Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has been cleared of his deep vein thrombosis and is no longer on blood-thinning medication, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Lillard will not play Saturday for Game 1 of the Bucks' playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, and sources told ESPN the veteran guard will have a period of time to resume contact workouts and ramp up for a return.
Doctors have told Bucks officials that the speed of Lillard's recovery has never been seen before, but it occurred due to early treatment, detection, and specialists working on him before formal a diagnosis, according to sources.