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.

The team announced Monday that Damian Lillard has been upgraded to questionable for Game 2 on Tuesday as he works through his return to competition conditioning.

NBA guard Damian Lillard expects to play when the Bucks and Indiana Pacers meet in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.