National Basketball Association

Heat's Chris Bosh says more exams coming on his injured calf

Published Feb. 13, 2016 5:10 p.m. ET

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TORONTO (AP) All-Star forward Chris Bosh says he will have further exams on his strained right calf when he returns to Miami, trying to determine the extent of the problem.

Bosh was with teammates for the Eastern Conference All-Star practice Saturday, but will not play in Sunday's game. He dropped out Friday, and the league selected Atlanta's Al Horford to take his place.

The Heat forward says the issue has been ''lingering'' for about a week and that he didn't think it was wise to play in the All-Star event.

Bosh says he's ''pretty optimistic'' that the issue is not more serious. His season ended prematurely last year because of a blood clot on his lung, a problem that he believes originated from a calf injury.