Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram had quite a scare last month, as he had to undergo surgery to deal with blood clots in his right arm.

Obviously, just the term “blood clots” is enough to raise the hairs on anyone's neck, but Ingram tried to maintain a positive attitude throughout the ordeal:

“I was kind of worried,” said Ingram, according to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. “I heard people talk about the Chris Bosh thing. I think people around me, they kept me grounded. Kept me smiling. They told me everything was going to be alright.”

Of course, Bosh saw his NBA career come to an abrupt end because of blood clots during his time with the Miami Heat, but fortunately for Ingram, his situation was not that dire:

“I didn't have anything related to Chris Bosh really,” he said. “I think his was a little bit worse. I think in my situation I'm happy that we caught it early and it was planned out where I could be a little bit healthy earlier now.”

Ingram played in just 52 games this season as a result of the blood clots and other injuries that plagued him throughout the year. Overall, he averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 33.8 minutes per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the floor, 33 percent from 3-point range and 67.5 percent from the free-throw line.

The 21-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at Duke University, was originally selected by the Lakers with the second overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft.