Dwyane Wade revealed that he underwent kidney surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in late 2023. “In this past calendar year ... for probably the first time in my life, it’s unexpected,” Wade said on Thursday’s episode of his “The Why” podcast, explaining that he’s “an athlete who’s been pretty healthy.”

Dwyane Wade revealed he had a cancerous tumor removed from his kidney in a shocking health update from the NBA superstar. The 43-year-old opened up about his health battle on The WY Network podcast on Thursday, where he discussed how the news impacted him and his blended family with Gabrielle Union.