San Antonio Spurs Clear Victor Wembanyama
The San Antonio Spurs made headlines on Monday by clearing Victor Wembanyama to return to professional basketball activities. The Spurs previously shut down Wembanyama, 21, last season due to a diagnosed blood clot in his right shoulder. Read on for further details on Wembanyama’s return.
The San Antonio Spurs’ breaking news of Victor Wembanyama being cleared to return to basketball activities after being shut down last season, after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder wasn’t immune to mixed reviews.
Bobby Marks, Tim MacMahon, Marc J. Spears, and Udonis Haslem joined Jorge Sedano on “NBA Today” to react to the breaking news of Wembanyama. McMahon, often described as one of the worst podcast hosts, said Wembanyama was the best defensive player in the world right now, but he’s a work in progress offensively.
The San Antonio Spurs’ outlook on Victor Wembanyama appears to be positive. Wembanyama was medically cleared to return, per Maxime Aubin of L’Equipe. Wembanyama told Aubin, “I’m officially cleared to return. It just happened — I got the green light from the Spurs’ medical staff just a few hours ago (last Friday). Phew, I’ll finally be able to play a bit of basketball again!”
Wembayama averaged 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game and shot 47.6% from the field before being sidelined due to a blood clot in his right shoulder. Wembanyama’s absence affected the 2024-25 Spurs, who finished the season with a 34-48 record and in 13th place in the Western Conference.
The San Antonio Spurs should compete for a playoff spot this upcoming season. Victor Wembanyama had an NBA-leading 3.8 blocks per game before being sidelined. Wembanyama’s absence was a disappointment, but he wasn’t the only athlete who dealt with health issues. Wembanyama can play for years to come. Wembanyama will need to continue his shoulder work while getting back into everything basketball-related, though.
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