Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has been caught in the middle wherein two members of their organization have gone back and forth accusing one another of cutting off communication.

Forward Chris Bosh and team president Pat Riley‘s feud started last season when the 11-time all-star was not allowed to play and compete with the team during the playoffs due to the second blood clot scare he's suffered over the past two years.

This off-season, there has been a lot of talk on the Georgia Tech product making a return to playing at the highest level once again. His friends and family were full of optimism right before the start of the team's training camp in the Bahamas. But all hopes went down the drain when the 32-year-old failed his standard physical.

With all that's been said and done, and after the Heat made it clear that they are not working on having Bosh back anymore, Spoelstra still sees his former player the same way. The veteran bench tactician made it clear how important Bosh was to him as a head coach and that he would want to continue the relationship he has with him, as reported by Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald:

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“My thoughts don’t change. And they won’t change.”

“I love Chris Bosh, his family. I said this so many times, Chris was very important to me as a head coach. With those teams, he was somebody I really leaned on. That extended outside the lines. It’s something I really have enjoyed and my hope is that relationship can continue.”

The fourth overall pick in the 2003 draft has spent the last six seasons in South Beach where he won two championships under Spoelstra. Given the length of time the two have worked together, it is easy to see why the head coach does not want their friendship go to waste.

Though his playing days in Miami is over, Chris Bosh has made it clear that he hasn't given up on his career just yet. Should he completely recover from his health issues and get back on the court, it will be one the greatest comebacks in sports history. The 6-foot-11 forward will still generate a lot of interest from teams looking for a big man that has the ability to stretch the floor, and most importantly, knows how to win.