MIAMI—Before the Miami Heat officially opened their new era, they had to close out the last one.
Minutes before head coach Erik Spoelstra began his 2016 media day press conference, team president Pat Riley gathered with an intimate group of reporters. With speculation swirling around the status of All-Star Chris Bosh following his failed physical for a recovery from blood clot issues, Riley put those questions and that chapter of Heat hoops to rest.
"I think Chris is still open-minded, but we are not working toward his return," Riley said. "We feel that, based on the last exam, that his Heat career is probably over."
With that, Miami completed its transition away from the Big Three—not three, not two, not even one. LeBron James bolted back to Northeast Ohio in 2014. Dwyane Wade took up with his hometown Chicago Bulls this summer after negotiations stalled in South Beach. And now Bosh's health has seemingly taken him out of the equation.
What comes next is anyone's guess. The Heat have 10 new faces on the training camp roster amid the glaring absence of several familiar ones. Their last seaso ...
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