The New Zealand center suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee
The New Zealand center suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against the Phoenix Suns.
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FERNANDO IÑIGO MALANDA
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Steve Adamsplayer of the Houston Rockets, has played a basketball game again 646 days after suffering a cruciate ligament tear of his rright knee. The player New Zealanderwho was active in the Grizzlies was injured in a fortuitous action against the Phoenix Sunsin which he went for a ball
Adams return 21 months later, after an operation and a transfer involved, andn the meeting between the Rockets and the Spurs in which the pivot disputed 13 minutes and 52 secondsnoted six points and captured three rebounds.
“I am grateful that friends and family have helped me along the way. Grateful to experience this with all of you.” the player expressed through his personal account of the social network
During his recovery period, New Zealander was transferred from the city Memphis towards the state of Texas in a player exchange, in which Víctor was involved Oladipo who was also injured at the time.