Chris Bosh Illness: Updates on Heat Star's Recovery from Blood Clots

Miami Heat frontcourt stalwart Chris Bosh is preparing for his return to competitive action after dealing with blood clots last season that left his career in jeopardy.

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Bosh Comments on Recovery

Thursday, Sept. 24

Bosh said he is no longer on blood thinners and has been cleared for contact, per Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post. He also said the risk for blood clot recurrence comes from a hereditary gene he doesn't have.

Bosh indicated in the event of a blood clot recurrence, he would need to be on blood thinners for the rest of his life, via Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Surya Fernandez of SB Nation noted Bosh won't make changes to his routine during the season, but he will wear compression socks to keep his blood pumping following games.

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Bosh Expected to Fully Participate in Training Camp

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Winderman reported Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is preparing as if Bosh will be ready to roll for all of the team's preseason preparations.

"We fully expect him to be healthy and cleared for contact for camp," Spoelstra said.

Bosh was hospitalized in February and blood clots were discovered in his lungs, which brought a premature end to his season.

Earlier this week, Bosh stated the entire life-threatening ordeal gave him a new outlook on the opportunity to play basketball for a living, per Nina Mandell of USA Today.

"It takes time to transition into the other things and that was one of the things that I realized ultimately," Bosh said. "I've been given this gift to play basketball and I feel like I need to share the gift with others and I need to play."

The 31-year-old Georgia Tech product admitted he ignored the symptoms for a while before finally getting checked out due to the pain. Now he feels good again and is hoping to resume his career without any setbacks, according to USA Today.

"I don't need much," Bosh said. "I just want to be able to play basketball, and if my family's happy, I'm happy."

Just getting back on the court and taking some contact will be a major step considering the worrisome outlook when he was first sidelined. The Heat may take it easy with him at the outset of camp, but for now, all signs point to him being a full go once the regular season gets rolling.

He'll provide a boost to a Heat roster that has a chance to make some noise in the weaker East with Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng, Goran Dragic and promising rookie Justise Winslow also on the squad.