Former NBA player Chris Bosh during an event.
Chris Bosh is trending after the NBA Hall of Famer posted a blunt, unsettling health update that he says happened without warning, and ended with him waking up in a pool of his own blood.
In a short video shared on social media, Bosh said he blacked out while getting ready to go out with his wife, then came to “covered in my own blood,” adding that he’s still recovering and feels “lucky to be alive.”
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Some things change you overnight. I wrote about my experience.
The bigger context, though, is in his“link in bio” newsletter post, where Bosh writes that the moment changed his outlook, and pushed him back into writing.
What Chris Bosh said happened
Bosh described walking from his closet into the bathroom when his body “turned” on him. He wrote that a numbing sensation shot down his left leg – like an electric jolt – before he collapsed.
He says he regained consciousness in a pool of his own blood as his wife spoke with 911, and that when he tried to move the way he normally would, his body didn’t respond.
In the social video, he kept details limited but reinforced the same core points: it happened fast, there was no warning, and he’s not trying to hide that he’s still in recovery.
Important clarification: Bosh did not publicly identify the medical cause in the video, and he does not provide a diagnosis in the newsletter post excerpt provided here, despite some coverage online drifting toward assumption.
The message he wanted people to take from it
A lot of coverage has focused on the most viral line – “covered in my own blood” – but Bosh’s actual intent is more straightforward: he’s using the scare as a warning about waiting too long to live the life you want.
“Don’t wait,” Bosh said repeatedly in the video, framing it as a lesson that applies whether someone wants to take a trip, start a business, chase a promotion, or make any meaningful change.
In the newsletter post, he expands on the same idea with more introspection, describing how he’d been chasing momentum and validation, paying attention to “markers of success” online, and feeling disconnected from himself and the people around him.
He also notes that surviving something terrifying didn’t magically fix everything, but it did force a simpler, more honest outlook: focus on the passions and people already pouring into your life, not the validation you’re chasing from strangers.
What we know about his recovery and what we don’t
Here’s what’s confirmed from Bosh’s own public comments:
He blacked out suddenly while getting ready for a date night with his wife.
He says he woke up in blood and is still recovering.
Here’s what’s not confirmed publicly right now:
The specific cause of the blackout
Any diagnosis or medical timeline beyond “still recovering”
Several outlets have already rewritten the story in quick-hit form since Bosh posted, including TMZ and Bleacher Report, but most versions are built off the same limited set of details.
Context: Bosh has previously dealt with a major health issue
Bosh’s scare hit extra hard for fans because his NBA career was derailed by blood clot complications years ago, a fact many recaps are mentioning for context.
Still, unless Bosh says otherwise, it’s worth keeping the two situations separate. Right now, this is a story about what he chose to share: a sudden blackout, a frightening aftermath, and a clear message to stop postponing the things that matter.
Who Is Chris Bosh? Career highlights, stats, and why he’s a Hall of Famer
Chris Bosh is a former NBA star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2021) who played 13 seasons in the league and became one of the defining big men of his era.
The Toronto Raptors drafted Bosh No. 4 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft out of Georgia Tech. He spent seven seasons in Toronto before signing with the Miami Heat in 2010 and forming the “Big Three” era alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
Bosh won two NBA championships with Miami (2012, 2013) and was selected to 11 All-Star teams over his career. Miami later retired his jersey number.
On the court, Bosh’s career production was elite and consistent: he finished with 17,189 points, 7,592 rebounds, and 1,795 assists, averaging 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
That resume is part of why Bosh’s recent health scare landed so hard with fans: he’s not just a former All-Star; he’s a cornerstone figure from one of the NBA’s most famous championship cores, and a player whose career and post-playing life have already been shaped by major health battles.