By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-04-13 15:00:02
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圣安东尼奥马刺队的维克托·文班亚马在2025年4月13日星期日于圣安东尼奥 Frost Bank 中心举行的本赛季对阵多伦多猛龙队的最后一场比赛前的新闻发布会上回答记者提问。这是文班亚马自二月底宣布因深静脉血栓形成而赛季报销以来首次面对媒体。
马刺球星维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)知道二月的那天会发生什么。
在研读了他最近学到的三个英文单词——深静脉血栓——后，文班亚马准备迎接他真的、真的不想听到的另外四个字。
赛季报销。
“我不会说我很震惊，”文班亚马说，“但从专业人士口中听到这些，和自己想象是不同的。”
精神抖擞、头发刚编好的文班亚马在周日对阵猛龙的赛季收官战前接受了媒体采访，这是自深静脉血栓让他第二个充满希望的 NBA 赛季戛然而止后，他首次发声。
虽然拒绝透露关于他医疗报告的细节，这位21岁的全明星球员称他的血栓问题是“轻微的挫折”，并表示他仍然有望在秋季训练营开始时完全恢复。
“我知道我已经克服了这个问题，”文班亚马说。
文班亚马表示，他不排除在八月份的欧洲篮球锦标赛上为法国国家队效力，但预计要到夏季才能做出决定。
“我既不早也不晚，”文班亚马在被问及恢复全面篮球活动的时间表时说。“但这是一个过程，在我达到目标之前，肯定还有一些步骤要完成。”
二月份的文班亚马状态正佳，他的二年级赛季开局令人振奋。
他一个月前刚在巴黎有过一次精彩亮相，在对阵印第安纳的两场比赛中让家乡球迷惊叹不已，并已成为赢得他首个 NBA 最佳防守球员奖的当然热门。
锦上添花的是在旧金山的全明星赛中亮相，在那里，身高 7 英尺 3 英寸的文班亚马在体育界最伟大的球员中脱颖而出——字面意义上。
他当时无从得知，那将是他本赛季最后一次站在篮球场上。
当时，文班亚马已经感到肩膀沉重和整体疲劳好几周了。在全明星周末回来后的几天里，医生发现了原因。
深静脉血栓。赛季报销。
“回想起来，我确实感觉有些不对劲，”文班亚马说。“我的意思是，我在全明星赛时的状态并不是最好的。”
文班亚马在过去的两个月里一直在接受血栓问题的治疗，但他拒绝透露治疗方案是否包括手术。
他已经获准开始举重和进行轻度的篮球训练，但目前仍禁止进行全面的对抗。
“一切都控制得很好，”文班亚马说。“即使有时我觉得自己想做更多的事情，但这符合逻辑的医疗指导。”
自从二月份文班亚马的血栓问题出现以来，马刺队就表示他们预计他们的球队基石将在九月下旬训练营开始前完全康复。代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)周日表示，关于这个时间表没有任何变化。
“我们所说的一切都保持一致，”约翰逊说。“我知道这不是什么热门新闻，但这是个好消息。”
文班亚马的队友们期待他能尽快归队，特别是德埃隆·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox)。
在交易截止日从萨克拉门托国王队转会而来的福克斯在深静脉血栓发作前与文班亚马一起打了五场比赛。
福克斯最终在三月份结束了自己的赛季，接受了受伤的小拇指手术。
他预计将在与文班亚马大致相同的时间获得完全篮球活动的许可。然后真正的乐趣就开始了。
“我们想成为联盟中最好的挡拆组合，”福克斯说，他在国王队和马刺队的 65 场比赛中平均得到 23.5 分。“我们有两个非常活跃的球员，可以随时选择我们的位置。这将是一件很难阻止的事情。因此，能够在这个夏天一起工作绝对是件好事。”
文班亚马以场均 24.3 分、11 个篮板和联盟最佳的 3.8 个盖帽结束了他的赛季。尽管缺席了最后 30 场比赛，文班亚马仍然以 178 个总盖帽数位居联盟第一。在周日的赛季收官战之前，密尔沃基的布鲁克·洛佩斯以 148 个盖帽位居第二。
由于文班亚马只参加了 46 场比赛，他没有达到联盟要求的 65 场比赛的门槛，因此他没有资格获得常规赛荣誉，包括最佳防守球员或最佳阵容。
他说，即使马刺队连续第六个赛季遭遇失利，他仍然对他的队友在他缺席期间的表现感到兴奋。当文班亚马在波士顿参加了他的本赛季最后一场比赛时，马刺队的战绩为 23 胜 29 负。他们在周日的赛季收官战前战绩为 33 胜 48 负，预计比文班亚马的新秀赛季提高了 12 场胜利。
“我认为我的队友在过去几个月里确实展现了一些令人难以置信的东西，并真正构建了未来，”文班亚马说。
然而，马刺队的未来无疑是围绕文班亚马构建的。他的血栓问题暂时中断了俱乐部的重建项目。文班亚马决心不让这三个英文单词——深静脉血栓——拖慢他的脚步。
“这完全取决于视角，”文班亚马说。“我们联盟中的所有人都在尽力而为。我仍然是 1% 最幸运的人，所以我没有什么可抱怨的。”
目前，文班亚马将继续他的治疗计划。他将努力重返球场，做他最擅长的事情。
在那一天到来时，他有六个字要对 NBA 的其他球队说。
“我渴望胜利，”他说。“我准备好了。”
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama answers a question from a reporter during a news conference held before the last game of the season against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. It was the first time Wembanyama has addressed the media since his season-ending injury, deep vein thrombosis, was announced in late February.
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama leaves a news conference held before the last game of the season against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. It was the first time Wembanyama has addressed the media since his season-ending injury, deep vein thrombosis, was announced in late February.
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama answers a question from a reporter during a news conference held before the last game of the season against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. It was the first time Wembanyama has addressed the media since his season-ending injury, deep vein thrombosis, was announced in late February.
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama jokes to reporters that he missed them as he sits down to answers questions before the last game of the season against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. It was the first time Wembanyama has addressed the media since his season-ending injury, deep vein thrombosis, was announced in late February.
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama jokes to reporters that he missed them as he sits down to answers questions before the last game of the season against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. It was the first time Wembanyama has addressed the media since his season-ending injury, deep vein thrombosis, was announced in late February.
San Antonio Spurs acting head coach Mitch Johnson talks to reporters before the last game of the season against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025.
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Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama already eager for next season
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama answers a question from a reporter during a news conference held before the last game of the season against the Toronto Raptors at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. It was the first time Wembanyama has addressed the media since his season-ending injury, deep vein thrombosis, was announced in late February.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama knew what was coming that day in February.
Having read up on three English words he had recently come to learn quite well – deep vein thrombosis – Wembanyama braced for four more words he really, really didn’t want to hear.
Out for the season.
“I wouldn’t say I was shocked,” Wembanyama said, “but to hear it from the mouth of a professional is different than to imagine it.”
Upbeat and freshly braided, Wembanyama addressed the media before Sunday’s season finale against Toronto for the first time since deep vein thrombosis deep-sixed his second promising NBA campaign.
Though declining to go into detail regarding his medical charts, the 21-year-old All-Star called his blood-clot issue a “slight setback” and said he remains on track to be a full go for the start of training camp in the fall.
“I know I’m over with this problem,” Wembanyama said.
Wembanyama said he has not ruled out playing for the French national team at the Eurobasket tournament in August, though a decision on that is not expected until the summer.
“I’m neither late or early,” Wembanyama said when asked about a timeline for a return to full basketball activities. “But it’s a process and there’s definitely steps me to reach before that."
Wembanyama was flying high in February, his sophomore season off to a rousing start.
He was a month removed from a star turn in Paris, wowing his hometown crowd in a pair of games against Indiana and had installed himself as the shoo-in favorite to win his first NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
The coup de grace was an appearance in the All-Star game in San Francisco, where the 7-foot-3 Wembayama stood tallest – literally – among the greatest in the sport.
He had no way of knowing it was his last time on a basketball court this season.
At the time, Wembanyama had been feeling a heaviness in his shoulder and overall fatigue for several weeks. In the days after returning from All-Star weekend, doctors discovered the cause.
Deep vein thrombosis. Out for the season.
“Looking back I did feel a certain way,” Wembanyama said. “I mean, I wasn’t in the best shape ever at the All-Star game.”
Wembanyama spent the past two months undergoing treatment for his blood clot issue, though he declined to reveal whether the plan included surgery.
He has since been cleared to begin weightlifting and light basketball work, though full contact remains verboten at this point.
“It’s all very controlled,” Wembanyama said. “Even though sometimes I feel like I would like to do more, it’s logical medical direction.”
From the moment Wembanyama’s blood clot issue surfaced in February, the Spurs have said they expect their franchise centerpiece to make a full recovery before training camp begins in late September. Acting coach Mitch Johnson said Sunday nothing has changed regarding that timeline.
“Everything that we’ve said stays consistent,” Johnson said. “I know it’s not hot news, but it’s good news.”
Wembanyama’s teammates are looking forward to having him back sooner rather than later, De’Aaron Fox especially.
Acquired from Sacramento at the trade deadline, Fox played in five games with Wembanyama before deep vein thrombosis struck.
Fox eventually shut down his own season in March to undergo surgery on an injured pinkie on his shooting hand.
He expects to be cleared for full basketball activities about the same time as Wembanyama. Then the real fun begins.
“We want to be the best pick-and-roll combo in the league,” said Fox, who averaged 23.5 points in 65 games with the Kings and Spurs. “We have two guys that are extremely dynamic, can pick and choose our spots whenever we want. It is going to be a hard thing to stop. So having this summer to be able to work together is definitely good.”
Wembanyama ended his season averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds and an NBA-best 3.8 blocks per game. Despite missing the final 30 games, Wembanyama finished as the league leader in total blocks with 178. Heading into Sunday’s slate of season finales, Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez was a distant second with 148.
Because Wembanyama only appeared in 46 contests, he did not meet the 65-game threshold the league requires for him to be eligible for regular-season honors including Defensive Player of the Year or All-NBA.
He said he was excited by what he saw from his teammates in his absence, even as the Spurs stumbled to their sixth consecutive losing season. The Spurs were 23-29 when Wembanyama played his final game of the season in Boston. They headed into Sunday’s season-ender at 33-48, eyeing a 12-win improvement over Wembanyama’s rookie season.
“I think my teammates really showed some incredible things in the past months and really built the future,” Wembanyama said.
The Spurs’ future, however, is undeniably built around Wembanyama. His blood clot issue has put a temporary pause in the club’s ongoing rebuilding project. Wembanyama is determined not to let those three English words – deep vein thrombosis – slow him down.
“It’s all about perspective,” Wembanyama said. “All of us in the league, we do with what we get. I’m still in the 1% luckiest people, so I got nothing to complain about.”
For now, Wembanyama will continue with his treatment plan. He will work to get back on the court and do what he does best.
He has six words for the rest of the NBA when that day comes.
“I’m hungry,” he said. “And I’ll be ready.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
