ESPN is adding another Hall of Famer to their arsenal of talent. Former NBA forward Chris Bosh is joining the network to help cover the 2021 NBA Playoffs over the next couple of months.
Bosh went through the full (virtual) ESPN car wash on Tuesday, appearing on multiple studio shows, including “Get Up,” “The Jump,” and “SportsCenter.” Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald confirmed on Twitter that the former All-Star will “make at least a dozen studio appearances, throughout the postseason, on various platforms.”
The former-Heat and Raptors player made a seamless transition as an analyst on day one. Bosh did all of his studio hits remotely but still seemed right at home with the rest of the ESPN talent. Bosh got to talk about his old team, the Heat, and their matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks on “Get Up.”
“I will say look for this series [Bucks/Heat] to go seven games,” Bosh said on the show to Mike Greenberg. “It’s going to be extremely competitive, the Heat definitely have a lot of confidence coming into this series, especially with the success that they’ve had against the Buck last year. They’ve done a great job of holding Giannis [Antetokounmpo] under his average. And just part of the Heat culture they’re gonna be competitive, they’re gonna come to win, they’re gonna play extremely hard.”
The NBA recently announced Bosh as a member of the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame class. Bosh enters with the likes of Paul Pierce, Chris Webber, and many more. Bosh might still be playing if not for a blood clot that surfaced in the 2015-16 season. An 11-time All-Star during his NBA career, Bosh averaged 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds in 13 seasons with the Raptors and Heat as one of the most versatile big men of his era.