With news coming out about Chris Bosh’s career being over, we look back on the 10 best moments of his time with the Miami Heat.
On Friday, news most everyone was expecting regarding Chris Bosh‘s future with the Miami Heat became official. (At least as official as “sources say” scuttle can be.) The talented power forward’s career in South Florida is now over. For good.
Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel was the first to report on the matter. In his own words:
"“A medical review by the NBA and the players’ union has agreed with the Miami Heat’s position that Chris Bosh has suffered a career-ending illness, the Sun Sentinel has confirmed with parties involved with the process. The ruling leaves only the formality of the team placing the former All-Star forward on waivers to remove Bosh, 33, from their salary cap.”"
Bosh finishes his time in Miami with his name plastered all over the franchise’s statistical leader board: No. 5 in points scored (6,914), No. 6 in rebounds (2,816), No. 7 in blocks (332) and No. 6 in win shares (44.2). If not for the blood clots, he would likely place in the top three in every one of those categories.
The news shook many around the basketball community; tweets regarding the new developments surrounding Bosh were redistributed thousands of times. What’s more, Basketball Reference went as far as to give their condolences the only way they knew how — by sharing some of the big man’s most unique stats.
Bosh is one of the key players to blaze the trail for the "stretch center." Only 3 others had 7500 boards, 900 blocks, & 300 3s pic.twitter.com/S7KMknn3ZX
— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) June 3, 2017
Simply put, Bosh was a special player, one could even argue a transcendent one. As such, he had countless memorable moments in South Florida. To honor his incredible career with the Heat, we count down his 10 best. Let’s get to it.