The San Antonio Spurs will take the floor tonight without their biggest star, big man Victor Wembanyama who has been shut down for the rest of the season due to a blood clot in his shoulder.
The team made the announcement this morning, calling it a ' deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder', which was discovered when Wemby returned from the All-Star Game in San Francisco.
It's a huge blow to the Spurs who are currently 3 1/2 games out of 10th in the Western Conference. Wembanyama, the NBA's reining Rookie of the Year made his first All-Star appearance, but will not be eligible for any awards this season because he did not play in the minimum of 65 games.
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