Rumors

“It’s not genetics or familial. It just randomly happens in certain people and is more common in people who have repetitive arm movements,” said Dr. Christopher Yi, vascular surgeon at Memorial Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif. “Wembanyama, that’s probably what’s going on with him. In golf, Nelly Korda had that. It’s just sort of random people with repetitive arm movements.” Jump shots certainly are among those types of arm motions. Yi notes how overuse of the arm and shoulder can cause the veins in the thoracic outlet to compress, known as thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). TOS became more widely known in NBA circles when 2017 No.1 overall pick Markelle Fultz was diagnosed with it when his career sputtered early. This condition can slow down the normal flow of blood through the vein, increasing the risk of clotting.

New York Times