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Lakers News: Brandon Ingram’s Thoracic Outlet Decompression Surgery A Best-Case Scenario Than Typical Blood Clot Issue

After Brandon Ingram suffered a shoulder injury, he was eventually shut down for the rest of the 2018-19 NBA season when he was diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis.

As it was a blot clot, there were immediate concerns about Ingram’s long-term health. Fortunately for Ingram and the Los Angeles Lakers, he underwent thoracic outlet decompression surgery and is expected to make a full recovery by the 2019-20 season.

As Ingram could reportedly return to the basketball court in eight weeks and resume full activities four to eight weeks after that, his agent Jeff Schwartz provided more details, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN:

“This couldn’t have been a better set of facts for a clot,” Ingram’s agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, told ESPN.