LeBron James and Chris Bosh won two championships on the Miami Heat and played in four Finals from 2010 to 2014. The two champions still have a close relationship despite Bosh no longer playing in the NBA. The lefty had to retire early due to blood clots.
In his latest blog about the Heat's second title in 2013 over the San Antonio Spurs, Bosh talked about seeing James up close and personal for the first time as teenagers.
“When I first met him, ‘LeBron James' was a name, not a face. The year was 2001, we were at ABCD camp in Teaneck, New Jersey, and the internet wasn’t the Internet yet, at least not where I was from. So the articles everyone was reading from their dial-up modems didn’t have pictures,” Chris Bosh wrote.
“I read all of them, heard about this kid out of Akron who was turning everyone’s head. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little tight about it, too – I was 17, and thought I was pretty damn good myself. Then I saw him play. There’s a difference between being a teenager with game and a teenager with pro game. That was Bron.”
James, Bosh and Dwyane Wade were all part of the legendary 2003 draft. It's incredible they ended up playing for the Heat together. They will certainly go down as one of the best Big 3s in NBA history.
Bosh appeared in 893 NBA games with the Toronto Raptors and Heat. He averaged 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds and made 11 All-Star teams.
The Heat retired Bosh's No. 1 jersey in 2018-19.
James, meanwhile, is still dominating at the age of 35. The King led the Los Angeles Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference this season with the help of Anthony Davis. LeBron also led the NBA in assists per game for the first time during his legendary career.
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