All-Star center Victor Wembanyama was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder and is expected to miss the rest of the 2024-25 NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs said Thursday.

The Spurs said they discovered a deep vein thrombosis upon Victor Wembanyama's return from San Francisco for the All-Star Game.

Via Spurs.com: "The San Antonio Spurs today announced that Victor Wembanyama has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombos

Wembanyama, the reigning Rookie of the Year and a first-time All-Star this season, was averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.7 assists and a league-leading 3.8 blocks in 46 games for the 23-29 Spurs. The Spurs are set to take on the Pistons on Friday.

At 23-29, the Spurs occupy just the No. 12 seed in a crowded Western Conference. They are a scant 3.5 games behind the No. 10-seeded Golden State Warriors (28-27), but without their best player, they seem doomed now to miss the play-in tournament entirely and head straight for the lottery.

Damn. San Antonio Spurs’ rising star, Victor Wembanyama, has been ruled out for the rest of the 2024-2025 season due to a blood clot in his right shoulder, as reported by ESPN.

Victor Wembanyama is one of the faces of the NBA, the star of the San Antonio Spurs and already one of the biggest names in basketball around the world.

Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs' 7-foot 3-inch phenom, was sidelined after doctors discovered a dangerous blood clot in his right shoulder, the league announced Thursday. The 21-year-old French standout,

The French sports newspaper L’Equipe published a photo of Victor Wembanyama across the entirety of its front page on Friday, the San Antonio star looking down with his hands on his hips