2025 has not been an easy year for Victor Wembanyama. The 21-year-old Frenchman from the San Antonio Spursat 21 years old, is already one of the main stars of the future in the NBAsince his extraordinary conditions make him one of the players destined to dominate the competition in the coming years. However, an unexpected diagnosis in February threatened to jeopardize his career, but above all his life.
After playing the All-Star weekend, Wembanyama suffered a deep vein thrombosis in the right shoulderan ailment that forced him to completely stop his activity for several months. However, the doctors’ predictions were that the Frenchman was going to make a complete recovery, something that as the months went by was going to be more than fulfilled.
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After a hectic summer getting physically and mentally in shape in every way possible, ‘Wemby’ He arrived ready for the preseason with the goal of returning to where he left off. To once again dominate his rivals and lead the young project of some San Antonio Spurs al raise.
Despite suffering a muscle injury in the early stages of the season that has kept him out of several games, the Spurs have continued at a high level and won games without their star, achieving a record of 17-7 and, furthermore, having sentenced their place to the semifinals of the NBA Cup that will be held in Las Vegas, in which the return of Of the flesh against the best team in the league currently, the Thunder.
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On the eve of the expected confrontation against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the semis, the same Wemby was interviewed by ESPNwhere he spoke about the delicate moment in which he received the diagnosis of deep thrombosis, and recognized that the ailment suffered will be “an engine” for the rest of his career.
“It was five minutes of total collapse. Obviously, I cried a lot and felt a lot of sadness. Suddenly, Basketball stopped being my priority. At that moment is when you have to take measures quickly and unfortunately you have to make decisions,” confessed the Frenchman.
“I felt afraid, yes”Wemby responded when asked if he was afraid of not playing again. “But it was not justified. I needed time to find myself again and then improve. It was just my driving force all summer and I think it will be my driving force for the rest of my career. It is the best example that life is short, the career is short and that it can end at any moment. So there is no time to waste,” said the Spurs star in ESPN.
