Blood Clots End Chris Bosh’s Season

21 Feb, 2015

The Miami Heat have announced that Chris Bosh, their All-Star forward’s season is over, announcing Saturday that – as suspected – blood clots were found on one of his lungs. The problem, if it had not been caught, could have killed the 30-year-old Bosh, who had been fighting pain in his side and back for several days.

“He was able to get in front of it early,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said, adding that Bosh’s wife, Adrienne, encouraged him to get checked out when the problem wouldn’t subside. “That’s the good thing that helps all of us sleep at night.”

The team said Bosh “is receiving care under the guidance of Miami Heat team physicians” at a hospital, adding that “his prognosis is good.”

Bosh posted a photo on social media accounts Saturday night showing him in a hospital gown and bed, with an oxygen tube.

“Thank you for all the messages, love, and support. It has truly lifted my spirits through this tough process,” Bosh wrote, adding several hashtags including one that read “Iwillbebacksoon.”

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra sounded upbeat about Bosh’s road to recovery. The team received the news Saturday morning, Spoelstra said, and welcomed the clarity after a frightening couple of days.

“His health will be restored,” Spoelstra said before Miami’s 105-91 home loss to New Orleans. “That’s the most important thing. That’s bigger than basketball.”

Spoelstra and Wade visited Bosh on Saturday.

“It’s been very emotional for all of us,” Spoelstra said. “I was in constant contact with CB. But he didn’t know either until they were able to go through all the tests and see all the specialists. … I can’t imagine how tough it was for Chris and Adrienne.”

Bosh averaged 21.1 points and 7 rebounds for the Heat this season, his first in a five-year deal signed this past summer that will pay him $118 million.

AP

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