NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Marc Buoniconti, Henrik Lundqvist and Jimmie Johnson attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Rhonda Beamon and Bob Beamon attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Jimmie Johnson and Marc Buoniconti attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Jimmie Johnson and Marc Buoniconti attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Leigh Steinberg and Marc Buoniconti attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Henrik Lundqvist and Marc Buoniconti attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Henrik Lundqvist and Marc Buoniconti attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Marc Buoniconti and Jimmie Johnson attend The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 39th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Hilton Midtown on September 30, 2024 in New York City. The event raises the much-needed funds for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)