Nate Robinson is getting a new kidney after dealing with kidney disease for the past 19 years.
The former Knicks guard, who will turn 41 in May, announced he will undergo a kidney transplant on Friday in a post on Instagram.
“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,” Robinson wrote. “thank you to all the people that sent prayers and texted my phone giving me encouragement & love !!! Ur a foo if you dnt believe in GOD and the miracles he performs !! Amen.”
Robinson — a three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion — included a orange image with the message, “2/7/25 Friday LFG,” and a teary-eyed emoji.
He also shared a series of posts from friends that congratulated him on getting a new kidney.
Last June, Robinson said in an interview with Men’s Health that his kidneys were functioning at less than 15 percent of their optimal capacity.
He added at the time that he was hoping to get on the Washington state kidney transplant wait list and eventually the national list soon.
The news came nearly a year after Robinson said he didn’t have long to live if he didn’t get a new kidney.
Robinson, who was officially diagnosed with kidney disease in 2006, previously explained that he managed the disease at first by checking into hospitals for dehydration and vomiting.
In 2020, a “bad” case of COVID led to the start of his dialysis treatment, which he said was the only option he had left at that point.
Robinson was described as frail and having a puffy face, pale skin and swollen hands and feet.
In 2022, Robinson publicly revealed he was undergoing treatment for renal kidney failure.
A first-round pick by the Knicks in 2005, Robinson played four-plus seasons in New York before having stints with the Celtics, Thunder, Warriors, Bulls, Nuggets, Clippers and Pelicans.
In his short stint in boxing, Robinson was knocked out by Jake Paul in the second round of a November 2020 fight in Los Angeles, which was on the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. undercard.
