Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard has a tribute to his dog Bella on his socks for tonight’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
. @MeyersLeonard11 warming up in socks with his dog Bella's face printed on them pic.twitter.com/woyzbRKbUd
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) March 21, 2017
Bella has Stage 3 kidney failure, according to OregonLive. Leonard tweeted about Bella a couple of weeks ago asking for prayers for his dog.
Praying for my baby pic.twitter.com/Lc0qnEFWNr
— Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard11) March 8, 2017
A couple of days later, Leonard posted photos on Twitter of him with Bella who was laying on the floor, and one of him with Bella and his wife in the car.
— Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard11) March 9, 2017
— Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard11) March 9, 2017
Since then, the outpouring of support for Bella has been great, with fans even making signs for the Husky.
Thanks to everyone for your support! You've all been so amazing. Bella is a strong pup and will keep fighting! #CancerSucks #BellaStrong ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CFIAuDicGw
— Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard11) March 10, 2017
We’re all hoping for the best for Bella, a very good dog.