Really misleading headline. He’s on dialysis, and you can live on dialysis for 20+ years nowadays, especially as a younger person. Dialysis sucks, but it keeps you alive.
Transplant list takes a few years, but there’s no reason why he shouldn’t get a kidney long before the dialysis becomes a problem.
jamaica1
How the eff is a former pro athlete on dialysis. That’s wild
ProfessorTicklebutts
Oh wow man. What a bummer to hear.
yawetag1869
My man, if I knew him I’d help him go to my native country of Iran where he can legally buy a kidney. My uncle did it and is still alive
Mulberry_Big
I used to deliver supplies to dialysis centers. Sometimes would be 10,20+ppl in the same room all on those machines. Made me appreciate my health more.
foogeyzi69
Im on dialysis right now and it fucking sucks so much.
nochill123
holy shit
gipple_mulva
For all you low info trolls out there, chronic kidney disease in someone like this is almost certainly a genetic condition. He had early signs of kidney disease right after getting drafted.
Wtf this interview was sponsored by a betting application??!
“Robinson who was speaking on behalf of BET365”
Wtf??
yawn18
if I’m a match 2 mil and he can have it.
Jokes aside hope he does find one.
mysterymanatx
Nate Robinson is a fucking legend and this is shitty news. One of my favorite memories is shit talking this man during a G League game and I wish him nothing but the best.
DevMahasen
Had a parent who died from renal (kidney) failure. Yes dialysis is great but as others have already mentioned here, it sucks the quality of life out of the patient, quickly and sometimes irreversibly. It sucks for the patient and it sucks for their loved ones. It is also a financial strain.
I hope Nate gets through.
fansofomar
Nate I will give you one of mine
TheMegatrizzle
My mom’s best friend just died from having a fucked up kidney. She only managed to live about 4-ish years on dialysis and needed amputation
broke_boi1
I had an uncle who was on dialysis. You NEED to stay on top of it. He missed one because he was having severe pain and he died within a week. Dialysis is no joke
christopherDdouglas
I used to compete against Nate growing up. Basketball and track.
Nate was the most athletically gifted person I’ve ever seen, and an incredible hurdler for how short he was.
basher505
Damn!
Kerry4780
Prayers for Nate…
Flaky_Scar_8388
Go to the doctor regularly. Dialysis sucks. I have seen it firsthand what it does to people
Selthboy
The best kidney docs are the ones who try their best to not put their patients under dialysis. It sucks
recleaguesuperhero
I have kidney disease too. Wouldn’t wish this on anyone bro
we_hella_believe
Man, that’s really sad.
Even_Note_1604
My dad was on dialysis before he died so this kind of makes me wanna cry
MadKingTreesus
Someone step up and give Nate a kidney.
HeadEnterprise
Pig kidney or dark web
Answer70
Lost a good friend because his name never came up on the transplant list. Praying for Nate.
solo118
Prayers out for Nate!!
Chickenmangoboom
This doesn’t help with Kidneys but I [encourage you to consider putting yourself on the bone marrow transplant list.](https://bethematch.org/) You could potentially save someone. They are always short on donors that are people of color. It is a lot less invasive than an organ transplant and you could be back to normal in just a day.
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How likely is it he gets one
Really misleading headline. He’s on dialysis, and you can live on dialysis for 20+ years nowadays, especially as a younger person. Dialysis sucks, but it keeps you alive.
Transplant list takes a few years, but there’s no reason why he shouldn’t get a kidney long before the dialysis becomes a problem.
How the eff is a former pro athlete on dialysis. That’s wild
Oh wow man. What a bummer to hear.
My man, if I knew him I’d help him go to my native country of Iran where he can legally buy a kidney. My uncle did it and is still alive
I used to deliver supplies to dialysis centers. Sometimes would be 10,20+ppl in the same room all on those machines. Made me appreciate my health more.
Im on dialysis right now and it fucking sucks so much.
holy shit
For all you low info trolls out there, chronic kidney disease in someone like this is almost certainly a genetic condition. He had early signs of kidney disease right after getting drafted.
https://www.freseniuskidneycare.com/thrive-central/sean-elliott-kidney-disease
Wtf this interview was sponsored by a betting application??!
“Robinson who was speaking on behalf of BET365”
Wtf??
if I’m a match 2 mil and he can have it.
Jokes aside hope he does find one.
Nate Robinson is a fucking legend and this is shitty news. One of my favorite memories is shit talking this man during a G League game and I wish him nothing but the best.
Had a parent who died from renal (kidney) failure. Yes dialysis is great but as others have already mentioned here, it sucks the quality of life out of the patient, quickly and sometimes irreversibly. It sucks for the patient and it sucks for their loved ones. It is also a financial strain.
I hope Nate gets through.
Nate I will give you one of mine
My mom’s best friend just died from having a fucked up kidney. She only managed to live about 4-ish years on dialysis and needed amputation
I had an uncle who was on dialysis. You NEED to stay on top of it. He missed one because he was having severe pain and he died within a week. Dialysis is no joke
I used to compete against Nate growing up. Basketball and track.
Nate was the most athletically gifted person I’ve ever seen, and an incredible hurdler for how short he was.
Damn!
Prayers for Nate…
Go to the doctor regularly. Dialysis sucks. I have seen it firsthand what it does to people
The best kidney docs are the ones who try their best to not put their patients under dialysis. It sucks
I have kidney disease too. Wouldn’t wish this on anyone bro
Man, that’s really sad.
My dad was on dialysis before he died so this kind of makes me wanna cry
Someone step up and give Nate a kidney.
Pig kidney or dark web
Lost a good friend because his name never came up on the transplant list. Praying for Nate.
Prayers out for Nate!!
This doesn’t help with Kidneys but I [encourage you to consider putting yourself on the bone marrow transplant list.](https://bethematch.org/) You could potentially save someone. They are always short on donors that are people of color. It is a lot less invasive than an organ transplant and you could be back to normal in just a day.