Victor Wembanyama won’t play another game during the 2024-2025 NBA season.
Wembanyama will miss the final 30 games of the regular season after a blood clot was located in his right shoulder.
The San Antonio Spurs star has deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, the team announced this week.
Spurs interim head coach Mitch Johnson told reporters that, “There is no concern for Victor’s health personally (long term) or his basketball activities.”
In the aftermath of the devastating news, prominent sports doctor Dr. Jesse Morse gave his take on the situation.
The certified sports medicine physician fueled speculation about Victor Wembanyama’s situation by suggesting that the vaccine had something to do with his blood clots.
“That’s a blood clot…,” Dr. Morse wrote on X. “How much you want to make a bet he received the COVID vaccine?”
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That’s a blood clot…
— Jesse Morse, M.D. (@DrJesseMorse) February 20, 2025
How much you want to make a bet he received the COVID vaccine? https://t.co/SPuWvaSZK2
The Spurs said the condition Wembanyama suffers from was discovered after participating in the NBA All-Star Weekend.
He “had been experiencing low energy in recent weeks,” according to Sam Amick of The Athletic.
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon would further add that the Spurs “are optimistic” that Wembanyama “will make a full recovery by the beginning of next season.”
Could Blood Clot End Victor Wembanyama’s Career?
On Sunday, Victor Wembanyama’s extremely promising career came to a halt after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.
It was discovered when Wembanyama returned to San Antonio after the All-Star Game.
There are a lot of questions about the condition and about the young star’s recovery timeline.
It is not yet known how Wembayama’s diagnosis will affect his career long-term or if this is something that could end everything for him going forward.
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