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San Antonio's All-Star center will miss the rest of this season due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

The Spurs are reportedly 'optimistic' Victor Wembanyama will return next season after blood clot scare The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. NBA fans were dealt some terrifying news when they learned Victor Wembanyama will unfortunately miss the remainder of the season.

As expected, Victor Wembanyama has a long road ahead. After being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, the 21-year-old San Antonio Spurs star will be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season as he begins his recovery process,

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.

Medical experts weigh in on Deep Vein Thrombosis, blood clots and also what it's been like for other professional athletes to experience it.

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.

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. “Coup D’Arret” was the headline in big,

Tyronn Lue and Doc Rivers said they were saddened. Michael Malone and Erik Spoelstra were shocked when they heard the news. Victor Wembanyama being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder was an obvious blow to the San Antonio Spurs.