Pat Riley: Chris Bosh's Career With Heat 'Probably Over'

[RealGM Wiretap]

Pat Riley believes Chris Bosh's latest health setback has apparently convinced the Miami Heat that a return from multiple bouts of blood clots is no longer feasible.

Riley told reporters Monday that Bosh's "Heat career is probably over" and that the team is not actively working toward his return.

"There is not a next step for us," Riley said. "It's pretty definitive for us in our position."

Riley was asked if Bosh's career in the NBA is over.

"That's up to him," replied Riley.

The Heat declined to explain why Bosh failed the physical and cited a clause in the collective bargaining agreement that prohibits the team from releasing certain medical information.

Via ESPN

[6_Rings]

it's kinda sad that they don't make these brouhahas internal.

[jamesnamida]

Wouldn't put it past Riley to have failed bosh on purpose.

[Pickled Prunes]

the team is not actively working toward his return

Really, because up until now they have seemed so determined to get him back.

[lekasjeda]

the team is not actively working toward his return

Really, because up until now they have seemed so determined to get him back.

Lol bosh is the one that has been trying to get back, the heat have tried to do everything so he doesnt come back so they dont have to pay him his 20 mill

[rammagen]

the team is not actively working toward his return

Really, because up until now they have seemed so determined to get him back.

Lol bosh is the one that has been trying to get back, the heat have tried to do everything so he doesnt come back so they dont have to pay him his 20 mill

you sir are right look at what he has done once he lost lbj (the guy they cheated to get) they ran wade out of town and then overpaid to keep ru paul now realize their mistake and now he fails his physical even though there is a nhl player with the same condition playing, who takes more hits again?
what a rat he is

[Pickled Prunes]

the team is not actively working toward his return

Really, because up until now they have seemed so determined to get him back.

Lol bosh is the one that has been trying to get back, the heat have tried to do everything so he doesnt come back so they dont have to pay him his 20 mill

They have to pay him regardless. They just don't want a lawsuit.

[haste10176]

Really, because up until now they have seemed so determined to get him back.

Lol bosh is the one that has been trying to get back, the heat have tried to do everything so he doesnt come back so they dont have to pay him his 20 mill

They have to pay him regardless. They just don't want a lawsuit.

1) It will not be counted toward the Salary Cap (Bonus for Miami Heat)
2) Heat have insurance and they will be paying Bosh out not the Heat it is not in Riley's interest to bring Bosh back...

[NBADraft2003]

Some misinformed people in here who actually "think" they know what they're talking about regarding this whole situation.

1)Chris failed tests for the Heat doctors and the doctors in New York, how is Riley failing him on purpose?

2)Chris was about to be cleared to come back and the organization wanted him back until recent tests.

3)None of you mention that Bosh had a third clot that stopped the comeback.

4)The Heat front office tried to work with Chris but he never returned their calls or messages because he felt "written off."

5)Chris and his camp publicly slamming the doctors who saved his life.

6)**** the 2014 Offseason.

7)CB is more valuable at his price when healthy than anything they could possibly get in free agency, he was arguably our best player last season before he went down.

[PDXKnight]

Wouldn't put it past Riley to have failed bosh on purpose.

Seriously? This is a very serious issue Bosh has gone through and if one mishap occurs it could be fatal for Chris Bosh and the liability for the Heat organization would be tremendous for letting him play with a potentially fatal health condition. This situation sucks massively for Bosh but honestly I can't blame the Heat for not playing him and I don't think too many teams would act differently if their medical staffs provided them with the same diagnosis.

[Phreak50]

Whether the Heat look at this as fortunate to help with the tanking or not means nothing.

They simply can't risk a players life, nor would any team.

[Chris3323]

Some misinformed people in here who actually "think" they know what they're talking about regarding this whole situation.

1)Chris failed tests for the Heat doctors and the doctors in New York, how is Riley failing him on purpose?

2)Chris was about to be cleared to come back and the organization wanted him back until recent tests.

3)None of you mention that Bosh had a third clot that stopped the comeback.

4)The Heat front office tried to work with Chris but he never returned their calls or messages because he felt "written off."

5)Chris and his camp publicly slamming the doctors who saved his life.

6)**** the 2014 Offseason.

7)CB is more valuable at his price when healthy than anything they could possibly get in free agency, he was arguably our best player last season before he went down.

If it really is threatening his life, then Bosh needs to stop.

but either way, Riley comes off bad here, since Wade left and the way he treated Bron.
now his team has no shot at a ring

[NBADraft2003]

Some misinformed people in here who actually "think" they know what they're talking about regarding this whole situation.

1)Chris failed tests for the Heat doctors and the doctors in New York, how is Riley failing him on purpose?

2)Chris was about to be cleared to come back and the organization wanted him back until recent tests.

3)None of you mention that Bosh had a third clot that stopped the comeback.

4)The Heat front office tried to work with Chris but he never returned their calls or messages because he felt "written off."

5)Chris and his camp publicly slamming the doctors who saved his life.

6)**** the 2014 Offseason.

7)CB is more valuable at his price when healthy than anything they could possibly get in free agency, he was arguably our best player last season before he went down.

If it really is threatening his life, then Bosh needs to stop.

but either way, Riley comes off bad here, since Wade left and the way he treated Bron.
now his team has no shot at a ring

What are you talking about? Riley didn't do anything to LeBron, absolutely nothing to him. I really wish people knew the entire story of The Big 3 splitting instead of "see it's all Pat's fault." How does he come off bad? By protecting the doctors who Chris is publicly disrespecting and accusing of malpractice? Lol.

[Chris3323]

Some misinformed people in here who actually "think" they know what they're talking about regarding this whole situation.

1)Chris failed tests for the Heat doctors and the doctors in New York, how is Riley failing him on purpose?

2)Chris was about to be cleared to come back and the organization wanted him back until recent tests.

3)None of you mention that Bosh had a third clot that stopped the comeback.

4)The Heat front office tried to work with Chris but he never returned their calls or messages because he felt "written off."

5)Chris and his camp publicly slamming the doctors who saved his life.

6)**** the 2014 Offseason.

7)CB is more valuable at his price when healthy than anything they could possibly get in free agency, he was arguably our best player last season before he went down.

If it really is threatening his life, then Bosh needs to stop.

but either way, Riley comes off bad here, since Wade left and the way he treated Bron.
now his team has no shot at a ring

What are you talking about? Riley didn't do anything to LeBron, absolutely nothing to him. I really wish people knew the entire story of The Big 3 splitting instead of "see it's all Pat's fault." How does he come off bad? By protecting the doctors who Chris is publicly disrespecting and accusing of malpractice? Lol.

It was very convenient to get rid of Bosh, once they saw he wasn't 100% and Wade wouldn't take the pay decrease.

The fact that he wouldnt bend over for Bron is insane to me.
Every star in the history of the nba gets treated different.

Pat Riley treated Lebron like he was a James Jones

[NBADraft2003]

If it really is threatening his life, then Bosh needs to stop.

but either way, Riley comes off bad here, since Wade left and the way he treated Bron.
now his team has no shot at a ring

What are you talking about? Riley didn't do anything to LeBron, absolutely nothing to him. I really wish people knew the entire story of The Big 3 splitting instead of "see it's all Pat's fault." How does he come off bad? By protecting the doctors who Chris is publicly disrespecting and accusing of malpractice? Lol.

It was very convenient to get rid of Bosh, once they saw he wasn't 100% and Wade wouldn't take the pay decrease.

The fact that he wouldnt bend over for Bron is insane to me.
Every star in the history of the nba gets treated different.

Pat Riley treated Lebron like he was a James Jones

If Wade would've stayed, he would've gotten almost two million more than his $20 million he earned last year. Of course you're going to try to get rid of a guy who can't play, what did you want them to do? They've persued all medical options and the third clots killed Bosh's return this year. Again, what the hell are you talking about? Bend over for LeBron? Enlighten me because you must know something that I don't.

[Pickled Prunes]

Lol bosh is the one that has been trying to get back, the heat have tried to do everything so he doesnt come back so they dont have to pay him his 20 mill

They have to pay him regardless. They just don't want a lawsuit.

1) It will not be counted toward the Salary Cap (Bonus for Miami Heat)
2) Heat have insurance and they will be paying Bosh out not the Heat it is not in Riley's interest to bring Bosh back...

That is only true if he retires for medical reasons. If he plays one second for another team the Heat will be on the hook for his entire salary. He clearly wants to play again so that is a big gamble.

[robbie84]

Lol bosh is the one that has been trying to get back, the heat have tried to do everything so he doesnt come back so they dont have to pay him his 20 mill

They have to pay him regardless. They just don't want a lawsuit.

1) It will not be counted toward the Salary Cap (Bonus for Miami Heat)
2) Heat have insurance and they will be paying Bosh out not the Heat it is not in Riley's interest to bring Bosh back...

You are right, but if he plays for another team at all they will have to pay his full salary.
Even if he doesn't play, the insurance only covers part of the salary, not the whole.

[Chris3323]

What are you talking about? Riley didn't do anything to LeBron, absolutely nothing to him. I really wish people knew the entire story of The Big 3 splitting instead of "see it's all Pat's fault." How does he come off bad? By protecting the doctors who Chris is publicly disrespecting and accusing of malpractice? Lol.

It was very convenient to get rid of Bosh, once they saw he wasn't 100% and Wade wouldn't take the pay decrease.

The fact that he wouldnt bend over for Bron is insane to me.
Every star in the history of the nba gets treated different.

Pat Riley treated Lebron like he was a James Jones

If Wade would've stayed, he would've gotten almost two million more than his $20 million he earned last year. Of course you're going to try to get rid of a guy who can't play, what did you want them to do? They've persued all medical options and the third clots killed Bosh's return this year. Again, what the hell are you talking about? Bend over for LeBron? Enlighten me because you must know something that I don't.

I am with you on the Bosh issue,

Wade leaving seemed like Riley didnt do him right.
LeBron - The rumour was LeBron and Riley left on bad terms, and Riley wanted Lebron to buy in to heat culture and be "one of the guys" again they are just rumors.

Anyway, lets just agree that we will see yet again another Lebron finals.

[NBADraft2003]

It was very convenient to get rid of Bosh, once they saw he wasn't 100% and Wade wouldn't take the pay decrease.

The fact that he wouldnt bend over for Bron is insane to me.
Every star in the history of the nba gets treated different.

Pat Riley treated Lebron like he was a James Jones

If Wade would've stayed, he would've gotten almost two million more than his $20 million he earned last year. Of course you're going to try to get rid of a guy who can't play, what did you want them to do? They've persued all medical options and the third clots killed Bosh's return this year. Again, what the hell are you talking about? Bend over for LeBron? Enlighten me because you must know something that I don't.

I am with you on the Bosh issue,

Wade leaving seemed like Riley didnt do him right.
LeBron - The rumour was LeBron and Riley left on bad terms, and Riley wanted Lebron to buy in to heat culture and be "one of the guys" again they are just rumors.

Anyway, lets just agree that we will see yet again another Lebron finals.

1)Wade was the one who started the breakdown in his relationship with Pat. LeBron was making his backdoor deals to return to Cleveland and Wade knew. What pisses Riley off was he was wasting time chasing LeBron while LeBron was on the phone with Kevin Love getting him to Ohio. In Pat's meeting with LeBron, him and his "team" was watching the World Cup instead of paying attention to Pat's presentation. You might ask what's the problem with Wade, LeBron asked Wade in which cost him money. Not only did LeBron cost his best friend money, Dwyane's agent did too. The Heat intended to pay Dwyane and Chris the same exact salary to come back(Wade/Bosh/UD share the same agent) but their agent said nope, max Chris or he's going to Houston for $7 million less than the Heat were going to pay. Bosh got full max and Wade took a cut so the Pat could actually fill out the roster with a few NBA caliber players.

2)LeBron was the one who ruined that relationship too. If he would've been straight up and told them that he wanted to go "home" then I highly doubt they would've been mad. Ever since he left, he's been spinning this narrative to make the Heat look bad but won't tell the world how disrespectful he was on the way out. Also, LeBron did buy in to the Heat culture and also took some of it to Cleveland just how Wade took some to Chicago.