The best stretch of basketball Brandon Ingram has ever played was ended prematurely earlier this month when the Los Angeles Lakers forward suddenly felt pain in his right shoulder.
A few days later, doctors discovered a Deep Venuous Thrombosis, the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, in his right arm, ending Ingram's season altogether.
Fortunately, doctors performed thoracic outlet decompression surgery on his right arm last week, removing the clot before it could cause him further harm.
Ingram is expected to make a full recovery and be ready in time to play for the Lakers next season.
Chris Bosh, remember, wasn't so lucky. The former Miami Heat superstar was diagnosed with his first blood clot in February 2015, cutting his season short, and diagnosed with his second one the following February, forcing him to again miss the remainder of the regular season.
Bosh was initially hopeful to make a return to the court for the 2016-17 season, but those ambitions were dashed due to continued health setbacks related to blood clotting. The Heat retired his No. 1 jersey earlier this season.
Though Bosh hasn't spoken with Ingram about the issue, he offered some general advice for the 22 year old nonetheless in a chat with NBC Sports' Tom Haberstroh.
“With such a young promising career ahead of himself, hopefully they take the necessary measures,” Bosh said. “It's always dangerous when it's in the upper extremities. Once it passes your midsection and it gets up here, now we're in danger zone. He's just going to have change his lifestyle a bit and figure it out.”
Bosh, an 11-time All-Star, announced on a podcast last month that he was no longer pursuing a playing career.
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