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Chris Bosh is an American former professional basketball player born on the 24th of March 1984, in Dallas, Texas. He played for the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat and is considered one of the greatest power forwards in Raptors history and one of the best players of his generation.
The Toronto Raptors selected Chris Bosh fourth overall in the 2003 NBA draft. He signed with Toronto on the 8th of July 2003, in a draft class that also included LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwyane Wade.
Chris Bosh won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat, in 2012 and 2013, as part of the Big Three alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. He also reached the NBA Finals with Miami in 2011 and 2014.
Chris Bosh retired because of a recurring blood clotting condition that the NBA ruled a career-ending illness on the 2nd of June 2017. His last NBA game came on the 9th of February 2016, and he announced his retirement on the 12th of February 2019.
Chris Bosh was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice, first in 2021 for his individual career and again in 2025 as a member of the Redeem Team.
The Chris Bosh Foundation is an organization Bosh founded in 2004 to promote sports and education among youths in Dallas and Toronto. His mother, Freida Bosh, has served as the foundation's CEO, and it has partnered with groups such as the Toronto Special Olympics.