Wemby out for the rest of the season due to shoulder blood clot

[KingsFanSince85]

Why tank when you already have a generational talent? Man, the Spurs are so greedy.

I’m certainly not fooled by the convenient timing of this happening right after the All-Star event. Once they also shut down De’Aaron at some point, there’s good chance they fall into the bottom 5 or 6. It’s a Hail Mary attempt to nab Cooper Flagg (which the league may very well orchestrate) or at the very least a top 10 draft prospect.

This non-competitive tanking strategy widely employed by NBA franchises nowadays is likely among the many reasons the league’s viewership and interest continues to fall.

 

[ockingsfan]

I’m certainly not fooled by the convenient timing of this happening right after the All-Star event. Once they also shut down De’Aaron at some point, there’s good chance they fall into the bottom 5 or 6. It’s a Hail Mary attempt to nab Cooper Flagg (which the league may very well orchestrate) or at the very least a top 10 draft prospect.

This non-competitive tanking strategy widely employed by NBA franchises nowadays is likely among the many reasons the league’s viewership and interest continues to fall.

IMHO, I don’t think Wemby would want to put out a false narrative of having DVT. That’s a serious condition, which could cost him millions in the future. It’s not like he said he’s shutting it down for a minor wrist procedure.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

IMHO, I don’t think Wemby would want to put out a false narrative of having DVT. That’s a serious condition, which could cost him millions in the future. It’s not like he said he’s shutting it down for a minor knee procedure.

They can say whatever they want to make it sound legit. HIPAA protects his medical records. You’re choosing to believe the story they’re giving. I have no issue with that, as none of us know anything for sure.

I’m just highly skeptical of the timing, combined with past precedent set wrt to opting to navigate for draft position, and this particular org’s (and the leagues) history.

Perhaps I’m off base here. But I really don’t believe so. Even if I am, can anybody really blame me? From highly questionable officiating affecting the outcomes of playoff series, controversial draft procedures/outcomes, blatant tanking, and player/agent/owner/league collusion over the decades (among many other things)— I can’t take anything they say for the record seriously anymore.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Would’ve been nice to have their pick this year instead of next year when they’d have an off season to get better. Monte really could only get one good first for Fox smh

 

[kingsboi]

If I’m not mistaken didn’t Bosh have to retire due to blood clots?

if I remember correctly, whenever he chartered flights the blood clots would amplify

 

[kingsboi]

also want to note that gift and curse of being genetically gifted to play pro hoops at that height and setting yourself up financially for the rest of your life but hopefully for his own sake, not at the expense of long term health

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

They can say whatever they want to make it sound legit. HIPAA protects his medical records. You’re choosing to believe the story they’re giving. I have no issue with that, as none of us know anything for sure.

I’m just highly skeptical of the timing, combined with past precedent set wrt to opting to navigate for draft position, and this particular org’s (and the leagues) history.

Perhaps I’m off base here. But I really don’t believe so. Even if I am, can anybody really blame me? From highly questionable officiating affecting the outcomes of playoff series, controversial draft procedures/outcomes, blatant tanking, and player/agent/owner/league collusion over the decades (among many other things)— I can’t take anything they say for the record seriously anymore.

 

[SacTownKid]

Would’ve been nice to have their pick this year instead of next year when they’d have an off season to get better. Monte really could only get one good first for Fox smh

Yeah, but it's all relative. See what Siakam got? Monte did much, much better by just pulling the bandaid off.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Again, can you really blame me or anyone else? The NBA, and really most pro sports leagues for that matter, provides us with far too much ammunition. It’s hard to believe otherwise. Integrity nor transparency has ever been their strong suit.

But I’m open to a non-tin foil hat wearer providing evidence to the contrary. Something I notice you didn’t try to do. Deflection it usually is.

 

[Padrino]

Again, can you really blame me or anyone else? The NBA, and really most pro sports leagues for that matter, provides us with far too much ammunition. It’s hard to believe otherwise. Integrity nor transparency has ever been their strong suit.

But I’m open to a non-tin foil hat wearer providing evidence to the contrary. Something I notice you didn’t try to do. Deflection it usually is.

So the league is engineering all of this good fortune for... the San Antonio Spurs, a small market franchise whose brand has long been synonymous with boring?

I'm here for all of the frustration over the Lakers lucking into yet another generational superstar through the flabbergasting stupidity of the Luka Doncic trade. Because they're the goddamn Lakers. They don't have to endure the same pain as other franchises on the way to success. But the Spurs have always built through the draft. Lottery luck has been on their side at times, for sure, but to imagine that the NBA has anything to do with that is, indeed, some tinfoil hat nonsense. What motivation could the league even possibly have for steering the next generation of superstars to the smallest and least flashy of the three Texas teams?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

But I’m open to a non-tin foil hat wearer providing evidence to the contrary. Something I notice you didn’t try to do. Deflection it usually is.

Since you asked, I don't feel obliged to disprove a negative, no. The way I see it, you're the one who believes in a conspiracy theory: it's up to you to prove that the conspiracy is real, not the other way around.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I don’t believe this is league driven but I will be annoyed if the Spurs get Cooper Flagg this year.

I’m hoping he ends up with the Wizards.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Yeah, but it's all relative. See what Siakam got? Monte did much, much better by just pulling the bandaid off.

Fox wasn’t expiring though hard to get a lot for him when he could leave in a couple months. Not getting one hawks pick is bad but not getting this years Spurs pick is a joke. They're obviously gonna be better next year and they weren’t gonna be a playoff team this year

 

[SacTownKid]

Fox wasn’t expiring though hard to get a lot for him when he could leave in a couple months. Not getting one hawks pick is bad but not getting this years Spurs pick is a joke. They're obviously gonna be better next year and they weren’t gonna be a playoff team this year

Exactly, if Monte waited, guess what he would have gotten then? Likely a lot less. While also wasting an entire half of a season or more just waiting for the same result anyway.

 

[Tetsujin]

Exactly, if Monte waited, guess what he would have gotten then? Likely a lot less. While also wasting an entire half of a season or more just waiting for the same result anyway.

Also doubt they give us their 27 pick unprotected if they knew that Wemby could develop a history of blood clotting by then.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Also doubt they give us their 27 pick unprotected if they knew that Wemby could develop a history of blood clotting by then.

I really don't know how upper extremity DVT compares in outlook/recurrence to lower extremity. Seems like maybe the only basketball case we have is Brandon Ingram? He seems to be fine, so Wemby probably has some hope for this being a one-off.

 

[Turgenev]

Article

A total of 55 venous thromboembolism (VTE) events were identified from 1999 through 2016 (NHL, n = 22; MLB, n = 16; NFL, n = 12; NBA, n = 5). Nineteen athletes were reported to have an upper extremity DVT, 15 had a lower extremity DVT, 15 had a PE, and 6 had DVT with PE. Six athletes sustained more than 1 VTE. The mean age at time of VTE was 29.3 years (range, 19-42 years). Mean (±SD) time lost from play was 6.7 ± 4.9 months (range, 3 days to career end). Seven athletes did not return to play. Players with upper extremity DVT had a faster return to play (mean ± SD, 4.3 ± 2.7 months) than those with lower extremity DVT (5.9 ± 3.8 months), PE (10.8 ± 6.8 months), or DVT with PE (8.2 ± 2.6 months) (F = 5.69, P = .002). No significant difference was found regarding time of return to play between sports. ... Those with an upper extremity DVT returned to play faster than those with other types of VTE.

 

[AaronPDX]

Having had two DVTs myself, I'm really surprised to see NBA sites referring to this as an "injury." Most likely, it is a condition that causes a DVT, which is treatable by anticoagulants, which I'm on for life. However, although they can save your life? I was told I could no longer cycle (was a hardcore cylist) and that I probably should discontinue long distance running. On anticoagulant therapy, you cannot do anything that would potentially sustain a blow to the body, especially the head. I sure hope Wemby's is just a one off, otherwise it's a very Chris Boschy future.