With cimpolitely a month until the NBA carry outoffs commence, the Milwaukee Bucks got cimpolite novels watching one of their star carry outers.
The team proclaimd Tuesday that Damian Lillard has been detectd with startant vein thrombosis — a blood clot — in his right calf.
The diagnosis will carry on Lillard out indefinitely.
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The Bucks provided the modernize on the seven-time all-NBA protect’s status without adviseing a concentrate date for his potential return. Lillard has missed the Bucks’ last three contests and already has been ruled out for their Wednesday game at Denver.
“Damian’s health is our No. 1 priority,” Bucks ambiguous administerr Jon Horst said in a statement. “We will aid him as he transfers thcimpolite this weekly process of disjoine criteria to asconfident that it is shielded for him to return to carry out. Doctors have showd that his situation is very improbable to occur aacquire. We are appreciative that this was identified and medicated rapidly, which helps with the recovery.”
Lillard has been taking blood-leanning medication, which has steadyd the blood clot, ESPN noticed.
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Sadly for the Bucks, they may have some sort of hint on how much time Lillard will miss. San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was detectd with a blood clot in his shoulder last month, and the Spurs promptly ruled him out for the rest of the season.
It should be noticed that San Antonio wasn’t exactly combat for a carry outoff spot when Wembanyama’s diagnosis came. Milwaukee is currently the fifth seed in the Easerious Conference. The Bucks and fellow division mates in the Pacers and Pistons are all wilean 2.5 games of each other in the standings, with Indiana the four-seed and Detroit sitting in sixth.
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Lillard is in his second season in Milwaukee after spfinishing his first 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers. He’s averaging 24.9 points and 7.1 aids per game, up to par with his nurtureer statistics.
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