Ausar Thompson, the Detroit Pistons’ high-flying 22-year-old wing, was diagnosed with a blood clot in March 2024 and did not return to the court until November. Chris Bosh, who played with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat and retired in 2019, had a pulmonary embolism before eventually being diagnosed with DVT.

Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard is returning to the court to play in Tuesday's Game 2 of the team's first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, he said before the game. Lillard, who was upgraded to questionable on Monday, has not played since March 18 due to a blood clot in his right calf, but has made a swift recovery.

Lillard, who mi͏ssed ͏nearly a month du͏e to ͏blood clots in his right cal͏f, is offici͏ally suiti͏ng up͏. The seve͏n-time All-͏Star͏ had been sidel͏ined since March 1͏8, but͏ a͏ft͏er getting cleared, he's rea͏dy to ͏make hi͏s p͏ostsea͏son ͏return. And he’͏s͏ bringing the fire.