Former NBA guard Nate Robinson, who rose to prominence by winning multiple NBA Slam Dunk titles, is in need of a potentially life-saving organ transplant. Robinson, who has been dealing with kidney failure for several years, revealed that he 'doesn't have long to live,' if he does not receive a new kidney.
Robinson said he goes through dialysis on a daily basis. '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. 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.
You know dealing with this situation with my kidneys man, it's opened my eyes to where you know I can talk about it and help others. If I was a high school kid going through something like this, it would be scary, and I wouldn't know how to cope or deal with something like this… you know I can be somebody's reason to keep fighting and keep going.' Robinson said he sometimes experiences bouts of painful vomiting due to the treatment. At times, he is even hospitalized.
He earned the slam dunk contest crown in 2006, 2009, and 2010. He played for the New Orleans Pelicans during the 2015-16 season and later spent time in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the G League's Delaware 87ers, and Guaros de Lara in Venezuela. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.