Wow http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2000/1107/864811.html MIAMI -- Seattle SuperSonics center Patrick Ewing said on Tuesday that he would donate one of his kidneys to Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning, if it came to that. "You know I will always be there for him," said Ewing, in town for the Sonics game with the Heat on Wednesday night. "If my kidney matches, I'll be happy to donate one. If it comes down to that. He knows that." Mourning is suffering from a kidney disorder that is forcing him to miss the entire 2000-01 season. It is not yet known whether Mourning will need a kidney replacement. He is sitting out the season to evaluate his status. Ewing said he and Mourning have not yet approached doctors, or gone through any tests to determine if he would be a match for Mourning, much as San Antonio Spurs guard Sean Elliott's brother did for him when Elliott was suffering from the same disease. Mourning's ailment, focal glomerulosclerosis, will be treated initially with medication but could eventually require dialysis or a transplant. The disorder was discovered during a routine preseason physical after Mourning returned from Australia, where he helped the U.S. Olympic team win a gold medal. "I haven't even talked to the doctors yet, but I'm just saying if it comes down to that, if we match up, I'll be happy to give him one," Ewing said. Ewing and Mourning have been friends since Mourning attended Georgetown, which Ewing led to an NCAA championship in 1982. They work out together in the summers, and Ewing is the godfather to Mourning's newborn daughter, Sydney. Ewing was one of the first ones to call Mourning when Mourning was diagnosed with the disorder in early October, after returning from the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the time, Ewing said Mourning cursed him out for feeling sorry for Mourning. "I spoke to him last night when I got in," said Ewing. "I told him I guess you are back to normal because I called you two weeks ago and you just got back to me." ------------------ Gore could have won easily if he had an electoral vote for every time Dan Rather studdered
