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Mon May 16 201614:11Bosh's future clouds Heat offseason forecast
One of the pressing questions for the Miami Heat this offseason centers around Chris Bosh, and the answer might be fleeting.Bosh was sidelined since February and did not participate in the playoffs because of recurring complications from blood clots. ESPN reported Monday that Bosh could potentially be forced into medical retirement, but ESPN Radio's Dan Le Batard, well-connected in Miami, refuted the report by basketball analyst Brian Windhorst citing sources within the Heat organization expecting Bosh to return next season.The media tug-of-war is a possible indication of the uncertainty surrounding Bosh. He has three years, $74.7 million remaining on his contract. All of the money counts against Miami's salary cap unless Bosh is forced into medical retirement. Whether he's willing to accept such a decision - Windhorst reported Heat doctors are not ready to clear Bosh - could complicate matters and send to mediation through the NBA Players Association.Last year, Bosh was hospitalized by clotting in his lung. When he attempted to come back this spring, the Heat refused to add him to the roster and Bosh went on a media tour hoping to force the team's hand. Miami did not budge and eventually the two sides issued a joint statement in the middle of the Toronto-Miami Eastern Conference semifinals series that ended in seven games on Sunday.The situation is complicated on a personal and professional level. It also clouds personnel decisions to be made by Miami this offseason.With nearly $40 available under the salary cap, president Pat Riley is thought to be one of at least a dozen executives primed to pitch his team to Kevin Durant, the top available free agent in the 2016 class. Coach Erik Spoelstra wasn't willing to begin discussing next year on Sunday as the Heat ended the season in defeat at Toronto, one game shy of a meeting with former mate LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. "I feel very badly for CB because I know how much this game means to him," Spoelstra said. "I think everybody knows how much CB means to me."