Former NBA player Chris Bosh revealed he suffered a terrifying medical crisis that changed his perspective on life.
“So I woke up covered in my own blood. It was crazy. It was fast. It was instant,” he said in a video shared Wednesday on X. “There was no warning. I didn’t have any time to prepare for it. I was getting ready to go on a date with my wife, and the next thing you know, I was on the ground.”
The athlete didn’t specify what caused the traumatic incident, but made clear he was shaken up after the ordeal.
Some things change you overnight. I wrote about my experience. pic.twitter.com/d8tYNsnvx5
— Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh) February 25, 2026
“I won’t get into specifics, but you can kind of see I’m still recovering. I’m not gonna try to hide that one in case I look different, but it was a scary thing, and it came fast,” he said.
Bosh continued, “And it made me really have a different outlook on life and how things go, what we do for ourselves, what we do for our family.”
The 11-time All-Star player reflected on his mortality and urged fans to grab a hold of their lives and take action on all the things they want to pursue.
“How we live our lives, and no matter what it is, make sure you don’t wait,” Bosh told his fans and followers.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 16: Chris Bosh poses before the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
“That’s the thing that I get from this. Don’t wait to take action because it could come fast, it could come quick, and I’m lucky to be alive, and I feel great about that,” he said.
He continued, “And now I’m thinking about how I live my day-to-day life. That’s really it. But don’t wait.”
“Don’t wait to take action. You might be wanting to get a promotion. You might want to try out for the team. You might want to go on that vacation. It might be so many different things that people want to do, that we want to do, that we never do,” he said in part, before signing off. (RELATED: Olympian Lindsey Vonn Reveals She Narrowly Evaded Amputation, Required Blood Transfusion)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 21: NBA legend Chris Bosh looks on in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Bosh played for the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat during his time with the NBA. He won two NBA championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013.
