{"id":263,"date":"2024-09-23T15:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=263"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:58:04","slug":"lakers-new-signing-gives-amazing-update-scary-blood-clot-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"Lakers&#8217; new signing gives &#8216;amazing&#8217; update after scary blood clot issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/New-signing-gives-amazing-update-after-scary-blood-clot-issue.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"NBA player silouhette in a Lakers jersey and prayer hand emojis surrounding.\" \/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-21f65d06a70c2890c86c7fa596d46036\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">New Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Koloko\u00a0is expected to have a healthy season this year after a career-threatening blood clot issue. Koloko\u00a0spoke with TMZ\u00a0and shared his excitement about the upcoming season, and is hoping that everything works out for him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel amazing,\u201d Koloko said. \u201cMy doctors gave me the green light but now we&#8217;re just waiting on the NBA. We&#8217;re pretty optimistic. Hopefully, everything goes well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he had a\u00a0message for Lakers fans, Koloko kept it simple, and it&#8217;s obvious he wants to win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m just gonna come in ready,\u201d Koloko said. \u201cBe ready to do whatever it takes to have the team win and that&#8217;s the goal \u2014 win.<\/p>\n<h2>Christian Koloko ready to help Lakers this season<\/h2>\n<p>Christian Koloko was selected with the No. 33 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. Last season, he appeared in 58 games, averaging 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, and he also spent time in the G-League. The Raptors waived Koloko in January in part of the Pascal Siakam trade to the Indiana Pacers, due to dealing with blood clots. There were several teams interested in Koloko, but he\u00a0had to be referred\u00a0to the NBA&#8217;s Fitness-to-Play-Panel, according to Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat essentially means that he&#8217;s unable to play or practice in the NBA until he&#8217;s cleared. There&#8217;s been no shortage of suitors, of teams interested in Koloko, calling his camp ever since he was waived yesterday by the Raptors to make space for that Pascal Siakam trade,\u201d Charania said. \u201cI&#8217;m told that the reason he has this career-threatening issue is a blood clot situation, a source close to him told me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Koloko is with the Lakers and is looking to add depth to a frontcourt that already has Anthony Davis, Christian Wood, and Jaxson Hayes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Koloko\u00a0is expected to have a healthy season this year after a career-threatening blood clot issue. Koloko\u00a0spoke with TMZ\u00a0and shared his excitement about the upcoming season, and is hoping that everything works out for him.&nbsp; \u201cI feel amazing,\u201d Koloko said. \u201cMy doctors gave me the green light but now we&#8217;re 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