The last time we saw Victor Wembanyama in action, he swore to go all-out at the All-Star mini-tournament. Little did we know that the French big man would fall into a deep hole following that. Shams Charania, once again with his new responsibility, dropped the devastating news of Wemby’s rare condition. However, before we all lose hope, the San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson restored the belief in the NBA town with a promising update. Along with that, we bring you a crucial medical record that will prove his claim.

Ahead of tonight’s match-up against the Phoenix Suns, Coach Johnson addressed the press. Reporters almost didn’t seem to care about the Suns game. Instead, they were all locked in about Wemby’s recovery and his possible return. Early in the day, the team announced that the star baller would miss the rest of the season with vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. It’s a rare blood clot that pops up every once in a while in the NBA world.

While the team promised that Victor Wembanyama would return to the court for the 2025-26 season, there was still a sense of uncertainty looming in the air. But Mitch Johnson crushed it with his confident statement. “The medical experts and the people that are smarter than everybody in the room have confirmed he’ll be done this year, and that there is no concern for Victor’s long-term health personally or anything related to his basketball activities,” said Johnson. He further added, “There is no reason to not believe that he won’t be ready to go through the start of next season,” with utmost clarity.

Firstly, we need to understand why fans were nervous despite the team’s earlier update on his return. It’s something to do with Chris Bosh. In 2015, the Miami Heat legend suffered a blood clot in his lungs and the team ruled him out for the rest of the season since it was life-threatening. In 2016, the star once again faced a clot in his legs and he was sidelined once again. And finally, in 2017, the star’s career came to a premature end after the Heat waived his contract. So, there’s a possibility to lose a fine talent to a nagging condition. But we need not worry!

A promising medical record put Victor Wembanyama in a safe spot

I know, we might have scared you with the Chris Bosh story. At least the Heat big man had a legendary run alongside LeBron James and Dwayne Wade before hanging his boots. In the case of Wemby, he is still in his sophomore year. More importantly, the 21-year-old was on a clear path to winning the DPOY and getting a spot in the All-NBA team. Unfortunately, the young gun’s inability to play a minimum of 65 games put him out of the race.

Above all, the important question is will he return to his previous best post the recovery? The answer is, there is a possibility. Dr. Evan Jeffries, a physical therapist, dropped a few examples of players who have recovered from this condition.

What mattered the most was all of them returned to their best post the recovery. The two players were Brandon Ingram and Ausar Thompson. After suffering a similar condition in 2019 and 2024, respectively, they managed to return the next season with a bang. The Raptors forward during his stint with the Lakers in the 2018-19 season had to end the season early with deep vein thrombosis and Thompson suffered it during the late end of the 2023-24 season. Notably, the Pistons defender made his return to court within 8 months.

So, there’s hope for Wemby’s return. We still haven’t heard from the big man yet. Johnson, speaking of the star’s state of mind, said, “I don’t want to speak into that, but again, I know Victor loves to play the game. You saw how he competed during All-Star weekend and he wants to be with his teammates. I know that he’d want to finish this thing out, so I can only imagine.” It must be hard on the young gun. Hope he makes a quick return!