NBA News: Damian Lillard diagnosed with blood clot

With approximately one month until the NBA playoffs begin, the Milwaukee Bucks I get difficult news about one of your star players.

The team announced on Tuesday that Damian Lillard It has been diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis, a blood clot, in its right calf.

The diagnosis will keep Lillard indefinitely.

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Milwaukee Bucks, Damian Lillard (0), drip the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter in the FISVer forum. The Bucks wore a small patch to honor former Junior Bridgeman player who died this week. (Benny Sieu-Imagn images)

Bucks provided update on the state of seven times NBA Guard without offering an objective date for possible performance. Lillard has lost the last three Bucks competitions and has already been ruled out for Wednesday in Denver.

“Damian’s health is our number 1 priority,” said Bucks general manager Jon Horst, in a statement. “We will support it as it advances in this weekly process of strict criteria to ensure that it is safe for him to play again. Doctors have indicated that it is very unlikely that their situation will happen again. We are grateful that this is identified and medicated quickly, which helps with recovery.”

Lillard has been taking blood grain medications, which has stabilized the blood clot, ESPN noticed.

Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks All-Stars and the East Conference shoots the ball against the stars of the West Conference in the first quarter during the NBA Star Game of 2024 in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Jayson Tatum of the Celtics injures the ankle after the flagrant foul, leaves the game against Kings

Unfortunately for the Bucks, they can have some kind of track on how long Lillard will lose. Superstar de San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama It was diagnosed with a blood clot on the shoulder last month, and the Spurs quickly discarded it for the rest of the season.

It should be noted that San Antonio was not fighting exactly for a place in the playoffs when the Wembanyama diagnosis arrived. Milwaukee is currently the fifth seed at the Eastern Conference. Bucks and division partners in the Pacers and the Pistons are less than 2.5 games on each other in the classification, with Indiana the four seeds and detroit sitting in the sixth place.

Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for portraits during the Media Day on October 2, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. User note: The user expressly recognizes and accepts that, by downloading and / / or using this photograph, the user consents 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 the Portland Trail Blazers. He is averaging 24.9 points and 7.1 assists per game, until par with his career statistics.

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