Former NBA champion Scot Pollard rings the bell and dances as he leaves Nashville hospital after recovering from a heart transplant nearly two weeks ago

Former NBA champion Scot Pollard rings the bell and dances as he leaves Nashville hospital after recovering from a heart transplant nearly two weeks ago

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Former NBA star Scot Pollard is out of a Nashville hospital after undergoing a heart transplant about two weeks ago.

Pollard celebrated his recovery by walking on his own without any ᴀssistance down a hospital hallway with staff applauding him.

He capped it off by ringing a bell and screaming, ‘I’m getting out!’ in a video posted to Twitter by his wife, Dawn.

Pollard, who won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2007-08, required a new heart due to damage from a virus he caught in 2021. 

The 49-year-old revealed earlier this year that a genetic issue caused by that flu-like virus required him to get a new heart. He had successful surgery back on February 16.

HE MADE IT!! 13 days post heart transplant and he got to ring the bell! 🔔 pic.twitter.com/n6f5p5ibem

— Dawn Pollard (@DawnMPollard) February 29, 2024 Scot Pollard has left a Nashville hospital after undergoing a heart transplant this month

Scot Pollard has left a Nashville hospital after undergoing a heart transplant this month

Scott Pollard is walking again after a heart transplant The 49-year-old had a host of wires and IVs trailing behind him

Pollard was back on his feet only a day after undergoing a heart transplant

'Look who¿s awake and is feeling great!' Pollard's wife Dawn wrote after he woke up

‘Look who’s awake and is feeling great!’ Pollard’s wife Dawn wrote after he woke up

A day later, his wife Dawn revealed that Pollard woke up on the morning of the 17th and by the evening the former basketball player was walking once more. 

In footage shared at the time, the 6ft 11ins Pollard could be seen moving in the hospital with the aid of a walking frame while dozens of wires and IV drips trailed behind him.

‘We have a walker! He’s continuing to shock us all with his strength,’ Dawn Pollard wrote alongside the video.

A day after the surgery, Dawn had released footage of him standing up post-surgery. She also posted a picture of Pollard once he awoke from the operation.

‘Look who’s awake and is feeling great!’ she wrote. ‘Breathing tube came out early this morning and he started cracking jokes and singing “I left my heart in San Fran-Nashville”.’

Pollard’s virus likely triggered a genetic condition he has known about since it killed his father at 54, when Scot was 16. He underwent surgery after making his search for a donor public last month. 

We have a walker! He’s continuing to shock us all with his strength. 🥹❤️‍🩹💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/kcDUp4PJcA

— Dawn Pollard (@DawnMPollard) February 18, 2024 Pollard and his wife, Dawn, shared an intimate moment before his heart transplant

Pollard and his wife, Dawn, shared an intimate moment before his heart transplant

Pollard played one season with the Celtics in 2007-08 and won the NBA Championship

Pollard played one season with the Celtics in 2007-08 and won the NBA Championship

‘Surgery went well and I’ve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a perfect fit!’ Dawn said on Friday. ‘Now on to the crucial part of recovery. 

‘Thank you to everyone for the continued prayers and support, but most of all, deepest thanks to the donor, our hero.’ 

Prior to the procedure, Dawn shared intimate pH๏τos of her shaving her husband’s head and beard before the transplant. She asked her followers to pray for her 6ft 11ins, 260lb spouse.

Pollard’s size complicated efforts to find a donor with a heart big enough to fit his body.

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