Chris Bosh’s masseuse died Monday night after falling at the basketball player’s South Florida home.
It was unclear whether Bosh was at home at the time of the collapse, but even if he wasn’t, the All-Star must have been distracted. An unlucky event like that can haunt anyone, especially if they witnessed it.
Basketball isn’t as vital as life. This is self-evident, and death should not be regarded lightly.
But life goes on, and the Miami Heat must carry on as usual, especially as they pursue their second championship.
Will Chris Bosh be ready psychologically and emotionally when he returns from injury?
The events haunted Odom so much that he considered taking some time off during the season. Odom’s numbers dipped heavily and he hit a downward spiral. He was later placed on the inactive list by the Dallas Mavericks.
Who knows if his career will ever bounce back after what he went through?
Life happens.
It’s tough for anyone, even the toughest athlete, to overcome adverse events such as these and pretend like nothing happened.
Perhaps what Bosh needs is to be thrown quickly into the fire and play basketball. Maybe that’s when he’ll clear his mind and regain his focus.
But what if the tragedy is too much for him to handle?
What if he starts to struggle immensely in the most crucial moments?
It could really harm Miami throughout the rest of the playoffs. They’ve needed help from their bigs in their current series against Boston. Kevin Garnett has absolutely dominated in the paint because of Miami’s lack of size in Bosh’s absence.
Imagine they’re up against a thick Oklahoma City Thunder team in the NBA Finals with a center that’s not 100 percent emotionally invested in the game.
It won’t be Bosh’s fault. Some people just can’t handle these kind of things better than others.
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