Victor Wembanamya Out For Season With Blood Clot

[RealGM Wiretap]

Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the season with a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. The condition was discovered after Wembanyama returned to San Antonio following the All-Star break in San Francisco. 

The Spurs believe this is an isolated incident.

Via RealGM Staff Report

[SparksAC]

Oh man, this sucks. I was hoping to see how he played in the playoffs this year.

[ReddOktober]

Dang. i hope this isn’t a chris bosh situation. that would be tragic

[MegaK]

Yo that what you get for cheating bro. Yo but for real he deserve the big D playa of the years awards bro. He D is correct bro. He know how to suck the D in also bro. Yo he long bro!

[JKiddy]

I know what we are all thinking.

Yes, it likely is fake. But, in the 2% chance this is not a Spur shutdown to tank for the 1st pick ALA 1997 when they shut down DRob to tank for Duncan... then I hope he gets well soon.

[Rek]

I know what we are all thinking.

Yes, it likely is fake. But, in the 2% chance this is not a Spur shutdown to tank for the 1st pick ALA 1997 when they shut down DRob to tank for Duncan... then I hope he gets well soon.

SAS has already won 10 more games than NOP and Utah. If they were willing to go to this extreme to tank for the draft, they would have done so well before this point in the season.

[JKiddy]

Insiders have been saying this was in play for awhile. But, I am not saying this is faked as blood clots if real can be very serious.

[beefman]

I know what we are all thinking.

Yes, it likely is fake. But, in the 2% chance this is not a Spur shutdown to tank for the 1st pick ALA 1997 when they shut down DRob to tank for Duncan... then I hope he gets well soon.

you have to submit medical records to the league when you put a player on IR and it gets reviewed by their own medical team to make sure its legit. teams have been caught in the past submitting fake injuries. so if this is fake, the spurs will be penalized and made publice

[Tottery]

I know what we are all thinking.

Yes, it likely is fake. But, in the 2% chance this is not a Spur shutdown to tank for the 1st pick ALA 1997 when they shut down DRob to tank for Duncan... then I hope he gets well soon.

Robinson broke his foot and had surgery.

[HiRez]

Whoa, I did NOT see that coming. Good for the Spurs long-term (probably, as long as it's not a chronic condition), too bad for the NBA and fans in the short-term.

[Pickled Prunes]

I know what we are all thinking.

Yes, it likely is fake. But, in the 2% chance this is not a Spur shutdown to tank for the 1st pick ALA 1997 when they shut down DRob to tank for Duncan... then I hope he gets well soon.

SAS has already won 10 more games than NOP and Utah. If they were willing to go to this extreme to tank for the draft, they would have done so well before this point in the season.

They also would not have traded for Fox at the deadline, which was a clear "start winning now" move.

[pushfloater]

This isn’t something that would make up.. It’s life-threatening. His career is over if they get rid of it and another one appears…

[LakersLegacy]

≈30% of those that have medical blood clot have a repeat blood clot

The medications thin the blood to a dangerous point

An electric shaver is needed as a small nick from a standard razor can result in a cut where the blood continues to flow out

[donemilio21]

a 20 year old kid getting a blood clot must be super rare.

[donemilio21]

Dang. i hope this isn’t a chris bosh situation. that would be tragic

https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-waive-chris-bosh
NBA had ruled the illness a career ending injury, but Bosh had a clot in his lung, which is more serious than having in the leg per sources.

[JKiddy]

Guys, I have a strong feeling he will be okay.

Blood clots can be serious. But, they can also be harmless.

We do not know all the details here. But, we will not understand this until years or decades when the truth of the matter is released (if ever).