Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh could be forced to end his season due to suspected blood clots in his lungs.
The Miami Heat made a big trade deadline deal to acquire Goran Dragic and make a run at the Eastern Conference playoffs with Dragic, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Now it looks like they may have to do so without the latter as the team could announce on Friday that doctors found blood clots in Bosh’s lungs, which would effectively end his season as he would require extensive treatment.
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"“Bosh was admitted to a Miami-area hospital Thursday after meeting with a doctor. The Heat’s power forward underwent initial tests that proved inconclusive, according to the Heat. The fear is that Bosh could have blood clots on his lungs. If there is a pulmonary embolus, or multiple clots, then Bosh would be out for the remainder of the season, and possibly longer, while being treated with blood thinners for pulmonary embolism.”"
At 22-30, the Heat stand in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. They were hoping to make a run at the playoffs thanks to the playoff experience of Bosh and Wade along with the addition of Dragic. It may not be the Big Three the Heat had grown accustomed to in the first four years of Bosh and Wade’s time there, but it could enough to do some damage in a weak conference with few teams boasting the experience that this duo has gained over the last four seasons.
Now, all of that could be in jeopardy and that’s hardly the worst news. Chris Bosh could be looking at treatment for a pulmonary embolism, which is dire news for an athlete who must push his lungs to the limit on a nightly basis.
Treatment will require a great deal of patience on Bosh’s part and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him have a slow start to next season if his doctor’s initial fears come to fruition.
For now, we wish Bosh and family the good news as they go through this trying time, and we hope that the team can follow up Thursday’s tests with a false alarm announcement of some sort. If the situation is as suspected, we wish Bosh a safe and speedy recovery.
The Heat signed Bosh to a five-year, $118 million deal in the offseason, the largest currently in the NBA. It would be impossible for the team to replace him, but finding the depth to back him up could be harder after the deal they just made for Dragic.
Fortunately they play in a conference where having a record eight games below .500 isn’t enough to bury you. The team should at least still have enough to vie for the playoffs.
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