If my kidney matches, I ll be happy to donate one. If it comes down to that. He knows that. While the statement is premature, considering that Mourning s condition has not yet called for a transplant and Ewing has not even approached a doctor, it s significant. Ewing showed that something exists beyond basketball.
Some skeptics claim that it s just an empty promise being tossed around.
To this, I say baloney. Granted, it is early and Ewing may not be a match, but he s offering something beyond a dedicated season or a number scribbled on his shoes. It sure has a heck of a lot more to do with than a game. I wish I could have told that kid all of this, but he probably wouldn t have cared or understood. Or he would have sent his big friends over to tell me a thing or two.