Chris Bosh, who helped lead the Miami Heat to two championships before blood clots forced him out of the game, will become the fourth Heat player to have his jersey retired, the team announced Monday.
Bosh follows Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Hardaway as Heat players who have had their jerseys retired.
The Bosh ceremony will be held during a March 26 home game against Orlando.
Bosh, who was acquired by the Heat from Toronto in a sign and trade on July 9, 2010, joined LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to lead Miami to four NBA titles and two championships.
Bosh and the Heat had a falling out in 2016 when Bosh believed he was ready to resume his career after battling blood clots, but the Heat believed it was not safe for him to do so.
Bosh's 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons had been curtailed because of blood clots after 44 and 53 games.
But the sides reconciled in recent weeks, with Bosh appearing at several Heat games and assisting during at least one practice.
Among the Heat's all-time leaders, Bosh ranks third in free throw percentage (.805), fourth in double-figure scoring efforts (351), fifth in points (6,914), scoring average (18.0) and free throws made (1,469), sixth in defensive rebounds (2,258), field goal percentage (.496), field goals made (2,595) and starts (384), seventh in total rebounds (2,816) and blocks (332), 10th in minutes (13,121), 11th in double-doubles (82), offensive rebounds (558), games played (384), and steals (333), tied for 18th in 3-point field goals made (255) and 20th in assists (680).
Additionally, among Miami's all-time postseason leaders, he ranks third in points (1,163), field goals made (437), offensive rebounds (145), double-doubles (18), and double-figure scoring games (61), fourth in starts (74), free throws made (237), defensive rebounds (421), total rebounds (566), steals (71), blocks (89) and 20-point games (17), fifth in minutes (2,710), sixth in games played (78) and dunks (54) and tied for eighth in assists (86).
Wade said recently that he had nothing to do with the Bosh/Heat reconciliation, even though they remain close friends.
"That's decision I'm sure he, his family and the Heat organization had," Wade said last week. "Just as a brother supporting him, the tough times he went through. I can't even imagine the game to be taken away from you in the prime of your career. It takes a while to come back to this point and even want to be back around the game. That's tough, especially when you feel you can be out there and you have a lot to give and the game is changed to your style as well. I'm happy to see him come around basketball more and happy he's around here."
Because of Bosh's blood clots, his career is likely over. Even if he played again, NBA rules prevent him from ever playing for the Heat again.
Bosh, who has never formally retired, appeared in 893 career NBA regular season games (881 starts) and averaged 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.04 blocks and 35.8 minutes while shooting 49.4 percent from the field, 33.5 percent from 3-point range and 79.9 percent from the foul line. He scored in double-figures 815 times, including 422 20-point games, 82 30-point efforts and 10 40-point performances.
