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Whitmore, only 21 years old, said he nearly lost much more than his NBA career. “That was a life-threatening type of illness I had,” he said. “I’m just grateful to be alive, to be honest, and to be alive and talk to my family and talk to you guys and be around my teammates.”
Whitmore was first listed as out due to right shoulder soreness while doctors worked towards a diagnosis. As Whitmore explained to Miller, the problem was caused by his ribs restricting blood flow to his right arm. That led to a blood clot, which caused him to wake up with discomfort in his shoulder. A few more days would pass before Whitmore airballed a series of midrange shots at shootaround in Memphis on Dec. 20. “I knew something was wrong,” Whitmore said. The symptoms worsened as Whitmore made several trips to the hospital before the blood clot was found on an ultrasound. He then had three surgical procedures before he was on the road to recovery. As Whitmore tells it, he’s “fine now” but only after a long and difficult process. His parents were integral in helping him get through it, as they took shifts to be by his side during his hospital stints.
Whitmore also felt immense support from his teammates and others in the Wizards organization. “[Before] going into surgery, I got videos from like each and everybody separately. Even in the group chats they were wishing me a healthy recovery and a successful surgery. Some teammates came to visit me in the hospital, coaches, coaching staff, even the front office. So, everybody was there. I felt love from afar even when I wasn’t in the building, but when I came back everybody welcomed me with open arms so I was really grateful for that,” he said.
Josh Robbins: The playing statuses of Bilal Coulibaly and Leaky Black for today's game have been upgraded to available. Anthony Davis, Kyshawn George, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr, Cam Whitmore, Trae Young and D'Angelo Russell remain out.
Josh Robbins: The Wizards have listed Alex Sarr as out for what they've labelled as right hamstring injury management on Monday against the Warriors on the first night of a back-to-back. Also out: Anthony Davis, Kyshawn George, D'Angelo Russell, Cam Whitmore and Leaky Black.
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Josh Robbins: The Wizards' injury report for their game Saturday in Charlotte has Marvin Bagley III (thoracic strain), Bilal Coulibaly (lower back strain), AJ Johnson (illness), Tristan Vukcevic (hamstring strain), Cam Whitmore (DVT) and Trae Young (MCL sprain/quad contusion) as OUT. Khris Middleton (left foot soreness) is QUESTIONABLE.
Michael Scotto: The Washington Wizards have applied for a disabled player exception, according to a league source. Shortly ago, it was determined that Cam Whitmore would miss the rest of this season.
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Michael Scotto: Washington Wizards swingman Cam Whitmore will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Whitmore has started the recovery process for a diagnosed venous condition.
Austin Krell: Wizards have ruled out: - CJ McCollum - Khris Middleton - Kyshawn George - Will Riley - Cam Whitmore - Sharife Cooper - Jamir Watkins Meanwhile, on Sixers' side: all of Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr., and Trendon Watford have been upgraded to PROBABLE.
Varun Shankar: Wizards injury report:
Wizards injury report: pic.twitter.com/t2S0yU8C1U
— Varun Shankar (@ByVarunShankar) December 25, 2025
