SAN ANTONIO (AP) — For all he had already accomplished in life, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama realized he truly had not done much.

Lying in a hospital bed awaiting surgery that could potentially save his life, much less an NBA career, Wembanyama waited for relief from a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

It led the 21-year-old from France to take a two-week excursion to China to train his mind and body this summer. It spurred him to visit the NASA Space Center and broaden his imagination and his understanding of space exploration.

“I mean, life isn’t forever and there are some experiences we’re going to miss on, it is inevitable, but I’m going to miss on the least that I can,” Wembanyama said Monday. “I want to experience the most and this is something that I wante

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