Festus Ezeli Will Become The First NBA Player To Undergo Cadaveric Donor Transplantation Surgery
Festus Ezeli Will Become The First NBA Player To Undergo Cadaveric Donor Transplantation Surgery
Portland Trailblazers big man Festus Ezeli is set to undergo a cadaveric donor transplantation surgery next week. A cadaveric donor transplantation is an allogeneic transplantation of an organ or tissue from a cadaver (tissue in Ezeli’s case). Yes, you’ve read that correctly, he’ll recieve a body part of a dead human. He will be the first NBA player in history to undergo a surgery like that.
Due to this knee surgery, Ezeli has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Apparently Ezeli and his team of doctors have been looking for a donor for months, but had problems finding a matching donor due to Ezeli’s 6’11 frame.
After signing a two-year, $15.2 million contract this past summer, Festus Ezeli has yet to play a game for the Blazers. We hope for a speedy recovery.