Heat goals: Healthy Bosh; keep Wade, Whiteside

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MIAMI — After falling one win short of the Eastern Conference finals, Miami Heat president Pat Riley declared Wednesday the team’s top offseason priorities are to see Chris Bosh resume his playing career and to retain pending free agents Dwyane Wade and Hassan Whiteside.

In confirming for the first time publicly that Bosh had a recurrence of blood clotting issues, Riley said the Heat are hopeful of reaching a medical resolution that would allow Bosh to continue playing.

An 11-time All-Star forward, Bosh, 32, missed the final 29 games of the season after he was diagnosed in February with a medical condition neither he nor the Heat initially disclosed. It was the second year in a row that his season was cut short at the February All-Star break because of health concerns that stemmed from blood clot issues.

“All of us — the Heat, the doctors and also Chris — are looking to proceed forward to find a way to get him back on the court,” Riley said Wednesday in his season-ending session with the media. “Last year, we were blindsided. This year, when it happened, we’re eyes wide open with him. We all knew what the treatment was last year. It’s two years in a row. We’re all day to day in proceeding with this thing.”

Heat president Pat Riley wants Chris Bosh to be able to resume his playing career alongside Dwyane Wade, who will become a free agent after the season. Danny Bollinger/NBAE/Getty Images

Riley described Bosh’s condition as “a haymaker” that rocked the team and could have a major impact on how the Heat move forward into free agency. He also said it was too soon to know what kind of timeframe Bosh is facing before a specific determination is made about his playing future.

Bosh’s status was the first issue Riley addressed in a 46-minute news conference at AmericanAirlines Arena, where players and …

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