Blood clot causes Smith to sit out rest of season:
“Penn State sophomore guard Marlon Smith will miss the rest of the season due to a blood clot in his brain, Penn State Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli said Saturday.
“After what seemed like endless days of blood tests, doctors determined that Smith had a small, transient, partial blockage of an artery in the part of his brain that controls upper and lower extremity strength; it is related to a small blood clot.
“Sebastianelli pointed out that it was not an aneurysm, meningitis or any kind of infectious disease.
“Because of the clot, Smith has been placed on blood thinners for three months. Smith will be on a needle form of the medicine until the pill form arrives, which Sebastianelli said usually takes three to five days.
“Penn State men’s basketball team physician Dr. Doug Auckerman said playing is out of the question for the Nittany Lions’ second-leading scorer while on the medication. …”