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SPORTSWednesday 17 February
AP Source: Chris Bosh resumes taking blood thinners
TIM REYNOLDS cation Xarelto. “I would tell In this Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 file photo, Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) drives to the basket as
AP Basketball Writer him the same thing again,
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh just don’t give up. Just keep Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan, left, defends during the second half of an NBA basketball
of the Miami Heat has re- fighting. Find a solution and
sumed taking blood thin- keep going.” game in Miami.
ners to treat a blood clot in Bosh missed the final 30
his leg, said a person with games of last season be- Associated Press
knowledge of the situation. cause a blood clot was
Bosh began the new medi- found on one of his lungs. as a calf strain. He was a blood clot had found and the 3-point event. Bosh
cation regimen with hopes Given that Bosh is consider-
that he can resume play- ing playing again this sea- shut down at the All-Star its way to one of his lungs, remained in Toronto to
ing this season, the person son, or at least trying to find
told The Associated Press a way to get back on the break last season because and that issue is something cheer on his Eastern Con-
on Tuesday. floor, strongly suggests that
The person spoke to the AP this situation is not as serious
on condition of anonymity as what he faced last year
because neither the team — when returning was not
nor Bosh has revealed any- even a slim option.
thing publicly. Bosh is Miami’s leading
Typically athletes in con- scorer at 19.1 points per
tact sports are discouraged game this season. He said
from playing while taking over the weekend in To-
blood-thinning medica- ronto that he was optimis-
tion. It’s unclear when Bosh tic about playing again this
started taking the medica- season.
tion. Bosh pulled out of the All-
“I hate it for him,” said NAS- Star Game and the 3-point
CAR driver Brian Vickers, contest over the week-
who like Bosh is an endorser end because of what he
of the blood-thinning medi- and the Heat described
that Bosh believes started ference teammates, then
as a calf problem. returned to Miami and met
“I couldn’t walk any- with team medical person-
where,” Bosh said in Sep- nel Monday.
tember, describing how Bosh has taken precautions
the clot affected him. “I over the last year to try and
was in too much pain.” prevent the recurrence of
He went to Toronto expect- a clot, including partnering
ing to participate in All-Star with Janssen Pharmaceuti-
weekend, then was exam- cals — Xarelto’s maker —
ined there — presumably to educate people about
because of the calf pain — the risks. After the clot last
and the NBA subsequently season was found, Bosh
announced on Friday af- started taking that blood
ternoon that Bosh was with- thinner for several months
drawing from the game as part of his recovery.q
