‘I’m Not Going To Have Long To Live’: Former Knicks Star Nate Robinson REVEALS His Life-Threatening Health Issue

Former NBA star Nate Robinson faces a critical health battle with kidney failure, highlighting the urgent need for a transplant to sustain life.

Updated on Apr 11, 2024  |  07:33 AM IST |  57.7K
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Nate Robinson, the former New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets star, recently spoke about his health and expressed how he is battling his kidney-related complications. 

Expressing concern about his life expectancy without a kidney transplant, Robinson disclosed his health status. As reported by the Daily Mail, he said, "I know that I don't have long; if I can't get a kidney, 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."


However, back in 2022, Robinson disclosed that he had been receiving treatment for renal kidney failure for four years. Throughout his treatment, he has endured painful vomiting as a side effect and has had to adhere to a strict diet.


He further added, "Some people's body reject dialysis. And thank God that mine accepts it and I can live. If I didn't go to dialysis, I wouldn't live, probably longer than a week or two.”

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Nate Robinson Accuses Doc Rivers of Costing Him $1.5 Million

Nate Robinson recently said that Doc Rivers intentionally stopped him from earning $1.5 million while he played for the Boston Celtics. He believes that Rivers kept him from getting enough playing time, which made him lose out on extra money from his contract. 

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During the episode of ‘The OGs podcast, Robinson said, “I had it in my contract where I made like $2 million—it's like $1.5 million or something like that if I played a certain amount of games. Doc Rivers gave me a DNP, the game where I needed one more game to get $1.5 million."

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