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So now the Heat find themselves in the position they're in (resigned Whiteside, missed out on KD, let Deng & JJ walk, now TJ has been signed to a PP offer sheet), the biggest question mark left over the offseason (other than do we match the TJ offer sheet) is the health of Chris Bosh.

Bosh was recently on a HBO show (Any Given Wednesday - with Bill Simmons) but did not address his health. It wasn't a refusal to talk about, the questions were not asked. Does this mean there's nothing to add? Or is it an indication of the degree of uncertainty?

He has said nothing since the press release during the playoffs, and before then even less was said publicly by him (more by his wife though). Even she's been quiet on the obviously basketball related stuff. Wade is possibly the only one to give an indication through one of his tweets: https://mobile.twitter.com/DwyaneWade/status/751104165028462592 saying he will miss UD & CB like no other. Now this might reflect more on UD never playing anywhere but he Heat, but may be able to help contextualise other info if it comes to hand.

The best thing we can do as a board is pool our resources, and collect all the information, random pics, and brief encounters, with the hope that the great minds we have can start to piece together what is actually going on, and what the future holds for Bosh as a member of the Heat.

Let the Bosh watching begin!

i believe that the reason why the question about his health wasnt asked is because bosh probly asked the producers not to ask that question. thats the first thing that should have asked on a sports show.i personally,believe that he is done and what he is doing is that he will try to play another game just to collect his big paycheck for the year and after all is said and done he will retire. but of course i could be wrong and he just could be better than ever

He won't be cleared by any physician to play. A re-occurrence of a blood clot means a lifetime of blood thinners.

eddieheatfan wrote:i believe that the reason why the question about his health wasnt asked is because bosh probly asked the producers not to ask that question. thats the first thing that should have asked on a sports show.i personally,believe that he is done and what he is doing is that he will try to play another game just to collect his big paycheck for the year and after all is said and done he will retire. but of course i could be wrong and he just could be better than ever

He doesn't need to play another game to keep getting his money. If he retires due to medical reasons then he gets all his money, regardless of whether he plays another game or not.

If he plays this year, then retires the biggest effect is that it resets the clock for our ability to have him come off the cap.

Ideally we either want him to be 100% here or 100% gone.

cyclix wrote:He won't be cleared by any physician to play. A re-occurrence of a blood clot means a lifetime of blood thinners.

Common wisdom, and information from medical professionals would indicate that. But we've heard nothing from him or his camp in the direction of retirement. There was the rumblings during the PO about him possibly going through the NBAPA.