The
San Antonio Spurs announced that All-Star big man
Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with
deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. The condition was found after he returned from All-Star Weekend, the team said.
Wembanyama reportedly had low energy recently that the Spurs felt was concerning, and after participating in All-Star Weekend and taking a short vacation afterward didn't improve it, tests were done where the deep vein thrombosis was found,
per The Athletic's Sam Amick. Despite the diagnosis and missing the rest of the season, the Spurs are "very confident" that Wembanyama will make a full recovery for the start of next season, per Amick...