Ex-NBA star Nate Robinson set to undergo lifesaving surgery after two-year battle with organ failure
Ex-NBA star Nate Robinson set to undergo lifesaving surgery after two-year battle with organ failure
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Former NBA star Nate Robinson has revealed he is finally set to receive a new kidney after battling a life-threatening illness for the last two years. Robinson, who played for the likes of the Knicks, Bulls and Nuggets in his 13-year basketball career, first announced he was suffering with renal kidney failure back in October 2022. Roughly 18 months later, the ex-point guard opened up on his health problem in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, admitting he wouldn't have long to live if he couldn't find a new kidney sooner or later.
![[Robinson, who announced the news on Instagram, has battled organ failure since late 2022]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/07/20/94985561-14373813-image-a-138_1738961468878.jpg)
Without the help of a dialysis machine - used to filter waste and excess fluid when someone is experiencing kidney failure - he claimed he would only survive 'a week or two'. Yet fortunately, Robinson is undergoing lifesaving surgery on Friday after doctors found him a new kidney. The 40-year-old shared a photo on Instagram with the message: '2/7/25 Friday LFG' and a watery-eyes emoji. Former NBA star Nate Robinson has revealed he is finally set to receive a new kidney.
![[The ex-point guard spent time with the Chicago Bulls and many others in his 13-year career]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/07/20/94985555-14373813-image-m-140_1738961653087.jpg)
Robinson, who announced the news on Instagram, has battled organ failure since late 2022. He then explained in the caption: 'I'm here to celebrate and thank the LORD for all he has done in my life. 'Today is the day I get my new kidney, thank you to all the people that sent prayers and texted my phone giving me encouragement & love!!!. 'Ur a foo if you don't believe in GOD and the miracles he performs !! Amen'.
During his April 2024 interview with DailyMail.com, Robinson - who was knocked out by Jake Paul in 2020 after a brief venture into boxing - said he was dealing with frequent, painful vomiting as a result of his dialysis treatment, which often left him hospitalized for a day or two. 'Some people's body reject dialysis. And thank God that mine accepts it and I can live,' he explained. 'If I didn't go to dialysis, I wouldn't live probably longer than a week or two.
'So it's serious, can't miss a day. I go in for four hours, three days a week, four hours a day. And they clean my blood to get my toxins out. And they help me out a lot because that's how I'm living.'. The ex-point guard spent time with the Chicago Bulls and many others in his 13-year career. He added: 'The [dialysis] machine has been helping my longevity and my life right now. So I'm just enjoying the times where I do feel healthy. I try to get out there with my kids, see my family and play basketball, do the things that I love.
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