The San Antonio Spurs were looking to break into the Play-In Tournament race out of the All-Star break. But on Thursday, the entire league was hit with shocking news about superstar Victor Wembanyama.

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.

Thursday's news that Spurs star Victor Wembanyama would miss the remainder of the season due to a blood clot in his shoulder came out of left field, but Wembanyama is far from the first NBA player to deal with a blood-clotting situation.