Pat Riley on Chris Bosh's Future With the Heat: 'We Are Not Working Toward His Return'

Has Chris Bosh played in his final game for the Heat? Pat Riley thinks so.

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Has the final remaining member of the Miami Heat's Big 3 played his last game with the team? Heat team president Pat Riley seems to think so. On Monday morning, Riley spoke with reporters and revealed that Chris Bosh's Heat career is more than likely over as a result of the health issues Bosh has been dealing with in recent years. Bosh failed a physical on Friday after doctors found evidence of blood clots in his body, and Riley thinks it could ultimately force the Heat to part ways with him:

BREAKING: Heat President Pat Riley says team believes Chris Bosh's Miami career is over. "We are not working toward his return," Riley said.

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) September 26, 2016

Riley went on to say that the potential move has nothing to do with freeing up salary cap room. Instead, he insists the team just wants to do what's best in terms of Bosh's health:

Pat Riley insists that the team was working I get Chris Bosh back on the court and was only focused on his health, not cap ramifications

— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) September 26, 2016

MORE: Riley on Bosh cap relief: "We never, ever thought about that. If we didn't care about Chris we would have played him in the playoffs."

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) September 26, 2016

Riley also said he has reached out to Bosh to talk to him but hasn't heard back from the 11-time NBA All-Star:

Pat Riley says he has reached out to Chris Bosh to speak but did not receive a reply. Bosh will not be around the team for the time being.

— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) September 26, 2016

Bosh has already gone on the record and said that he still plans on playing in the NBA again once he's healthy again:

An official statement from @ChrisBosh.#BoshRebuilt pic.twitter.com/loOaxiL1kB

— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) September 24, 2016

But it's looking more and more like he won't be wearing a Heat uniform ever again.

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