Wade wants Bosh around Heat: He 'should be a part of this organization'

Chris Bosh has been spending a lot of time with the Miami Heat recently, watching his former team from the stands over their last three home games and helping out the squad during a recent practice.

Dwyane Wade, for his part, has been happy to see his old teammate and close friend - who hasn't played since he was diagnosed with blood clots in 2016 for the second time - in good spirits and around the organization.

"Chris was going through a lot," Wade said, according to the Miami Herald's Anthony Chiang. "He was somebody who was one of the best players in the world, and he had a diagnosis that comes that no one is familiar with, really. It's just a tough situation. You got a player who was 32 at the time, something like that, and the way the game is going, can play for a long time. It's just unfortunate.

"So yeah, of course it's going to take a lot of hardship to get out of that situation and get to where everybody is now. But the bigger picture, he needs to and should be a part of this organization. I'm glad to see him around."

Bosh joined the Heat in 2010 as part of the team's Big Three with Wade and LeBron James, helping the franchise win consecutive championships in 2012 and 2013.

Miami officially waived Bosh on July 4, 2017 after his diagnosis, but was exempt from paying the remaining $52 million on his deal since he was not medically cleared to return after missing over a year of action.