Bosh has maintained for several months that he feels healthy and said Friday that he remains hopeful for an eventual return to the court, but the Heat’s unwillingness to clear him has soured his relationship with the team brass, as Wojnarowski reports that Bosh hasn’t spoken with team president Pat Riley for months.
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What figures to come in the next days, weeks and possibly months is more tension between the Heat and their highest-paid player, who’ll make $76 million in the next three years whether he plays or not.
This is a pretty huge setback for the 11-time All Star, who wants to continue playing even though his past two seasons have each been cut short because of blood clots.
According to the latest National Basketball Association trade rumors, the Dallas Mavericks might have to rethink before they choose to enter into a deal with the Miami Heat in order to sign their power forward Chris Bosh.
The Heat also said the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement keeps them from commenting further, citing a rule that “precludes a team from releasing certain medical information without a player’s consent”.
And there, on a Saturday at a crowded Dolphin Mall, stood Dragic at the Heat’s retail outlet, again talking about moving forward without one of the game’s ultimate forwards.
On October 28, 2015, the 32-year-old made his return to the court.
In his effort to return to action, Bosh suffered another setback by failing a preseason physical, due to another recurrence of his blood clot issues.
“I’m ready to play”, Bosh said. And with the team set to fly to the Bahamas on Monday for a training camp without not only Bosh but Dwyane Wade as well, Dragic knows his role with the Heat is about to expand in ways he likely could not have imagined.
Now Wade is being supportive of his friend and longtime teammate. “To me, the biggest thing is Chris has five kids and a wife and a family that depends on him being there”. To me, thats always most important. You can tell this latest news has rocked him.
Due to LeBron James’ shocking decision to return to play for his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, any realistic expectations that the Heat could vie for another National Basketball Association title were dashed. “I’ve done what I need to do working with the doctors”. But he got better as his conditioning improved, averaging 17.3 points on 48.5 percent shooting to go with 4.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 28 games after the break. CT scans are often used when trying to find if clots have traveled to the upper body. This is his third clot in two years.
Bosh said last week that he is “ready to play”.
It is unclear if Bosh is on blood thinners, and if he is, what kind of regimen he is following.
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He originally encountered blood clot problems in February 2015. Bosh indicated last week that he was following a plan similar to the one used by National Hockey League player Tomas Fleischmann, who has played for the last several seasons while on bloodthinners – something athletes in contact sports are typically told is a risky proposition.
