With roughly a month till the NBA playoffs start, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired tough information relating to one among their star gamers.
The crew introduced Tuesday that Damian Lillard has been identified with deep vein thrombosis — a blood clot — in his proper calf.
The analysis will maintain Lillard out indefinitely.
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Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard (0) dribbles the ball in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers within the first quarter at Fiserv Discussion board. The Bucks wore a small patch to honor former participant Junior Bridgeman who handed away this week. (Benny Sieu-Imagn Pictures)
The Bucks supplied the replace on the seven-time all-NBA guard’s standing with out providing a goal date for his potential return. Lillard has missed the Bucks’ final three contests and already has been dominated out for his or her Wednesday sport at Denver.
“Damian’s health is our No. 1 priority,” Bucks common supervisor Jon Horst stated in an announcement. “We will support him as he moves through this weekly process of strict criteria to ensure that it is safe for him to return to play. Doctors have indicated that his situation is very unlikely to occur again. We are thankful that this was identified and medicated quickly, which helps with the recovery.”
Lillard has been taking blood-thinning medicine, which has stabilized the blood clot, ESPN famous.
Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks and Jap Convention All-Stars shoots the ball in opposition to the Western Convention All-Stars within the first quarter through the 2024 NBA All-Star Recreation at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Stacy Revere/Getty Pictures)
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Sadly for the Bucks, they could have some type of trace on how a lot time Lillard will miss. San Antonio Spurs famous person Victor Wembanyama was identified with a blood clot in his shoulder final month, and the Spurs promptly dominated him out for the remainder of the season.
It ought to be famous that San Antonio wasn’t precisely combating for a playoff spot when Wembanyama’s analysis got here. Milwaukee is at the moment the fifth seed within the Jap Convention. The Bucks and fellow division mates within the Pacers and Pistons are all inside 2.5 video games of one another within the standings, with Indiana the four-seed and Detroit sitting in sixth.
Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for portraits throughout media day on October 02, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: Consumer expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or utilizing this {photograph}, Consumer is consenting to the phrases and circumstances of the Getty Pictures License Settlement. (Stacy Revere/Getty Pictures)
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Lillard is in his second season in Milwaukee after spending his first 11 seasons with the Portland Path Blazers. He is averaging 24.9 factors and seven.1 assists per sport, as much as par together with his profession statistics.
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