Resolution of Chris Bosh's status expected soonTwo weeks after he suffered a calf injury that led to the return of a previous issue with blood clots, All-Star forward Chris Bosh appears to be moving toward a resolution that will keep him away from the Miami Heat for the balance of the season.
Hours after the Heat again declined to offer an update on Bosh, who has been out of action since a Feb. 9 game against the San Antonio Spurs, Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday, that Bosh, "is under increasing pressure from physicians and the organization to sit out the rest of the season."
The report said a meeting is planned in the next 24 hours. Heat President Pat Riley and team owner Micky Arison, along with their wives, are hosting a major fundraiser on Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena, which Bosh is expected to attend.
A party familiar with the process told the Sun Sentinel a meeting to decide Bosh's ultimate fate had yet to have been held as of Wednesday afternoon.
Bosh was sidelined at midseason last season after blood clots he believed developed from a calf injury traveled to his lung. He returned to the Heat at the start of this season without further incident until this latest episode.
In the wake of last season's scare, Bosh said he was uncertain whether he would be able to continue with his NBA career should another clotting episode surface, as now is the case.
Bosh had said he believed he was at minimal risk for recurrence.
"The recurring risk comes from a hereditary gene," he said. "Fortunately, I don't have that. That was one of the dangers I faced earlier, was, 'Am I going to be able to play the game? Because if this test comes back that it's a recurring thing, it's going to be a problem.' "
Because of the timing of this episode, there can be no salary-cap relief or exception for this season, no disabled-player exception to utilize.
Should Bosh's situation turn into the worst case of retirement, the Heat would not receive salary-cap relief for one year, until the one-year anniversary of such an announcement. That means the Heat would have to carry Bosh's full $23.7 million 2016-17 salary on their salary cap through the 2016 offseason free-agency and trading period.
Should Bosh be unable to continue his career, he would still receive the balance on his contract, which runs through 2018-19.
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