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Bosh never returned 2006 Heat title ring Riley lent him in '10

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Chris Bosh wasn't with the Miami Heat when they won their first championship in 2006, but he does have a ring from the title run.

In an interview with ESPN's Brian Windhorst about the formation of the Heat's Big Three, Bosh recalled team president Pat Riley giving him a 2006 championship ring during a free-agency pitch meeting in 2010.

"Oh, yeah, Pat brought his rings out. It looked just like a Crown Royal bag," Bosh said. "He puts it down, like boom. Big-boy talk. When he ended the meeting, Pat gave me a 2006 Heat championship ring."

Riley told Bosh to keep the ring and give it back once he won one of his own. Bosh went on to win back-to-back titles with the Heat in 2012 and 2013, and yet the 2006 ring remains in his possession.

"I still haven't given it back," Bosh said. "I wonder if he even remembers that? I think I mentioned it once, like, 'Yo, do you want that ring back?' And he said, 'What are you talking about?' And I kept it moving."

Bosh officially retired from the NBA on March 26, 2019 - the same day the Heat raised his No. 1 jersey to the rafters at AmericanAirlines Arena.

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