Feb. 27, 2026, 12:55 a.m. ET
Hall of Famer Chris Bosh revealed he’s happy to be alive after a recent health scare left him covered in his own blood.
The retired NBA star said he was preparing for a date with his wife when the incident occurred. Bosh didn’t shed light on the cause of his collapse during a social media video.
Bosh, 41, had his NBA career shortened by blood-clot issues.
Bosh said he is still recovering from the mysterious situation.
“I woke up covered in my own blood,” Bosh said. “It was crazy. It was fast. It was instant. There was no warning. I didn’t have any time to prepare for it.
“I was getting ready to go on a date with my wife and the next thing I know I am on the ground. …
“I’m lucky to be alive and I feel great about that.”
Bosh said he fell to the bathroom floor.
“A numbing sensation shot down my left leg, that sharp, electric feeling you get when you bump your funny bone,” Bosh wrote on his Substack. “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.”
Bosh dealt with blood clots during the later years of his career and played in his last game at age 31 in the 2015-16 season.
Bosh was an 11-time All-Star and teamed with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to win two championships with the Miami Heat.
The 6-foot-11 Bosh began his career with the Toronto Raptors and played his first seven seasons north of the border before spending six seasons with the Heat.
Bosh averaged 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds in 893 career games (881 starts).
Bosh was the fourth overall pick in the 2003 draft out of Georgia Tech.
He was elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
Cavs look to keep up with Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers hold the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference, but according to oddsmakers and bettors, they’re the current favorite to represent the conference in the NBA Finals.
That’s mainly due to the trade-deadline acquisition of veteran guard James Harden from the Los Angeles Clippers. The Cavaliers will have a chance to legitimize the hype when they visit the team atop the conference, the Detroit Pistons, on Friday night.
Harden’s status for upcoming games is uncertain due to a nondisplaced fracture of his right thumb that he sustained against the New York Knicks on Tuesday. He did not play in Wednesday’s 118-116 loss at the Milwaukee Bucks.
“I looked at his thumb, and it looked like my finger when I broke it,” center Jarrett Allen said. “Knew something was wrong and I was waiting to see if he was going to play through it or not. He was talking about it. But it’s just one of those things. In this league, people go down and you just have to continue.”
Should Harden be sidelined again, the Cavaliers will expand the role of another veteran guard, Dennis Schroder, who played a prominent role for the Pistons during their stretch run last season.
“I’ve always felt in my mind that he is a starting point guard in this league,” coach Kenny Atkinson said. “That’s the way I’ve always looked at him. He’s done it before.”
Cleveland was also missing leading scorer Donovan Mitchell (groin strain) and Evan Mobley (injury management) against Milwaukee. Schroder had 26 points and five assists and Allen scored 27 points, but his apparent tying basket as time expired was waved off.
The Cavaliers, who will again be without Mitchell against the Pistons, dominated their series against Detroit in recent seasons, winning as many as 12 straight. Detroit snapped that streak last March, and the teams split their first two matchups this season.
The Pistons have won six of their last seven games. They struggled to put away a severely undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder squad on Wednesday but prevailed 124-116.
Cade Cunningham scored 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter. He also had 13 assists but committed eight turnovers. Detroit’s other All-Star, Jalen Duren, overpowered the Thunder’s depleted frontcourt with 29 points and 15 rebounds.
“I think I just understood that scoring was going to be more important this year for me. Just trying to add that to my game consistently and it’s just me getting better,” Duren said. “I’m really just providing anything that my team needs. (I’ve had) countless talks with (coach) J.B. (Bickerstaff), him letting me know and encouraging me to keep being aggressive and keep attacking. It’s been working out.”
The Pistons were coming off a home loss to the San Antonio Spurs two nights prior, and Bickerstaff didn’t think his team had fully recovered by Wednesday.
“It was in and out, to be honest with you,” Bickerstaff said of the team’s performance. “There were some really good moments where we did the things that we needed to do, and then there were times where I felt like we let them back in the game.
“But our guys find a way. They do the right thing. Their hearts are in the right place. They’re trying to do the things we ask them to do. So again, we’ll watch the film and move on.”
Ex-Piston Bey scores 42 points
Former Piston Saddiq Bey had a season-high 42 points along with seven assists and five rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans over the Utah Jazz 129-118 in Salt Lake City on Thursday night.
Bey, who hit 14 of 20 shots from the field, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range, had the second 40-point game of his NBA career.
Zion Williamson added 20 points and four steals to help the Pelicans pick up their third straight win. Dejonte Murray tallied 17 points, nine assists and four steals in his second game back from an Achilles tendon injury. Jeremiah Fears chipped in 12 points off the bench for New Orleans, which shot 52.3% (46 of 88) from the field and 38.2% (13 of 34) from 3-point range.
Ace Bailey led Utah with 23 points. Kyle Filipowski chipped in 13 points and six rebounds while Isaiah Collier had 11 points and seven assists. Brice Sensabaugh added 20 points off the bench for the Jazz, who lost their fourth straight after shooting 50% (45 of 90) from the field and 32.4% (12 of 37) from beyond the arc.
Local schedules
Men
Thursday
▶ Michigan State 76, Purdue 74
▶ Grand Valley State 72, Ferris State 64
▶ Michigan Tech 68, Parkside 65
▶ Northern Michigan 100, Roosevelt 87
▶ Wayne State 82, Lake Superior State 79
▶ Purdue Northwest 76, Saginaw Valley State 67
Friday
▶ Michigan at Illinois, 8
▶ Miami at Western Michigan, 6
Saturday
▶ Parkside at Northern Michigan, 3
▶ Roosevelt at Michigan Tech, 3
▶ Ferris State at Davenport, 3
▶ Saginaw Valley State at Wayne State, 3
▶ Lake Superior State at Purdue Northwest, 4
▶ Central Michigan at Buffalo, 2
▶ Detroit Mercy at Oakland, 3
Women
Thursday
Grand Valley State 70, Ferris State 40
Parkside 61, Michigan Tech 46
Northern Michigan 89, Roosevelt 58
Wayne State 98, Lake Superior State 61
Saginaw Valley State 92, Purdue Northwest 69
Saturday
Maryland at Michigan, 2:30
Roosevelt at Michigan Tech, 1
Parkside at Northern Michigan, 1
Ferris State at Davenport, 1
Saginaw Valley State at Wayne State, 1
Lake Superior State at Purdue Northwest, 2
Massachesetts at Western Michigan, noon
Central Michigan at Kent State, 1
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois, 2
Northern Kentucky at Detroit Mercy, 1
Oakland at Cleveland State, 2
Sunday
Ohio State at Michigan State, noon