Chris Bosh is one of the most beloved players in the NBA.
Even when he was with the Miami Heat he was the one player from the big three who wasn’t
considered the villain.
Rightfully so, most players can approve that Bosh is a great teammate,very good player,
a fun loving guy and all-around very good influence in the locker room.
Unfortunately, his career abruptly ended, but you still can see him from time to time
doing some analyst work on TV.
Hey everyone.
PRPLPRNCH here and today I want to talk about Chris Bosh, his NBA career and the sad ending
to his NBA days.
Chris Bosh was a part of what is considered one of the greatest drafts in NBA history.
The 2003 NBA draft was full of great and good players - Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo
Anthony and other good players like Kyle Korver, Mo Williams, David West and others.
Chris Bosh was drafted number 4 by Toronto Raptors and immediately proved that Toronto
made the right choice by drafting him.Even though Chris Bosh was picked before Dwyane
Wade who arguably is the better player of the two Toronto still did good.
Bosh ended his rookie season averaging 11.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
Next year he upped his averages to 16.8 points and 8.9 rebound per game and after that the
numbers just continued to grow.
In his last season for the Raptors, Chris Bosh averaged 24 and 11 solidifying himself
as a NBA superstar.
In total, he spent his first 7 seasons being a Toronto Raptor.
He was easily one of the most beloved players by the Toronto fans and the face of the franchise.
However, the lack of team success in regular season and inability to make the playoffs
for Toronto pushed him to make a decision to join the Miami Heat in 2010.
Oh, the summer of 2010, the time when we knew that we have the new team everyone besides
Miami fans wanted to fail.
You can call it however you want - the summer of Miami, Pat Rileys master plan or the summer
of the Decision.
Anyway, the big three was formed when Bosh and Lebron James joined Dwyane Wade in Miami
to form a team which was built to win championships.
The big three really brought Miami Heat to the finals, but lost to Dallas Mavericks in
one of the biggest surprise finals ever.
After the first go round where the Miami Heat failed , next season they refocused and won
the next 2 NBA championships in following years.
In Lebron James last season with Miami in 2014 they lost again in the Finals to the
San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat was up for a big makeover.
Lebron James returned to Cleveland and some key players like Shane Battier and Ray Allen
retired.
Dwyane Wade was starting to show his age and the future in Miami was ucnertain.
There was a rumor that Chris Bosh could go back to Toronto, or sign with Houston Rockets.
However after reviewing offers from other teams Bosh resigned with the Miami Heat for
a max deal.
The life without Lebron James wasn’t so easy and the success of the Miami Heat wasn’t
the same.
Chris Bosh was doing his part.
In the first 23 games of the season he averaged 21.6 points and 8.2 rebounds however a strained
calf put his season on pause for 2 weeks.
Bosh also made the 2015 All-Star team, but right after the 2015 All-Star game he was
admitted to Miami Hospital for some lung tests.
After some health tests, on february 21, 2015 Chris Bosh was ruled out for the remainder
of the season because of blood clots in one of his lungs.
He was cleared by doctors for the start of the 2015-2016 season and he started his season
with a bang recording 21 points and 10 rebounds and a win for the Miami Heat.
He continued his high level of play and was even voted in to 2016 NBA All Star game.
He also selected to compete in a 3pt contest but ended up withdrawing himself from both
events.
His health was once again an issue and this time it was a blood clot in his leg.
He ended up missing the rest of the season and in the September 2016 his possible NBA
future once again was delayed because Miami Heat doctors didn’t clear him to participate
in the training camp.
Initially there was a hope that Bosh could play again, btu after multiple setbacks and
continued blood clotting he wasn’t gonna be cleared by the doctors and in September
2016 Pat Riley publicly said, that Chris Bosh wasn’t gonna play for Miami again.
On July 4th, 2017 Miami Heat released Chris Bosh ending his stint with the organization.
Since then Chris Bosh has said multiple times that he’s feeling better and still plans
to return to the NBA whenever a doctor clears him, however it hasn’t happened yet and
I doubt it ever will.
The dangerous part here is that it’s not a normal injury which would require a certain
time-off or a certain training regime which could affect his production later on.
Blood Clots are unpredictable and possibly life threatening
and this fact is the main reasons why doctors still haven’t cleared him to return and
I think never will.
While Chris Bosh is very passionate about making his return to the NBA and I wish more
NBA players would be like that and not about the money figures in their contracts it’s
too dangerous for him to return and even if he never does I think he’s still a HOF candidate
one day.
Chris Bosh is a 2x NBA champion, 11-time All-Star and an Olympic gold medalist.
It’s sad that his career ended because of something he can’t control, but it’s better
for him and his family if he never returns to the court.
He has great family, he has good amounts of money as well.
Not even an amazing will to play is more important than your own health and I think no team wants
to take a risk of a player possibly dying on the court and Bosh shouldn’t either.
so Even though he’s an accomplished player it’s still a sad story which we wish would
be different.
What do you think guys?
Will Chris Bosh ever come back to the NBA?
Should he even try?
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I’m PRPLRNCH, and I’m out.