His father, Dwyane Wade Sr., went through his own journey with prostate cancer, which motivated the former NBA star to go to the doctor. He said he went in without thinking about his kidneys, but a full-body scan revealed Wade had a "cyst/tumor" on his right kidney.

Having kept the matter private including during his interview sessions when a statue of his likeness was unveiled on the steps of the Kaseya Center in October, Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade revealed on his podcast this week that he had a cancerous tumor removed from his kidney on Dec.

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