HOUSTON (AP) — Center Steven Adams has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal won’t become official until July. The extension was first reported by ESPN.
Adams, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent on June 30, has been with the Rockets since a trade from Memphis in February 2024.
He missed the entire 2023-24 season while recovering from knee surgery before returning this season. He averaged 3.9 points and 5.8 rebounds in 58 regular-season games.
Adams became an important contributor in the playoffs, where he averaged 22.1 minutes per game with 5.7 points and 6.6 rebounds.
The 31-year-old from New Zealand has played in 11 NBA seasons and spent his first seven in Oklahoma City.
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FILE - Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (12) dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn nearly did it again.
The 41-year-old American stood second in a World Cup downhill on Saturday, a day after becoming the oldest winner in the circuit’s history.
After winning the season’s opening downhill by nearly a full second on Friday, Vonn was beaten by only one racer this time, Emma Aicher of Germany beat her by 0.24 seconds.
Sofia Goggia, the 2018 Olympic champion from Italy, stood third, 0.29 behind, and Breezy Johnson, the American world champion, was fourth, 0.40 back.
Vonn, who is preparing for the Milan Cortina Olympics, went into first position with her run down the sun-drenched Corviglia course. But the 22-year-old Aicher came down next and quickly pushed Vonn out of the leader’s seat.
Lower-ranked skiers were still coming down the Corviglia course.
Vonn returned to skiing last season after nearly six years of retirement — following a partial replacement surgery on her right knee, which included inserting two pieces of titanium.
Vonn’s results are shaping up to make her a top medal contender at the Olympics. Women’s Alpine skiing at the Feb. 6-22 Winter Games will be contested at Cortina d’Ampezzo, where Vonn holds the record of 12 World Cup wins.
Meanwhile, Vonn could aim for another victory in a super-G in St. Moritz on Sunday — in a race that fellow American standout Mikaela Shiffrin is also expected to compete in.
Shiffrin has not been racing downhill.
Aicher was seeking her third World Cup victory and second in downhill. She's a rare all-around skier capable of being competitive in all four disciplines — like Vonn at the height of her career.
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United States' Lindsey Vonn, right, talks to Aksel Lund Svindal as she inspects the course ahead of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Germany's Emma Aicher reacts in the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)
United States' Lindsey Vonn gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)
United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts in the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Luciano Bisi)
United States' Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
