Miami Heat icon and Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade says he underwent surgery in December 2023 to remove a cancerous tumor in his kidney. Wade shared the story

Miami Heat legend and NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade said he had surgery on his kidney in 2023 to remove a cancerous tumor that

Former Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade revealed that he had surgery that removed nearly half of his kidney over a year ago

The Heat legend's tumor was only found after he underwent a full-body scan during his father's battle with prostate cancer.

Basketball Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway says the Miami Heat could have won a three-peat if they had drafted Draymond Green in the 2012 NBA Draft.

Dwyane Wade was left with 40% of his right kidney after the surgery — and he said on his podcast that it was a challenge for him in many ways.

Dwyane Wade is opening up about a personal health update. In a clip of the latest episode of his podcast "The Why with Dwyane Wade" shared by People on Thursday, the NBA legend revealed that he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his kidney in late 2023.

After receiving multiple opinions on the issue, Wade underwent surgery on Dec. 18, 2023, to remove nearly half of his kidney. The tumor that was removed was a cancerous mass. "To find out that — obviously at 41 years old, pretty healthy guy — that I did have cancer." Wade said. "Thank God that I did do surgery because the tumor was cancerous.

Wade was left with 40% of his right kidney after the surgery — and he said on his podcast that it was a challenge for him in many ways.

Wade had a cancerous tumor removed from his kidney 13 months ago. He said doctors removed 40% of his right kidney on Dec. 18, 2023.

NBA icon Dwyane Wade dropped a bombshell when he revealed details about his health diagnosis. In a recent episode of his podcast “The Why with Dwyane,” the former Miami Heat star shared a shocking personal update with co-host Bob Metelus, disclosing that he had been diagnosed with stage 1 cancer.