NBA news: Damian Lillard diagnosed a blood clot
With about a month at the beginning of the NBA playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks I received difficult news about one of their star players.
The team announced Tuesday Damian Lillard A deep vein thrombosis was diagnosed – a blood clot – in the right calf.
The diagnosis will keep Lillard out of the indefinitely.
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Milwaukee Bucks La Guardia Damian Lillard (0) Dribba the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter at the Filed Forum. The Bucks wore a small patch to honor the former player Junior Bridgeman who died this week. (Benny Sieu-Immagn images)
The Bucks provided the update on the seven-time state of the All-Nba guard without offering a target date for its potential performance. Lillard has lost the last three Bucks races and has already been excluded for Wednesday’s match in Denver.
“Damian’s health is our priority n. 1,” said the general manager of Bucks Jon Horst in a note. “We will support him as he moves through this weekly process of rigorous criteria to ensure that it is safe for him to return to the game. The doctors have indicated that it is very unlikely that his situation will occur again. We are grateful that this has been identified and medicated quickly, which helps with recovery.”
Lillard has taken blood drugs, which stabilized the blood clot, Espn noted.
Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks and Eastern Conference All-Stars shoots the ball against the All-Stars of the Western Conference in the first quarter during the 2024 All-Star match at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indian. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Unfortunately for the dollars, they could have a sort of suggestion how long it will miss Lillard. Superstar of San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama He was diagnosed with a blood clot in the shoulder last month and the Spurs promptly excluded him for the rest of the season.
It should be noted that San Antonio was not exactly fighting for a playoff point when Wembanyama’s diagnosis came. Milwaukee is currently the fifth seed of the Eastern Conference. The dollars and the other division companions in the pacer and in the pistons are all within 2.5 games from each other in the standings, with the Indian the four seeds and deroit sitting in sixth place.
Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for portraits during the media of 02 October 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Note for the user: the user expressly recognizes and accepts that, by downloading Eo using this photograph, the user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images license agreement. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
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Lillard is in his second season in Milwaukee after spending his first 11 seasons with Portland Trail’s blazers. It has an average of 24.9 points and 7.1 assists per game, up to par with its career statistics.
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