Shams: Wemby OUT for the Remainder of the Season

[RC_Drunkford]

Who knows how much (if any) of this is true but this might explain why he has been flying if the blood clot has already been taken care of through surgery. Also has me wondering how good Pop is really doing as we have still not seen him publicly since his stroke.

Pop has been driving himself around San Antonio for over a month now, as reported by plenty of people from SA

[SpurSpike]

Pop has been driving himself around San Antonio for over a month now, as reported by plenty of people from SA

That's good to hear. If he is driving he must be feeling pretty good! That said having a stroke does not take your license away and some people drive when they really shouldn't...

[Ice009]

Take this with a grain of salt but I was talking to a person the other day who claims to know someone in the Spurs organization. They told me a few things the Spurs are not sharing about Wemby and his condition.

They said that Wemby was on a vacation in Colorado after the all-star break when he woke up with a swollen shoulder. He went to a doctor in Colorado and was told he needed immediate surgery. He headed down to Denver the next day and had the surgery and has been in recovery since then. Supposedly he is feeling really good now.

This person also doesn't believe the spurs have good leadership right now and that Holt JR is an idiot with no backbone who showed up to a place he was supposed to give a speech in sweats which did not impress the attendees. This person also said that Popovich is not going to be returning to coach the team, even though he may want to.

Who knows how much (if any) of this is true but this might explain why he has been flying if the blood clot has already been taken care of through surgery. Also has me wondering how good Pop is really doing as we have still not seen him publicly since his stroke.

Thanks for the info (even if it turns out to not be true, thanks for posting it).

So if he did get surgery (if it is true), why would they not mention it (anyone that knows about this stuff, what are your thoughts on it?)? It sounds like it was an emergency thing and there was no time for the Spurs to even get one of their guys to look at it first. If the blood clot was removed via surgery that sort makes sense why he's able to fly with the team. I thought he was not going to be able to fly anywhere for at least 2-3 months or so if he was just on blood thinners. Does removing the blood clot via surgery make any difference either positive or negative (if that is what happened)?

I do believe the part about Spurs leadership as people here have pretty much been saying the same thing for months. So even if Pop wants to come back, the team isn't going to let him? I really do wonder how Pop is doing, as like you said, hardly anyone has seen him. The players only just recently got to see him (from what I read), and I think it was mentioned they can see visible signs of it.

[dn0774]

Take this with a grain of salt but I was talking to a person the other day who claims to know someone in the Spurs organization. They told me a few things the Spurs are not sharing about Wemby and his condition.

They said that Wemby was on a vacation in Colorado after the all-star break when he woke up with a swollen shoulder. He went to a doctor in Colorado and was told he needed immediate surgery. He headed down to Denver the next day and had the surgery and has been in recovery since then. Supposedly he is feeling really good now.

This person also doesn't believe the spurs have good leadership right now and that Holt JR is an idiot with no backbone who showed up to a place he was supposed to give a speech in sweats which did not impress the attendees. This person also said that Popovich is not going to be returning to coach the team, even though he may want to.

Who knows how much (if any) of this is true but this might explain why he has been flying if the blood clot has already been taken care of through surgery. Also has me wondering how good Pop is really doing as we have still not seen him publicly since his stroke.

Thanks for sharing. I do recall a quick video clip on twitter of Wemby at the first game after the road trip and Champagnie (I think) and Wemby gave each other a little bump/hug. Wemby put his hand on his shoulder and made a wincing face when it happened, almost as if some procedure had been done in that area of his body. Or it could have just been tender due to the DVT.

Like has been mentioned, no reason for the Spurs not to acknowledge if a surgery did take place so that doesn’t add up. I don’t expect to hear much about Wemby and his recovery until training camp next season, though. Hopefully he will be fully available to start camp but the timeline is very tight (assuming 6 months). Ausar Thompson was cleared in November, I’m sure they would’ve liked to have him at training camp but at least he has seemed good to go so far.

[rjv]

^ausar's injury was also in late March, so about a full month after Wemby's, calendar wise.

[SpurSpike]

I don't believe there is any rule that specifically states that a player must publicly announce a surgery. Most players do so as it helps manage expectations but just saying that he has deep vein thrombosis was enough for people to understand he was out for the season.

[baseline bum]

Pop has been driving himself around San Antonio for over a month now, as reported by plenty of people from SA

RC is the one I'm worried about driving himself around San Antonio tbh

[baseline bum]

Take this with a grain of salt but I was talking to a person the other day who claims to know someone in the Spurs organization. They told me a few things the Spurs are not sharing about Wemby and his condition.

They said that Wemby was on a vacation in Colorado after the all-star break when he woke up with a swollen shoulder. He went to a doctor in Colorado and was told he needed immediate surgery. He headed down to Denver the next day and had the surgery and has been in recovery since then. Supposedly he is feeling really good now.

This person also doesn't believe the spurs have good leadership right now and that Holt JR is an idiot with no backbone who showed up to a place he was supposed to give a speech in sweats which did not impress the attendees. This person also said that Popovich is not going to be returning to coach the team, even though he may want to.

Who knows how much (if any) of this is true but this might explain why he has been flying if the blood clot has already been taken care of through surgery. Also has me wondering how good Pop is really doing as we have still not seen him publicly since his stroke.

Would be kind of weird seeing Wemby get surgery on a shoulder and he doesn't even have a sling though. Don't they want to immobilize that arm for a while after surgery?

[SpurSpike]

Would be kind of weird seeing Wemby get surgery on a shoulder and he doesn't even have a sling though. Don't they want to immobilize that arm for a while after surgery?

I'm no doctor so I cant really answer this but I see no reason to immobilize his arm. Quick google search of aftercare for deep vein thrombosis surgery doesn't mention limiting motion only a recommendation for compression stockings which he could have on under his cloths.

[ChumpDumper]

Would be kind of weird seeing Wemby get surgery on a shoulder and he doesn't even have a sling though. Don't they want to immobilize that arm for a while after surgery?

Guess I would leave that to the pros here to explain. My question would be which surgery was it -- just a vascular job to get rid of the clot or rooting around the bones to make room for the vein? I imagine the latter would take more recorvery.

[Spurs Brazil]

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama doing 'extensive' conditioning work

"There's an extensive plan for him to be as active and aggressive as he wants to be without doing too much," acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said before Friday's game against Charlotte.

Wembanyama has been riding a stationary bike, lifting weights and doing other conditioning work while the Spurs wind down the season without him. The team announced Feb. 20 that the All-Star center's second season in the NBA had come to an end due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.


https://www.expressnews.com/sports/s...k-20222481.php

[dn0774]

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama doing 'extensive' conditioning work

"There's an extensive plan for him to be as active and aggressive as he wants to be without doing too much," acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said before Friday's game against Charlotte.

Wembanyama has been riding a stationary bike, lifting weights and doing other conditioning work while the Spurs wind down the season without him. The team announced Feb. 20 that the All-Star center's second season in the NBA had come to an end due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.


https://www.expressnews.com/sports/s...k-20222481.php

Mitch can’t even do a quote right, contradicts himself in the same sentence. Also, is he allowed to shoot basketballs yet?

[Sugus]

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama doing 'extensive' conditioning work

"There's an extensive plan for him to be as active and aggressive as he wants to be without doing too much," acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said before Friday's game against Charlotte.

Wembanyama has been riding a stationary bike, lifting weights and doing other conditioning work while the Spurs wind down the season without him. The team announced Feb. 20 that the All-Star center's second season in the NBA had come to an end due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.


https://www.expressnews.com/sports/s...k-20222481.php

Great to hear.

Setbacks are a part of life, and how people respond to them is what separates the greats from the what-ifs. I really think (and hope) this could be the launching pad for an elevation in Wemby's game moving forward.

Nothing worse for a strongly-driven person than being deprived of what they love to do.

[BatManu20]

[Gandalf]

What does it say? Half the time I can’t see twitter embeds on this site. Edit: and now it works, interview with Victor.