{"id":92205,"date":"2024-08-25T00:14:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T04:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=92205"},"modified":"2024-08-31T02:14:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T06:14:10","slug":"former-heat-bedrock-chris-bosh-gets-real-about-death-of-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/25\/former-heat-bedrock-chris-bosh-gets-real-about-death-of-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Heat Bedrock Gets Real About \u2018Death\u2019 Of Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When people talk about forgotten players, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/boshch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Bosh<\/a> is rarely mentioned. Perhaps it\u2019s too early, as his last NBA game was less than a decade ago. However, for one night at least, Bosh got to return to the court.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chris Bosh himself is warming up for Goran Dragic\u2019s farewell match \ud83d\ude2f<\/p>\n<p>He played his final game in the NBA in 2016. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZqQ7BxqLg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xZqQ7BxqLg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasketNews_com\/status\/1827402476514853012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CHRIS BOSH GETTING INTRODUCED WITH A FULL JERSEY\ud83d\udd25 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/21dYlIsshw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/21dYlIsshw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heat Clips \ud83c\udfac (@Demar305) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Demar305\/status\/1827411899048219100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chris Bosh first points in 8 years I can watch this all day <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J8k5G3j12U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/J8k5G3j12U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heat Clips \ud83c\udfac (@Demar305) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Demar305\/status\/1827424109539819763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With former Miami Heat star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dragigo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goran Dragic<\/a> hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/17\/nba-retired-stars-suit-up-goran-dragic-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a special exhibition game<\/a>, the 40-year-old took part in his friend\u2019s farewell event.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Heat Bedrock Chris Bosh Gets Real About \u2018Death\u2019 Of Career<\/h2>\n<p>Afterwards, Bosh spoke about his forced retirement, telling BasketNews\u2019 Mindaugus Bertys that \u201cit was very tough. It\u2019s pretty much &#8211; it was the death of my career, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chris Bosh gets honest about his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the death of my career &#8230; Any time dealing with loss and death, you go through grief. I had to do that for a few years.&#8221; <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqvgx2AktA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vqvgx2AktA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mindaugas Bertys (@the_mindaugas) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_mindaugas\/status\/1827490687496942039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny time dealing with loss and death and stuff like that, you go through grief,\u201d he adds. \u201cAnd I had to do that for a few years, but I got over it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI believe it made me stronger and it made focus on being more of a father.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite a bitter ending, he looks back on his NBA days fondly. Asked what his biggest regret of his career is, Bosh says: \u201cI don&#8217;t have any. Yeah, I don&#8217;t have a regret.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Despite ending his basketball journey prematurely, Chris Bosh feels no regrets over his NBA career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a lucky guy.&#8221; \ud83d\ude0e <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xfcAk1FMTa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xfcAk1FMTa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mindaugas Bertys (@the_mindaugas) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_mindaugas\/status\/1827508756227252702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt all went good,\u201d he continues. \u201cA couple of championships. Got to meet some great people, have some great teammates, great stories, great locker rooms. I&#8217;m a lucky guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A Shakespearean Tale<\/h3>\n<p>Frankly, after Bosh signed with the Heat, it seemed like he stopped receiving his just due. Selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the famed 2003 NBA Draft, the Dallas native became a perennial All-Star in the North. A skilled faceup forward who played tenacious defense, Bosh averaged 22.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game in his first five All-Star seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody knew at the time that Bosh had bigger plans.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving Toronto as the all-time leader in points, rebounds, and blocks, he made the infamous decision to join the Miami Heat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wadedw01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwyane Wade<\/a>. In his first four seasons with the team, Bosh won three championships, playing an integral but misunderstood role. He wasn\u2019t scoring like he used to due to James and Wade\u2019s ball-dominance. However, he was an athletic center who stretched the floor, clearing the paint for James and Wade.<\/p>\n<p>Bosh averaged 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game in that time. While those aren\u2019t pedestrian numbers, they certainly didn\u2019t match his production with the Raptors.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Bosh, he was able to revive his reputation when Wade declined and James left. Unfortunately, his time back in the driver seat was short-lived. In Jun. 2017, the big man\u2019s blood clotting condition was ruled to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/19523537\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a career-ending illness<\/a>, per ESPN. He hadn\u2019t played a game since Feb. 2016, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2016\/09\/23\/chris-bosh-fails-physical\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">failed a team physical<\/a> that September.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, in Feb. 2015, Bosh was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to his blood-clotting condition. The then 30-year-old had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/05\/04\/sport\/chris-bosh-absence-nba-playoffs\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently checked into a hospital<\/a> after noticing \u201cpain in his leg that later moved up to his rib,\u201d according to CNN\u2019s Jill Martin.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe diagnosis: blood clots, which had reached one of his lungs. If it had gone untreated, it could have been fatal.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ultimately, the writing was on the wall long before Bosh officially announced his retirement in Feb. 2019. Nonetheless, his career is a tragic story only Shakespeare would have imagined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people talk about forgotten players, Chris Bosh is rarely mentioned. Perhaps it\u2019s too early, as his last NBA game was less than a decade ago. However, for one night at least, Bosh got to return to the court. Chris Bosh himself is warming up for Goran Dragic\u2019s farewell match \ud83d\ude2f He played his final [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":92210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,16,62,3],"tags":[275,327],"class_list":["post-92205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-heat","category-nba","category-news","tag-chris-bosh","tag-goran-dragic"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}