Milwaukee Buck’s star guard Damian Lillard has been cleared for full basketball activity, the team announced on Thursday.
He had been treated for deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and took blood -thinning medication and forced him to sit out the last 14 games in the regular season. The team said he is no longer on the medicine.
He will not play in game 1 in the playoffs for the first round between No. 5 Bucks (48-34) and No. 4 Pacers (50-32) in Indianapolis on Saturday.
“We are happy with Dame,” said Buck’s general manager Jon Horst. “Our priority has always been Dame’s health. We are grateful for our medical team to have diagnosed and treated his DVT at an early stage, and for the world -renowned hematology specialists to the Mayo Clinic. Every step in Dame’s recovery has been in the direction of doctors in world class and their specific and strict and strict and strict and strenuous. Play to games. “
The team said that Lillard, 34, will “continue to increase” his basketball activity as he prepares to return to play but did not offer a timeline.
In the season, the nine was all-stats on average 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 returns in 58 matches. Over 900 career games with Portland Trail Blazers (2012-23) and Bucks he has averages of 25.1 points, 6.7 assists and 4.3 returns.
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