Wembanyama Remains in NBA Concussion Protocol — "Day-To-Day" Label Conflicts With Protocol-Governed Process
🚩 OTM — Off The Mark
The team's "Day-To-Day" designation implies a standard injury timeline, but NBA concussion protocol return-to-play is governed by independent neurological evaluation and a mandatory graduated clearance process — not a day-to-day recovery arc.
Victor Wembanyama is currently in the NBA's concussion protocol following a head concussion — a designation that is governed by a mandatory, symptom-driven clearance process, not a calendar timeline. The team's "Day-To-Day" label is clinically misleading here: concussion return-to-play is determined by independent neurological evaluation and step-wise protocol completion, not day-to-day injury report language.
Classification: HH / Unknown Grade / HH FLAG: CONCUSSION — RTP estimate suppressed per SKILL.md. NBA concussion protocol acknowledgment only. Evidence Tier: N/A — Protocol-governed event. Grade: Neither CONFIRMED nor INFERRED — concussion severity is symptom-dependent and not assessable from public information.
The NBA's concussion protocol requires an independent neurologist sign-off and completion of a graduated return-to-activity progression before any clearance is granted. No timeline estimate can be responsibly generated from outside the protocol process. With the NBA playoffs in full swing (April), the pressure to return Wembanyama quickly will be significant — but this is one context where the protocol is the floor, and it is non-negotiable.