On the flank for many months due to a shoulder thrombosis, Victor Wembanyama will have to take his pain in patience, according to RC Buford, the president of the San Antonio Spurs.
Seen in China at the beginning of the month, where he spent several days in a Shaolin temple, Victor Wembanyama was in Paris on Tuesday. Not to attend the coronation of Paris Basketball in Pro A, but to watch the Louis Vuitton parade, where he notably met Antoine Dupont.
Eloimated from the fields for many months due to a shoulder thrombosis, the Olympic vice-champion will nevertheless be able to refocus on basketball. According to RC Buford, the president of the San Antonio Spurs, the former Metropolitan player sees the end of the tunnel.
“The whole process by which he must pass to recover advances in the right direction. I’m not a doctor, so I can’t go into detail. But everything progresses as planned and as we hoped. The return to collective training? I think we are very close to that, yes. Even if I don’t know the exact timing ”, he thus entrusted during an interview with The team.
Always very uncertain for the euro
However, his presence at the Euro Basketball, which will take place in September, remains very uncertain. “I don’t know at all. I think it’s still too early. It will still depend on the evolution of his state of health ”, warned the boss of the Texan franchise.
RC BUFORD also repeated all the good he thought of his star player. “He’s a unique person. Not just as a player, but as a person, He said, before talking about his experience in a Shaolin temple: “I am not surprised that he wants to launch challenges in spheres which, in my opinion, are incredible opportunities for its personal development. It makes you want to try! But I’m not sure I can (laughs). The level of discipline, the ability to remain alone with your thoughts, while facing daily physical tests: it is impressive. »»
