Less than a month ago, former NBA player Scot Pollard was hospitalized in Tennessee and opened up about his recent health struggles, revealing that he would likely remain in intensive care until he could find a proper donor match and undergo a necessary heart transplant. 

Now, nearly two weeks after undergoing a successful surgery, Pollard is on the road to recovery. 

Dawn Pollard has documented her husband’s journey on social media, and on Thursday she shared a heartwarming video of a jovial Pollard ringing the bell at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center. 

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"HE MADE IT!! 13 days post heart transplant and he got to ring the bell," she said in a post on X. 

Pollard responded to the post saying, "Today was a good day." 

The former Sacramento Kings center revealed in an interview with The Associated Press last month that he had been admitted to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center ICU due to a recent decline in his health. 

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"I'm staying here until I get a heart," he told the outlet via text message on Wednesday night. "My heart got weaker. (Doctors) agree this is my best shot at getting a heart quicker."

According to the AP, Pollard’s failing health is due to a genetic condition that was likely triggered by a virus he contracted in 2021. The condition was causing his heart to beat an extra 10,000 times a day. It is the same condition that his father, who passed away when Pollard was 16, had. 

One of the biggest challenges facing Pollard was finding a heart that could support his 6-foot-11, 260-pound body.

Shortly after going public with his health update, Pollard had found a match. 

"Every single thing that could be different is different," Pollard said on social media Thursday. 

"When I woke from probably the most difficult surgery around, I immediately felt better. That told me two things: 1) the staff at @VUMCTransplant is incredible and 2) I was thinking I was ok. I wasn’t."

A first-round draft pick out of Kansas in 1997, Pollard played for five NBA teams across 11 seasons, most notably with the Kings and the Indiana Pacers. He retired in 2008 after one year with the Boston Celtics.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a cease-and-desist order to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman Friday, demanding he rescind an executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in girls and women's sports in the area. 

In a press release issued by the Attorney General’s office, the executive order Blakeman signed last week was slammed as discriminatory and a violation of New York’s Civil and Human Rights Laws.

"The executive order discriminates against transgender women and girls simply for being who they are, and against teams that include transgender women and girls on their rosters, in clear violation of New York’s Civil and Human Rights Laws," the press release states. 

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"In a cease-and-desist order sent today, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) demanded that Nassau County rescind the order in five days or else face additional legal action." 

James reiterated the threat of legal action in a statement released by the office.   

"The law is perfectly clear: You cannot discriminate against a person because of their gender identity or expression. We have no room for hate or bigotry in New York," James said. "This executive order is transphobic and blatantly illegal. Nassau County must immediately rescind the order, or we will not hesitate to take decisive legal action." 

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Blakeman’s executive order prevents transgender athletes or teams with transgender athletes from using the county’s sports venues. 

"What we are saying here today with our executive order is that if a league or team identifies themselves or advertises themselves to be a girls or women’s league or team, then biological males should not be competing in those leagues," Blakeman said at a recent press conference announcing the law. 

Blakeman responded to Friday’s cease-and-desist notice on social media, indicating no plans to rescind the executive order. 

"My EO stops the bullying of women and girls by transgender males who have many outlets to compete without putting the safety and security of females in danger," he said in a post on X. 

"In Nassau we will continue to fight for females’ right to be safe, secure and have a level playing field to compete." 

According to the cease-and-desist letter, the executive order will affect approximately 100 sites. In addition to threats of legal action, the attorney general is asking Blakeman to produce "any and all documents constituting the record supporting your decision to issue the Order."

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