Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh will not practice or accompany the team to Atlanta for its game on Friday night against the Hawks.
The Heat released a statement on Wednesday that didn’t specify why Bosh was not able to work out or play. He missed the NBA All-Star Game and 3-point shooting contest last weekend because of a strained right calf. Reports surfaced since then that Bosh might have blood clots in the leg.
“When further information is available that we can pass along, it will be provided,” the Heat said in the statement.
Last season, Bosh missed the final 30 games because of blood clots that moved to his lungs from an earlier calf injury. He sat out eight games before returning to play 21 games ahead of being shut down because of the lung issue.
Bosh, 31, is averaging 19.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game this season. An 11-time All-Star, he won NBA championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013.
—Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist underwent successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the team announced.
Kidd-Gilchrist will miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season after suffering a second labrum injury. He hurt the shoulder again Feb. 10 in a win over the Indiana Pacers after recovering from a labrum tear during preseason to return to the court. The procedure was completed by Dr. Gerald Williams at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia.
The 6-foot-7, 232-pound Kidd-Gilchrist ended up playing in just seven games (all starts) this season, averaging 12.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists, after signing a four-year, $52 million contract extension in September.
—The Memphis Grizzlies recalled forward James Ennis from the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.
The 6-foot-7, 210-pound Ennis has averaged 16.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 15 games (13 starts) through eight assignments with the Energy. The 25-year-old has registered 1.3 points in 3.6 minutes over 10 appearances with the Grizzlies and Miami Heat during his second NBA season.