KJ Adams blocked a shot during limited action at Warriors’ summer league opener
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- KJ Adams returned from a torn Achilles and played one minute and 47 seconds.
- Adams blocked Arthur Kaluma’s layup with 1:02 left in the Warriors’ 104-72 win.
- Adams logged one turnover and one foul while seeking more minutes against the Spurs.
Former Kansas men’s basketball forward KJ Adams made a brief yet successful return from his torn Achilles injury on Friday night at the NBA summer league’s California Classic in San Francisco.
Adams, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound, 24-year-old native of Austin, Texas, jumped high to block an Arthur Kaluma layup while playing 1 minute, 47 seconds for Golden State in the Warriors’ 104-72 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
“KJ Adams with the massive stuff at the rim,” was the headline on an ESPN.com video clip of Adams’ highlight-reel play in the summer league opener for both teams.
Adams, a rookie free agent, tore his Achilles in the closing minutes of a first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Arkansas on March 20, 2025.
He worked on Bill Self’s KU support staff as assistant video coordinator during the 2025-26 school year while recovering from surgery.
Adams, who entered with 1:47 left in the rout, skied high to block Kaluma’s driving layup with 1:02 left. The play-by-play announcer on NBA-TV was impressed saying Kaluma had his shot “wiped off the window by KJ Adams ... oh yeah.”
Adams, who also had one turnover and one foul in his limited playing time, certainly will be hoping for more minutes in the Warriors’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
Meanwhile, former Kansas guard Tre White did not play via coach’s decision in the Miami Heat’s 88-87 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the first game of the California Classic on Friday in San Francisco. White, a 6-7 native of Dallas, was not selected in the 2026 NBA Draft and is trying to make the Heat roster as a free agent.
