The 31-year-old had been in good form for the Heat this season, starting all 53 of their games and averaging 19,1 points and 7.4 rebounds.
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Bosh, whose previous season ended after the 2015 All-Star Weekend, said he is optimistic regarding the recent health setback.
Bosh was in Toronto, site of the All-Star Game, planning to participate in Saturday’s 3-point shooting competition and Sunday’s game before the injury forced him to drop out.
The Associated Press reported that Bosh is, in fact, dealing with another “blood-clot scare”, citing a team source, but the Heat will continue to evaluate the calf injury in “the next few days” before any decision is made about Bosh’s playing status. He met with doctors in Miami Monday and there apparently was some optimism that his condition could be managed.
Meanwhile, beyond the more important matter of Bosh’s personal health and well being, the Heat would be in considerable trouble if Bosh were to miss significant time. “I want to make sure that he’s doing whatever he needs to do to be healthy and get back on the basketball court whenever he’s ready”. He was on the bench for the All-Star Game, was in uniform for the team photo session pregame, accompanied Wade to a dinner that honored Kobe Bryant on Saturday night and moved around without any obvious difficulty.
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“It’s about his family and he has to make sure he does everything right”, Wade said. “It does have significance being here and being able to just really take in the experience and be an All-Star again in the city where I pretty much grew up”. He has since returned to Miami for additional medical tests, and those tests may have indicated something quite serious: a return of Bosh’s blood clots. An 11-time All-Star, he won National Basketball Association championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013.
