Injured Portland Trail Blazers center Festus Ezeli is working on a letter of gratitude for the family of his cadaver donor. He hopes to meet the family and honor them by playing in the NBA again. Ezeli never played in his first season with the Blazers. He had cadaver ligament replacement surgery on his left knee on March 7. The 6-foot-11, 265-pounder has not been told who the donor was, but through his doctor he can give a letter to the family, who can then decide whether they want to meet him. Ezeli is hopeful they will want to after he gives the letter to his doctor during a follow-up appointment on May 7. “I’m actually working on my letter right now because I really do want to meet them,” Ezeli told The Undefeated this past week. “I have no clue who I got it from. It had to be a big person. There are so many different requirements to getting the cadaver. It was kind of crazy. It had to be a big person, about my weight and size, so that I could handle my weight as I play basketball. The person had to be young so it’s not brittle. And there’s all these different restrictions. “It’s kind of crazy. You’re literally waiting for somebody to pass away. It’s the saddest thing. And I feel so blessed. I don’t know what the word is. For them to choose me, I’m just thankful. I don’t know any information. The hospitals are very tight-lipped on information about their patients. I’m just hoping that they contact me after they get my letter.” https://theundefeated.com/features/blazers-festus-ezeli-gets-a-second-chance-for-his-knee/
"You mean Golden State Warrior Festus Ezeli!? Of course we'd love to meet him!" "He plays for Portland now" "Oh, never mind then."
I'm bummed he hasnt been able to play this season. I thought he'd be a huge help and he seems like a really good dude.
Don't care. I just like that he's using dead people parts so we can call him Festus Ezombie. Or the Dunking Dead.
Stronger ligament means the cartilage doesn't get damaged by movement? I'm throwing bs out there, but I know that, in the case of my dad, it was something similar (though he just got a replacement because he's not an active athlete).
you do realize he may not be ready to play at all next yr? and if he can play its probaby the latter part of next season. Don't think we keep/pay him for that, no way