Two-time NBA champion Chris Bosh to retire in March after 13-year career
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Chris Bosh said he will officially retire from the NBA next month, putting an end to a career derailed by health issues.
"That part of my life is over," he told Bill Simmons of The Ringer on Monday. "That has been a tough thing to deal with but I'm good, which has taken a long time (to accept) ... I could have kept playing. But man, that time has passed. I've made the decision not to pursue it anymore."
Bosh, 34, has not played since the 2015-16 NBA season, shut down by a recurrence of blood clots. He had held out hope he could play again.
A Dallas native, the 6-foot-11 Bosh attended Georgia Tech for one season before being drafted by the Toronto Raptors with the No. 4 overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft.
Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade (L) and LeBron James (C) in Miami in 2010 and the "Big Three" led the Heat to back-to-back NBA titles. /VCG Photo

Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade (L) and LeBron James (C) in Miami in 2010 and the "Big Three" led the Heat to back-to-back NBA titles. /VCG Photo

He played in Toronto until 2010, when he completed a sign-and-trade deal and was shipped to Miami. There, he formed the "Big Three" with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, and the Heat won championships in 2012 and 2013.
He grabbed a rebound and tossed the ball out to Ray Allen for a game-tying 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation of Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals against San Antonio, a game that the Heat would win in overtime to force Game 7.
Before the 2016-17 season, Bosh failed a team physical. Later in the season, the two sides agreed to a separation agreement, and Heat president Pat Riley announced Bosh's No. 1 would never be worn again.
Bosh poses for a portrait with the Larry O'Brien Trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game Seven of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 20, 2013. /VCG Photo

Bosh poses for a portrait with the Larry O'Brien Trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game Seven of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 20, 2013. /VCG Photo

The Heat have confirmed that they will retire Bosh's jersey in a ceremony on March 26, at which time Bosh said he will make his retirement official – two days after his 35th birthday.
An 11-time All-Star, Bosh played in 893 regular-season games, averaging 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game.
Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal are the other Heat players to have jerseys retired. Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem and LeBron James will likely receive the same tribute in the coming years.
Source(s): AP ,Reuters