Grizzlies’ Steven Adams to undergo knee surgery, miss season

Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams will not play this season because he requires posterior cruciate ligament surgery in his right knee, the team announced Sunday.

Adams hasn’t played for the Grizzlies since he was injured in January, and Memphis said Sunday that “non-surgical rehabilitation has not resolved the current knee instability.”

The Grizzlies said they expect Adams to make a full recovery for the 2024-25 season.

Adams was initially expected to miss three to five weeks when he was first injured diving for a loose ball during a game against the Phoenix Suns. But that absence extended through the rest of the 2022-23 season.

The 30-year-old is under contract through 2024-25 after getting a two-year extension worth $25.2 million during training camp last year. He has averaged 7.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game since joining the Grizzlies in the 2021 offseason.