TITLE: Chris Bosh Calls Himself “Lucky to Be Alive” After Sudden Medical Emergency
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Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Bosh said he is “lucky to be alive” after a recent health emergency that left him awakening “covered in my own blood,” the former Miami Heat star revealed Wednesday in a social-media video that ran just over two minutes.
“It was crazy. It was fast. It was instant. There was no warning,” Bosh said. He explained that he had been preparing for a date with his wife when he collapsed and lost consciousness. “The next thing you know I was on the ground.”
Bosh, 42, declined to share medical specifics in the video and again when contacted by ESPN. He noted visible paleness beneath his eyes and said he is still in recovery. The 11-time All-Star added that he has no memory of the episode, describing the experience simply as “darkness.”
The scare, he said, reshaped his outlook on daily life. Bosh urged viewers not to delay important plans, whether a vacation or a business venture. “Don’t wait to take action because it could come fast,” he said. “And I’m lucky to be alive.”
Long history with blood clots
Bosh’s playing career was cut short by recurring blood-clot problems. In February 2015 a clot formed in his leg and moved to a lung, forcing a multiday hospitalization; he returned to appear in 53 games during the 2015-16 season, his last in the NBA. A second clot in February 2016 sidelined him for the rest of that campaign, and Heat doctors later told him his career was “probably over,” he recounted in the September 2016 documentary “Rebuilt.”
He attempted a comeback in 2016-17, but Miami did not clear him during training camp and officially waived him on July 4, 2017. The Heat retired his No. 1 jersey on March 26, 2019, a month after he formally announced his retirement.
Career at a glance
Bosh averaged 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds over 13 NBA seasons, winning two championships with Miami. Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, he reflected that “we all have it in our power to make the most out of every day despite what happens.”
Source: ESPN
