Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was admitted to a Miami hospital Thursday night “undergoing tests” for what Heat have described as an illness.
Bosh did not travel with the team Thursday and will miss Friday’s game against the New York Knicks. Bosh is still dealing with an undisclosed illness.
Reports late Thursday said that tests were being performed on Bosh’s chest at the hospital
“He’s still under the weather,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said earlier in the day.
Bosh spent All-Star Weekend in New York and then two days in Haiti with guard Dwyane Wade.
“I don’t know when he got sick,” Wade said. “He wasn’t feeling good but I don’t know what it was. He just wasn’t feeling good overall … I’m not a doctor. I just know he wasn’t feeling good. He wasn’t coughing or throwing up but he wasn’t feeling good. I don’t know when it happened.”
Bosh missed the last two days of practice, putting somewhat a damper on the news of the day. The Heat acquired Goran Dragic from the Phoenix Suns just before the deadline. When Bosh returns, he will be paired with an All-Star-caliber point guard for the first time with the Heat.
Bosh’s absence comes just when the Heat were starting to get healthy. Center Hassan Whiteside returns after missing three games before the All-Star break.
Wade is also back from injury. He sat seven games due to a strained hamstring. He completed a second straight practice, a sign he is fully healed. Friday marks his first game since sustaining the injury Jan. 27 against the Milwaukee Bucks.
“I feel good,” Wade said. “I’m ready to get back to playing basketball. I’m looking forward to [Friday].”
Still, Wade’s health took a backseat to the Dragic signing. Somehow, players were able to keep focus despite the rumor mill swirling.
“We just got back from the break so it’s hard to tell,” Wade said. “Guys came in and worked hard. That’s all you can ask for.”
Staff Writer Ira Winderman contributed to this report.
