Budding superstar San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama has just been ruled out for the rest of the 2024-25 NBA season with an ominous new injury that could have major implications for his basketball future. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, the 7-foot-3 All-Star big man has suffered a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

The Spurs are signaling optimism, with a team source telling The Athletic that Wembanyama is expected to be fully healthy and ready at the start of training camp in October. Per the team source, Wembanyama had been experiencing low energy in recent weeks, which initially caused concern.

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama's season is over after he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, a condition that will sideline one of the league's brightest stars and is the second massive health-related hit for the Spurs in a matter of months.