The flashy De’Aaron Fox linking up with a pure talent like Victor Wembanyama? Sign me up. This duo was supposed to light up the court for the Spurs, but it’s a shame we saw the duo for just five games. Both had injury issues of their own. Wemby had a life-threatening deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, a condition discovered shortly after the All-Star Game. “The clot could have traveled to his lungs and killed him.” Dr. Brian Sutterer, a sports medicine specialist, had said regarding the injury.
But he has recovered since and is “feeling good” for the next season. On the other hand, Fox had to undergo surgery on a torn tendon in his left pinkie, an injury he had been managing since training camp. It also seemed the two wouldn’t be seen playing together next season, as