Future in question

The Miami Heat ended the drama surrounding Chris Bosh on Wednesday, declaring the All-Star out for the remainder of the postseason because of blood-clotting issues.

This after Bosh sought the help of the National Basketball Players Association as he tried to compel the Heat and their medical staff to allow him to return to the floor. A meeting with the union on the Bosh matter reportedly did not take place but is still planned.

“The Heat, Chris, the doctors and medical team have been working together throughout this process and will continue to do so to return Chris to playing basketball as soon as possible,” the Heat said in a statement.

The joint announcement marked the first time the Heat had commented publicly on Bosh’s future, and to a degree, it relieved some tension in a rare situation in which a player and team were at odds over health issues — with the player, not the team, pushing for a return to play. But the resolution is only temporary, creating some pressing questions about Bosh’s future.

And the Heat’s.

Bosh missed the final two months of the 2014-15 regular season after blood clots traveled to his lungs — a potentially deadly condition. He returned this season and played 53 games before an undisclosed medical condition was discovered heading into All-Star weekend, causing him to miss the rest of the season.

Bosh, 31, went solo with a statement in March to say he did not …

continue reading in source www.cbssports.com