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NBA great Chris Bosh has revealed a frightening personal health incident, in which he said he woke up in a pool of his own blood after losing consciousness before a date with his wife.
The 11-time All-Star posted a video to his Instagram account, saying he continues to recover from a serious medical emergency that began with a numbing sensation that spread down his left leg.
Bosh has a history of blood clots, which ultimately led him to cut his NBA career short.
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Chris Bosh poses before the Emirates NBA Cup championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
He eventually regained consciousness and found his wife calling first responders, as he noticed the blood he was covered in. Bosh said he tried to move his body, but couldn’t.
Although he didn’t reveal what exactly the medical diagnosis was, Bosh said this health crisis gave him a new perspective on life.
“After coming back from the darkness, there was no euphoric clarity,” the Basketball Hall of Famer said in the video. “No montage of life flashing before my eyes. No voices in my ear telling me everything will be okay and what to do next. Just gratitude for still being alive and a sobering new awareness of how everything really is.
“What has changed is an immediate vision of life, simpler and more honest.”
Chris Bosh arrives at the Emirates NBA Cup championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
In 2015, Bosh was hospitalized after having a pulmonary embolism, or blood clot, in his lung. He had initially ignored the pain in his chest, thinking it was just a rib injury. Tests have proven otherwise.
Then, in 2016, blood clots continued to form for Bosh, causing him to fail his physicals with the Miami Heat, the team he spent six of his 13 years with. He finally officially retired from the league in 2017.
Now, after the health incident, Bosh said he is lucky to be alive and is looking to take advantage of this to move forward.
“The ordinary aspects of life have no meaning until they are taken away,” he said. “And by then, it’s too late.”
NBA stars TJ Ford and Chris Bosh sit on the court during the college basketball game between the Texas Longhorns and the Rider Broncs on November 18, 2025 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (David Buono/Icon Sportswire)
Bosh broke into the league in 2003 at the age of 19 with the Toronto Raptors, who selected him third overall out of Georgia Tech. He made five of his 11 All-Star teams with the Raptors, averaging 20.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game during his time there.
But Bosh was well known as part of the “Big Three” with the Heat when he joined Dwyane Wade in South Beach before LeBron James also took his talents to Miami. Bosh helped the Heat win two NBA championships during his six seasons there.
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