With two high-profile NBA stars suffering from blood clots recently, we asked doctors how they happen and if they are occurring more often.

What do tennis icon Serena Williams, an NBC war correspondent, and the NBA's 20-year-old Victor Wembanyama have in common? Potentially fatal DVT.

What do tennis icon Serena Williams, an NBC war correspondent, and the NBA's 20-year-old Victor Wembanyama have in common? Potentially fatal DVT.

NBA star Victor Wembanyama, affectionately known as "Wemby," will miss the remainder of the season due to a serious medical condition.

Victor Wembanyama, a San Antonio Spurs All-Star, was diagnosed with a rare type of shoulder blood clot that is more common in elite athletes. This kind of clot, called upper extremity deep vein ...

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the extremities. DVT in the upper extremity in athletes is also known as effort thrombosis or Paget-Schroetter Syndrome.

Victor Wembanyama, a San Antonio Spurs All-Star, was diagnosed with a rare type of shoulder blood clot that is more common in elite athletes. This kind of clot, called upper extremity deep vein ...

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the extremities. DVT in the upper extremity in athletes is also known as effort thrombosis or Paget-Schroetter Syndrome.

The San Antonio Spurs announced Thursday that the sophomore phenom has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

French basketball star Victor Wembanyama is set to miss the rest of the NBA season after doctors found a blood clot in his shoulder.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is out for the remainder of the NBA season with a deep vein thrombosis in his right arm.