͏Head͏ coach Doc͏ Rivers offer͏ed a promising update on ͏Lillard’s ͏s͏tat͏us.͏ “Probably ͏about 24 hours͏ ͏ha͏s bee͏n gr͏eat, ͏all g͏reat new͏s,” he said, p͏ointi͏ng to ͏Dame’s involvemen͏t in Friday’s͏ practice͏.

Thursday afternoon brought the Milwaukee Bucks an encouraging announcement from ESPN’s Shams Charania: Damian Lillard has recovered from his deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is off blood thinners, and is ready to begin a full-scale “ramp up” to get back on the court.

Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs was diagnosed with DVT in his shoulder after he returned from the All-Star Game and was quickly ruled out for the season. Bosh’s career was cut short after he was diagnosed with blood clots while playing with Miami.