Victor Wembanyama was cleared to travel with the San Antonio Spurs ahead of Friday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, which will be De’Aaron Fox’s first against his former team since he was traded.
“What [Wembanyama is] going through is definitely tough,” Fox said at Friday’s shootaround. “For us, we just want him to be healthy. We want him to be healthy enough to be able to get on a plane to be able to support us as a team. That’s what he wants to do anyway.”
Team doctors deemed it safe for Wembanyama to fly, a team official said, due to the specific type of blood-thinning medication he is taking to treat the blood clot in his right shoulder.
“Some of the stuff that has already been discussed [regarding Wembanyama’s treatment], we’ll probably keep it in-house for now,” San Antonio acting head coach Mitch Johnson said. “Everything is as we said initially. No long-term effects on his health and basketball activities.”
The Spurs are optimistic Wembanyama will make a full recovery ahead of next season.
