SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced that its franchise cornerstone will miss the rest of the 2024-25 regular season.
Victor Wembanyama — the 21-year-old, second-year NBA wunderkind — was diagnosed with “deep vein thrombosis” in his right shoulder, the team said on Thursday morning.
The Spurs said they discovered the injury after Wembanyama returned to Texas following the NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco, his first All-Star appearance as an NBA player.
ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania described Wembanyama’s right shoulder injury as a “form of a blood clot.” According to Charania, the team believes his injury is an “isolated condition.”
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
KSAT anchor Steve Spriester was joined by sports anchor Mary Rominger from Austin, Texas, on Thursday afternoon for players’ reaction ahead of the Spurs' matchup against the Phoenix Suns.
Spriester was also joined by University Health cardiologist Dr. Anand Prasad to break down Wembanyama’s injury as well as KSAT community journalist Ernie Zuniga who spoke to Spurs fans on Thursday afternoon.
An on-demand replay of KSAT’s Thursday afternoon livestream can be seen in the above video player.
Spurs point guard Chris Paul told reporters on Thursday afternoon that he spoke with Wembanyama shortly after he learned of his season-ending injury.
“Yeah, but that’s for us, you know what I mean?” Paul said. “I talk about it all the time: He’s one of the best humans I’ve ever met in this league for a long time. For us, more than anything, we probably just miss him being around.”
Paul’s media session can be seen in the video below.
ESPN also reported Wednesday night that Wembanyama — who is averaging 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.7 assists in 46 starts this season — was listed as “doubtful” for Thursday night’s game against the Suns in Austin, Texas, due to a previously undisclosed “illness.”
The Spurs (23-29) enter the second “half” of the NBA’s regular season with more wins than each of the last two seasons.
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