Shams: Wemby OUT for the Remainder of the Season

[Bill_Brasky]

This has that ominous feeling like that initial Za Za Pachulia gut punch.

Or maybe it'll be like when DRob hurt his back.

[z0sa]

Upper extremity DVT is less serious than lower extremity DVT, but very problematic nonetheless. Highly serious condition that could require lifetime anticoagulant therapy and cut short his career, maybe by a lot. Hopefully not, but there's really no way to tell how such a condition will be managed considering its potentially life-threatening nature and the fact it can recur

I'm going to read up more on this and see if I can find anything of note using some of the examples in this thread and available literature.

[BatManu20]

[rjv]

[Trainwreck2100]

It's not a Bosh situation, boshs issue was that he had more than 1 clot

[Leetonidas]

I wonder how long he's been dealing with this. Dude looked like he was having issues breathing for awhile. We all assumed it was allergies or sickness but maybe it was a side effect of this on his lungs. Scary

[LeBowen]

Idk about that Spurs believe it's an isolate issue thing.
What are they supposed to say? That he's going to retire?

[RC_Drunkford]

Does this make him ineligible for DPOY?

That would be a massive shame, if so, because he basically had it secured already...

yes he won't win DPOY cause he played less than 65 games

[NickiRasgo]

It’s both of them. Look it up.

Blood clot, yes. I'm aware. Chris Bosh's blood clot is in leg and lungs while Brandon Ingram is shoulder - similar to the reported on Wemby but nevertheless, it's still scary for Wemby's career or life and let's hope for the best.

[Arcadian]

Upper extremity DVT is less serious than lower extremity DVT, but very problematic nonetheless. Highly serious condition that could require lifetime anticoagulant therapy and cut short his career, maybe by a lot. Hopefully not, but there's really no way to tell how such a condition will be managed considering its potentially life-threatening nature and the fact it can recur

I'm going to read up more on this and see if I can find anything of note using some of the examples in this thread and available literature.

And the fact that he's getting diagnosed at 21 years old is concerning. Is this a rare thing to happen in people that young?

[Robz4000]

Idk about that Spurs believe it's an isolate issue thing.
What are they supposed to say? That he's going to retire?

This tbh.

[Arcadian]

yes he won't win DPOY cause he played less than 65 games

Ugh, terrible. And same with All-NBA teams?

[z0sa]

Idk about that Spurs believe it's an isolate issue thing.
What are they supposed to say? That he's going to retire?

Yeah, no way they are going to immediately say his career is over or anything like that, especially considering the timeline for safely eliminating the clot as is.

It'll be years before we know if this was a unique occurrence or not.

[Russ]

It's much more concerning in the legs. It is still potentially serious but the scenario with Ingram is much more likely than the scenario with Bosh. Hopefully he makes a full recovery.

But isn't the right shoulder closer to the lungs than the leg?

[BatManu20]

Idk about that Spurs believe it's an isolate issue thing.
What are they supposed to say? That he's going to retire?

My concern as well. Could just be a PR move to calm the masses while they figure out what's going on with him.

[Dex]

Get well soon, our gentle giant.

[Arcadian]

Whoever wins DPOY now will have the biggest ing asterisk ever... "DPOY" (other than the guy who blocked 4 shots a game)

[hater]

RIP Wemby

He had a decent 2 year career

[LeBowen]

It'll be years before we know if this was a unique occurrence or not.

This is exactly why I always argued against those take the long approach fans.
can always happen and Spurs have to take advantage of Wemby while he's available.

I wonder how will this affects this summer's strategy.

[spurraider21]

text message w/ doctor buddy of mine who does sports medicine

caveat that he's a laker fun

[hater]

Thank God we have Castle

Otherwise we might as well retire the entire franchise

Smdh. What a terrible situation.

Hopefully Wemby made enough $ to live confortably the rest of his life

[Bill_Brasky]

Idk about that Spurs believe it's an isolate issue thing.
What are they supposed to say? That he's going to retire?

I really hope it means that they have tested him for blood clotting issues and found none but that's just hoping for the best probably. Just hope they are right.

[John B]

Pop coming to the facility for sure had to be there physically to make the decision. Praying for Wemby speedy recovery.

I think Fox should get his thumb surgery now. I just don’t know if CP3 wants to stay.

What happens to Wemby’s bid for DPOY? Will he have enough game to qualify?

Also time to keep sending Castle to get his ROTY.

[Spurminator]

What a ty NBA season altogether, when does MLB Spring Training start?

[z0sa]

But isn't the right shoulder closer to the lungs than the leg?

Lower extremity veins have a larger diameter, meaning the clot can become larger and/or be freed more easily to travel to the lungs