San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama expects to play this coming season and has been fully cleared after dealing with deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder for the past few months, he told the French newspaper L’Equipe in remarks published Monday.

Victor Wembanyama has lived up to his pre-draft hype in his first two years with the San Antonio Spurs. The first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft was named Rookie of the Year and finished as the Defensive Player of the Year runner-up in 2023-24.