Victor Wembanyama’s remarkable start to his career will be put on hold due to a blood clot. On Thursday, the Spurs announced the 7-foot-5 phenom had suffered a deep vein thrombosis — a blood clot — in his right shoulder and will be shut down for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

Thursday's news that Spurs star Victor Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the season due to a blood clot in his shoulder came out of left field, but Wembanyama is far from the first NBA player to deal with a blood-clotting situation.

The San Antonio Spurs were looking to break into the Play-In Tournament race out of the All-Star break. But on Thursday, the entire league was hit with shocking news about superstar Victor Wembanyama.