11-year veteran and former NBA point guard Nate Robinson announces he has renal kidney failure

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11-year veteran and former NBA point guard Nate Robinson announces he has renal kidney failure

<div></div> <div> <h2>Former NBA star Nate Robinson – who received an embarrassing knockout from YouTuber Jake Paul in a boxing match – announces that he is being treated for kidney failure</h2> <p><strong> Robinson has announced that he has had kidney failure for the past four years </strong><br /> <strong> 11-year NBA veteran said he wants to be the voice of people with the condition</strong><br /> <strong> The five-foot-nine guard has won three Slam Dunk Contest winners during his career</strong><br /> <strong>He was also knocked out by YouTuber Jake Paul in a boxing match in LA in 2020 </strong><br /> <strong> Click here for all your latest international sports news from DailyMail.com</strong></p> <p class="author-section byline-plain">By Tyrell Feaster for Dailymail.Com </p> <p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Published:</span> 03:45, October 16, 2022 </span> | <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span> 03:45, October 16, 2022 </span> </p> <p>   <!– </p> <p>  <!–</p> <p>  <!– </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>  <!–</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  <!–</p> <p>  <!– </p> <div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Beloved former NBA player Nate Robinson has announced that he is being treated for kidney failure. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The 11-year veteran announced his condition in a statement posted on Twitter by Shams Charania of The Athletic.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“I’m sharing this now because I want to be the voice for everyone who struggles to talk about this disease, and come together for a greater cause — our health,” Robinson said.</p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">New York Knicks guard the skies of Nate Robinson over 1986 slam dunk champion Spud Webb during the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend slam dunk game in Houston, Texas, an event he won</p> </div> <div class="mol-embed"> <p>11-year NBA veteran Nate Robinson – three-time champion of the Slam Dunk Contest – announces that he is struggling with kidney failure and is receiving treatment. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/VICvjXOW7k" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/VICvjXOW7k</a></p> <p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1581442450031521793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">October 16, 2022</a></p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“I am grateful for the care and support I have received and receive during this process, and hope through this announcement that I can help others like me.” </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Robinson, 38, began his career with the New York Knicks after being drafted as number 21 in the 2005 NBA draft.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">During the five seasons he spent in New York, Robinson became a fan favorite as the player who was small by NBA standards wowed fans with his excellent vertical skills.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Robinson won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times during his career, even blocking seven-foot-six Yao Ming once in a game.</p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Jake Paul, right, punches former NBA player Nate Robinson during their fight</p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Robinson has also played for Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Most recently, he fought Jake Paul in a celebrity boxing exhibition and suffered an embarrassing defeat.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Robinson was knocked out by Paul and quickly became a viral meme on the internet.</p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Robinson was embarrassingly eliminated on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr</p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div class="column-content cleared"> <div class="shareArticles"> <h3 class="social-links-title">Share or comment on this article: </h3> </div> </div> </div>

Former NBA star Nate Robinson – who received an embarrassing knockout from YouTuber Jake Paul in a boxing match – announces that he is being treated for kidney failure

Robinson has announced that he has had kidney failure for the past four years
11-year NBA veteran said he wants to be the voice of people with the condition
The five-foot-nine guard has won three Slam Dunk Contest winners during his career
He was also knocked out by YouTuber Jake Paul in a boxing match in LA in 2020
Click here for all your latest international sports news from DailyMail.com

By Tyrell Feaster for Dailymail.Com

Published: 03:45, October 16, 2022 | Updated: 03:45, October 16, 2022

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Beloved former NBA player Nate Robinson has announced that he is being treated for kidney failure.

The 11-year veteran announced his condition in a statement posted on Twitter by Shams Charania of The Athletic.

“I’m sharing this now because I want to be the voice for everyone who struggles to talk about this disease, and come together for a greater cause — our health,” Robinson said.

New York Knicks guard the skies of Nate Robinson over 1986 slam dunk champion Spud Webb during the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend slam dunk game in Houston, Texas, an event he won

11-year NBA veteran Nate Robinson – three-time champion of the Slam Dunk Contest – announces that he is struggling with kidney failure and is receiving treatment. pic.twitter.com/VICvjXOW7k

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 16, 2022

“I am grateful for the care and support I have received and receive during this process, and hope through this announcement that I can help others like me.”

Robinson, 38, began his career with the New York Knicks after being drafted as number 21 in the 2005 NBA draft.

During the five seasons he spent in New York, Robinson became a fan favorite as the player who was small by NBA standards wowed fans with his excellent vertical skills.

Robinson won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times during his career, even blocking seven-foot-six Yao Ming once in a game.

Jake Paul, right, punches former NBA player Nate Robinson during their fight

Robinson has also played for Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans.

Most recently, he fought Jake Paul in a celebrity boxing exhibition and suffered an embarrassing defeat.

Robinson was knocked out by Paul and quickly became a viral meme on the internet.

Robinson was embarrassingly eliminated on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr

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