Victor Wembanyama to miss rest of 2024-25 season with blood clot in right shoulder

Victor Wembanyama to miss rest of 2024-25 season with blood clot in right shoulder

San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season with a “deep vein thrombosis” in right shoulder, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Thursday.

In Laymen’s terms, Wembanyama was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder; according to Charania, the Spurs “believe this is an isolated condition.”

San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss reminder of the season with a deep vein thrombosis in right shoulder.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 20, 2025

Victor Wembanyama has a form of a blood clot in the right shoulder. He is out for the season. The Spurs believe this is an isolated condition. https://t.co/AEP8Way0Zb

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 20, 2025

I’m obviously not a doctor, but any professional athlete–or any human, for that matter–getting diagnosed with any sort of blood clot is very scary. Blood clots, unfortunately, ended Chris Bosh’s career prematurely back in 2016 when they traveled through his lungs after originally dealing with them in his calf.

According to Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT, who subtweeted Charania, Wembanyana will need to be on blood thinners for at least three months. He also stressed the importance of making sure the clot does not travel to the heart, lungs or brain, which can be life-threatening.

That’s terrible news for Victor. This means he has a blood clot and will need to be on blood thinners for at least 3 months

Always important that they prevent the clot from traveling anywhere (heart/lungs/brain)

This is what derailed career of Chris Bosh but doesn’t mean it…

— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) February 20, 2025

At this current time, I would trust his opinion over anyone else’s. This is obviously a very scary situation for Wembanyama, who is coming off his first All-Star Game appearance.

The Spurs are currently 23-29 and are 3.5 games out of the 10th and final play-in spot in the Western Conference with 30 games left.

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