 119-110 dwelling victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Jan. 18.
He’s averaging 5.8 factors, 8.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 22.8 minutes in 32 video games (11 begins) in his second season in Houston. The Rockets lead the league in rebounding common (49 per sport).
Adams signed a three-year, $39 million contract extension with the Rockets in June 2025 that’s absolutely assured, in accordance with reviews.
Adams, who got here to Houston to be a backup for All-Star heart Alperen Sengun, was primarily a starter earlier in his profession.
He is averaged 8.7 factors, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 25.7 minutes in 796 regular-season video games (655 begins) for the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (2013-20), Pelicans (2020-21), Memphis Grizzlies (2021-23) and Rockets (2024-26). He missed the 2023-24 season attributable to harm.
The Thunder chosen the native of New Zealand with the twelfth general choose of the 2013 NBA Draft out of Pitt.
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