Victor Wembanyama is back . Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum might be coming back. Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard don't plan to play again until next season.

Injuries are already big NBA news this season, even before most camps even open.

Wembanyama, San Antonio's All-Star center, is back and raring to go after being cleared this summer following a scare caused by deep vein thrombosis in one of his shoulders — which, at first, was considered a potentially career-threatening issue. Irving's 2024-25 season ended with a torn ACL and he is recovering, albeit without a firm return-to-play timeline, while Tatum's recovery from a torn Achilles has Boston fans dreaming of a return this season.

“It's life-changing, spending so much time in hospitals and around doctors and hearing more

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