Victor Wembanyama returns to his injury and highlights his participation in the Eurobasket this summer – Liberation

His disappearance had been sudden. At the end of a Rock Star tour in Paris with the Spurs and a first appearance at the All Star Game, Victor Wembanyama had been forced February 20 to put an end to its second NBA season. The news had fallen without anyone expecting a six -line press release published on social networks in which its franchise explained that the interior of 2m22 suffered from a thrombosis on the right shoulder.

Since then, the French giant had disappeared from the radars and it was his coaches and teammates who had been responsible for doing the after-sales service, expressing their amazement when they had learned the news and their hope of seeing him quickly by their side. This Sunday, April 14, for the last match of the season of his team (who did not qualify for the Playoffs), Victor Wembanyama for the first time returned to his injury, his absence and on the coming deadlines, as reported The team. A communication despite everything very controlled, a sign of the sensitivity of the file, since the San Antonio club had asked journalists « Not to ask any questions about everything related to the medical »says journalist Théo Quintard.

« I’m doing well. It makes me happy to be back with the team, to work hard again ”started by explaining the Frenchman, saying that he had resumed bodybuilding and basketball without forcing and contactless. “Of course, this kind of news is very hard to collect. I’m not going to lie, it was difficult. But let’s say that I was prepared for it because the injuries are part of my work. (…) This injury is just a short time. ”

On the medical aspect, Victor Wembanyama was deliberately elusive, which suggests that his injury is far from being settled. “Beyond an operation, there are many reasons to go to the hospital in the case of a blood clot. I’m not going to expand on my medical file, but I actually had to make several visits to the hospital and meet doctors in all specialties ”he replied to a journalist who asked him if he had passed on the billiards, before refusing to give the reasons which caused his thrombosis.

Regarding the rest of his career, the 21 -year -old French has once again been very vague. If he assured to have « hunger » and that he will be « Ready for the start of next season »Victor Wembanyama did not want to give a date on the resumption of high intensity training. And even less on his return to competition. It could take place in the jersey of the French team, which competes for the Eurobasket from August 27 to September 14, in Latvia, Cyprus, Finland and Poland (the organizing countries).

The interior swore that he hoped to play with the Blues at the end of August, but he didn’t know « Not if it’s realistic » :: « Today, there are a lot of uncertainty and planning to do so would not be relevant. My problem is a very special problem, it will take me time before being sure of my decision for the euro. But I obviously have the desire to do all competitions in the French team ”