With about a month until the start of the NBA qualifiers, the Milwaukee Bucks have obtained news of news concerning one of their star players.
The team announced Tuesday that Damian Lillard had received a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis – a blood clot – in his right calf.
The diagnosis will indefinitely prevent Lillard.
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The Milwaukee Bucks goalkeeper, Damian Lillard (0), dribble the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter of the Fiserv forum. The Bucks wore a small patch to honor the former junior player Bridgeman who died this week. (Benny Sieu-Imagn images)
The Bucks have provided the update on the status of seven times All-Nba Guard without offering a target date for its potential return. Lillard has missed the last three Bucks competitions and has already been excluded for their Wednesday match in Denver.
“Damian’s health is our priority No. 1,” said Bucks Managing Director Jon Horst in a statement. “We will support him while that he moves in this weekly process of strict criteria to ensure that he is sure for him to come back to play. The doctors have indicated that it is very unlikely that his situation will happen again. We are grateful that this has been identified and medication quickly, which helps recovery.”
Lillard has taken medication against blood, which stabilized the blood clot, noted ESPN.
Damian Lillard # 0 of the Milwaukee Bucks and the All-Stars of the East Conference draws the ball against the All-Stars of the West Conference at the first quarter in the NBA 2024 star match in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Images Stacy Revere / Getty)
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Unfortunately for bucks, they can have a kind of allusion on the time that Lillard will miss. The superstar of the San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama was diagnosed with a blood clot in his shoulder last month, and the Spurs quickly excluded it for the rest of the season.
It should be noted that San Antonio did not fight exactly for a place in the playoffs when the diagnosis of Wembanyama came. Milwaukee is currently the fifth seed of the Eastern Conference. Bucks and division companions in Pacers and Pistons are all at 2.5 games from each other in the ranking, Indiana the four seeds and Detroit seated in sixth.
Damian Lillard # 0 of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for portraits during media day on October 02, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Note to the user: the user expressly recognizes and agrees that by downloading and or using this photograph, the user consented under the terms and conditions of the Getty Images license agreement. (Images Stacy Revere / Getty)
Lillard is in his second season in Milwaukee after spending his first 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers. He has an average of 24.9 points and 7.1 assists per game, to the height of his career statistics.
