Miami Heat president Pat Riley held a press conference Saturday in which he touched on the precarious future of star forward Chris Bosh's career.
A recurring blood clot, which prevented Bosh from appearing in the second half of the season and the playoffs, has cast doubt as to whether he can play basketball anymore. Riley addressed Bosh's outlook regarding the 2016-17 season, per the Palm Beach Post's Jason Lieser:
It’s a positive environment right now with Chris, and I think his doctors and our doctors are constantly communicating. I know what Chris wants. I know he wants to play. Obviously, we would be open to that.
But this is still a very fluid situation. On this day, there's not an answer. I wish I could give you one. Let's just let this process move on down the road and go from there.
Lieser noted long flights and the traveling demands that accompany an NBA schedule can be "problematic" for Bosh. Riley addressed that element of the situation, too:
I think all those things will come into play and there'll be a discussion. There are many players in different sports that do play with that condition, a ...
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Pat Riley Comments on Chris Bosh’s Status for 2016-17 Season
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