San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the season with a blood clot in his right shoulder, the team announced Thursday.
“The condition was discovered when Wembanyama returned to San Antonio following the All-Star Game in San Francisco,” the Spurs said in a statement.
Wembanyama, a 21-year-old center, is already considered one of the premier big men in the league. He was averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.6 blocks a game for San Antonio this season.
The Spurs are 23-29, 12th in the Western Conference.
Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, entered the NBA as arguably the greatest basketball prospect since LeBron James in 2003.
The Frenchman won NBA Rookie of the Year honors last season after averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks, 1.8 3-pointers and 1.2 steals a game. He was the first player with at least 1,500 points, 700 rebounds, 250 assists, 250 blocks and 100 made 3-pointers in a season.
