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A heart donor has been found for NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard, his wife said on social media on Friday. “Please keep the prayers coming for Scot, the surgeons, for the donor and his family who lost their loved one. Pollard's size complicated efforts to find a donor with a heart big enough to fit his 6-foot-11, 260-pound body. Pollard retired after that season, then dabbled in broadcasting and acting. He was a contestant on the 32nd season of “Survivor,” where he was voted out on Day 27 with eight castaways remaining.
Persons: Scot Pollard, “ It’s, Dawn Pollard, , Scot, ” Pollard, “ I’m, , Pollard, ___ Organizations: NBA, Survivor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Associated Press, Cleveland Cavaliers, Celtics, , Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, Kansas
“I'm staying here until I get a heart,” he said in a text message to The Associated Press on Wednesday night. Half of his siblings have the same condition — as did his father, who died at 54, when Scot was 16. Photos You Should See View All 15 Images“That was an immediate wake-up call," Pollard said in a recent telephone interview. He was a contestant on the 32nd season of “Survivor,” where he was voted out on Day 27 with eight castaways remaining. “They all agree that more ablations isn’t going to fix this, more medication isn’t going to fix that,” Pollard said.
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