Steven Adams will miss entire 2023-24 season

2023-10-22 17:29

Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams will undergo season-ending knee surgery after a persistent PCL injury, following unsuccessful rehabilitation, sidelining the influential big man for the entire 2023-24 season.

Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski - Scanpix
Credit AP Photo/David Zalubowski - Scanpix

Memphis Grizzlies officially announced on Sunday that their center, Steven Adams, will undergo season-ending knee surgery.

Adams has been sidelined since January 22 due to a season-ending posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury, which kept him out of the final 36 games of the previous campaign and will now extend into the entirety of the 2023-24 season.

Despite undergoing a stem-cell injection in March with the hope of returning after a re-evaluation in four weeks, the injury persisted through the playoffs and the offseason.

Steven Adams

Steven  Adams
Position: C
Age: 30
Height: 213 cm
Weight: 116 kg
Birth place: New Zealand

The Grizzlies disclosed in Sunday's statement that the rehabilitation efforts "did not resolve ongoing knee instability."

The 30-year-old center had an impactful presence on the court in 2022-23, averaging 8.6 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.5 blocks over 42 games.



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