Former NBA star Chris Bosh is opening up about a recent sudden health scare.
On Wednesday (Feb 25), Bosh shared a video on his social accounts where he urged his followers to “take action” when it comes to living their hopes and dreams.
The former Miami Heat star started off his message, “So I woke up covered in my own blood,” adding, “It was crazy. It was fast. It was instant. There was no warning, I didn’t have any time to prepare for it.”
Bosh — who retired from playing professional basketball in 2019 due to health concerns — said he’d been getting ready for a date night with his wife, Adrienne Williams Bosh, when the next thing he knew he was “on the ground.”
He didn’t go into the specifics of what happened but did point to the severity of the situation by showing off his blackened eyes.
“A numbing sensation shot down my left leg, that sharp, electric feeling you get when you bump your funny bone,” he explained on his Substack, The Last Chip. “Before I knew it, I was on the floor.
“I slowly came to in a pool of my own blood while my wife frantically spoke with 911. I tried to move my body the way I always had, and it didn’t respond. There was no choice but to surrender. It was a terrifying event, something I had never experienced before.”
The 41-year-old explained, “I’m lucky to be alive, and I feel great about that,” adding, “And now I’m thinking about how I live my day to day life, that’s really it, but don’t wait.”
Bosh cites the incident as having a new outlook on life, encouraging others to stop waiting and step out on faith.
“It was a scary thing, and it came fast,” Bosh said. “It made me really have a different outlook on life, and how things go, what we do for ourselves, what we do for our family, and how we live our lives.”
“Don’t wait, just do it,” he said.
History of Health Issues
Per the NY Times, in 2015, Bosh was ruled out for the remainder of the season after a blood clot was discovered in his lungs. Months later, another clot was discovered leading to a tense riff between Bosh and the Miami Heat on whether he was deemed medically fit to return.
The NBA ruled in June 2017 that the recurrence of a clot constituted a career-ending illness for the 11-time All-Star. Bosh officially retired in 2019.