Steven Adams Makes Heartfelt Instagram Post After Rockets-Thunder Game

Steven Adams made a post to Instagram after Friday's game.

Oct 7, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (12) inbounds a pass against the Utah Jazz during the second quarter at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images / Rob Gray-Imagn Images

On Friday evening, the Houston Rockets faced off against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma.

The Rockets lost by a score of 126-107 to fall to 5-4 in their first nine games.

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— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 9, 2024

Steven Adams finished the loss with five points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal while shooting 2/2 from the field in 16 minutes of playing time.

He is in his first year playing for the Rockets after missing all of last season.

After the game, Adams made a heartfelt post to Instagram that had over 16,000 likes in one hour.

Adams captioned his post: "1 year since my surgery.

Absolute blessing to be back on the court again.

Forever grateful for my friends, family, and fans for supporting me through this journey 🙏🙏🙏

The work continues 🤙🏼"

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Adams is averaging 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while shooting 66.7% from the field in his first four games back in action.

Nov 4, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (12) talks with head coach Ime Udoka during the game against the New York Knicks at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The 31-year-old was the 12th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.

He is in his 11th season and has also spent time with the OKC Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans.

His career averages are 9.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 58.8% from the field in 710 regular season games.

Dec 3, 2018; Detroit, MI, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) talks with guard Russell Westbrook (0) during the second half against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

As for the Rockets, they will play their next game on Sunday when they visit Tobias Harris and the Detroit Pistons in Michigan.

Last season, they were the 11th seed in the Western Confernece with a 41-41 record.