Dwyane Wade had cancerous tumor removed from kidney: ‘The weakest point I’ve ever felt’

A cancerous tumor required 40% of Dwyane Wade’s close kidney to beryllium removed, the erstwhile Miami Heat prima revealed.

Wade underwent country successful December 2023 aft a full-body scan showed a concerning maturation that could not beryllium tested without removal, Wade said during an October wellness retreat speech that was released connected Thursday’s occurrence of his “The Why” podcast.

“Thank God that I did bash the surgery, due to the fact that the tumor was cancerous,” Wade said.

The 43-year-old Wade said helium received the assemblage scan aft experiencing an unrelated contented successful which his urine watercourse came retired weakly. His begetter had antecedently battled prostate cancer.

Wade received aggregate aesculapian opinions regarding the maturation connected his kidney earlier deciding to person it taken out, knowing that if it was cancerous, it could yet spread.

“They took 40% of my kidney to marque definite that they could get each of the crab disconnected of it,” Wade said.

The diagnosis came arsenic a astonishment to Wade, who, arsenic a erstwhile athlete, had regularly received affirmative results from his physicals.

He consulted with erstwhile Heat teammate Alonzo Mourning, who had a kidney transplant successful 2003.

“My ain travel to person that surgery, I deliberation it was the archetypal clip that my family, my dad, my kids, they saw maine weak,” Wade said. “That infinitesimal was astir apt the weakest constituent I’ve ever felt successful my life.”

Wade retired successful 2019 aft 16 NBA seasons, during which helium averaged 22.0 points per game; earned 13 All-Star selections; and won 3 championships, each with the Heat.

The shooting guard, who besides played for the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame successful 2003.