By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Victor Wembanyama said he’s been cleared to return to basketball activities after having fully recovered from a shoulder thrombosis.
“I’m officially cleared to return,” Wembanyama announced in an interview with L’Equipe. “It just happened — I got the green light from the Spurs‘ medical staff just a few hours ago [Friday 11/7). Phew, I’ll finally be able to play a bit of basketball again!”
Wembanyama was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder back in February and was forced to miss the remainder of his sophomore season in the NBA. The San Antonio Spurs estimated that the 21-year-old French star would make a full recovery in time for the beginning of the 2025-26 training camp.
Now, Wemby can see some action much sooner but, as expected, he’s still ruled out for the 2025 EuroBasket.
In 2024-25, Wembanyama had 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.7 assists before he was shut down for the rest of the season.