Chris Bosh has been pushing the Miami Heat to clear him for action the past few months, but a recent test revealed complications that could keep him off the court indefinitely, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. “There is no timetable for his return”, the Heat added, leaving some to think this might be the end of Chris’s career.
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With Bosh not cleared for training camp, the Heat will lean on a platoon of veterans to pick up the slack alongside center Hassan Whiteside in the frontcourt. A second battle with blood clots in February 2016 cut his season short, again, though this second bout wasn’t as severe as the first. He attempted to return for the playoffs while on blood thinners but was not cleared by the Heat, which ruled him out for the season.
Just over a week ago, he declared himself ready for training camp, saying, “I’m ready”.
Doctors believe that the blood clotting, which is believed to be in his lung, is related to one of two previous episodes.
Bad news for Miami Heat fans: It doesn’t look like Chris Bosh will be returning to the court anytime soon.
Bosh has missed the latter part of each of the last two seasons with blood clot issues.
However, the Heat said they were unable to clear Bosh to return – putting the two-time National Basketball Association champion’s career at risk.
Dwyane Wade to AP on Bosh: “To me, the biggest thing is Chris has five kids and a wife and a family”. I told him, Make sure you focus on that first.. We’re not here to tell Bosh what to do, of course, but there is no denying that living a healthy life is far more important than playing in the National Basketball Association.
The Heat do not agree.
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Before the results of his physical came out this Friday, it was said that Miami’s best hope was for Bosh to pass it in order to be cleared to play again. But there are mechanisms in the NBAs Collective Bargaining Agreement that would allow Miami to get Boshs salary off its cap number sometime next year if he can not continue to play.
