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Good news never seems to last long for the Miami Heat these days. Just hours after celebrating the news that the team had landed its best point guard since the heyday of Tim Hardaway, fans learned that superstar Chris Bosh had been hospitalized for some very serious tests.
Doctors in Miami have reportedly screened Bosh for a pulmonary embolism — in layman’s terms, a blood clot in the lungs.
The tests came after weeks of fatigue and pain in Bosh’s side — ailments that followed him through an appearance at the NBA All-Star Game (where he won a shooting competition) and a recent trip to Haiti with Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union for Carnival.
Last night’s tests may not have cleared up Bosh’s condition. The first tests were “inconclusive,” with more medical news expected today. In the meantime, Bosh will skip the Heat’s road trip to New York.
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So how serious is a pulmonary embolism? It’s not good.
Here’s what WebMD has to say on the subject:
So yeah, it’s a serious ailment. If Bosh indeed suffered a blood clot, he’ll need to forgo basketball for weeks while he undergoes treatment.
That’s bad news, of course, for a team that just landed what most experts consider the coup of the trade deadline: elite point guard Goran Dragic. But with a potential illness this severe, fans’ thoughts are with Bosh’s health more than the win-loss column.
Get better soon, interstellar prince.
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