30 Things You Didn't Know About Chris Bosh in GIFs

He loves Harry Potter.

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Chris Bosh turns 30 today, and on behalf of everyone at Complex, we wish him the best. Or at least better than his birthday last year, when his house was robbed of nearly $500,000 of items while he was out celebrating. He's a year wiser now, and hopefully he's learned that it's not smart to have $500,000 worth of anything lying around. 

A wiser Bosh means a more eclectic Bosh, which we certainly welcome. Bosh gets a lot of shit for his dinosaur-like appearance and general softness, but beneath those headlines is a man who's easily one of the NBA's most interesting figures. He's cerebral, cultured, and has a nice weird streak about him—who else in the NBA loves jazz and computer coding, but also owns the league's most expensive home and has a self-made documentary about himself? And those aren't even the most bizarre facts in 30 Things You Didn't Know About Chris Bosh in GIFs.

His first car was a $50,000 Chevy Avalanche.

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He's taken more three pointers this season than his last four seasons combined.

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He's a huge Harry Potter fan.

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He's the only player to actively hold an editor position at a magazine.

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His favorite genre of music is jazz.

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According to Bosh, most evenings he falls asleep with a book in his hands.

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Last fall he wrote an op-ed for Wired on the importance of learning how to code.

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In high school he was in a computer graphics club called "Wizkids."

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He won a landmark cybersquatting lawsuit in 2009, freeing the domain names of 800 athletes.

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He lead Team USA in rebounding during the 2008 Olympics.

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He once played as ringer on an episode of Parks and Recreation.

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Before shooting that Parks and Recreation episode, Aubrey Plaza impersonated a hair and makeup artist to meet him, and it was really awkward.

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The first time he met LeBron was at All-Star weekend in 2006, but he was apprehensive and "didn't talk to him at all."

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He doesn't hang out with LeBron or Wade much off the court.

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He released a movie about himself in 2010 called First Ink.

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The Raptors drafted him ahead of Nick Collison because he beat Collison 1-on-1 during their pre-draft team workout.

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He and Carmelo Anthony played themselves on a 2011 episode of Law and Order.

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Before basketball became a professional possibility, he wanted to become a graphic artist.

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Growing up, Kevin Garnett was his basketball hero.

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He admired Garnett so much so that his high school nickname was KG.

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He was a member of the National Honor Society in high school.

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His personal chef refused to teach him to chop vegetables because he was afraid that Bosh would cut himself.

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His favorite food growing up was his mother's smothered pork chops.

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He once threw up a plate of nachos during a high school game.

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Engineering was his main academic interest in high school.

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He was robbed of nearly $500K of jewelry, purses, and cash while out celebrating his birthday.

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His wife once dated Lil Wayne.

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He owns the most expensive home out of all active NBA players.

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He sacrificed $15 million to sign with the Heat.

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But...he's the highest paid player on the Heat.

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