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Alan Hahn to Brian Windhorst: "You were one of the few that texted me a congratulatory, I know Woj said something as well, and it was always I knew it was the newspaper guys who got it, who cared that it was a newspaper guy who got it. It was a tweet. That was the problem. The Newsday wanted me to wait, write the story, and we'll post the story. I said, hell no. If I'm hearing it and somebody else is going to hear it, I'm tweeting this thing."

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Jaren Jackson Jr.: After that 2010 free agency kind of changed the universe as we know it. Do you think that '09 season was the season that made LeBron James and Chris Bosh go, ‘I want to play with this guy?’ Dwyane Wade: I never thought about that. Like I don't know if it's that one season. We play together like you know All-Star games and Olympics and you get to see guys and see guys personalities and you see what works with yours and what doesn't. Not saying you out there recruiting but you just looking. I think from a LeBron standpoint he knew him and I can vibe out, because I can be an alpha but also don't need to be the alpha to still be me. And so I think he understood that, he's an alpha dog. And so you it's hard when you go you go team up with a lot of alphas in the sense of like they can't be nothing but alphas. And LeBron can't be nothing but an alpha. I'm different. It wasn't about a ‘me’ thing. It was just about a ‘us’ thing. No matter what we were doing. Like I'm at an All-Star game, I'm going to give it up so you can go dunk. Like I'm not like most guys going to get that bucket. I just it doesn't matter to me. like walking away from the game is not about how many buckets I got. It's about how much winning you can do, how much impact you can have on winning. That's what I was told. That's what greatness look like. When it came down to play with Brian and came out that time, I think them guys knew I was a winner and I would do anything to win. And I think that that settles everything.

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Are you surprised a reunion in Miami didn’t happen? Chris Bosh: I'm surprised, but I'm not surprised. You know, that was just my best pick. I was like, hey, if I'm doing something, I'm going to go to Miami, if it was me. But Philly was a pretty good choice, too. So a lot of people call it ring chasing. Everybody chases rings. If you didn't think Kobe and Jordan were ring chasers too, you're crazy. [Laughs] Everybody wants a ring. I'll chase a ring right now. [Laughs].

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You’ve talked publicly about LeBron’s best fit being in Miami. What were your thoughts on LeBron choosing Philadelphia and not Miami? Chris Bosh: I mean, they have a good team. They have championship aspirations. You look on paper, they look pretty good. For them, the most important thing is figuring out how they're going to play, how they're going to play together, their defensive schemes and offensive schemes. But most importantly, the five that are out there on the court and then the team, how are they going to come together? How are they going to share the ball? How are they going to be solid as a unit moving forward? That's going to be the hard part. And, hell, like any other team, being healthy, fighting through the ups and downs, that's what it's about.

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You’ve talked openly about your experience dealing with blood clots; how are you health-wise? Chris Bosh: Yeah, I had an episode in January. I almost dropped dead pretty much and came back to life. I'm not joking. Yeah. I had another pulmonary embolism. It was in January. Yeah, yeah, this past year. I was in the hospital for a week. But, take your medicine. So, I'm taking my medicine every day, taking care of myself every day, and watching it. So, I mean, no symptoms came either, you know, so. Yeah, you got to deal with it for the rest of your life. I thought I was past it. I am not. So, you know, it's just making sure I stay on top of my regimen.

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Wembanyama had a blood clot that ended his season prematurely a year ago. What advice would you give him on hoping it becomes a one-time issue? Chris Bosh: Take your medicine. Make sure that he's staying on top of his regimen to make sure that doesn't happen again because it only takes one more time. It happened one more time for me, it happened twice, and I couldn't play anymore. So I guess with him, just making sure he does everything necessary to keep that blood as thin as possible and take care of that body off the court.

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Chris Bosh: Playing for Different teams don’t affect LeBron’s greatness. Consistency and helping a team win is the measure. #nba

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Heat Central: Chris Bosh speaks on getting blood clots when the Heat traded for Goran Dragic 💔 “I was still hoping I had a chance to play. That was a rough time, man. We had a young team, I wanted to continue playing ball. Not being able to do that, you feel like your body betrayed you. Very tough pill to swallow. It really sucked because I was in the hospital in the ER and preparing to take me in and I’m looking at the TV and see on ESPN we traded for Goran Dragic. As they’re wheeling me back to the thing with oxygen around my nose because they say I need it. It was like a bad dream. I was still very adamant about being a great basketball player. I still had a shot at that time but a year later it all changed… LeBron had moved on to Cleveland so we were figuring out how to be a good team, shoot more 3s. I didn’t have time to master it the way that I wanted to” (Via nbataketwo YT)

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Heat Central: Chris Bosh speaks on making things right with the Heat organization when he got his jersey retired: “It was really on the Heat to do that. Speaking with those in charge, Pat Riley, Nick and Micky, they were so cordial during the process. We had to make amends. There was some battles with me trying to come back and play and all that stuff. Having my name up there in the rafters next to Shaq, D Wade, Hardaway, Haslem, that’s the greatest. Alonzo mourning. I have to stunt on the NBA players. If you think you’ll have a career like mine you gotta go to Miami and look up there. You gotta long way to go. It’s a long way up there… if you’re lucky you get to do what you love. I love basketball… two championships, I couldn’t make it up if I wanted too.” (Via nbataketwo YT)

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Chris Bosh on LeBron James: I’ve said it before, if I were him, I don't know where he's going. You know, we haven't spoken, but if I were him, I'd go to Miami.  And I was joking around. I actually posted this on social, what, I think yesterday. But I was just joking around saying, "Hey, you know, when you're older, when you're ready to retire, you go to Miami."

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Heat Central: Bobby Portis on being a Heat fan his whole life, and conversations he had with Giannis about coming to Miami: “I’ve been a Heatle. I’ve been rocking with the Heat since the Mavericks and the Spurs in the finals. Ray Allen in the corner, Chris Bosh offensive rebound, pass out to the corner, bow! Everybody thought it was over with the ropes out. The conversations I had with Giannis has just always been about winning. Where can we go to win? How can we get another championship? Once you guys talk to him at 3 you’ll understand all he cares about is winning.”

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Keerthika Uthayakumar: High scoring average in a single postseason in Raptors history: Kawhi Leonard - 30.5 in 2019 Vince Carter - 27.3 in 2001 RJ Barrett - 24.1 this year Scottie Barnes - 24.1 this year Chris Bosh - 24.0 in 2008

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Draymond Green: As it stands today, I don’t think it leaves Giannis in a much better position next year than he would’ve been with the Bucks. However, the long run I think definitely leaves them in a better position because you can build that team out. We saw even when LeBron and Chris Bosh went to the Miami Heat, that team looked a bit different the second year than the first year. Overall Giannis getting to go to one of the places he preferred to go to, I think it’s great.

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Jorge Sierra: If you combine the playoff scoring of Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh, you fall only 1.2K points short of LeBron James' overall postseason scoring. #NBABarRaces

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