Perhaps Victor Wembanyama is due for a pleasant surprise. After his sophomore campaign — on pace to be much stronger than his rookie season — was cut short with a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis in his right shoulder,

The San Antonio Spurs received some shocking news recently. Victor Wembanyama will miss the rest of the season due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. The young star was averaging 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists before this situation.

At 23-29, the Spurs occupy just the No. 12 seed in a crowded Western Conference. They are a scant 3.5 games behind the No. 10-seeded Golden State Warriors (28-27), but without their best player, they seem doomed now to miss the play-in tournament entirely and head straight for the lottery.