Former Basketball Player Says He Doesn’t Have Long to Live with Organ Donation

(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Two years after announcing his renal kidney failure diagnosis, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson has admitted he ‘doesn’t have long to live’ if he can’t find a replacement. Robinson, an 11-year NBA vet and three-time Dunk Contest champion who played for the Knicks, Celtics and Bulls, has spent the last four years searching for a kidney – and shared he’d only survive a ‘week or two’ without a dialysis machine. In an interview with Daily Mail’s sports vertical, he kept it brutally honest about what’s next for him if he doesn’t get a new kidney. “I know that I don’t have long if I can’t get a kidney,” Robinson admitted. “I know I’m not going to have long to live. So I just want to make the best of it as much as I can.” For many with kidney disease, the strongest form of survival is routine dialysis. Since your kidney is unable to filter blood properly, toxins flow into your bloodstream, and dialysis does the job of cleaning your blood. Robinson undergoes dialysis, and while he’s glad it’s been a successful route for him, he delves into just how time-consuming the process is. “Some people’s...