HE MADE IT!! 13 days post heart transplant and he got to ring the bell! 🔔
2 weeks after successful heart transplant, Former NBA star Scot Pollard rings bell at hospital
NBASaturday, 02 March 2024 at 15:00
Former NBA star Scot Pollard has rung the bell at the hospital
after a successful heart transplant. The 49-year-old recently had a successful heart transplant
in order to deal with a unique illness where his previous heart used to beat
10,000 times more.
In a video that was posted on the social media platform X — previously
known as Twitter — Pollard rang the bell at the hospital as he completed 13
days after the transplant.
Pollard after the procedure, was quoted in a report where he
stated that he never realised how sick he actually was.
"A big heart came available. It wouldn't fit anybody
else. It wouldn't fit a normal-size person,” he said. "All I know is it
was a big man, and we're going to reach out through the network.
“Keeping the donor's family in mind, it was good fortune for
me that a big man with a healthy heart had passed. I say that knowing full well
the tragedy they had to live through in losing their loved one.
“Luckily he was a donor and he saved a lot of people's
lives. I did not realize how sick I was. To wake up from a transplant of this
magintude and feel better? Whoa. I was sick."
Pollard played for
five different franchises in his career — the Detroit Pistons, the Sacramento
Kings, the Indiana Pacers, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics. He
ended up registering more than 2,000 points, 2,351 rebounds and 220 assists.
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