Millionaire Philanthropist Kyrie Irving Makes $26,000 Gesture to Save Ghanaian Man’s Life

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has seen distressing times of late, missing 11 games in a row after a heel injury. While the sportsman didn’t perform for a brief period, the humanitarian in him did an impressive job. The 8x NBA All-Star saved a Ghanaian man, who was in dire need of a life-altering surgery.

Uncle Drew pulled up at the right time for the rescue of the man, as he always did both on and off the court. This isn’t the first time where Irving showed up unannounced with a pleasant surprise. Let’s find out more about the heartwarming story.

Kyrie Irving pulled up to save a dying man

Despite being labeled with numerous titles in the NBA world, Kyrie Irving has always trod clear with the humanitarian title. This millionaire philanthropist has showed up unannounced at the door of distressed families, and offered them a sigh of relief. He recently pulled off a similar story. Landon Thomas, a Wings Bulletin reporter, took to his X handle and shared the details of Irving’s gesture to donate $26,000 to Andrews Dzifa Amuzu. Thomas’ post revealed that Amuzu was waiting for a kidney transplant and required immediate surgery.

The patient’s family, who couldn’t afford the surgery, which cost $25,000, approached gofundme.com for help. Fortunately, the news reached Irving, and he helped them with a sum of $26,000.The gofundme.com further revealed that the family had only received $280 dollars before Irving shocked them with his donation.

Let’s find out a few more examples of Irving’s generous gestures.

Uncle Drew’s kind gestures from the past

Irving’s act to help the Ghanaian man wasn’t the first time, where he knocked on the front door of the top donations section of the GoFundMe website. For instance, the family of Devin Chandler received a similar treatment back in 2022.

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Chandler is one among the three college football players, who lost their lives in gun violence, reported Sports Illustrated. One of the co-workers of Chandler’s mother created a fundraiser, requesting $50,000 for the funeral expense. This was enough for Irving to show up in the top-deck of top donations section of Chandler’s GoFundMe account. The SI article further highlighted that the screenshots donations went viral on social media.

Apart from donating to people in an emergency, he has also given back to society by providing education. An NY Post article reported that Irving paid a $22,000 college fee for a young student in order to continue their education, again via GoFundMe.

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