NBA legend Dwyane Wade opens up about kidney surgery, cancer diagnosis: 'Weakest point I've ever felt'

During the latest occurrence of his podcast, three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade revealed immoderate details astir a wellness scare helium faced much than a twelvemonth ago.

Wade underwent country successful December 2023 that removed 40% of a kidney. The country was followed by what Wade described arsenic a "shocking" crab diagnosis.

A afloat assemblage scan confirmed the beingness of a "cyst/tumor" connected 1 of Wade's kidneys. 

"And the doc was like, ‘You request to person kidney surgery,’" the 43-year-old retired hoops prima noted connected Thursday's variation of "The Why with Dwyane Wade" podcast.

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Dwyane Wade astatine a men’s hoops quarterfinal crippled betwixt France and Canada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games astatine Accor Arena. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)

Wade admitted helium mostly avoided seeing a doc implicit the years for a physical, but helium yet made an assignment erstwhile helium began experiencing tummy issues, cramps and occupation urinating.

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"On the process of checking, like, 'Why is my [urine] coming retired slow, wherefore is my watercourse ain’t powerful? Why is it a small weak?’ " Wade recalled. After removing a sizeable information of his near kidney, doctors concluded the tumor was cancerous, Wade said.

Wade said the wellness scare near him weakened.

Miami Heat large Dwyane Wade astatine Kaseya Center. (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

"I deliberation it was the archetypal clip my family, my dad, my kids, they saw maine weak," helium said. "That infinitesimal was astir apt the weakest constituent I've ever felt successful my life. ... I was struggling, dog. Struggling. 

"And 1 happening you ne'er privation to bash arsenic a antheral is you ne'er privation your household to spot you arsenic weak. You don't privation to beryllium perceived weak, and you don't privation to beryllium seen successful your anemic moments. But I had to."

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Wade's father, Dwyane Wade Sr., besides had a conflict with prostate cancer. The erstwhile Miami Heat prima said experiencing the wellness scare helped him recognize the value of family. 

"What I saw successful the midst of maine going done my illness, I saw my household that whitethorn not ever talk, whitethorn not ever agree. I saw everybody amusement up for maine and beryllium determination for maine and successful that process, successful my weakness, I recovered spot successful my family."

Wade did not uncover details astir his existent health.

Wade retired from the NBA aft the 2018-19 season. He is the Heat's all-time person successful points, assists and steals. He was named the NBA Finals MVP successful 2006. 

He bought an ownership involvement successful the Utah Jazz successful 2021. Wade besides joined the Chicago Sky ownership radical successful 2023 erstwhile helium became 1 of the WNBA franchise's number investors.

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