Health

A second back surgery is not going to stop Michael Porter Jr. from trying to return very early into—perhaps even for the start of—the Denver Nuggets’ regular-season schedule. Speaking at the NBA’s rookie photoshoot on Sunday, Porter told ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg he’s feeling good and, despite a conservative rehab, hoping to make his professional debut [...]

Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford is stepping away from the team for an undetermined period of time. Here’s the announcement from that the organization released on Wednesday: The Charlotte Hornets announced today that Head Coach Steve Clifford will be away from the team for the immediate future to address his health. Currently, there is [...]

Chris Bosh is still focused on returning to the Miami Heat. The All-Star forward has missed the end of the last two seasons with blood clot issues. His future in the NBA, and with the Heat, has since been in doubt. But despite all the existing skepticism, Bosh remains committed to getting back on the [...]

Chris Bosh’s future with the Miami Heat remains unclear. His future in the NBA might even be in jeopardy. The Heat still haven’t cleared Bosh for a return after he suffered his second blood clot issue within a year midway through the 2015-16 campaign. As of now, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald says there [...]

Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat are finally on the same page regarding his health. We think. Maybe. The latter part of Bosh’s season was cut short this year due to another blood clot issue. He missed the end of the 2014-15 campaign for a similar issue. For a while, it wasn’t clear if he [...]

October 28, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Our prayers go out to Anderson Varejao and his family today as they help Varejao Sr. through this health issue. As for the Toronto Raptors, their bigs won’t miss the constant pressure and peril of trying to secure those defensive boards… Cleveland forward Anderson Varejao has been excused [...]