Wembanyama Missing Rest of Season with Blood Clot in Shoulder

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama received bad news on Thursday as it was revealed that he will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. 

According to the Mayo Clinic, DVT occurs when there is a blood clot in one or more deep veins. It is typical in the legs, but in Wembanyama’s case, the clot is in his shoulder. 

Former NBA forward and 11-time all-star Chris Bosh had blood clots, which forced him to retire after the 2016-17 season. Bosh played his final game on February 9, 2016 and retired at age 33. He initially had clots in his lungs in 2015, and a clot was found in his left leg in 2016. 

The Spurs are currently 23-29, two games back of the Phoenix Suns for 10th in the western conference. With a situation like this though, the team takes a backseat and you just hope that the player can make a full recovery. 

Wembanyama was averaging 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, a league-leading 3.6 blocks, and 1.2 steals on 48 percent from the field and 35 percent from downtown this season.