Pat Riley Comments on Chris Bosh’s Blood Clot Condition, Hassan Whiteside, More

The Miami Heat look at 2015-16 as a missed opportunity. They were one game away from a conference finals berth despite their roster being depleted by injuries, specifically to Chris Bosh and Hassan Whiteside. 

The two Miami big men were at the center of team president Pat Riley’s season-ending press conference Wednesday, as he spoke on the travails Bosh has faced and his hope to bring Whiteside back on a long-term deal.

“It’s two years in a row. It definitely has hurt the team,” Riley said of Bosh, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “But more so than anything, he’s the one suffering.”  

Bosh, 32, missed Miami’s final 29 regular-season games and its entire postseason run after being diagnosed with blood clots in his leg. It’s the second straight campaign in which Bosh has dealt with blood clots, which can be life-threatening if not treated properly. Riley described finding out Bosh was dealing with a recurrence as a “haymaker.”

Bosh has remained hopeful about a return to the court. However, his long-term prognosis is up in the air. Michael Wallace of ESPN.com reported Bosh and the Heat have been “at odds” over …

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