<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-joins-victor-wembanyama-exclusive-club-second-award-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stephon Castle joins Victor Wembanyama in exclusive club with second award win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stephon-Castle-joins-Wemby-in-exclusive-club-with-second-award-win.jpg"></figure><h1>Stephon Castle joins Victor Wembanyama in exclusive club with second award win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T21:44:54-07:00">April 1st, 9:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T21:44:54-07:00">April 1st, 9:44pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As blossoming star Stephon Castle has set himself up as the inevitable winner of this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-exclusive-tim-duncan-club">season’s NBA Rookie of the Year</a>, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the San Antonio Spurs guard has captured his second Rookie of the Month award.</p><p>What might be surprising, however, is the company that Castle now keeps among the greatest players in franchise history. After also taking home the honor in January, the national champion with the UConn Huskies last year joins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-enters-tim-duncan-david-robinson-territory">David Robinson, Tim Duncan and Victor Wembanyama</a> as the only Spurs ever to win the award multiple times.</p><h2>Stephon Castle’s standout March within a very good season</h2><p>Through 17 games in March, Castle started 10 of them. He averaged a <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1907153125557043602" rel="noopener">rookie-best 19.5 points to go with 4.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists</a> in 28.8 minutes. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-stephon-castle-5-word-message-team-shaq-rising-stars-mvp">2025 Rising Stars MVP</a> scored in double figures in 15 of 17 contests, including nine with 20-or-more, with four of those performances coming off the bench. He was the only rookie to make more than 100 field goals, with 118 in the month. Castle’s 70 free throws made led all first-year players and his 81 assists ranked second. From March 14 to March 29, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-stephon-castle-reveals-specific-area-improve-amid-rookie-season">20-year-old guard/wing player</a> enjoyed a streak of nine games where he put up at least 15 points, becoming the sixth Spurs rookie all-time with such a streak.</p><p>Castle averaged 25.5 points, 6.3 assists, and 6.3 rebounds against the top three defenses in the league throughout the month. On March 2, vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, he finished with 32 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. He followed that with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists at the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 27. Two nights later, he recorded 22 points, eight assists, and two rebounds vs. the defending champion Boston Celtics.</p><p>The first-year guard handed out a season-best 14 assists to go along with 17 points, five rebounds, and three steals in a 128-120 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on March 21. He’s the first rookie since Josh Giddey, who accomplished the feat on January 1, 2022, to put up those stats in the same game.</p><p>Castle is the only rook with more than 1,000 points this season. Among rookie league leaders, he ranks first in scoring at 14.2 points per game, field goals made with 372, and free throws made at 210. He’s second in steals, averaging .95 per contest, and fourth in assists, tallying 3.7 per night.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/San-Antonio-Spurs-guard-Stephon-Castle-5-shoots-over-Orlando-Magic-forward-Franz-Wagner-22-in-the-first-half-at-Frost-Bank-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Castle joins Spurs legends with his Rookie of the Month win</h2><p>Both Robinson (1989-90) and Duncan (1998-99) won all six Rookie of the Month’s in their respective first years as professionals. As of the 2001-2002 season, the NBA honors a rookie in each conference. Wembanyama captured the West award in each of the final three months last year on his way to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-immediate-reaction-to-winning-rookie-of-the-year">unanimous Rookie of the Year</a> nod. All three were number one overall picks. Like Wemby, Robinson also won the ROY unanimously, while Duncan’s 113 votes came up just three shy of getting all of the tabulations.</p><p>Castle was taken fourth overall this past summer. Only Spurs legend Sean Elliott, who went third in the 1989 draft, has been drafted higher in Spurs history among players not named Duncan, Robinson, and Wembanyama. He’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-revealing-take-tracking-rookie-year-race">on track to join them again</a> in a little more than a month as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-stephon-castle-teammates-sound-off-definite-rookie-of-the-year-chances">NBA Rookie of the Year</a> winners.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephon Castle joins Victor Wembanyama in exclusive club with second award win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-honest-take-on-finishing-season-without-victor-wembanyama-deaaron-fox');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ honest take on finishing season without Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Spurs-news-San-Antonios-honest-take-on-finishing-season-without-Victor-Wembanyama-DeAaron-Fox.jpg"></figure><h1>Spurs’ honest take on finishing season without Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T21:25:18-07:00">March 31st, 9:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T21:25:18-07:00">March 31st, 9:25pm</time><address><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LedesmaHector">Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the San Antonio Spurs have<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-out-season-with-blood-clot"> been without Victor Wembanyama</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-deaaron-fox-stunning-reality-looming-surgery">De’Aaron Fox since March 13</a>, it’s a reality that may be hitting hardest a couple of weeks later. Over the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujW4mB40rM">span of 11 days,</a> the Silver and Black have seven games against some of the top teams in the NBA, all without their two best players.</p><p>That a three-game winning streak stopped when this stretch started shouldn’t stun anyone. Frankly, that they’ve <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-mitch-johnson-calls-out-team-embarrassing-42-point-loss-warriors">lost the first four games of this gauntlet</a> shouldn’t surprise.</p><p>Asked about the forthcoming stretch, Devin Vassell admitted it’s going to be tough, especially without Wemby and Fox on the court.</p><p>“It’s tough,” Devin Vassell admitted. “They create so much for us.”</p><p>Before blood clots in his right shoulder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-victor-wembanyamas-2-word-text-to-teammates">ended his season in mid-February</a>, Wemby was enjoying a better season than his historic Rookie of the Year campaign. His nightly averages of 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 3.8 blocks – a stat in which he still leads the league despite not having played in a month and a half – earned the 7-foot-phenom a first All-Star nod. Fox, a 25-point-per-game scorer for the better part of the last five seasons, was getting 20 per contest in adjusting to San Antonio before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-deaaron-fox-stunning-reality-looming-surgery">his season ended in early March</a>.</p><p>“Both of them impact the game on both ends of the floor,” Vassell shared. “Vic easily could win Defensive Player of the Year this year, and the numbers that he had on the offensive end, the amount of people that he creates for and people have to double team him. Same thing with De’Aaron.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/San-Antonio-Spurs-center-Victor-Wembanyama-1-and-guard-DeAaron-Fox-4-react-during-the-second-quarter-against-the-Washington-Wizards-at-Capital-One-Arena.jpg"><figcaption>Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Different Spurs are trying to pick up slack</h2><p>Without their two leading scorers, Vasell has tried to fill that void. Already the Spurs’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-guard-devin-vassell-rewarding-play-overshadows-recent-misfortunes">third leading scorer this year</a> before the injuries to Wemby and Fox, the former Florida State star, unsurprisingly, has led the team in that category. He’s ranked second in the previous two seasons.</p><p>“It’s been next man up,” the 11th overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft said.</p><p>It’s a sentiment with which Chris Paul agrees. Both the future Hall of Fame point guard and Vassell singled out players who are trying to pick up the slack.</p><p>“Learning different guys. Blake [Wesley], obviously, has been playing a lot more,” Paul stated. “He’s been looking for good for us. Mamu [Sandro Mamukelashvili] and whatnot. It’s been an adjustment.”</p><p>One of the Spurs’ three first-round picks in 2023, Wesley was in and out of the rotation last season before spending more than half of this year on the bench. Similarly, the 6-foot-9 Mamukelashvili has found more minutes over the last several weeks.</p><p>“Whoever it’s been, whether it’s been Ju [Julian Champagnie], whether it’s been Steph [Stephon Castle] stepping up, J [Jeremy Sochan], me, C.P. [Chris Paul],” Vassell added about players who’ve taken more of the load.</p><p>Though the Spurs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-devin-vassell-change-down-stretch-season">aren’t mathematically eliminated from Play-in contention</a> in the Western Conference, all signs – including the decision <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-deaaron-fox-reveals-date-possible-surgery-finger-injury">regarding Fox’s surgery</a> – point to the long-term future.</p><p>“It doesn’t matter who it is; everyone is ready to take that next step up. That’s what we’ve been doing,” Vassell concluded.</p><p>That next step is key. Because as the off-season looms, it could have multiple meanings for the Spurs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ honest take on finishing season without Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-face-test-of-focus-not-fireworks-vs-victor-wembanyama-less-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs face test of focus, not fireworks, vs. Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cavs-news-Cleveland-faces-test-of-focus-not-fireworks-vs.-Victor-Wembanyama-less-Spurs.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs face test of focus, not fireworks, vs. Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T12:29:00-07:00">March 27th, 12:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T12:29:00-07:00">March 27th, 12:29pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After navigating a lengthy road trip and enduring their most challenging losing streak of the year, the Cleveland Cavaliers return home to Rocket Arena to face the San Antonio Spurs. At 58-14, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/darius-garlands-takeover-ended-donovan-mitchell-less-cavs-roadtrip-in-style">Cavs have done little but win this season</a>. They have dominated the Eastern Conference, boasting an efficient, well-balanced offense and a top-tier defense.</p><p>In terms of scoring, the Cavs have seven players who average double-digit numbers, a testament to their depth and cohesion. Yet, despite their success, there remains a feeling that they still need to prove themselves, particularly with the defending champion Boston Celtics looming as the presumed kings of the East.</p><p>However, as the postseason nears, the Cavs’ recent struggles have reignited concerns. A once impenetrable squad suffered four straight losses before clawing their way back with wins against the Jazz and Blazers—solid victories, but hardly inspiring confidence. This <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401705625/spurs-cavaliers" rel="noopener">upcoming matchup</a> against a battered Spurs team won’t offer a true test of whether <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/darius-garlands-takeover-ended-donovan-mitchell-less-cavs-roadtrip-in-style">Cleveland is regaining its footing</a>, but it does provide an opportunity to build momentum before a stretch of games against elite competition.</p><h2><b>Cavs vs. Spurs won’t be a battle of goliaths</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cavs-celebrate-against-Spurs.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Unfortunately for basketball purists, what could have been a marquee matchup—featuring two of the league’s most gifted young big men—has lost its luster. Both Evan Mobley and Victor Wembanyama will be absent, robbing fans of what could have been a sensational battle between two generational defensive talents. Wembanyama’s season was cut short due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, while Mobley is resting as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-rest-routine-before-playoffs-hits-evan-mobley-vs-spurs">Cleveland gears up for the playoffs</a>.</p><p>The absence of these two defensive juggernauts is a disappointment for fans, analysts, and even the players themselves. The league’s next great big-man rivalry will have to wait. Instead, the game shifts focus to what remains: a Cavs squad trying to reassert its dominance and a Spurs team determined to show resilience despite its injury woes.</p><p>San Antonio, sitting at 31-40, will also be without De’Aaron Fox, their prized midseason acquisition, who is sidelined for the rest of the season with tendon damage in his left pinkie. In their absence, rookie Stephon Castle has emerged as a beacon of hope for the Spurs. Castle’s mix of defensive versatility and composed offensive play has kept San Antonio competitive, leading them to a 5-5 record in their last ten games. But against a Cavs team built on elite defense and playoff-tested execution, the Spurs will need more than just Castle’s breakout performances to stay in contention.</p><h2><b>Who will step up with Evan Mobley and Victor Wembanyama sidelined?</b></h2><p>With Mobley out, expect Jarrett Allen to take center stage in the paint. Allen, Cleveland’s defensive anchor, will face a Spurs squad without a player over 6-foot-9 in Wembanyama’s absence. His ability to dominate the interior on both ends of the floor could dictate the pace and physicality of the game.</p><p>Meanwhile, Donovan Mitchell, who leads the Cavs in scoring, will be the focal point of the offense. His ability to create his shot, attack the rim, and distribute the ball makes him the engine that drives Cleveland’s attack. Darius Garland, the team’s secondary playmaker, provides another dynamic scoring threat in the backcourt, giving the Cavs multiple options to break down San Antonio’s defense.</p><p>On the Spurs’ side, Devin Vassell will be a key player to watch. He has topped 20 points in six of his last ten games and could be their primary offensive weapon. However, his recent reluctance to get to the free-throw line has been a point of concern. If Vassell can’t create pressure on Cleveland’s defense, San Antonio’s scoring options may be too limited to keep pace. Jeremy Sochan’s recent transition to a bench role is another intriguing subplot—could this be his long-term fit?</p><h2><b>The Cavs need to take care of business</b></h2><p>For the Cavs, the goal is simple: handle business efficiently. With a tough matchup against their former head coach, J.B. Bickerstaff and the Detroit Pistons immediately after, Cleveland must avoid the trap of playing down to San Antonio. The last thing the Cavs can afford is to fall into old habits. That means slow starts, lapses in focus, and relying too much on individual brilliance. This game is an opportunity to fine-tune their identity and execution.</p><p>San Antonio, meanwhile, has nothing to lose. They’ll bring effort, energy, and the kind of hunger that can make games closer than expected. But Cleveland has the experience, the discipline, and the home-court advantage.</p><p>This matchup may not have the star power it was supposed to, but the stakes remain. For the Cavs, it’s a test of their ability to stay locked in. For the Spurs, it’s a chance to show fight and resilience. And for fans, it’s another step toward what will hopefully be a deep playoff run.</p><p>The Cavs need to tap into the version of themselves that dominated most of the season. A battle with the Spurs presents a perfect opportunity to do just that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs face test of focus, not fireworks, vs. Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/victor-wembanyama-chris-bosh-history-blood-clots-nba-players');   ga('set', 'title', 'Victor Wembanyama, Chris Bosh, and history of blood clots with NBA players');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Victor-Wembanyama-Chris-Bosh-and-history-of-blood-clots-with-NBA-players.jpg"></figure><h1>Victor Wembanyama, Chris Bosh, and history of blood clots with NBA players</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-26T07:34:02-07:00">March 26th, 7:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-26T07:33:43-07:00">March 26th, 7:33am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Out of nowhere, news was announced that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-out-season-with-blood-clot">Victor Wembanyama was being shut down for the 2024-25 season</a> because of blood clots. Specifically, the former<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/every-number-one-overall-nba-draft-pick-merger-ranked"> first-overall pick</a> and rising megastar was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. The condition, which is believed to be an isolated matter, was discovered by the San Antonio Spurs when Wembanyama returned from All-Star Weekend. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-chris-paul-disqualified-skills-challenge">Wembanyama went viral over the All-Star break</a> for bending the rules during the Skills Competition, so the announcement shocked the basketball world.</p><p>Just weeks later, fellow All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-damian-lillard-releases-statement-blood-clot-diagnosis">Damian Lillard was also diagnosed with a blot clot</a>. His deep vein thrombosis was located in his calf. The big man from France and the star on the Milwaukee Bucks aren’t the first NBA players to deal with blood clotting, though. In fact, the scary diagnosis is seemingly becoming more common for NBA players, so what other basketball players have dealt with blood clotting?</p><h2><b>Chris Bosh and a string of blood clotting issues in the NBA</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chris-Bosh-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Blood clotting first came to light in the NBA when Chris Bosh was dealing with the issue in 2015. The stretch power forward earned 11 All-Star nods during his NBA career. His most productive days came with the Toronto Raptors, who drafted him 4th overall in 2003. That year was one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/best-nba-draft-classes-in-history-ranked">best NBA Draft classes ever</a>. He was perhaps best known for being a member of the Miami Heat’s big three that featured LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, though. That team, in a way, invented the super team, and they won two championships together.</p><p>After the 2015 All-Star Game, Bosh was admitted to a Miami hospital because of trouble with his lungs. He was ruled out for the season on Feb. 21 after a blood clot was discovered in said lung. Bosh would return to action the following season, but he then dealt with a blood clot in his leg in 2016, which forced him to miss the back half of that season, too.</p><p>The second blood clot made team physicians even more worried, and recurring problems with the issue effectively ended his career. Bosh didn’t officially retire until 2019, as he contemplated various NBA comebacks, but he never played again after the 2015-16 season.</p><p>Weirdly, Bosh <a href="https://www.stoptheclot.org/news/three-nba-players-affected-by-blood-clots-in-recent-weeks/" rel="noopener">wasn’t the only</a> NBA player dealing with blood clots around that time. Only days before Bosh’s original blood clot diagnosis, former NBA player Jerome Kersey passed away at age 52 after a blood clotting problem occurred after a knee surgery. Less than a month before that, then-Brooklyn Net Mirza Teletovic was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolus, another blood clotting issue in the lungs. He returned to play that season, but blood clotting resurfaced two years later in 2017. The latter of his two health scares ended up being ruled a career-ending illness.</p><h2><b>Victor Wembanyama, Damian Lillard, and recent stars with blood clots</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Victor-Wembanyama-1.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Like Bosh, Victor Wembanyama’s blood clotting issue was discovered directly after the NBA All-Star Game. Wembanyama had been dealing with discomfort in his shoulder, and taking time off didn’t help. Now, Wembanyama will miss the rest of the season, although he is expected to make a full recovery for next season.</p><p>The center was averaging 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 4.1 blocks per game. He was well on his way to running away with the Defensive Player of the Year award. Lillard played in his ninth All-Star Game this year. He is averaging 24.9 points per game, but he will be out indefinitely.</p><p>The point guard has missed the Bucks last three games. He is on a blood thinning medication that has stabilized the clot. His calf issue was originally described as a strain, but his injury wasn’t improving, forcing the team to find the root of his issue. Now, Lillard’s season is in jeopardy.</p><p>The same problem Wembanyama and Lillard are dealing with is what Brandon Ingram had in 2019. Ingram had deep vein thrombosis in his arm during his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Ingram was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans during his recovery, and he proceeded to make the All-Star Game and win the Most Improved Player of the Year award, proving a full recovery is possible from this scare.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-ausar-thompson-breaks-silence-scary-blood-clot-diagnosis">Ausar Thompson was also dealing with blood clotting</a> within the year. Thompson was having a solid rookie season for the Detroit Pistons last season, but he was shut down for the season last March because of blood clotting. The issue delayed his start for the 2024-25 season, but the former number-five pick has looked great since returning. He has been a big reason for the Pistons’ drastic improvements this year.</p><p>Christian Koloko is another player who has dealt with blood clots recently. His 2023 issue resulted in the Raptors waiving him and him being put in the NBA’s fitness-to-play panel. That prevented teams from claiming him until he was medically cleared. Koloko has since been cleared and is now on the Lakers’ roster.</p><h2><b>College star with blood clots</b></h2><p>One of the scariest blood clotting issues in basketball history occurred with Keyontae Johnson in 2020. Johnson was eventually drafted in the second round by the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2023, but his life and career were at risk before that during his time with the Florida Gators.</p><p>Johnson collapsed on the court during a game on Dec. 12, 2020, and he ended up in a medically induced coma for three days. Johnson missed two years of basketball action while recovering from myocarditis, but he revitalized his draft stock after transferring to Kansas State and becoming one of the best college basketball players in the nation. Johnson now plays for the Greensboro Swarm.</p><p>There have surely been other NBA players with blood clot issues, but these were the players we were able to confirm did. It isn’t clear why the issue is seemingly becoming more common, especially for younger players.</p><p>NBA fans are hopeful that Victor Wembanyama and Damian Lillard will fully recover. For the former first-overall pick, the Spurs have already signaled that he should, considering his issue is isolated and shouldn’t affect the rest of his body as Bosh’s blood clotting did. Not a lot is known about Lillard’s long-term outlook yet. These are scary situations, and it is unfortunate for Wembanyama, Lillard, and all basketball fans alike.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Victor Wembanyama, Chris Bosh, and history of blood clots with NBA players

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An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the midst of a tough stretch, since Victor Wembanyama was lost for the season, the San Antonio Spurs managed a split against another struggling franchise by knocking off the Dallas Mavericks 126-116. It’s the kind of outcome the team’s leading scorer, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-deaaron-fox-victor-wembanyama-helping-san-antonio">De’Aaron Fox, wants to see more often</a>.</p><p>“It’s definitely difficult without Vic. At the end of the day, some of the best teams in the league, when their best players aren’t playing they still find a way to get wins,” the eighth-year pro admitted.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Aaron Fox following tonight’s game and the recent stretch for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> </p><p>“At the end of the day, some of the best teams in the league, when their best players aren't playing, they still find a way to get wins..”</p><p>Fox scored 32 Pts tonight<br>Full thought⬇️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoSpursGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoSpursGo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PorVida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PorVida</a> <a href="https://t.co/9muM2Y4rwT">pic.twitter.com/9muM2Y4rwT</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1900041837265461309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fox led the way with a game high 32 points in what proved only the Silver and Black’s fourth win since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-victor-wembanyamas-2-word-text-to-teammates">Wemby was diagnosed with blood clots</a>.</p><h2>Spurs get rare win since Victor Wembanyama injury</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DeAaron-Fox-drops-hard-truth-on-reality-without-Victor-Wembanyama-2.jpg"><figcaption>Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Heading in off a 133-129 loss vs. these same depleted Mavs, this time, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpO8U61zlA" rel="noopener">Spurs took advantage</a> of a squad missing Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, and P.J. Washington.</p><p>“I think it was good. Offense hasn’t been the problem. Even in talking to guys, offense hasn’t really been the problem for most of the year,” Fox continued. “When I first came here, (assistant coach) Brett Brown told me that they weren’t turning teams over. I think the first six, seven games out that I played we were number one in turning teams over as well. You have to find a consistency in doing that.”</p><p>The Spurs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/why-victor-wembanyama-spurs-arent-backing-away-playoff-talk">won two of their five games</a> in which Fox and Wemby played together following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-trade-grade-deaaron-fox-blockbuster">an early February trade</a>. All were on the road, and two of those losses came by a single point. The other occurred vs. the defending champion Boston Celtics.</p><p>“With some of the best teams in the league, you have to be a good defensive team because that’s what you have to hang your hat on,” Fox said</p><p>“You can be a really good offensive team, but when the ball doesn’t go in that night, what can you do?  That’s when teams struggle. We know we have to be a better defensive team and try to be consistent on that end.” the 2023 All-Star, who’s averaging 23.4 points per game this season, added.</p><p>Jeremy Sochan’s 18 points were second on the Spurs (along with Keldon Johnson) vs. Dallas. Dealing with a left calf contusion, Sochan did not play in the loss to the visiting Mavs two nights prior. A back-up center at times who played <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/oft-maligned-jeremy-sochan-best-nba-game-ever-suns-upset">point guard for the team last season</a>, the third-year pro is fitting in best he can amid Wembayama’s absence.</p><p>“We just have to really be together in those moments, especially without Vic.” Sochan continued. “Communicating, being loud, have to be aggressive, especially with the boards as well.”</p><p>The Spurs close out a four-game home stand with a pair of teams against whom they recently lost: the Charlotte Hornets, who were one of the aforementioned one-point losses right after Fox joined the Spurs, and the New Orleans Pelicans, who got them in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-devin-vassell-brutal-take-consecutive-losses-pelicans">back to back games in late February</a>.</p><p>“Especially dropping two in a row to New Orleans,” Fox shared. “You definitely want to come out there and win those games, but I wouldn’t say that they’re any different than others. You play 82 games, so you have to figure out to have that same motivation night in and night out.”</p><p>With out without Victor Wembanyama.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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