Report: Heat Will Hold Training Camp in Bahamas

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As if Miami wasn’t enough, the Heat will once again hold training camp at The Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in Nassau, Bahamas. They first ventured to the popular vacation spot prior to the 2013-14 season. This year’s camp will take place from Tuesday, September 27 to Saturday, October 1.

Per NBA.com:

Following Media Day on Monday, September 26, the HEAT will travel to Nassau and will conduct two-a-day practice sessions beginning on Tuesday. They will conclude the practice sessions and return to Miami on Saturday afternoon.

 

The HEAT would like to thank the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, the Honorable Perry Christie, and the Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe for their assistance.

 

“The Miami HEAT’s decision to hold its fall training camp in The Bahamas for a second year is indicative of something very special going on in our destination,” said Bahamas Minister of Tourism, Hon. Obie H. Wilchcombe, M.P. “The Bahamas has established itself as a world class sports tourism destination and we look forward to welcoming the Miami HEAT’s players, coaches and executives.”

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Report: Growing Optimism Chris Bosh Will Be Cleared To Play By Heat

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Despite concerns regarding his health after blood clots sidelined him for the majority of the last two seasons, Chris Bosh has been adamant that he wants to play. Bosh has been visible with his workouts on social media and now there is a report of growing optimism that the two-time NBA champ will be cleared to play by the Heat organization.

From the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson

There is growing optimism about Chris Bosh being cleared by the Heat to resume his career while remaining on blood thinners, according to a union source.

 

Bosh pitched the Heat on playing late last season, while taking a new form of blood thinner that would be out of his system in eight hours or so. The Heat resisted that approach at that time but is now more open than it had been to Bosh playing while on blood thinners, according to the source.

 

Bosh wouldn’t be the first athlete to do that: Former Florida Panthers player Tomas Fleischmann takes anticoagulant injections after games that are out of his system by game time.

 

Whether Bosh would be able to play in every game, such as the second set of back-to-backs, remains to be seen.

 

But barring a setback in the next few weeks, it would be surprising if Bosh isn’t cleared to play.

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Report: Chris Bosh wants to play, working on solution with Heat

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Chris Bosh has still not been cleared to play by the Miami Heat, but it sounds like the two sides are finally inching closer to a solution.

Bosh, whose season ended prematurely due to another blood clot scare, has been taking blood thinning medication. The Heat do not want him taking the court while he’s still on the medication, as that would increase the risk of serious — and potentially fatal — injuries. Bosh wants to play, and a situation has been discussed where he could take blood thinners that would be out of his system by the time each game tips off.

According to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald, Bosh and the Heat are working on “potential solutions.”

Discussions remain focused on the Heat’s comfort level with Bosh taking new thinners that would be out of his system within eight hours or so, and ways for him to play while taking those type of thinners, according to an NBA-employed source.

The Heat is working on potential solutions and has said it would like to try to get him back on the court. Bosh very much wants to play and intends to (according to his wife). He still needs to be cleared by the Heat, and there will be some level of uncertainty until that happens. But the Heat is working on a solution, which has led to some optimism.

Bosh has made it clear through videos he posted on social media (watch them here) that he feels ready to return. For a while, it seemed like the Heat were never going to clear Bosh and were trying to force him into retirement. That talk has cooled for the time being.

H/T Pro Basketball Talk

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Does Heat Owner Micky Arison’s Recent Tweet Hint At Chris Bosh’s Return Next Season?

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Amid all the turmoil surrounding the Miami Heat this off-season, Chris Bosh‘s playing status still looms large. His season was cut short for the second year in a row last spring due to life-threatening blood clots that have put his NBA career in jeopardy. But there’s reason for optimism.

Earlier this week, Bosh announced that he’d returned to the basketball court and was ostensibly gearing up for the coming season, although Heat brass have remained noncommittal up to this point. That appears to be changing, at least somewhat, according to a recent tweet from Heat owner Micky Arison directed at Bosh.

Looking good CB @chrisbosh look forward to seeing in camphttps://t.co/zR9uI6emqr

— Micky Arison (@MickyArison) August 31, 2016

There was disagreement between Bosh and the front office toward the end of last season as Bosh and his camp proposed that he be allowed to play while taking blood thinners for his condition, but the organization balked at that notion, and eventually the league stepped in and prevented him from returning.

Arison’s highly-public tweet would seem to indicate that there is significant progress on that front; however, an appearance at training camp doesn’t necessarily mean that Bosh is ready for a full-fledged return. Team president Pat Riley has said previously that it could be closer to the start of training camp at the end of next month before they make any sort of official statement.

(h/t Pro Basketball Talk)

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Report: Chris Bosh still frustrated with Heat handling of health situation

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The Miami Heat still have not cleared Chris Bosh to play, and Bosh remains frustrated with the team over that situation.

According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Bosh and his wife Adrienne have been very active on social media in the past week, partly as a coordinated effort to show that the veteran big man looks and feels ready to return to the NBA.

The Heat, however, still have not cleared Bosh to play after another blood clot scare ended his season prematurely.

Miami likely will not be able to get Bosh off the cap, even if he doesn’t play until February 9. The expectation is, if things got that far, the player and the players’ union would almost certainly enlist a doctor to fight it.

The Heat have implied that Bosh will be back soon enough. It feels as if we could be in for something ugly if this goes on much longer.

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