Victor Wembanyama’s remarkable start to his career will be put on hold due to a blood clot. On Thursday, the Spurs announced the 7-foot-5 phenom had suffered a deep vein thrombosis — a blood clot — in his right shoulder and will be shut down for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

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.

In a stunning setback for the NBA’s brightest young star, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the regular season because of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder,